June 3, 1945 Naga
Intel
12th Army is planning for an attack on Chungking.
Shobu Force is located at Singapore.
38th Division is located at Camranh Bay.
10th Tank Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
33rd Road Construction Battalion is located at Changsha.
115th Division is located at Peking.
5th Fleet is located at Ominato.
31st Army is located at Manila.
49th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mukden.
47th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
128th IJNAF Base Force is located at Toyohara.
Imperial Guards Division is located at Maizuru.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 2 X SS, 2 X CA, 36 fighters, 31 aux, 11 LCUs 156800/1738/13
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU 0/4/148
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Alor Star 19 fighters, 34 bombers, 24 aux, 5 LCUs 25100/208/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Malacca vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Medan vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 3 X BB, 10 X CA, 2 X DD, 7 X AP, 5 X DE, 6 X APD, 167 bombers, 73 aux, 14 LCUs 46740/363/7
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97020/987/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 7 LCUs 30860/17/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 17 LCUs 128040/151/8
Combat
Roti Island was occupied by the Allies.
Near Pescadores a PBM attacked a sub, claiming a hit. Another PBM attacked a sub in the same area and claimed a hit. It was not known if this was the same or a different sub.
Nagasaki was bombed by 95 X B-24J (1 downed, 9 damaged) and 91 X P-38J. Moderate damage was done to the heavy industry.
Sapporo underwent a raid by 152 X B-29 ( 4 damaged), 24 X B-24D (1 downed, 1 damaged), 18 X P-51D and 53 X P-38J resulting in moderate damage to the oil facilities.
Naga's port was moderately damaged, there was an extremely large number of secondary explosions (some fuel) reported and casualties were moderate. 2 B-24D and a B-24J were damaged in the attack. Artillery exchanges saw the Allies unharmed and the Japanese having heavy losses.
Manila suffered light port damage, a couple of secondary explosions and extremely light personnel losses from an air raid. 3 B-17Es were damaged. Another strike on the airfield this time resulted in moderate damage and heavy casualties with 5 B-24Js being damaged by flak.
Gili Gili sustained moderately light damage to the airstrip and a secondary explosion from an attack made by 15 X Liberator VI. The IJA 21st Division had moderate losses from another air attack.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade was jumped by 36 X B-25J (2 damaged) and 4 X P-51D, but the unit escaped harm.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck by 36 X B-25J (9 damaged) and 18 X P-51D for moderately heavy casualties. Then the IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade was hit for heavy losses by 29 X B-25J (1 downed, 15 damaged) and 12 X P-51D.
At Kunming the 65th Chinese Corps was attacked by 6 X Peggy, 2 X Helen and 3 X Nick who ran afoul of 9 X P-40N. A Helen and a Nick were destroyed and the unit had moderate casualties.
The Allied ships 23 miles W of Sakashima were attacked by 4 X Mary who were splashed by the CAP of 306 X F6F, 33 X F4U-1D and 10 X P-38J.
The IJN DDs 18 miles NW of Wakkanai were attacked by 20 X B-29, 42 X B-24D, 11 X A-26B (2 damaged), 19 X P-51D, 47 X P-47D, and 43 X P-38J with the following results.
DD Kiri 4 shell hits, 7 bomb hits, sunk
DD Asakaze 8 shell hits
DD Akikaze 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
The 4E bombers were set to City Attack and carried out those orders in the morning and then did this in the afternoon without a Naval Attack setting.
Harry speaks to his top military men and tells them that he want the war against Japan accelerated, but at the same time he also wants to minimize American casualties. As the officers leave the meeting one of them muttered to a friend that, “Maybe we should just ask the Japs to lay down their weapons and go home.”
Jay watched in amazement as the Allied artillery churned up the earth to his unit's front. He wonders how anything could survive such carnage, but he knows that when the time comes for his unit to move forward the Japanese will be there waiting for them. To drive the point home the chatter of machine guns breaks out up and down the line.
Stick got out of his cockpit and shook his head from side to side as the crew chief was there to greet him. Stick can't believe that they're on Japan's doorstep and yet the Japanese don't do anything about it. “Maybe I'll never get that kill,” Stick says as he drops off of the wing.
Victory Points Allied 77160 (9012 Strategic) Japanese 42075
The Battle Under: The Allies Fight Back
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
RE: Never Get That Kill
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Have To Sink Them
June 4, 1945 Rangoon
Intel
Ryojun Fortress is located at Port Arthur.
57th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
14th Division is located at Seoul.
12th Aviation Rgt is located at Singapore.
6900 men are based at Inch'on.
61st Division is located at Tokyo.
57th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kanazawa.
Yura Fortress is located at Takamatsu.
Yongfung Bay Fortress is located at Wonsan.
Hunchun Garrison Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
17th Area Army is located at Tokyo.
4th Air Division is located at Malang.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Swatow 8 bombers, 2 LCUs 4880/49/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU )/8/148
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Alor Star 25 fighters, 28 bombers, 21 aux, 5 LCUs 29020/256/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Georgetown 3 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Balikpapan 5 LCUs 9580/88/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 95140/960/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 17 LCUs 127900/1219/6
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 7 LCUs 30200/16/0
Combat
At Tavoy 9 X Blenheim IF (1 damaged) made a night time attack, but failed to do any damage. The IJA 37th Division was hit by 54 X Mosquito FB.VI (4 damaged) and 11 X Thunderbolt II for moderate losses in the late morning.
The SS Tantalus was ineffectually attacked by 5 X MSW 16 miles E of Singapore.
Nanning was raided by 76 X B-25J and 42 X P-40N. The attackers were intercepted by 1 X Zeke, 3 X Nick and 2 X Frank. A Warhawk was shot down defending the bombers and the Japanese lost a Zeke, 2 Nicks and a Frank in the fight. The airfield was moderately damaged, there were many secondary explosions, a Helen, 7 Zeros and a Peggy were destroyed and casualties were light.
At Kunming the 77th Chinese Corps was jumped by 3 X Peggy and 2 X Nick and 7 X P-40N downed 1 of each type. No harm was done in the attack.
Near Takao 16 X Frances attacked the Allied ships and were intercepted by 14 X P-38J. 8 X Frances were lost in the fight and 2 Lightnings were damaged. 8 X Frances managed to drop their torpedoes and the BB West Virginia was struck by 1 and was burning.
Near Wakkanai 8 X B-25J (1 downed), 7 X A-26B (2 damaged), 12 X PB4Y (2 damaged), 22 X P-51D, 46 X P-47D and 42 X P-38J attacked the IJN DDs.
DD Yamakaze 24 shell hits, 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asakaze 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
At Naga Allied artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese and the Japanese responded, but only made noise.
At Rangoon the assembled British brass goes over the plans for Operation Swift Sword. “What happens if the IJN comes out?” asks on of the generals. The answer from an admiral was “Then of course we'll jolly well have to sink them.” Confidence in the plan continues to grow as the strength of the RN and what it's throwing into the operation grows.
Standing on the bridge of the BB Maryland, where he flies his flag from, Ed stares at the BB West Virginia. He holds a crumpled flimsy in his hand that reported light systems damage, moderately light flooding and light fires from the torpedo hit. “Now you'd expect mines and there are none, but the damned torpedoes are just as bad. OK let's get her back to port, get her patched up and by then either Pearl or Stateside will do the rest.”
The officer apologizes to Bill as he says, “There's just no way to repair the shaft without proper facilities. I'm sorry skipper, but that's that.” Bill thanks the man and tells him that he's done a good job and miracles just don't happen every day. Later Bill retires to his cabin and writes to Sandy. He tells her that the weight of command is tiring him and that he looks forward to time with her more than anything else in this world.
Victory Points Allied 77214 (9012 Strategic) Japanese 42191
Intel
Ryojun Fortress is located at Port Arthur.
57th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
14th Division is located at Seoul.
12th Aviation Rgt is located at Singapore.
6900 men are based at Inch'on.
61st Division is located at Tokyo.
57th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kanazawa.
Yura Fortress is located at Takamatsu.
Yongfung Bay Fortress is located at Wonsan.
Hunchun Garrison Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
17th Area Army is located at Tokyo.
4th Air Division is located at Malang.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Swatow 8 bombers, 2 LCUs 4880/49/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU )/8/148
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Alor Star 25 fighters, 28 bombers, 21 aux, 5 LCUs 29020/256/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Georgetown 3 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Balikpapan 5 LCUs 9580/88/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 95140/960/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 17 LCUs 127900/1219/6
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 7 LCUs 30200/16/0
Combat
At Tavoy 9 X Blenheim IF (1 damaged) made a night time attack, but failed to do any damage. The IJA 37th Division was hit by 54 X Mosquito FB.VI (4 damaged) and 11 X Thunderbolt II for moderate losses in the late morning.
The SS Tantalus was ineffectually attacked by 5 X MSW 16 miles E of Singapore.
Nanning was raided by 76 X B-25J and 42 X P-40N. The attackers were intercepted by 1 X Zeke, 3 X Nick and 2 X Frank. A Warhawk was shot down defending the bombers and the Japanese lost a Zeke, 2 Nicks and a Frank in the fight. The airfield was moderately damaged, there were many secondary explosions, a Helen, 7 Zeros and a Peggy were destroyed and casualties were light.
At Kunming the 77th Chinese Corps was jumped by 3 X Peggy and 2 X Nick and 7 X P-40N downed 1 of each type. No harm was done in the attack.
Near Takao 16 X Frances attacked the Allied ships and were intercepted by 14 X P-38J. 8 X Frances were lost in the fight and 2 Lightnings were damaged. 8 X Frances managed to drop their torpedoes and the BB West Virginia was struck by 1 and was burning.
Near Wakkanai 8 X B-25J (1 downed), 7 X A-26B (2 damaged), 12 X PB4Y (2 damaged), 22 X P-51D, 46 X P-47D and 42 X P-38J attacked the IJN DDs.
DD Yamakaze 24 shell hits, 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asakaze 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
At Naga Allied artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese and the Japanese responded, but only made noise.
At Rangoon the assembled British brass goes over the plans for Operation Swift Sword. “What happens if the IJN comes out?” asks on of the generals. The answer from an admiral was “Then of course we'll jolly well have to sink them.” Confidence in the plan continues to grow as the strength of the RN and what it's throwing into the operation grows.
Standing on the bridge of the BB Maryland, where he flies his flag from, Ed stares at the BB West Virginia. He holds a crumpled flimsy in his hand that reported light systems damage, moderately light flooding and light fires from the torpedo hit. “Now you'd expect mines and there are none, but the damned torpedoes are just as bad. OK let's get her back to port, get her patched up and by then either Pearl or Stateside will do the rest.”
The officer apologizes to Bill as he says, “There's just no way to repair the shaft without proper facilities. I'm sorry skipper, but that's that.” Bill thanks the man and tells him that he's done a good job and miracles just don't happen every day. Later Bill retires to his cabin and writes to Sandy. He tells her that the weight of command is tiring him and that he looks forward to time with her more than anything else in this world.
Victory Points Allied 77214 (9012 Strategic) Japanese 42191
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: What Will We Use Them For?
June 5, 1945 Washington DC
Intel
67th Construction Battalion is located at Gumma.
Oshima Base Force is located at Kagoshima.
93rd Division is located at Nagoya.
64th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
110th Division is located at Hsinyang.
68th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Naha.
107th Division is located at Changchun.
Elements of the 7th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
AP Aiyo Maru is moving to Hakodate.
6th Aviation Rgt is located at Changkufeng.
North China Area Army is located at Wuchow.
6657 men are based at Saigon.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Swatow 15 bombers, 2 LCUs 6140/54/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1200/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 3 X AP, 49 fighters, 26 bombers, 104 aux, 5 LCUs 35980/350/4
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Kuantan vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kuala Lumpur vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96480/932/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 7 LCUs 29840/14/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 17 LCUs 130680/1150/7
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Balikpapan 12 fighters, 15 aux, 5 LCUs 9820/112/0
Combat
A night air attack on Tavoy was made by 11 X Blenheim IF and ground fire damaged 1 as the bombs all fell harmlessly into the bush. An hour after the sun rose the IJA 31st Division was struck by 49 X Mosquito FB.VI (1 downed, 3 damaged) and 13 X Thunderbolt II for moderate losses.
Toyohara was hit by 44 X B-25J (3 damaged) and 20 X P-51D for a couple of secondary explosions and negligible casualties.
At Naga artillery shells flew back and forth doing no harm to the Allies and inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese.
Although the SS Runner reached a port last night her flooding was so bad that she sank in the morning. The crew watched their boat settle beneath the waters from the safety of the shore.
Jay wonders how long he'll have to live in this hole. He feels awful as the grime is caked on him and his hair is plastered to his head. They got lots of water forward last night and he actually used some of it to wash off his head, face and neck. If he had to pick a word to describe his life right now he'd use disgusting. The worst is that he seems to have some kind of something growing under his toenail as the nail is lifting upwards. He sighs and is thankful that the Japanese can't seem to hit the broadside of a barn from the inside with their artillery. He continues to try and boost his spirits by telling himself how happy he is that he's not out there in a Japanese uniform getting shelled morning, noon and night, day in and day out with no respite.
Sam and Frankie wander down to the docks and then Sam just sits there hanging his legs off of a dock. There's nothing going on here and nobody to bother them so Sam strips off his shirt and pants, rolling them up to make a pillow and falls asleep in the warmth of the sun. Since he found that secret cache of Japanese stuff he and his squad have been hung over more than not.
Truman has instructed his people to rebuff, as kindly as possible, all British requests for support. “We already have troops participating in this operation of theirs, but the USN has other priorities,” he tells them. The meeting then shifts to activities elsewhere and he asks “Are we going to take the Pescadores? If so what will we use them for?”
Victory Points Allied 77238 (9012 Strategic) Japanese 42207
Intel
67th Construction Battalion is located at Gumma.
Oshima Base Force is located at Kagoshima.
93rd Division is located at Nagoya.
64th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
110th Division is located at Hsinyang.
68th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Naha.
107th Division is located at Changchun.
Elements of the 7th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
AP Aiyo Maru is moving to Hakodate.
6th Aviation Rgt is located at Changkufeng.
North China Area Army is located at Wuchow.
6657 men are based at Saigon.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Swatow 15 bombers, 2 LCUs 6140/54/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1200/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 3 X AP, 49 fighters, 26 bombers, 104 aux, 5 LCUs 35980/350/4
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Kuantan vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kuala Lumpur vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96480/932/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 7 LCUs 29840/14/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 17 LCUs 130680/1150/7
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Balikpapan 12 fighters, 15 aux, 5 LCUs 9820/112/0
Combat
A night air attack on Tavoy was made by 11 X Blenheim IF and ground fire damaged 1 as the bombs all fell harmlessly into the bush. An hour after the sun rose the IJA 31st Division was struck by 49 X Mosquito FB.VI (1 downed, 3 damaged) and 13 X Thunderbolt II for moderate losses.
Toyohara was hit by 44 X B-25J (3 damaged) and 20 X P-51D for a couple of secondary explosions and negligible casualties.
At Naga artillery shells flew back and forth doing no harm to the Allies and inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese.
Although the SS Runner reached a port last night her flooding was so bad that she sank in the morning. The crew watched their boat settle beneath the waters from the safety of the shore.
Jay wonders how long he'll have to live in this hole. He feels awful as the grime is caked on him and his hair is plastered to his head. They got lots of water forward last night and he actually used some of it to wash off his head, face and neck. If he had to pick a word to describe his life right now he'd use disgusting. The worst is that he seems to have some kind of something growing under his toenail as the nail is lifting upwards. He sighs and is thankful that the Japanese can't seem to hit the broadside of a barn from the inside with their artillery. He continues to try and boost his spirits by telling himself how happy he is that he's not out there in a Japanese uniform getting shelled morning, noon and night, day in and day out with no respite.
Sam and Frankie wander down to the docks and then Sam just sits there hanging his legs off of a dock. There's nothing going on here and nobody to bother them so Sam strips off his shirt and pants, rolling them up to make a pillow and falls asleep in the warmth of the sun. Since he found that secret cache of Japanese stuff he and his squad have been hung over more than not.
Truman has instructed his people to rebuff, as kindly as possible, all British requests for support. “We already have troops participating in this operation of theirs, but the USN has other priorities,” he tells them. The meeting then shifts to activities elsewhere and he asks “Are we going to take the Pescadores? If so what will we use them for?”
Victory Points Allied 77238 (9012 Strategic) Japanese 42207
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Get Off Of That Rock
June 6, 1945 Tainan
Intel
17th Area Army is located at Tokyo.
46th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
17th Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
Iki Fortress is located at Ikitsuki.
2nd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
6th Tank Regiment is located at Bangkok.
114th Division is located at Canton.
116th IJA Base Force is located at Lanchow.
8th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
52nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Harbin.
Chinkai Base Force is located at Masan.
30187 men are based at Toyohara.
27th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Kendari 2 aux, 4 LCUs 7300/17/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 9 LCUs 39660/49/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Singapore 24 X AP. 1 X AG, 6 X AK, 4 X AP, 4 X DD, 4 X CA, 10 X DE, 1 X PC, 27 fighters, 40 bombers, 105 aux, 19 LCUs 22420/108/53
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 99920/947/10
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Combat
The SS Charr attacked a lone TK 83 miles S of Inch'on, hitting it with the deck gun 3 times and with a torpedo. The vessel was heavily damaged and burning. The Charr attacked the TK again later in the day, hitting it with 2 torpedoes and the target was no more.
Tavoy sustained extremely light airfield damage from a night raid of 7 X Blenheim IF (2 damaged).
A pair of IJN MSWs attacked the SS KXVIII 14 miles S of Belitung, doing no harm.
A Japanese PG 21 miles E of Kuantan tried to attack the SS Tantalus, but the sub evaded her would be tormentor.
Akita was bombed by 188 X B-29 (2 damaged), 63 X B-24D (4 damaged), 20 X P-51D and 51 X P-38J who did heavy damage to the oil facilities.
Balikpapan was swept by 71 X P-38J and they were opposed by 20 X Zeke and 4 X Tony. All of the Japanese planes were splashed except for a Zeke and a Tony. A pair of Lightnings were shot down.
Gili Gili's airstrip was lightly damaged by an air attack.
The Allied shipping near Takao was attacked by 4 X Frances and 11 X P-38J shot 1 down and drove the rest away. 3 Lightnings took some damage. Later 6 X Frances appeared and 23 X P-38J dealt with them damaging 1 Frances while the others away. A Lightning was damaged in the running skirmish. Then 2 X Betty tried for the ships and ran into 23 X P-38J and 10 X F6F who downed both of the bombers. A pair of Lightnings and 2 Hellcats were damaged.
At Naga it was business as usual with the Japanese artillery inflicting extremely light casualties and the Allied barrages accounting for moderately heavy Japanese losses.
The Allied troops at Tainan assaulted the Japanese positions. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the attackers gained a little ground and commanders were optimistic about taking the base in the near future.
Jim's outfit boards an AK and once aboard they are told that they're bound for Formosa. “Where the hell is that?” asks one of the guys. Their CO tells them that there are numerous projects ranging from repairing battle damage to airfields and ports to the expansion of the same and building fortifications. Jim thinks that at least he won't be bored like on Tori Shima. He then thinks of Sam and wonders if his outfit will ever get off of that rock.
Slim does an ammo check of his lads and sends some of them off for more. He's very tired after the combat today, but his responsibilities to the unit keep him going. Later he has something to eat before grabbing a couple of hours of sleep.
Jay heard that a regiment down the line actually took some casualties today from the Japanese shellings. This isn't good, he thinks. He hates the bombardments more than anything else because he feels totally helpless. At least in a firefight there's something to do except being terrified.
Victory Points Allied 77409 (9142 Strategic) Japanese 42110
Intel
17th Area Army is located at Tokyo.
46th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
17th Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
Iki Fortress is located at Ikitsuki.
2nd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
6th Tank Regiment is located at Bangkok.
114th Division is located at Canton.
116th IJA Base Force is located at Lanchow.
8th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
52nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Harbin.
Chinkai Base Force is located at Masan.
30187 men are based at Toyohara.
27th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Kendari 2 aux, 4 LCUs 7300/17/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 9 LCUs 39660/49/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Singapore 24 X AP. 1 X AG, 6 X AK, 4 X AP, 4 X DD, 4 X CA, 10 X DE, 1 X PC, 27 fighters, 40 bombers, 105 aux, 19 LCUs 22420/108/53
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 99920/947/10
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Combat
The SS Charr attacked a lone TK 83 miles S of Inch'on, hitting it with the deck gun 3 times and with a torpedo. The vessel was heavily damaged and burning. The Charr attacked the TK again later in the day, hitting it with 2 torpedoes and the target was no more.
Tavoy sustained extremely light airfield damage from a night raid of 7 X Blenheim IF (2 damaged).
A pair of IJN MSWs attacked the SS KXVIII 14 miles S of Belitung, doing no harm.
A Japanese PG 21 miles E of Kuantan tried to attack the SS Tantalus, but the sub evaded her would be tormentor.
Akita was bombed by 188 X B-29 (2 damaged), 63 X B-24D (4 damaged), 20 X P-51D and 51 X P-38J who did heavy damage to the oil facilities.
Balikpapan was swept by 71 X P-38J and they were opposed by 20 X Zeke and 4 X Tony. All of the Japanese planes were splashed except for a Zeke and a Tony. A pair of Lightnings were shot down.
Gili Gili's airstrip was lightly damaged by an air attack.
The Allied shipping near Takao was attacked by 4 X Frances and 11 X P-38J shot 1 down and drove the rest away. 3 Lightnings took some damage. Later 6 X Frances appeared and 23 X P-38J dealt with them damaging 1 Frances while the others away. A Lightning was damaged in the running skirmish. Then 2 X Betty tried for the ships and ran into 23 X P-38J and 10 X F6F who downed both of the bombers. A pair of Lightnings and 2 Hellcats were damaged.
At Naga it was business as usual with the Japanese artillery inflicting extremely light casualties and the Allied barrages accounting for moderately heavy Japanese losses.
The Allied troops at Tainan assaulted the Japanese positions. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the attackers gained a little ground and commanders were optimistic about taking the base in the near future.
Jim's outfit boards an AK and once aboard they are told that they're bound for Formosa. “Where the hell is that?” asks one of the guys. Their CO tells them that there are numerous projects ranging from repairing battle damage to airfields and ports to the expansion of the same and building fortifications. Jim thinks that at least he won't be bored like on Tori Shima. He then thinks of Sam and wonders if his outfit will ever get off of that rock.
Slim does an ammo check of his lads and sends some of them off for more. He's very tired after the combat today, but his responsibilities to the unit keep him going. Later he has something to eat before grabbing a couple of hours of sleep.
Jay heard that a regiment down the line actually took some casualties today from the Japanese shellings. This isn't good, he thinks. He hates the bombardments more than anything else because he feels totally helpless. At least in a firefight there's something to do except being terrified.
Victory Points Allied 77409 (9142 Strategic) Japanese 42110
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Faster Healing Wounds
June 7, 1945 Takao
Intel
10th Mortar Battalion is located at Harbin.
79th Division is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
160th IJA Base Force is located at Tokyo.
152nd Division is located at Tokyo.
5th Army is located at Harbin.
51001 men are based at Takao.
140 aircraft are based at Mukden.
35th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Krung Thep.
8th Area Army is located at Dobodura.
3rd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Matsue.
29th Aviation Unit is located at Tokyo.
201st Division is located at Gumma.
29119 men are based at Shimuzu.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Amoy 10 bombers, 10 aux, 2 LCUs 12840/93/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Mersing vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Singapore 1 X TK, 14 X AP, 6 X AK, 4 X APD, 3 X CA, 13 X DE, 2 X PC, 1 X DD, 59 fighters, 67 bombers, 124 aux, 19 LCUs 25000/123/82
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 100020/966/11
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106880/965/9
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 2 fighters, 8 bombers, 15 aux, 10 LCUs 48300/481/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pisanuloke 4 LCUs 6080/13/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Amboina 5 LCUs 10500/32/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55580/240/0
Combat
Bangkok had it's port bombed by 156 X Liberator VI. The AA fire was heavy and fairly accurate as 4 bombers went down and 26 were damaged. The port was ravaged, there were a great many secondary explosions (many fuel) and casualties were very heavy.
Balikpapan was raided by 31 X B-24J and 125 X P-38J who were opposed by 4 X Zeke and 7 X Tony. All of the Japanese fighters were shot down and 2 Lightnings were lost. Flak damaged 6 of the bombers who caused moderate damage to the airfield, many secondary explosions and extremely light personnel losses.
Manila was struck by 38 X B-25J (1 downed, 18 damaged) and 15 X P-51D for moderate airfield damage, a couple of secondary explosions were reported and casualties were placed at heavy. Later 40 X B-24J (4 damaged) came on and caused light damage to the port and there were light troop losses.
Clark Field was attacked by 42 X B-25J (2 downed, 18 damaged) and 23 X P-38J for moderate airfield damage, many secondary explosions and heavy casualties.
Gili Gili had moderate airstrip damage from an air raid. The IJA 21st Division had extremely light losses from another air attack.
At Naga the IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was pounced on by 9 X B-25J (2 damaged) and 13 X P-38J for moderate casualties. Artillery exchanges caused no harm to the Allied forces and heavy losses to the Japanese.
At Tainan another assault gained a bit more ground with both sides taking heavy casualties.
The Flying Deuces have been transferred to Takao. Stick watches as the mechanics give his plane a complete going over before he can use the bird. He talks with the guys as they work, asking questions and they take the time to answer as they continue to do their jobs. Stick is still one of the few pilots who seem to take any interest in the rudimentary things like maintaining the aircraft. Stick wants to know all of the whys and wherefores and he not afraid to get dirty when the show him something. It doesn't hurt any that he also takes care of the ground crew with the occasional bottle. One of the mechanics told Slim that he's aces with the guys and if there's anything they can do for him, just say the word.
Gil got a letter today and also a package. The letter was from one of his sisters and at least she didn't go on and on about his father not working and the financial problems it caused. The package was from Elaine and packed inside of the popcorn, which protected the contents from shock and humidity, was a treasure of Toll House cookies. Today he is the most popular guy in the crew as the cookies, down to the last crumb, were greedily consumed in record time. They always share the goodies that are sent from home.
Slim wearily trudges up and down the platoon's line of holes and stops by with a word or two for the occupants of the holes. Everybody is bushed and though nobody was killed in today's attack a couple of the guys were wounded. One of them has already returned despite the reluctance of the doctor to allow it. The lad wants to be there for his buddies, who rely on him as he does them. He's most afraid of being out of action long enough that he'll end up with another unit. The Marines, unlike the Army, try to return the men to their units, but the fear of that not happening makes for faster healing wounds.
Victory Points Allied 77440 (9142 Strategic) Japanese 42217
Intel
10th Mortar Battalion is located at Harbin.
79th Division is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
160th IJA Base Force is located at Tokyo.
152nd Division is located at Tokyo.
5th Army is located at Harbin.
51001 men are based at Takao.
140 aircraft are based at Mukden.
35th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Krung Thep.
8th Area Army is located at Dobodura.
3rd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Matsue.
29th Aviation Unit is located at Tokyo.
201st Division is located at Gumma.
29119 men are based at Shimuzu.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Amoy 10 bombers, 10 aux, 2 LCUs 12840/93/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Mersing vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Singapore 1 X TK, 14 X AP, 6 X AK, 4 X APD, 3 X CA, 13 X DE, 2 X PC, 1 X DD, 59 fighters, 67 bombers, 124 aux, 19 LCUs 25000/123/82
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 100020/966/11
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106880/965/9
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 2 fighters, 8 bombers, 15 aux, 10 LCUs 48300/481/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pisanuloke 4 LCUs 6080/13/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Amboina 5 LCUs 10500/32/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55580/240/0
Combat
Bangkok had it's port bombed by 156 X Liberator VI. The AA fire was heavy and fairly accurate as 4 bombers went down and 26 were damaged. The port was ravaged, there were a great many secondary explosions (many fuel) and casualties were very heavy.
Balikpapan was raided by 31 X B-24J and 125 X P-38J who were opposed by 4 X Zeke and 7 X Tony. All of the Japanese fighters were shot down and 2 Lightnings were lost. Flak damaged 6 of the bombers who caused moderate damage to the airfield, many secondary explosions and extremely light personnel losses.
Manila was struck by 38 X B-25J (1 downed, 18 damaged) and 15 X P-51D for moderate airfield damage, a couple of secondary explosions were reported and casualties were placed at heavy. Later 40 X B-24J (4 damaged) came on and caused light damage to the port and there were light troop losses.
Clark Field was attacked by 42 X B-25J (2 downed, 18 damaged) and 23 X P-38J for moderate airfield damage, many secondary explosions and heavy casualties.
Gili Gili had moderate airstrip damage from an air raid. The IJA 21st Division had extremely light losses from another air attack.
At Naga the IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was pounced on by 9 X B-25J (2 damaged) and 13 X P-38J for moderate casualties. Artillery exchanges caused no harm to the Allied forces and heavy losses to the Japanese.
At Tainan another assault gained a bit more ground with both sides taking heavy casualties.
The Flying Deuces have been transferred to Takao. Stick watches as the mechanics give his plane a complete going over before he can use the bird. He talks with the guys as they work, asking questions and they take the time to answer as they continue to do their jobs. Stick is still one of the few pilots who seem to take any interest in the rudimentary things like maintaining the aircraft. Stick wants to know all of the whys and wherefores and he not afraid to get dirty when the show him something. It doesn't hurt any that he also takes care of the ground crew with the occasional bottle. One of the mechanics told Slim that he's aces with the guys and if there's anything they can do for him, just say the word.
Gil got a letter today and also a package. The letter was from one of his sisters and at least she didn't go on and on about his father not working and the financial problems it caused. The package was from Elaine and packed inside of the popcorn, which protected the contents from shock and humidity, was a treasure of Toll House cookies. Today he is the most popular guy in the crew as the cookies, down to the last crumb, were greedily consumed in record time. They always share the goodies that are sent from home.
Slim wearily trudges up and down the platoon's line of holes and stops by with a word or two for the occupants of the holes. Everybody is bushed and though nobody was killed in today's attack a couple of the guys were wounded. One of them has already returned despite the reluctance of the doctor to allow it. The lad wants to be there for his buddies, who rely on him as he does them. He's most afraid of being out of action long enough that he'll end up with another unit. The Marines, unlike the Army, try to return the men to their units, but the fear of that not happening makes for faster healing wounds.
Victory Points Allied 77440 (9142 Strategic) Japanese 42217
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: One More Reason To Win The War
June 8, 1945 Tainan
Intel
Kwantung Area Army is located at Harbin.
6th Army is located at Changchun.
15th Division is located at Changsha.
42nd Division is located at Sendai.
49430 men are based at Tori Shima.
34th Division is located at Kweilin.
42nd Division is located at Sendai.
86th Division is located at Sapporo.
145th IJN Base Force is located at Buin.
6470 men are based at Tabun-Nur.
87921 men are based at Pescadores.
5th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
11th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
2501 men are based at Ikitsuki.
6161 men are based at Taipei.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Foochow 2 LCUs 3660/69/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Medan vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Palembang 13 X AP, 1 X TK, 2 X AK, 8 fighters, 9 aux, 3 LCUs 19820/211/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 98280/941/7
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 53940/223/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 107520/978/6
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Combat
The SS Seawolf was hunted by 3 X PG 144 miles NW of Sasebo, but the Japanese never pinned her down and the sub slipped away.
The SS Lizardfish, at 156 miles W of Sasebo, hit an AK with 2 torpedoes doing heavy damage and setting the vessel on fire.
Tokyo was attacked by 102 X B-29 who had the bad luck to run into 54 X Zeke, 12 X George, 20 X Shinden, 48 X Frank and 24 X Tony. The bombers defensive fire accounted for 2 Zekes (11 damaged), 1 George (3 damaged), 2 Franks (25 damaged) and 5 Tonys (5 damaged) being destroyed. 6 Shindens were also damaged. Then the bombers braved the intense AA fire and all told 37 big birds went down with 28 more being damaged. No bombs fell on target. About 40 minutes later 48 X P-51 D arrived on a sweep and 40 X Zeke, 9 X George, 16 X Shinden, 23 X Frank and 19 X Tony gave battle. The Japanese lost 16 Zekes, 3 Georges, 8 Shindens, 19 Franks and 16 Tonys to the Allies 7 Mustangs shot down and 2 damaged.
Sapporo was bombed by 181 X B-29 (1 downed, 6 damaged), 57 X B-24D (2 damaged), 12 X PB4Y, 23 X P-51D and 17 X P-38J for extremely heavy manpower damage.
Balikpapan was raided by 24 X B-24J (3 damaged) and 110 X P-38J for very light airfield damage and a secondary explosion.
Naga was hit by 13 X B-25J (6 damaged) and 21 X F4U-1D for very light damage to the airstrip, there were many secondary explosions observed and casualties were light. Another wave of planes consisting of 48 X B-17E, 91 X B-24D (1 damaged) and 41 X P-38J caused heavy airfield damage, moderate port damage, many secondary explosions and moderate personnel losses. A little while later 28 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 40 X P-38J arrived and added moderate damage to the ravaged airstrip and some more secondary explosions. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was bombed by 36 X A-26B (6 damaged) and 48 X P-38J. Another strike on the unit by 41 X A-26B (1 damaged), 37 X B-25J (1 downed, 10 damaged) and 30 X P-38J resulted in very heavy casualties. The Japanese artillery made lots of noise and accomplished nothing while the Allied shelling of the Japanese positions caused heavy losses.
Manila was visited by 22 X B-24J (7 damaged) who inflicted light damage on the port and light casualties.
At Tainan the 1st Base Force was jumped by 47 X A-26B, 6 X B-25J (1 downed, 1 damaged) and 26 X P-38J for heavy troop losses. The Allied troops assaulted the Japanese positions and took the base while sustaining extremely light casualties. The Japanese lost heavily and are now boxed in with nowhere to run.
The Allied ships 27 miles N of Sabang were attacked by 7 X Betty, 15 X Frances and 25 X Zeke. The CAP of 63 X Hellcat II, 155 X Corsair IV and 19 X Firefly splashed all of the Japanese planes before the ships were in sight. The RN sustained 2 Hellcats, 9 Corsairs and 4 Fireflys damaged. Another raid of 3 X Betty, 16 X Frances and 3 X Zeke. In the running battle with the CAP 2 X Frances managed to survive by ducking into the clouds and heading home. A Hellcat was damaged.
The Allied ships near Sabang were targeted by 9 X Frances and 20 X Zeke who were greeted by 15 X P-47D, 36 X Thunderbolt II and 10 X Spitfire VIII. 4 X Frances (1 damaged) and 18 X Zeke were shot down at the cost of 4 X P-47D, 7 X Thunderbolt II and 2 X Spitfire VIII taking damage. No ships were ever directly threatened. Another strike of 24 X Peggy and 19 X Zeke arrived a little later and all of them were downed by the CAP which lost 1 P-47D (1 damaged), 1 Thunderbolt II (4 damaged) and 1 Spitfire VIII. Once again the ships were well protected.
Bad weather kept the B-29s on Saipan from flying and in the late afternoon word got to the Lucky 11 that the planes that went to Tokyo were slaughtered. The fighter sweep arrived after the bombers were clobbered. An attack on Shimuzu is scheduled for tomorrow, but the weather looks iffy. Gil wonders if it's just him or if others feel the same thing. He feels like a step in this direction or that, heavy clouds here or there are what makes the difference between life and death in this crazy world.
The Palawan rides at anchor awaiting her next assignment. Red and Cookie managed to get ashore and they decided that the only one to enjoy the visit to Dadjangas was Lucky. It's a busy little port with nothing of interest.
Bill reads over the reports and decides that Cagayan isn't the place for the Mighty Mo as she needs a port with some facilities to make needed repairs before being called to battle and the lack of attention from higher up doesn't change the facts. He then turns his attention too writing a letter to Sandy.
Slim happily collapses in the shade of a wrecked wall and lights a smoke. Another fight with the Japanese appears to have been won, but he knows that just because the objective has been taken the bloodletting isn't over with. He wonders if the Japanese will ever smarten up and know that there's no reason to die for a lost cause. He sighs because he knows that their whole honor thing requires that they willingly lay down their lives for the Emperor and that it's better to be dead than to live with the shame of being a prisoner. Just one more reason to win this war as far as he's concerned.
Victory Points Allied 78166 (9334 Strategic) Japanese 42191
Intel
Kwantung Area Army is located at Harbin.
6th Army is located at Changchun.
15th Division is located at Changsha.
42nd Division is located at Sendai.
49430 men are based at Tori Shima.
34th Division is located at Kweilin.
42nd Division is located at Sendai.
86th Division is located at Sapporo.
145th IJN Base Force is located at Buin.
6470 men are based at Tabun-Nur.
87921 men are based at Pescadores.
5th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
11th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
2501 men are based at Ikitsuki.
6161 men are based at Taipei.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Foochow 2 LCUs 3660/69/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Medan vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Palembang 13 X AP, 1 X TK, 2 X AK, 8 fighters, 9 aux, 3 LCUs 19820/211/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 98280/941/7
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 53940/223/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 107520/978/6
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Combat
The SS Seawolf was hunted by 3 X PG 144 miles NW of Sasebo, but the Japanese never pinned her down and the sub slipped away.
The SS Lizardfish, at 156 miles W of Sasebo, hit an AK with 2 torpedoes doing heavy damage and setting the vessel on fire.
Tokyo was attacked by 102 X B-29 who had the bad luck to run into 54 X Zeke, 12 X George, 20 X Shinden, 48 X Frank and 24 X Tony. The bombers defensive fire accounted for 2 Zekes (11 damaged), 1 George (3 damaged), 2 Franks (25 damaged) and 5 Tonys (5 damaged) being destroyed. 6 Shindens were also damaged. Then the bombers braved the intense AA fire and all told 37 big birds went down with 28 more being damaged. No bombs fell on target. About 40 minutes later 48 X P-51 D arrived on a sweep and 40 X Zeke, 9 X George, 16 X Shinden, 23 X Frank and 19 X Tony gave battle. The Japanese lost 16 Zekes, 3 Georges, 8 Shindens, 19 Franks and 16 Tonys to the Allies 7 Mustangs shot down and 2 damaged.
Sapporo was bombed by 181 X B-29 (1 downed, 6 damaged), 57 X B-24D (2 damaged), 12 X PB4Y, 23 X P-51D and 17 X P-38J for extremely heavy manpower damage.
Balikpapan was raided by 24 X B-24J (3 damaged) and 110 X P-38J for very light airfield damage and a secondary explosion.
Naga was hit by 13 X B-25J (6 damaged) and 21 X F4U-1D for very light damage to the airstrip, there were many secondary explosions observed and casualties were light. Another wave of planes consisting of 48 X B-17E, 91 X B-24D (1 damaged) and 41 X P-38J caused heavy airfield damage, moderate port damage, many secondary explosions and moderate personnel losses. A little while later 28 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 40 X P-38J arrived and added moderate damage to the ravaged airstrip and some more secondary explosions. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was bombed by 36 X A-26B (6 damaged) and 48 X P-38J. Another strike on the unit by 41 X A-26B (1 damaged), 37 X B-25J (1 downed, 10 damaged) and 30 X P-38J resulted in very heavy casualties. The Japanese artillery made lots of noise and accomplished nothing while the Allied shelling of the Japanese positions caused heavy losses.
Manila was visited by 22 X B-24J (7 damaged) who inflicted light damage on the port and light casualties.
At Tainan the 1st Base Force was jumped by 47 X A-26B, 6 X B-25J (1 downed, 1 damaged) and 26 X P-38J for heavy troop losses. The Allied troops assaulted the Japanese positions and took the base while sustaining extremely light casualties. The Japanese lost heavily and are now boxed in with nowhere to run.
The Allied ships 27 miles N of Sabang were attacked by 7 X Betty, 15 X Frances and 25 X Zeke. The CAP of 63 X Hellcat II, 155 X Corsair IV and 19 X Firefly splashed all of the Japanese planes before the ships were in sight. The RN sustained 2 Hellcats, 9 Corsairs and 4 Fireflys damaged. Another raid of 3 X Betty, 16 X Frances and 3 X Zeke. In the running battle with the CAP 2 X Frances managed to survive by ducking into the clouds and heading home. A Hellcat was damaged.
The Allied ships near Sabang were targeted by 9 X Frances and 20 X Zeke who were greeted by 15 X P-47D, 36 X Thunderbolt II and 10 X Spitfire VIII. 4 X Frances (1 damaged) and 18 X Zeke were shot down at the cost of 4 X P-47D, 7 X Thunderbolt II and 2 X Spitfire VIII taking damage. No ships were ever directly threatened. Another strike of 24 X Peggy and 19 X Zeke arrived a little later and all of them were downed by the CAP which lost 1 P-47D (1 damaged), 1 Thunderbolt II (4 damaged) and 1 Spitfire VIII. Once again the ships were well protected.
Bad weather kept the B-29s on Saipan from flying and in the late afternoon word got to the Lucky 11 that the planes that went to Tokyo were slaughtered. The fighter sweep arrived after the bombers were clobbered. An attack on Shimuzu is scheduled for tomorrow, but the weather looks iffy. Gil wonders if it's just him or if others feel the same thing. He feels like a step in this direction or that, heavy clouds here or there are what makes the difference between life and death in this crazy world.
The Palawan rides at anchor awaiting her next assignment. Red and Cookie managed to get ashore and they decided that the only one to enjoy the visit to Dadjangas was Lucky. It's a busy little port with nothing of interest.
Bill reads over the reports and decides that Cagayan isn't the place for the Mighty Mo as she needs a port with some facilities to make needed repairs before being called to battle and the lack of attention from higher up doesn't change the facts. He then turns his attention too writing a letter to Sandy.
Slim happily collapses in the shade of a wrecked wall and lights a smoke. Another fight with the Japanese appears to have been won, but he knows that just because the objective has been taken the bloodletting isn't over with. He wonders if the Japanese will ever smarten up and know that there's no reason to die for a lost cause. He sighs because he knows that their whole honor thing requires that they willingly lay down their lives for the Emperor and that it's better to be dead than to live with the shame of being a prisoner. Just one more reason to win this war as far as he's concerned.
Victory Points Allied 78166 (9334 Strategic) Japanese 42191
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: One More Reason To Win The War
June 9, 1945 Tainan
Intel
9497 men are based at Marcus Island.
Shimonoseki Fortress is located at Nagato.
39th Division is planning for an attack on Chungking.
54th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
10th Area Army is located at Chengting.
211860 men are based at Masan.
31st AA Regiment is located at Sapporo.
3rd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Matsue.
8th Ind. Brigade is planning for an attack on Chungking.
14th Area Army is planning for an attack on Eniwetok.
3rd Fleet is located at Soerabaja.
125th Division is located at Tokyo.
37th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Krung Thep.
North China Area Army is located at Wuchow.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 2 fighters, 2 aux, 1 LCU 7300/27/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 7 aux, 30 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Georgetown 17 fighters, 27 bombers, 58 aux, 5 LCUs 7420/5/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Bankha vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 2 X BB, 12 X CA, 1 X CV, 6 X AP, 2 X TK, 2 X DE, 1 X MSW, 2 X APD, 122 bombers, 62 aux, 14 LCUs 39280/289/6
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 98280/938/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54120/217/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 105380/926/6
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 22 fighters, 21 bombers, 23 aux, 16 LCUs 28740/317/54
Combat
82 miles SE of Kagoshima the SS Capitaine was trying to line up an attack on a CVL and 2 DDs, but she was detected and as a result missed her golden opportunity.
The SS Sea Dog, 79 miles NW of Singkawang, attacked a TK being escorted by 7 PCs. The tanker was struck by 2 torpedoes that caused heavy damage and a fire. The PCs then attacked and inflicted severe damage on the sub. She is trying to make it to a port with moderate systems damage and heavy flooding. It's extremely doubtful that she can make it and another sub is nearby waiting for the word to pick up the crew.
The SS Lizardfish, 144 miles W of Nagasaki, attacked 5 PCs and hit 1 with a torpedo the did heavy damage and a fire broke out. The sub was then subjected to an extended hunt by a DD and 2 PCs throughout the morning, but every time she was detected Lizardfish evaded her tormentors. In the afternoon the hunted turned hunter as the sub attacked 4 PCs looking for her. 2 fish slammed into 1 of the PCs, killing the vessel. The remaining 3 PCs then unloaded on the sub. When she finally got away from her attackers she had moderate systems damage and light flooding so the sub will make for a port to get patched up.
Shimuzu was attacked by 138 X B-29 who scored moderate damage on the Nakajima engine plant. A short time later 198 X B-29 arrived and they hit the Mitsubishi engine factory for heavy damage.
Naga was bombed by 46 X B-17E, 74 X B-24D (1 downed, 2 damaged) and 39 X P-38J for heavy airfield damage, light damage to the port, there were many secondary explosions and casualties were extremely light. Before the dust had settled 27 X B-24J (2 damaged) and 36 X P-38J arrived and added moderate damage to the airstrip, a couple of secondary explosions were observed and personnel losses were negligible. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was hit 3 times by Allied planes for heavy casualties. 8 Mitchells and 6 Invaders were damaged in the strikes on the unit. Japanese artillery was ineffective once again, but the Allied guns inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese.
Manila was raided by 19 X B-24J (7 damaged) for light damage to the port and a secondary explosion was claimed.
Naha was targeted by 85 X B-24J and 139 X P-51D who were intercepted by 5 X Zeke, and 15 X George. All of the Japanese fighters were downed by the Mustangs who had 1 plane take some damage. The AA fire damaged 9 of the Liberators who caused moderate damage to the airfield, triggered many secondary explosions, destroyed 9 X Grace, 4 X Sonia, 1 X Jack and 6 X Betty. There were moderately heavy casualties suffered by the Japanese.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade was attacked by 44 X A-26B (1 downed, 18 damaged), 28 X B-25J (14 damaged) and 29 X P-38J and the unit sustained very heavy losses. The IJA 8th Ind. Mixed Brigade was jumped by 18 X B-25J (10 damaged) for moderate losses.
Near Singapore 4 X PB4Y struck at an AK. The Japanese had 3 X Rufe, 6 X Zeke, 25 X Frank, 13 X Tony and 7 X Randy intercept the bombers, downing 2 of them. 2 Franks and 2 Randys were damaged and the ship escaped harm.
The SS Seawolf, 72 miles S of Inch'on, attacked an AK being escorted by 4 PGs. The target ate a pair of fish that caused it to sink. The escorts then proceeded to pound the sub.
The SS KXVIII found and attacked an AS and 2 MSWs 20 miles SE of Banjarmasin, hitting the AS with a torpedo that set it ablaze and did heavy damage.
The SS Hake was patrolling 94 miles SE of Shanghai when she attacked a lone AK, hitting it 3 times with the deck gun and 2 torpedoes struck home. The target sank in short order.
At Tainan the Allied forces attacked the Japanese inflicting heavy losses on them and sustaining moderate casualties themselves. The surviving Japanese are now surrounded in a very small pocket and resistance is expected to be broken soon.
The Palawan has commenced loading supplies and as usual the crew is betting on where they're bound for. Cookie has the honor of holding the funds and he jokingly said that it'll buy lots of steaks for Lucky.
Slim's company was held in reserve today so mercifully they didn't shed any blood in today's attacks on the stubborn Japanese survivors. The lads don't even think of them as defenders anymore once the objective has been taken. There are only survivors and the dead and the Japanese prefer the later.
Truman listens to the briefing and says that the war is going OK and that victory is in sight. Based on that he announces that the A bomb will not be released for use given the current situation. “I do reserve the right to reverse that though depending on the course of events over the next couple of months.,” he added in closing. At the current time plans for future operations continue, but it is expected that they will never come to fruition.
Victory Points Allied 78553 (9634 Strategic) Japanese 42228
Intel
9497 men are based at Marcus Island.
Shimonoseki Fortress is located at Nagato.
39th Division is planning for an attack on Chungking.
54th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
10th Area Army is located at Chengting.
211860 men are based at Masan.
31st AA Regiment is located at Sapporo.
3rd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Matsue.
8th Ind. Brigade is planning for an attack on Chungking.
14th Area Army is planning for an attack on Eniwetok.
3rd Fleet is located at Soerabaja.
125th Division is located at Tokyo.
37th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Krung Thep.
North China Area Army is located at Wuchow.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 2 fighters, 2 aux, 1 LCU 7300/27/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 7 aux, 30 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Georgetown 17 fighters, 27 bombers, 58 aux, 5 LCUs 7420/5/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Bankha vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 2 X BB, 12 X CA, 1 X CV, 6 X AP, 2 X TK, 2 X DE, 1 X MSW, 2 X APD, 122 bombers, 62 aux, 14 LCUs 39280/289/6
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 98280/938/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54120/217/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 105380/926/6
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 22 fighters, 21 bombers, 23 aux, 16 LCUs 28740/317/54
Combat
82 miles SE of Kagoshima the SS Capitaine was trying to line up an attack on a CVL and 2 DDs, but she was detected and as a result missed her golden opportunity.
The SS Sea Dog, 79 miles NW of Singkawang, attacked a TK being escorted by 7 PCs. The tanker was struck by 2 torpedoes that caused heavy damage and a fire. The PCs then attacked and inflicted severe damage on the sub. She is trying to make it to a port with moderate systems damage and heavy flooding. It's extremely doubtful that she can make it and another sub is nearby waiting for the word to pick up the crew.
The SS Lizardfish, 144 miles W of Nagasaki, attacked 5 PCs and hit 1 with a torpedo the did heavy damage and a fire broke out. The sub was then subjected to an extended hunt by a DD and 2 PCs throughout the morning, but every time she was detected Lizardfish evaded her tormentors. In the afternoon the hunted turned hunter as the sub attacked 4 PCs looking for her. 2 fish slammed into 1 of the PCs, killing the vessel. The remaining 3 PCs then unloaded on the sub. When she finally got away from her attackers she had moderate systems damage and light flooding so the sub will make for a port to get patched up.
Shimuzu was attacked by 138 X B-29 who scored moderate damage on the Nakajima engine plant. A short time later 198 X B-29 arrived and they hit the Mitsubishi engine factory for heavy damage.
Naga was bombed by 46 X B-17E, 74 X B-24D (1 downed, 2 damaged) and 39 X P-38J for heavy airfield damage, light damage to the port, there were many secondary explosions and casualties were extremely light. Before the dust had settled 27 X B-24J (2 damaged) and 36 X P-38J arrived and added moderate damage to the airstrip, a couple of secondary explosions were observed and personnel losses were negligible. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was hit 3 times by Allied planes for heavy casualties. 8 Mitchells and 6 Invaders were damaged in the strikes on the unit. Japanese artillery was ineffective once again, but the Allied guns inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese.
Manila was raided by 19 X B-24J (7 damaged) for light damage to the port and a secondary explosion was claimed.
Naha was targeted by 85 X B-24J and 139 X P-51D who were intercepted by 5 X Zeke, and 15 X George. All of the Japanese fighters were downed by the Mustangs who had 1 plane take some damage. The AA fire damaged 9 of the Liberators who caused moderate damage to the airfield, triggered many secondary explosions, destroyed 9 X Grace, 4 X Sonia, 1 X Jack and 6 X Betty. There were moderately heavy casualties suffered by the Japanese.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade was attacked by 44 X A-26B (1 downed, 18 damaged), 28 X B-25J (14 damaged) and 29 X P-38J and the unit sustained very heavy losses. The IJA 8th Ind. Mixed Brigade was jumped by 18 X B-25J (10 damaged) for moderate losses.
Near Singapore 4 X PB4Y struck at an AK. The Japanese had 3 X Rufe, 6 X Zeke, 25 X Frank, 13 X Tony and 7 X Randy intercept the bombers, downing 2 of them. 2 Franks and 2 Randys were damaged and the ship escaped harm.
The SS Seawolf, 72 miles S of Inch'on, attacked an AK being escorted by 4 PGs. The target ate a pair of fish that caused it to sink. The escorts then proceeded to pound the sub.
The SS KXVIII found and attacked an AS and 2 MSWs 20 miles SE of Banjarmasin, hitting the AS with a torpedo that set it ablaze and did heavy damage.
The SS Hake was patrolling 94 miles SE of Shanghai when she attacked a lone AK, hitting it 3 times with the deck gun and 2 torpedoes struck home. The target sank in short order.
At Tainan the Allied forces attacked the Japanese inflicting heavy losses on them and sustaining moderate casualties themselves. The surviving Japanese are now surrounded in a very small pocket and resistance is expected to be broken soon.
The Palawan has commenced loading supplies and as usual the crew is betting on where they're bound for. Cookie has the honor of holding the funds and he jokingly said that it'll buy lots of steaks for Lucky.
Slim's company was held in reserve today so mercifully they didn't shed any blood in today's attacks on the stubborn Japanese survivors. The lads don't even think of them as defenders anymore once the objective has been taken. There are only survivors and the dead and the Japanese prefer the later.
Truman listens to the briefing and says that the war is going OK and that victory is in sight. Based on that he announces that the A bomb will not be released for use given the current situation. “I do reserve the right to reverse that though depending on the course of events over the next couple of months.,” he added in closing. At the current time plans for future operations continue, but it is expected that they will never come to fruition.
Victory Points Allied 78553 (9634 Strategic) Japanese 42228
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Volunteers
For the next 3 or 4 days I'll be busily out of touch. I'll be back afterwards for the homestretch of the war as Steve and I are now up to August 3rd.
June 10, 1945 Naga
Intel
15th Army is located at Pisanuloke.
36th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Victoria Point.
76 aircraft are based at Harbin.
14280 men are based at Saipan.
38464 men are based at Chiamussu.
8th Heavy Artillery Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
46th Division is planning for an attack on Eniwetok.
Tsushima Fortress is located at Masan.
12th Ind. Brigade is located at Ichang.
5th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
11th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
54th Division is located at Kagoshima.
Shimonoseki Fortress is located at Nagato.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 51 fighters, 50 bombers, 75 aux, 16 LCUs 52620/590/151
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Haiphong 2 X AG, 2 X CA, 1 X DE
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97540/962/6
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55740/237/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 103180/893/5
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 2 X AP, 5 LCUs 9500/153/3
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Banjarmasin vacant
Combat
The SS Dolphin reached her destination of Soerabaja and sowed her mines when along came an AP, 2 PCs and 5 MSWs. The sub's skipper ordered an attack and the AP was hit by a torpedo that did heavy damage and set it on fire. The escorts then found and attacked the Dolphin, sinking her.
The SS S-18 located an AS 79 miles SW of Banjarmasin with no escorts and fed it 3 fish, dooming it.
Toyama was bombed by 103 X B-29 and the CAP of 4 X George and 4 X Frank couldn't do much to stop them. 2 Georges and 2 Franks were damaged along with a Frank shot down. The big birds lost 2 planes and had 9 others damaged as they caused light damage to the Mitsubishi engine factory.
Asahigawa was attacked by 90 X B-29, 56 X B-24D, 21 X P-51D, 18 X P-47D and 68 X P-38J for moderate damage to the Mitsubishi engine facility.
Bangkok's port was raided by 147 X Liberator VI and AA fire downed 1 and damaged 23 of the bombers. The port took extremely heavy damage, there were reports of a huge number of secondary explosions, many6 of which were fuel and casualties were placed at very heavy.
Naga was struck by 44 X B-17E (2 damaged) and 71 X P-38J who did moderate damage to the port, triggered some secondary explosions and accounted for light personnel losses. A short time later 40 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 60 X P-38J arrived and caused light damage to the airfield. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was attacked twice by aircraft resulting in moderate casualties. 3 Mitchells and 4 Invaders were damaged by ground fire in the attacks. The IJA55th Ind. Mixed Brigade had moderate losses from an air raid in which 4 Invaders took some damage. The Allied force had negligible casualties from the Japanese artillery and the Japanese suffered heavy losses from the Allied shelling of their positions.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade had moderate casualties from 10 X A-26, 36 X B-25J (2 damaged) and 3 X P-51 D.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division was hit by 42 X Mosquito FB.VI and 4 X Kittyhawk III for light losses.
At Clark Field the IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade had heavy losses from a strike made by 23 X A-26B (2 downed, 11 damaged) and 20 X P-38J.
Tokyo had 40 X Zeke, 10 X George, 23 X Shinden, 24 X Frank and 18 X Tony aloft when 48 X P-51D slashed through the gaggle of Japanese planes. 14 Zekes (2 damaged), 7 Georges, 5 Shindens (1 damaged), 15 Franks and 17 Tonys were shot down at the cost of 10 Mustangs lost and 4 damaged.
Naha was swept by 50 X P-51D, but there were no Japanese planes up.
At Tainan the Allied units attacked the Japanese inflicting extremely heavy casualties on them while sustaining negligible losses of their own. It is hoped that this will end organized Japanese resistance.
Jay spent the night in a LP and now that he and his buddy were relieved they are looking forward to some chow and sleep. Jay is just about to nod off when artillery shells start to impact in the area. He curls up in the bottom of the hole praying to survive today. Once the shelling stopped he just looks with amazement at his pal who is sleeping like a baby.
Chris spent the entire day doing nothing except for eating, sleeping and writing letters. He feels great, but knows that more than a day is really in order. One of the pilots crashed on takeoff this afternoon as it appeared that his engine just quit. A destroyer picked up the badly rattled pilot who was lucky to only have had a pair of broken legs.
Slim sent some of the lads to the rear to get ammo and 1 of them was instructed to get his wound attended to. The lad had insisted that he was alright, but Slim insisted and when your Gunny insists that's the end of the subject. Slim's company is down to about 75% of it's full strength. So many of the lads are replacements and he still hasn't gotten over that some of them are draftees. Who ever would have believed that the Corps would be anything other than all volunteers?
Victory Points Allied 78720 (9674 Strategic) Japanese 42272
June 10, 1945 Naga
Intel
15th Army is located at Pisanuloke.
36th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Victoria Point.
76 aircraft are based at Harbin.
14280 men are based at Saipan.
38464 men are based at Chiamussu.
8th Heavy Artillery Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
46th Division is planning for an attack on Eniwetok.
Tsushima Fortress is located at Masan.
12th Ind. Brigade is located at Ichang.
5th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
11th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
54th Division is located at Kagoshima.
Shimonoseki Fortress is located at Nagato.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 51 fighters, 50 bombers, 75 aux, 16 LCUs 52620/590/151
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Haiphong 2 X AG, 2 X CA, 1 X DE
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97540/962/6
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55740/237/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 103180/893/5
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 2 X AP, 5 LCUs 9500/153/3
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Banjarmasin vacant
Combat
The SS Dolphin reached her destination of Soerabaja and sowed her mines when along came an AP, 2 PCs and 5 MSWs. The sub's skipper ordered an attack and the AP was hit by a torpedo that did heavy damage and set it on fire. The escorts then found and attacked the Dolphin, sinking her.
The SS S-18 located an AS 79 miles SW of Banjarmasin with no escorts and fed it 3 fish, dooming it.
Toyama was bombed by 103 X B-29 and the CAP of 4 X George and 4 X Frank couldn't do much to stop them. 2 Georges and 2 Franks were damaged along with a Frank shot down. The big birds lost 2 planes and had 9 others damaged as they caused light damage to the Mitsubishi engine factory.
Asahigawa was attacked by 90 X B-29, 56 X B-24D, 21 X P-51D, 18 X P-47D and 68 X P-38J for moderate damage to the Mitsubishi engine facility.
Bangkok's port was raided by 147 X Liberator VI and AA fire downed 1 and damaged 23 of the bombers. The port took extremely heavy damage, there were reports of a huge number of secondary explosions, many6 of which were fuel and casualties were placed at very heavy.
Naga was struck by 44 X B-17E (2 damaged) and 71 X P-38J who did moderate damage to the port, triggered some secondary explosions and accounted for light personnel losses. A short time later 40 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 60 X P-38J arrived and caused light damage to the airfield. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was attacked twice by aircraft resulting in moderate casualties. 3 Mitchells and 4 Invaders were damaged by ground fire in the attacks. The IJA55th Ind. Mixed Brigade had moderate losses from an air raid in which 4 Invaders took some damage. The Allied force had negligible casualties from the Japanese artillery and the Japanese suffered heavy losses from the Allied shelling of their positions.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade had moderate casualties from 10 X A-26, 36 X B-25J (2 damaged) and 3 X P-51 D.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division was hit by 42 X Mosquito FB.VI and 4 X Kittyhawk III for light losses.
At Clark Field the IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade had heavy losses from a strike made by 23 X A-26B (2 downed, 11 damaged) and 20 X P-38J.
Tokyo had 40 X Zeke, 10 X George, 23 X Shinden, 24 X Frank and 18 X Tony aloft when 48 X P-51D slashed through the gaggle of Japanese planes. 14 Zekes (2 damaged), 7 Georges, 5 Shindens (1 damaged), 15 Franks and 17 Tonys were shot down at the cost of 10 Mustangs lost and 4 damaged.
Naha was swept by 50 X P-51D, but there were no Japanese planes up.
At Tainan the Allied units attacked the Japanese inflicting extremely heavy casualties on them while sustaining negligible losses of their own. It is hoped that this will end organized Japanese resistance.
Jay spent the night in a LP and now that he and his buddy were relieved they are looking forward to some chow and sleep. Jay is just about to nod off when artillery shells start to impact in the area. He curls up in the bottom of the hole praying to survive today. Once the shelling stopped he just looks with amazement at his pal who is sleeping like a baby.
Chris spent the entire day doing nothing except for eating, sleeping and writing letters. He feels great, but knows that more than a day is really in order. One of the pilots crashed on takeoff this afternoon as it appeared that his engine just quit. A destroyer picked up the badly rattled pilot who was lucky to only have had a pair of broken legs.
Slim sent some of the lads to the rear to get ammo and 1 of them was instructed to get his wound attended to. The lad had insisted that he was alright, but Slim insisted and when your Gunny insists that's the end of the subject. Slim's company is down to about 75% of it's full strength. So many of the lads are replacements and he still hasn't gotten over that some of them are draftees. Who ever would have believed that the Corps would be anything other than all volunteers?
Victory Points Allied 78720 (9674 Strategic) Japanese 42272
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Soaked And Miserable
June 11, 1945 Naga
Intel
11th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
24th AA Regiment is located at Nagasaki.
2nd Aviation Rgt is located at Mutanchiang.
10th Area Army is located at Chengting.
20th Army is located at Harbin.
Karafuto Mixed Brigade is planning for an attack on Shikka.
53rd Division is located at Osaka/Kobe.
18th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Toyama.
6th Reserve AA Regiment is located at Wonsan.
Chinkai Base Force is located at Masan.
51st Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
10th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.
Southern Fleet is located at Singapore.
275570 men are based at Ominato.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 2 aux, 2 LCUs 8720/60/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 10 40020/420/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Siemrem Reap vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Banjarmasin vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96460/950/69
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55260/239/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 104780/978/10
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Combat
The SS S-30 was patrolling 76 miles NE of Soerabaja when she detected 5 X PC. The sub attacked and struck a PC with a torpedo that caused heavy damage and fires.
3 IJN PCs encountered a mine field at Soerabaja and started sweeping it.
At Naga 37 X B-24D (2 damaged), 35 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 32 X P-38J struck for moderate airfield damage, light port damage, some secondary explosions were observed and casualties were placed at moderate. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck by Allied aircraft 3 times for very heavy casualties. 1 A-26B (19 damaged) was destroyed and 3 Mitchells took damage in the attacks. The 130th IJNAF Base Force had moderate losses from Allied planes. 2 Mitchells and 2 Invaders were damaged. Japanese artillery accomplished nothing and the Allied shelling yielded very heavy Japanese losses.
Manila was bombed by 76 X B-24D (1 downed, 15 damaged) and 19 X P-38J for moderate port damage, some secondary explosions and heavy personnel losses. Another strike composed of 19 X B-24J (7 damaged) and 34 X P-38J caused light port damage and triggered a secondary explosion.
Clark Field was visited by 27 X B-17E (2 downed, 10 damaged) and 43 X P-38J. The airstrip took moderate damage and casualties were heavy.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade was jumped by 50 X B-25J (3 damaged), 12 X A-26B and 20 X P-51D for heavy troop losses.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had moderate casualties from an Allied air attack.
Sam actually saw a sub off of the coast today. He didn't know whose it was, but he assumed that it was American as not planes attacked it. He also know that there is supposed to be a regular sub force screening the island against a possible Japanese action in the area. Other than that it was more of the same boring routine. There have been some movies lately at night, but still there's nothing to do except for the patrols that always turn up nothing.
Jay is soaked and generally miserable as he settles into his hole for the night. He was out on a patrol this afternoon, but nothing came of it other than getting a peek at the Japanese positions. One of the guys was spotted and they drew lots of small arms fire and in return the Japanese got a heavy dose of mortar rounds. Now he'll have something to eat, hopefully before more rain falls and then if he's lucky a few hours of sleep will be in order.
It's becoming almost impossible to fly my bombers against Japan due to the weather straying between overcast, thunderstorms (sometimes flyable) and rain. To get a partly cloudy day is a rarity.
Victory Points Allied 78728 (9674 Strategic) Japanese 42399
Intel
11th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
24th AA Regiment is located at Nagasaki.
2nd Aviation Rgt is located at Mutanchiang.
10th Area Army is located at Chengting.
20th Army is located at Harbin.
Karafuto Mixed Brigade is planning for an attack on Shikka.
53rd Division is located at Osaka/Kobe.
18th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Toyama.
6th Reserve AA Regiment is located at Wonsan.
Chinkai Base Force is located at Masan.
51st Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
10th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.
Southern Fleet is located at Singapore.
275570 men are based at Ominato.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 2 aux, 2 LCUs 8720/60/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 10 40020/420/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Siemrem Reap vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Banjarmasin vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96460/950/69
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55260/239/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 104780/978/10
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
Combat
The SS S-30 was patrolling 76 miles NE of Soerabaja when she detected 5 X PC. The sub attacked and struck a PC with a torpedo that caused heavy damage and fires.
3 IJN PCs encountered a mine field at Soerabaja and started sweeping it.
At Naga 37 X B-24D (2 damaged), 35 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 32 X P-38J struck for moderate airfield damage, light port damage, some secondary explosions were observed and casualties were placed at moderate. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck by Allied aircraft 3 times for very heavy casualties. 1 A-26B (19 damaged) was destroyed and 3 Mitchells took damage in the attacks. The 130th IJNAF Base Force had moderate losses from Allied planes. 2 Mitchells and 2 Invaders were damaged. Japanese artillery accomplished nothing and the Allied shelling yielded very heavy Japanese losses.
Manila was bombed by 76 X B-24D (1 downed, 15 damaged) and 19 X P-38J for moderate port damage, some secondary explosions and heavy personnel losses. Another strike composed of 19 X B-24J (7 damaged) and 34 X P-38J caused light port damage and triggered a secondary explosion.
Clark Field was visited by 27 X B-17E (2 downed, 10 damaged) and 43 X P-38J. The airstrip took moderate damage and casualties were heavy.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade was jumped by 50 X B-25J (3 damaged), 12 X A-26B and 20 X P-51D for heavy troop losses.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had moderate casualties from an Allied air attack.
Sam actually saw a sub off of the coast today. He didn't know whose it was, but he assumed that it was American as not planes attacked it. He also know that there is supposed to be a regular sub force screening the island against a possible Japanese action in the area. Other than that it was more of the same boring routine. There have been some movies lately at night, but still there's nothing to do except for the patrols that always turn up nothing.
Jay is soaked and generally miserable as he settles into his hole for the night. He was out on a patrol this afternoon, but nothing came of it other than getting a peek at the Japanese positions. One of the guys was spotted and they drew lots of small arms fire and in return the Japanese got a heavy dose of mortar rounds. Now he'll have something to eat, hopefully before more rain falls and then if he's lucky a few hours of sleep will be in order.
It's becoming almost impossible to fly my bombers against Japan due to the weather straying between overcast, thunderstorms (sometimes flyable) and rain. To get a partly cloudy day is a rarity.
Victory Points Allied 78728 (9674 Strategic) Japanese 42399
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Floating Fuel Tanks
June 12, 1945 Formosa
Intel
269325 men are based at Harbin.
Nakajo-wan Fortress is located at Kadina.
34th Division is located at Kweilin.
9th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
125th Division is located at Tokyo.
Elements of the 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Paotang.
Rashin Base Force is located at Changkufeng.
8th Engineer Regiment is located at Ichang.
57th Division is located at Changchun.
38th Division is located at Camranh Bay.
3359 men are based at Akita.
336423 men are based at Kagoshima.
10th Tank Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
Recon
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 5520/55/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 2 LCUs 91400/60/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97860/957/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54860/957/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 104220/928/4
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU 5680/58/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 10 LCUs 50060/459/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Siemrem Reap vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Alor Star 5 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Taiping vacant
Combat
A night attack on Bangkok did no damage to the Japanese and all 7 of the Blenheim Ifs took damage from ground fire.
Ed's Old Gals conducted a naval bombardment of Taipei that moderately damaged the airstrip, heavily damaged the port triggered a large number of secondary explosions , some of which were fuel and inflicted very heavy casualties.
The SS Amberjack was attacked by a DD and 2 PCs about 97 miles W of Nagasaki. With moderate systems damage and moderately heavy flooding the sub will try for a friendly port.
Tavoy's harbor was mined by 152 X Liberator VI today despite the ordered target for this raid being Bangkok.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division escaped harm as the Allied planes missed their target due to the lousy weather.
At Naga the IJA 103rd Division had moderate losses from an Allied air attack. 3 Invaders were damaged by the AA fire. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck twice by Allied planes for heavy casualties. 10 Invaders and 3 Mitchells (1 destroyed) were damaged in the attacks. Allied artillery accounted for heavy Japanese personnel losses and the Japanese futilely expended munitions for no return.
Georgetown was swept by 10 X Thunderbolt II who ran into 26 X Zero and 9 X Zeke. 4 Zeros and 3 Zekes were shot down and 3 Jugs were damaged in the fight.
“Oh boy, oh boy, we get to go back to Japan tomorrow. I never thought I'd like lousy weather so much,” Hoppy says. The rest of the Lucky 11 agree with him. Gil spends some time after chow writing to Elaine and then home.
The Palawan is almost done loading and Red tells them that they're going to deliver the cargo to a new base being built up for the fleet. When asked where he answers with, “I dunno, but I suppose we'll find out once we sail.” Immediately a new pool is formed and of course Cookie holds the pot.
Ed is once more fretting about the fuel stocks available to his Old Gals and announces to his staff that the base's fuel is not to be shared out unless it's critical. He even went so far to tell them that the AKs that come and go should be considered as floating fuel tanks, if needed. “If somebody doesn't like it let them go direct to Washington, but we come first and I won't share unless I get orders to the contrary.” The men on his staff are used to Ed's unflinching style and have even come to appreciate it. It's very rare that he doesn't get what he wants as he does command respect.
Victory Points Allied 78767 (9674 Strategic) Japanese 42310
Intel
269325 men are based at Harbin.
Nakajo-wan Fortress is located at Kadina.
34th Division is located at Kweilin.
9th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
125th Division is located at Tokyo.
Elements of the 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Paotang.
Rashin Base Force is located at Changkufeng.
8th Engineer Regiment is located at Ichang.
57th Division is located at Changchun.
38th Division is located at Camranh Bay.
3359 men are based at Akita.
336423 men are based at Kagoshima.
10th Tank Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
Recon
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 5520/55/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 2 LCUs 91400/60/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97860/957/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54860/957/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 104220/928/4
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU 5680/58/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 10 LCUs 50060/459/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Siemrem Reap vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Alor Star 5 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Taiping vacant
Combat
A night attack on Bangkok did no damage to the Japanese and all 7 of the Blenheim Ifs took damage from ground fire.
Ed's Old Gals conducted a naval bombardment of Taipei that moderately damaged the airstrip, heavily damaged the port triggered a large number of secondary explosions , some of which were fuel and inflicted very heavy casualties.
The SS Amberjack was attacked by a DD and 2 PCs about 97 miles W of Nagasaki. With moderate systems damage and moderately heavy flooding the sub will try for a friendly port.
Tavoy's harbor was mined by 152 X Liberator VI today despite the ordered target for this raid being Bangkok.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division escaped harm as the Allied planes missed their target due to the lousy weather.
At Naga the IJA 103rd Division had moderate losses from an Allied air attack. 3 Invaders were damaged by the AA fire. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck twice by Allied planes for heavy casualties. 10 Invaders and 3 Mitchells (1 destroyed) were damaged in the attacks. Allied artillery accounted for heavy Japanese personnel losses and the Japanese futilely expended munitions for no return.
Georgetown was swept by 10 X Thunderbolt II who ran into 26 X Zero and 9 X Zeke. 4 Zeros and 3 Zekes were shot down and 3 Jugs were damaged in the fight.
“Oh boy, oh boy, we get to go back to Japan tomorrow. I never thought I'd like lousy weather so much,” Hoppy says. The rest of the Lucky 11 agree with him. Gil spends some time after chow writing to Elaine and then home.
The Palawan is almost done loading and Red tells them that they're going to deliver the cargo to a new base being built up for the fleet. When asked where he answers with, “I dunno, but I suppose we'll find out once we sail.” Immediately a new pool is formed and of course Cookie holds the pot.
Ed is once more fretting about the fuel stocks available to his Old Gals and announces to his staff that the base's fuel is not to be shared out unless it's critical. He even went so far to tell them that the AKs that come and go should be considered as floating fuel tanks, if needed. “If somebody doesn't like it let them go direct to Washington, but we come first and I won't share unless I get orders to the contrary.” The men on his staff are used to Ed's unflinching style and have even come to appreciate it. It's very rare that he doesn't get what he wants as he does command respect.
Victory Points Allied 78767 (9674 Strategic) Japanese 42310
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Something Was Up
June 13, 1945 Tori Shima
Intel
2nd Army is planning for an attack on Legaspi.
8th Aviation Rgt is located at Harbin.
Elements of the 7th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
5103 men are based at Wonsan.
100 aircraft are based at Chiamussu.
50821 men are based at Rahaeng.
6th Construction Battalion is located at Harbin.
59th Division is located at Kweilin.
72nd Ind. Mixed Brigade is planning for an attack on Rangoon.
54th Division is located at Kagoshima.
3rd Cavarly Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
59th Division is located at Kweilin.
21st Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Lunga.
Recon
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 6220/49/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 3 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 8860/67/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55240/244/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106920/941/5
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 8920/62/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 42980/506/4
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 8 aux, 30 LCUs
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Alor Star 5 LCUs 1180/4/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Malacca vacant
Combat
The SS Triton was attacked by 5 MSWs 67 miles N of Toboali.
Taipei was bombarded by Ed's Old Gals who then departed to replenish. The airfield was moderately damaged, the port lightly, there were some secondary explosions and casualties were moderate.
At Chungking the Chinese 16th Group Army was attacked 4 Peggys and 22 Warhawks intercepted them, downing 3 of the Peggys and having 6 fighters damaged. The unit had no losses.
Niigata was being protected by 16 X Frank when 360 X B-29 appeared. 2 Franks were destroyed and 12 others were damaged in their vain attempt to stem the tidal wave of bombers. The AA fire then when to work and all told 1 B-29 was lost and 35 were damaged. The Nakajima engine works took moderate damage.
Tokyo was swept by 126 X P-51D who jumped 39 X Zeke, 7 X George, 32 X Shinden, 44 X Frank and 26 X Tony. 17 Mustangs were shot down and 4 more were damaged in the furball. The Japanese had 37 Zekes, 5 Georges, 24 Shindens, 44 Franks and 24 Tonys splashed.
Bangkok was raided by 7 X Blenheim IF (5 damaged), 27 X Blenheim IV (1 downed, 15 damaged), 16 X Beaufighter VIC (1 downed, 8 damaged) and 21 X Beaufighter Mk 21 (1 downed, 5 damaged). The port was lightly damaged, there were some secondary explosions and casualties were moderate.
Kendari was hit by 14 X A-26B (1 damaged) and 55 X P-38J for extremely light airfield damage and a secondary explosion.
Naga was bombed by 22 X B-24D (1 damaged) and 13 X P-38J for moderate airfield damage, a secondary explosion was claimed and personnel losses were very light. Then 30 X B-24D, 29 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 58 X P-38J arrived to do light damage to the airfield, moderate damage to the port, there were some secondary explosions and casualties were negligible. The daily artillery exchanges produced the normal results of no harm to the Allies and the Japanese having heavy losses.
Clark Field was struck by 53 X B-24J (13 damaged) for moderately heavy airstrip damage, a couple of secondary explosions were observed and troop losses were moderate.
The IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade was jumped twice by Allied planes for moderate casualties at the cost of a Mitchell destroyed and 25 damaged.
The Japanese ships near Kendari were attacked by 12 X PB4Y who hit an AK with a bomb that triggered a fire. Another strike of 3 X PB4Y, 16 X B-24J and 29 P-38J arrived and an AK ate 7 bombs for heavy damage and fires while another was also hit by 7 bombs for similar results. Another 9 X PB4Y arrived later and hit an MSW with a few bombs for heavy damage and fires and an AK was hit by 2 bombs which did heavy damage and a fire erupted. All told claims of an MSW and 3 AKs being sunk were confirmed by air patrols and coast watchers.
The SS S-30 was hunted by 2 PCs and 5 MSWs 76 miles SE of Banjarmasin, but they couldn't get a firm fix on the sub.
Much to the Lucky 11's relief they didn't fly due to poor weather. They know that there's no getting around it, but to miss a mission is OK with them, even if it only means another day to fly it.
Palawan's convoy is expected to sail in the predawn hours. The crew is unsettled as they suspect they'll be sailing close to Japan.
Stick can't believe that he's stuck on Formosa flying CAP missions and the Japanese don't even try for all of the juicy shipping unloading in the port. The talk among the pilots of the Flying Deuces is that maybe the Japanese are running out of planes. “Their pilots are sure crummy,” said one of the guys. Stick craves any kind of plane in his gun sight, but that just doesn't seem to be in the cards.
Sam watched lots of Mustangs departing and he figured something was up. After a while he knew that they were on an offensive mission otherwise they'd be returning by now. He stretches out and takes a nap with Frankie curled up next to him.
Victory Points Allied 79094 (9834 Strategic) Japanese 42372
Intel
2nd Army is planning for an attack on Legaspi.
8th Aviation Rgt is located at Harbin.
Elements of the 7th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
5103 men are based at Wonsan.
100 aircraft are based at Chiamussu.
50821 men are based at Rahaeng.
6th Construction Battalion is located at Harbin.
59th Division is located at Kweilin.
72nd Ind. Mixed Brigade is planning for an attack on Rangoon.
54th Division is located at Kagoshima.
3rd Cavarly Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
59th Division is located at Kweilin.
21st Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Lunga.
Recon
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 6220/49/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 3 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 8860/67/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55240/244/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106920/941/5
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 8920/62/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 42980/506/4
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 8 aux, 30 LCUs
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Alor Star 5 LCUs 1180/4/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Malacca vacant
Combat
The SS Triton was attacked by 5 MSWs 67 miles N of Toboali.
Taipei was bombarded by Ed's Old Gals who then departed to replenish. The airfield was moderately damaged, the port lightly, there were some secondary explosions and casualties were moderate.
At Chungking the Chinese 16th Group Army was attacked 4 Peggys and 22 Warhawks intercepted them, downing 3 of the Peggys and having 6 fighters damaged. The unit had no losses.
Niigata was being protected by 16 X Frank when 360 X B-29 appeared. 2 Franks were destroyed and 12 others were damaged in their vain attempt to stem the tidal wave of bombers. The AA fire then when to work and all told 1 B-29 was lost and 35 were damaged. The Nakajima engine works took moderate damage.
Tokyo was swept by 126 X P-51D who jumped 39 X Zeke, 7 X George, 32 X Shinden, 44 X Frank and 26 X Tony. 17 Mustangs were shot down and 4 more were damaged in the furball. The Japanese had 37 Zekes, 5 Georges, 24 Shindens, 44 Franks and 24 Tonys splashed.
Bangkok was raided by 7 X Blenheim IF (5 damaged), 27 X Blenheim IV (1 downed, 15 damaged), 16 X Beaufighter VIC (1 downed, 8 damaged) and 21 X Beaufighter Mk 21 (1 downed, 5 damaged). The port was lightly damaged, there were some secondary explosions and casualties were moderate.
Kendari was hit by 14 X A-26B (1 damaged) and 55 X P-38J for extremely light airfield damage and a secondary explosion.
Naga was bombed by 22 X B-24D (1 damaged) and 13 X P-38J for moderate airfield damage, a secondary explosion was claimed and personnel losses were very light. Then 30 X B-24D, 29 X B-24J (1 damaged) and 58 X P-38J arrived to do light damage to the airfield, moderate damage to the port, there were some secondary explosions and casualties were negligible. The daily artillery exchanges produced the normal results of no harm to the Allies and the Japanese having heavy losses.
Clark Field was struck by 53 X B-24J (13 damaged) for moderately heavy airstrip damage, a couple of secondary explosions were observed and troop losses were moderate.
The IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade was jumped twice by Allied planes for moderate casualties at the cost of a Mitchell destroyed and 25 damaged.
The Japanese ships near Kendari were attacked by 12 X PB4Y who hit an AK with a bomb that triggered a fire. Another strike of 3 X PB4Y, 16 X B-24J and 29 P-38J arrived and an AK ate 7 bombs for heavy damage and fires while another was also hit by 7 bombs for similar results. Another 9 X PB4Y arrived later and hit an MSW with a few bombs for heavy damage and fires and an AK was hit by 2 bombs which did heavy damage and a fire erupted. All told claims of an MSW and 3 AKs being sunk were confirmed by air patrols and coast watchers.
The SS S-30 was hunted by 2 PCs and 5 MSWs 76 miles SE of Banjarmasin, but they couldn't get a firm fix on the sub.
Much to the Lucky 11's relief they didn't fly due to poor weather. They know that there's no getting around it, but to miss a mission is OK with them, even if it only means another day to fly it.
Palawan's convoy is expected to sail in the predawn hours. The crew is unsettled as they suspect they'll be sailing close to Japan.
Stick can't believe that he's stuck on Formosa flying CAP missions and the Japanese don't even try for all of the juicy shipping unloading in the port. The talk among the pilots of the Flying Deuces is that maybe the Japanese are running out of planes. “Their pilots are sure crummy,” said one of the guys. Stick craves any kind of plane in his gun sight, but that just doesn't seem to be in the cards.
Sam watched lots of Mustangs departing and he figured something was up. After a while he knew that they were on an offensive mission otherwise they'd be returning by now. He stretches out and takes a nap with Frankie curled up next to him.
Victory Points Allied 79094 (9834 Strategic) Japanese 42372
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: An Update
Sadly, I realize that I have neglected mentioning happenings in Europe during the month of June so I humbly offer the following update.
June 5
The 4 Allied powers signed a declaration of the defeat of Germany and divided it into 4 zones.
Moscow announced the award of the highest Russian honor, “Order of Victory” to Monty and Ike.
June 6
Ike ordered a holiday for the troops on the anniversary of D day.
Allied casualties from D to VE Day were 776,967 of which 141,590 were KIA.
June 7
King Hakon VII returned to Norway on the 5th anniversary of his having left the country.
June 8
SHAEF revealed details of German plans to exterminate all European Jews by the summer of 1946.
June 12
Ike got the Order of Merit, the 1st American to do so.
June 5
The 4 Allied powers signed a declaration of the defeat of Germany and divided it into 4 zones.
Moscow announced the award of the highest Russian honor, “Order of Victory” to Monty and Ike.
June 6
Ike ordered a holiday for the troops on the anniversary of D day.
Allied casualties from D to VE Day were 776,967 of which 141,590 were KIA.
June 7
King Hakon VII returned to Norway on the 5th anniversary of his having left the country.
June 8
SHAEF revealed details of German plans to exterminate all European Jews by the summer of 1946.
June 12
Ike got the Order of Merit, the 1st American to do so.
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Stalemated Forever
June 14, 1945 Washington DC
Intel
North China Area Army is located at Wuchow.
3rd Army is located at Hungnam.
54th Division is located at Kagoshima.
72nd Ind. Mixed Brigade is planning for an attack on Rangoon.
108th Division is located at Harbin.
211845 men are based at Masan.
8 men are based at Haiphong.
15th Mixed Brigade is located at Hong Kong.
41st Division is located at Hong Kong.
9th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
11th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
13th Army is planning for an attack on Chungking.
33759 men are based at Hamamatsu.
119th Division is located at Tokyo.
336436 men are based at Kagoshima.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 4 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 8680/62/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 90620/1112/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 8 aux, 30 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Singapore many ships, 19 LCUs 2660/10/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106300/921/9
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 9020/53/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55940/227/0
Combat
The SS S-36 was patrolling 73 miles SW of Balikpapan when she picked up many blips on her radar. She tracked and managed to position herself for an attack on an AK, 5 MSWs and 2 PCs. The AK was struck by a torpedo that caused a fire to break out and then the escorts found and attacked the attacker. Later the sub managed to hit a PC with a pair of fish that ravaged the target, sinking it. In the evening the sub was scuttled due to extensive damage and flooding.
The SS Sealion, 139 miles N of Miri, unsuccessfully attacked a TK under escort by a PG and 5 PCs who located and turned the table on her.
The SS Roncador, 61 miles S of Kagoshima, tried and failed to get an attack in on 2 unsuspecting DDs.
5 IJN MSWs located a mine field at Soerabaja and immediately set about to sweeping it.
The SS Haddo put a torpedo into a lone DD causing heavy damage and fires 79 miles SE of Camranh Bay.
At Chungking the 16th Group Army was attacked by 3 Peggys who were destroyed by the CAP of 16 X P-40N, 3 of whom were damaged.
Hakodate was attacked by 191 X B-29 (1 damaged), 40 X B-24D (1 damaged), 15 X P-51D (1 downed, 1 damaged) and 65 X P-38J who tore through the 25 Tonys like they weren't even there. 1 Tony survived the fight and the Nakajima engine plant took moderate damage.
Tokyo was swept by 122 X P-51D and they attacked the 18 X Zeke, 6 X George, 19 X Shinden, 5 X Frank and 10 X Tony. 16 Zekes, 6 Georges, 16 Shindens, 5 Franks and 4 Tonys (1 damaged) were blasted from the sky at the cost of 4 Mustangs lost and another damaged.
Bangkok was raided by 9 X Beaufighter Mk 21 (3 damaged), 7 X Beaufighter VIC (2 downed, 3 damaged), 14 X Blenheim IV (3 downed, 8 damaged) and 4 X Blenheim IF (4 damaged) resulting in light port damage, a couple of secondary explosions and moderate casualties. Then 148 X Liberator VI (3 downed, 21 damaged) appeared and they ravaged the port, triggered a huge number of secondary explosions, many of which were fuel and inflicted very heavy personnel losses.
Georgetown was attacked by 42 X Mosquito FB.VI (3 downed, 5 damaged) and 23 X Thunderbolt II (1 downed). The Japanese threw 12 X Zero and 40 X Zeke at them and lost 5 Zeros (2 damaged) and 19 Zekes (1 damaged). The airstrip was hit for light damage, a couple of secondary explosions were claimed, a Dinah and a Frances were destroyed and casualties were very light.
Clark Field was pasted by 39 X B-17E (5 damaged) and 35 X B-24D (5 damaged). The airfield was heavily damaged, there were a few secondary explosions seen and troop losses were heavy. The IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade took very light casualties and an Invader went down, 12 damaged in an air raid.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade had moderate casualties from 36 X B-25J (7 damaged), 9 X A-26B (3 damaged) and 6 X P-51D.
At Naga the IJA 103rd Division was attacked by Allied planes and had very light losses. 3 Mitchells and 4 Invaders took damage in the raid. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck 3 times by Allied aircraft for very heavy casualties. 8 Lightnings, 9 Invaders (2 downed) and 7 Mitchells were damaged in the attacks. The 130th IJNAF Base Force had light losses and an Invader was damaged in a strike. Artillery exchanges throughout the day resulted in heavy Japanese casualties and no harm being done to the Allies.
Near Kendari the Japanese ships were attacked by 9 X PB4Y who hit an AK with 3 bombs, setting it ablaze and doing heavy damage to the vessel. A short time later 16 X B-24J, 16 X PB4Y, 11 X A-26B and and 106 X P-38J arrived and attacked the shipping resulting in the following chaos.
AK Mie Maru 8 shell hits, 7 bomb hits, sunk
AK Jinbu Maru 24 shell hits, 7 bomb hits, sunk
AK Teshio Maru 8 shell hits, 12 bomb hits, sunk
AK Oyama Maru 16 shell hits, 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fukuei Maru 4 shell hits, 9 bomb hits, sunk
MSW Seki Maru #3 4 shell hits
AK Tokihime Maru 24 shell hits
AK Gisho Maru 4 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Panama Maru 12 Shell hits, on fire
AK Shinsoku Maru 28 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jinmu Maru 16 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Hyuga Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
The SS Tautog attacked an AK and PG 17 miles S of Soc Trang, hitting the freighter with a torpedo that did heavy damage.
Tomorrow, weather permitting the Flying Deuces will hit Taipei. Stick wants to do some harm to the Japanese and a ground attack mission is better than CAP patrols. He still longs for that elusive first kill though.
Ed's Old Gals are on the prowl as IJN surface assets have been spotted in the Okinawa area. His orders are keeping him on a tight leash and 2 other SAGs are linking up with his and the carriers. He's chomping at the bit, but orders are orders and his ships are a slow and thirsty TF.
Harry sits and listens to Admiral King as the British plan is presented to him. A move that does anything is better than having an entire area stalemated forever, thinks Truman.
Victory Points Allied 79372 (9976 Strategic) Japanese 42523
Intel
North China Area Army is located at Wuchow.
3rd Army is located at Hungnam.
54th Division is located at Kagoshima.
72nd Ind. Mixed Brigade is planning for an attack on Rangoon.
108th Division is located at Harbin.
211845 men are based at Masan.
8 men are based at Haiphong.
15th Mixed Brigade is located at Hong Kong.
41st Division is located at Hong Kong.
9th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
11th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
13th Army is planning for an attack on Chungking.
33759 men are based at Hamamatsu.
119th Division is located at Tokyo.
336436 men are based at Kagoshima.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 4 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 8680/62/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 90620/1112/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 8 aux, 30 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Singapore many ships, 19 LCUs 2660/10/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106300/921/9
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 9020/53/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55940/227/0
Combat
The SS S-36 was patrolling 73 miles SW of Balikpapan when she picked up many blips on her radar. She tracked and managed to position herself for an attack on an AK, 5 MSWs and 2 PCs. The AK was struck by a torpedo that caused a fire to break out and then the escorts found and attacked the attacker. Later the sub managed to hit a PC with a pair of fish that ravaged the target, sinking it. In the evening the sub was scuttled due to extensive damage and flooding.
The SS Sealion, 139 miles N of Miri, unsuccessfully attacked a TK under escort by a PG and 5 PCs who located and turned the table on her.
The SS Roncador, 61 miles S of Kagoshima, tried and failed to get an attack in on 2 unsuspecting DDs.
5 IJN MSWs located a mine field at Soerabaja and immediately set about to sweeping it.
The SS Haddo put a torpedo into a lone DD causing heavy damage and fires 79 miles SE of Camranh Bay.
At Chungking the 16th Group Army was attacked by 3 Peggys who were destroyed by the CAP of 16 X P-40N, 3 of whom were damaged.
Hakodate was attacked by 191 X B-29 (1 damaged), 40 X B-24D (1 damaged), 15 X P-51D (1 downed, 1 damaged) and 65 X P-38J who tore through the 25 Tonys like they weren't even there. 1 Tony survived the fight and the Nakajima engine plant took moderate damage.
Tokyo was swept by 122 X P-51D and they attacked the 18 X Zeke, 6 X George, 19 X Shinden, 5 X Frank and 10 X Tony. 16 Zekes, 6 Georges, 16 Shindens, 5 Franks and 4 Tonys (1 damaged) were blasted from the sky at the cost of 4 Mustangs lost and another damaged.
Bangkok was raided by 9 X Beaufighter Mk 21 (3 damaged), 7 X Beaufighter VIC (2 downed, 3 damaged), 14 X Blenheim IV (3 downed, 8 damaged) and 4 X Blenheim IF (4 damaged) resulting in light port damage, a couple of secondary explosions and moderate casualties. Then 148 X Liberator VI (3 downed, 21 damaged) appeared and they ravaged the port, triggered a huge number of secondary explosions, many of which were fuel and inflicted very heavy personnel losses.
Georgetown was attacked by 42 X Mosquito FB.VI (3 downed, 5 damaged) and 23 X Thunderbolt II (1 downed). The Japanese threw 12 X Zero and 40 X Zeke at them and lost 5 Zeros (2 damaged) and 19 Zekes (1 damaged). The airstrip was hit for light damage, a couple of secondary explosions were claimed, a Dinah and a Frances were destroyed and casualties were very light.
Clark Field was pasted by 39 X B-17E (5 damaged) and 35 X B-24D (5 damaged). The airfield was heavily damaged, there were a few secondary explosions seen and troop losses were heavy. The IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade took very light casualties and an Invader went down, 12 damaged in an air raid.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade had moderate casualties from 36 X B-25J (7 damaged), 9 X A-26B (3 damaged) and 6 X P-51D.
At Naga the IJA 103rd Division was attacked by Allied planes and had very light losses. 3 Mitchells and 4 Invaders took damage in the raid. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck 3 times by Allied aircraft for very heavy casualties. 8 Lightnings, 9 Invaders (2 downed) and 7 Mitchells were damaged in the attacks. The 130th IJNAF Base Force had light losses and an Invader was damaged in a strike. Artillery exchanges throughout the day resulted in heavy Japanese casualties and no harm being done to the Allies.
Near Kendari the Japanese ships were attacked by 9 X PB4Y who hit an AK with 3 bombs, setting it ablaze and doing heavy damage to the vessel. A short time later 16 X B-24J, 16 X PB4Y, 11 X A-26B and and 106 X P-38J arrived and attacked the shipping resulting in the following chaos.
AK Mie Maru 8 shell hits, 7 bomb hits, sunk
AK Jinbu Maru 24 shell hits, 7 bomb hits, sunk
AK Teshio Maru 8 shell hits, 12 bomb hits, sunk
AK Oyama Maru 16 shell hits, 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fukuei Maru 4 shell hits, 9 bomb hits, sunk
MSW Seki Maru #3 4 shell hits
AK Tokihime Maru 24 shell hits
AK Gisho Maru 4 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Panama Maru 12 Shell hits, on fire
AK Shinsoku Maru 28 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jinmu Maru 16 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Hyuga Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
The SS Tautog attacked an AK and PG 17 miles S of Soc Trang, hitting the freighter with a torpedo that did heavy damage.
Tomorrow, weather permitting the Flying Deuces will hit Taipei. Stick wants to do some harm to the Japanese and a ground attack mission is better than CAP patrols. He still longs for that elusive first kill though.
Ed's Old Gals are on the prowl as IJN surface assets have been spotted in the Okinawa area. His orders are keeping him on a tight leash and 2 other SAGs are linking up with his and the carriers. He's chomping at the bit, but orders are orders and his ships are a slow and thirsty TF.
Harry sits and listens to Admiral King as the British plan is presented to him. A move that does anything is better than having an entire area stalemated forever, thinks Truman.
Victory Points Allied 79372 (9976 Strategic) Japanese 42523
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Can Take It Too
June 15, 1945 Balikpapan
Intel
50724 men are based at Kadina.
North Chishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro Jima.
41st AA Regiment is located at Changchun.
7th Ind. Brigade is located at Changsha.
9th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
296078 men are based at Osaka/Kobe.
Soya Fortress is located at Wakkanai.
21st Division is located at Gili Gili.
2941 men are based at Nagato.
500972 men are based at Hiroshima/Kure.
281283 men are based at Harbin.
24th Division is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
8th Aviation Rgt is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
133rd IJA Base Force is located at Tokyo.
5112 men are based at Wonsan.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 2 bombers, 2 LCUs 9240/73/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuchow 4 LCUs 21700/117/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1360/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kuala vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Medan 1 LCU 3340/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97740/904/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54280/224/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106660/900/7
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 14840/130/0
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 6100/59/0
Combat
Near Hakodate a Coronado spotted an AK, claiming a hit.
The SS Stingray tracked an AK and PG 82 miles SE of Soc Trang and made a successful attack hitting the AK with 2 torpedoes doing heavy damage and setting it ablaze.
The SS Tunny tried and failed to attack a lone AK 21 miles E of Belitung.
The SS Lancetfish was hunted by 4 DDs 30 miles E of Okinawa. The sub stubbornly didn't flee and was rewarded with a BB thought to have been the Mutsu eating a torpedo. 3 PCs then hunted the sub, but failed to find her. It was an understatement to say that the sub's crew was disappointed that only 1 fish hit the BB.
The SS S-30 started her day with a surface attack on a lone AK 97 miles SE of Banjarmasin scoring 2 hits with the deck gun and 3 torpedo hits, sinking her prey.
The SS Narwhal was pounced on by 5 DDs near Balikpapan as the sub was exiting the area after sowing her mines. She has moderate systems damage and heavy flooding, but the crew is fighting for the sub's life and it is thought that they can make a port, if the pumps don't fail.
Gumma was struck by 141 X B-29 and they were intercepted by 3 X Zeke, 39 X Shinden, 18 X Frank and 22 X Tony. The bombers absorbed the loss of 41 planes and 59 damaged as the fighters flew into the AA fire with the big birds. A Zeke, 21 Shindens (2 downed), 4 Franks (7 downed) and 10 Tonys (1 downed) were damaged. The Nakajima engine factory was very lightly damaged.
Toyama was bombed by 143 X B-29 (1 damaged) who ran into a George and a Frank who made a half hearted attack with the Frank taking damage. The Mitsubishi engine factory was moderately damaged.
Ichang was flying a lone George when 128 X B-25J (1 downed, 4 damaged) and 25 X P-40N arrived. The George ran and the airfield was moderately damaged, there were some secondary explosions seen, 2 Dinahs, 4 Anns, 1 Sonia and 2 Nicks were destroyed and casualties were placed at moderately heavy.
Georgetown was swept by 16 X Spitfire VIII who attacked 8 X Zero and 25 X Zeke. 4 Zeros and 3 Zekes were splashed at no cost to the Allied fighters.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division absorbed light losses from an air attack.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade took heavy casualties from an air raid in which 2 Invaders were downed and 9 others damaged.
At Naga the IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was subjected to very heavy losses from 3 air strikes made on it. 8 B-25Js, 5 A-26Bs (1 downed) and 2 Lightnings (1 downed) were damaged in the attacks. The daily shellings dished out by both sides produced no results for the Japanese and they took heavy losses from the Allied big guns.
At Taipei the 117th IJNAF Base Force had moderate casualties and 2 Corsairs were damaged in the attack on the unit.
Near Kendari 8 X PB4Y hit an AK with a bomb leaving it burning. Then 3 X PB4Y, 19 X B-24J, 8 X A-26B and 104 X P-38J arrived and pounded the shipping with the following results.
MSW Seki Maru #3 3 bomb hits, sunk
AK Tokihime Maru 8 shell hits, 5 bomb hits, sunk
AK Jinmu Maru 36 shell hits, 8 bomb hits, sunk
AK Shinsoku Maru 20 shell hits, 5 bomb hits, sunk
AK Panama Maru 32 shell hits, 2 bomb hits, sunk
AK Gisho Maru 8 shell hits, 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hyuga Maru 16 shell hits, heavy damage
Another raid of 16 X B-24J followed and they hit an AK with 7 bombs that sank the vessel.
The Lucky 11 wearily got out of Jake's Jalopy happy to be back at Saipan. Gil wonders if they're going to have to level all of Japan and what the cost will be. He's been scared of being shot down lately instead of his usual being resigned to the inevitable.
Stick's lead was shot up pretty badly, but the bird made it home safely. Now the guys are standing there in amazement looking at the plane and wondering how it stayed up. As much as Stick loves his Corsair he feels even more so now knowing that it's a tough bird that not only can dish it out, but can take it too.
Bill finally has finished his paperwork and now he heads for the wardroom and something to eat. Before he turns in he promises himself that he'll write to Sandy.
Victory Points Allied 79546 (10052 Strategic) Japanese 42605
Intel
50724 men are based at Kadina.
North Chishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro Jima.
41st AA Regiment is located at Changchun.
7th Ind. Brigade is located at Changsha.
9th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
296078 men are based at Osaka/Kobe.
Soya Fortress is located at Wakkanai.
21st Division is located at Gili Gili.
2941 men are based at Nagato.
500972 men are based at Hiroshima/Kure.
281283 men are based at Harbin.
24th Division is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
8th Aviation Rgt is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
133rd IJA Base Force is located at Tokyo.
5112 men are based at Wonsan.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 2 bombers, 2 LCUs 9240/73/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuchow 4 LCUs 21700/117/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1360/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kuala vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Medan 1 LCU 3340/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97740/904/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54280/224/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106660/900/7
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 14840/130/0
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 6100/59/0
Combat
Near Hakodate a Coronado spotted an AK, claiming a hit.
The SS Stingray tracked an AK and PG 82 miles SE of Soc Trang and made a successful attack hitting the AK with 2 torpedoes doing heavy damage and setting it ablaze.
The SS Tunny tried and failed to attack a lone AK 21 miles E of Belitung.
The SS Lancetfish was hunted by 4 DDs 30 miles E of Okinawa. The sub stubbornly didn't flee and was rewarded with a BB thought to have been the Mutsu eating a torpedo. 3 PCs then hunted the sub, but failed to find her. It was an understatement to say that the sub's crew was disappointed that only 1 fish hit the BB.
The SS S-30 started her day with a surface attack on a lone AK 97 miles SE of Banjarmasin scoring 2 hits with the deck gun and 3 torpedo hits, sinking her prey.
The SS Narwhal was pounced on by 5 DDs near Balikpapan as the sub was exiting the area after sowing her mines. She has moderate systems damage and heavy flooding, but the crew is fighting for the sub's life and it is thought that they can make a port, if the pumps don't fail.
Gumma was struck by 141 X B-29 and they were intercepted by 3 X Zeke, 39 X Shinden, 18 X Frank and 22 X Tony. The bombers absorbed the loss of 41 planes and 59 damaged as the fighters flew into the AA fire with the big birds. A Zeke, 21 Shindens (2 downed), 4 Franks (7 downed) and 10 Tonys (1 downed) were damaged. The Nakajima engine factory was very lightly damaged.
Toyama was bombed by 143 X B-29 (1 damaged) who ran into a George and a Frank who made a half hearted attack with the Frank taking damage. The Mitsubishi engine factory was moderately damaged.
Ichang was flying a lone George when 128 X B-25J (1 downed, 4 damaged) and 25 X P-40N arrived. The George ran and the airfield was moderately damaged, there were some secondary explosions seen, 2 Dinahs, 4 Anns, 1 Sonia and 2 Nicks were destroyed and casualties were placed at moderately heavy.
Georgetown was swept by 16 X Spitfire VIII who attacked 8 X Zero and 25 X Zeke. 4 Zeros and 3 Zekes were splashed at no cost to the Allied fighters.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division absorbed light losses from an air attack.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade took heavy casualties from an air raid in which 2 Invaders were downed and 9 others damaged.
At Naga the IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was subjected to very heavy losses from 3 air strikes made on it. 8 B-25Js, 5 A-26Bs (1 downed) and 2 Lightnings (1 downed) were damaged in the attacks. The daily shellings dished out by both sides produced no results for the Japanese and they took heavy losses from the Allied big guns.
At Taipei the 117th IJNAF Base Force had moderate casualties and 2 Corsairs were damaged in the attack on the unit.
Near Kendari 8 X PB4Y hit an AK with a bomb leaving it burning. Then 3 X PB4Y, 19 X B-24J, 8 X A-26B and 104 X P-38J arrived and pounded the shipping with the following results.
MSW Seki Maru #3 3 bomb hits, sunk
AK Tokihime Maru 8 shell hits, 5 bomb hits, sunk
AK Jinmu Maru 36 shell hits, 8 bomb hits, sunk
AK Shinsoku Maru 20 shell hits, 5 bomb hits, sunk
AK Panama Maru 32 shell hits, 2 bomb hits, sunk
AK Gisho Maru 8 shell hits, 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hyuga Maru 16 shell hits, heavy damage
Another raid of 16 X B-24J followed and they hit an AK with 7 bombs that sank the vessel.
The Lucky 11 wearily got out of Jake's Jalopy happy to be back at Saipan. Gil wonders if they're going to have to level all of Japan and what the cost will be. He's been scared of being shot down lately instead of his usual being resigned to the inevitable.
Stick's lead was shot up pretty badly, but the bird made it home safely. Now the guys are standing there in amazement looking at the plane and wondering how it stayed up. As much as Stick loves his Corsair he feels even more so now knowing that it's a tough bird that not only can dish it out, but can take it too.
Bill finally has finished his paperwork and now he heads for the wardroom and something to eat. Before he turns in he promises himself that he'll write to Sandy.
Victory Points Allied 79546 (10052 Strategic) Japanese 42605
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Inevitable Attack
June 16, 1945 Moscow
Intel
3230 men are based at Anshan.
15584 men are based at Hakodate.
21st Reserve Engineer Regiment is located at Shimuzu.
2nd Mixed Regiment is located at Hangchow.
138th Division is located at Tokyo.
11th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
24th AA Regiment is located at Nagasaki.
21st Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
8th Division is planning for an attack on Tsitsihar.
Combined Fleet is located at Tokyo.
120559 men are based at Changchun.
1st AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
Arshan Garrison Regiment is located at Changchun.
7th Tank Regiment is located at Singapore.
81st Division is located at Tokyo.
Home Defense Force is located at Tokyo.
2nd Area Army is located at Soerabaja.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuchow 4 LCUs 28280/157/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 2040/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Bankha vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97000/972/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54280/245/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU 5960/70/0
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 6320/52/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 2 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 8700/65/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 104060/899/8
Combat
The SS Scorpion hit a TK 79 miles S of Camranh Bay with a torpedo that started a fire and the PG and 6 PCs escorting the tanker tried and failed to locate the sub.
The SS O19 failed to hit an AK 63 miles NW of Sampit.
The SS Robalo hit a tanker with a fish 81 miles NW of Brunei that set the target on fire. The 2 PGs and the PC tried in vain to find their attacker.
Niigata's heavy industry took moderately heavy damage from 94 X B-29 (5 downed, 21 damaged). 17 X Frank (1 downed, 10 damaged) and 4 X Tony failed to stop the attackers.
Kitakyushu had it's armament assembly plant attacked by 86 X B-24J and 64 X P-38J. Then another wave of 87 X B-24J Liberator arrived and added to the damage. Moderate damage was done by both raids.
Georgetown was struck by 61 X Mosquito FB.VI, 18 X P-47D and 55 X Thunderbolt II who fought their way through 9 X Zero and 38 X Zeke and the AA fire. All of the Zeros and 23 of the Zekes were shot down. The airfield took moderate damage, there were a few secondary explosions reported, 9 X Frances, 1 X Betty and 1 X Dinah were left burning and casualties were very light. 2 Thunderbolt IIs were lost in the fight.
Naga was struck by 27 X B-17E (1 damaged) for light damage to the airstrip, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were light. The IJA 103rd Division had moderate troop losses and the Allies lost a Mitchell (3 damaged and had a Lightning and an Invader damaged. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was pounced on 3 times by Allied planes for heavy casualties. 1 Corsair, 9 Invaders (1 downed) and 6 Mitchells were damaged in the attacks. Allied artillery accounted for very heavy Japanese losses and the Allies had no casualties from the Japanese barrages.
Manila was targeted by 72 X B-24D (11 damaged) who hit for moderate airfield damage, a few secondary explosions and heavy casualties.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade sustained moderate losses and the Allied bombers had 7 Mitchells and 5 Invaders damaged.
At Taipei the Keelung Fortress was jumped by 13 X F4U-1D (2 damaged) and 10 X P-51D with the unit taking light casualties.
The Japanese MSW near Sapporo ate 3 bombs from 4 X PB4Y, 4 X P-51D and 54 X P-38J. The vessel was sinking as the planes departed.
Near Hakodate a pair of AKs were attacked by 6 X PB4Y, 2 X P-51D and 12 X P-38J. 6 X Tony tried to fend the Allied planes off, losing 2 fighters. Both AKs were struck by 2 bombs each and were burning. One of the freighters was heavily damaged.
Near Kendari 17 X B-24J hit an AK with 8 bombs leaving it broken in two.
The Allied TF 28 miles N of Okinawa was attacked by 26 X Grace, 10 X Betty, 3 X Mary, 5 X Sonia and 16 X George. The Allied fighters on LRCAP never managed to intercept the Japanese planes. Between the flak and the Kamikazes 14 X Grace, 3 X Mary and 5 X Sonia are no more. The BB Wisconsin was struck by a torpedo and the BB North Carolina took 2 Kamikaze hits. Then 4 X Frances arrived and all of them were damaged as they tried to hit the BB Richelieu with torpedoes, but failed to do so. 3 X Grace then arrived and all of them were damaged as the North Carolina ate a torpedo. Another attack comprised of 5 X Grace came on losing 1 and having 2 damaged. No harm was done to the ships.
Tokyo was swept by 64 X P-5D and 15 X Zeke, 1 X George, 8 X Shinden, 54 X Frank and 6 X Tony gave fight. 13 Zekes, 1 George, 3 Shindens, 34 Franks and 6 Tonys were splashed at the cost of 12 Mustangs lost and 2 damaged.
31 miles E of Okinawa 3 X PB4Y and 33 X P-38J vainly attacked a PC.
34 miles S of Balikpapan 4 X B-24J hit an AK with 2 bombs causing fires.
2 X Grace and 16 X George tried and failed to pierce the CAP of the CV TF 77 miles SE of Taipei. 320 X F6F and 19 X F4U-1D downed all of the Japanese planes. Later 2 Bettys tried and died and a Hellcat took some damage.
The SS Sea Dog lost her fight to survive as her skipper gave the orders to scuttle the boat. Survivors were picked up by another sub standing by.
Stalin has ordered a cable be sent to Tokyo expressing his concern that over 40 LCUs are based at Harbin and this appears to be an offensive gesture. He tells his generals that he want the air groups to be redeployed with an eye to Harbin. In the meantime combat units continue to be shifted as they ready for what the common soldier believes to be the inevitable attack on the Japanese.
Stick has decided that all of the places he's been stationed at have basically been the same. The weather has been different on Formosa, but all the bases have been horribly boring. Even the flying is boring, he thinks, as the CAPs go unchallenged by the Japanese. He tosses the letter from his mother aside and lays down on his bunk and falls asleep.
Gene's group is no longer bickering, but rather pushing to be the ones who find something better. He's not quite sure how it happened, but maybe when he challenged them it was a wake up call. Now he stares at all of the reports he has to go through and then he must file one of his own. He sighs and decides that after work he'll stop for a burger and a beer.
Victory Points Allied 79863 (10202 Strategic) Japanese 42648
Intel
3230 men are based at Anshan.
15584 men are based at Hakodate.
21st Reserve Engineer Regiment is located at Shimuzu.
2nd Mixed Regiment is located at Hangchow.
138th Division is located at Tokyo.
11th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
24th AA Regiment is located at Nagasaki.
21st Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
8th Division is planning for an attack on Tsitsihar.
Combined Fleet is located at Tokyo.
120559 men are based at Changchun.
1st AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
Arshan Garrison Regiment is located at Changchun.
7th Tank Regiment is located at Singapore.
81st Division is located at Tokyo.
Home Defense Force is located at Tokyo.
2nd Area Army is located at Soerabaja.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuchow 4 LCUs 28280/157/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 2040/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Bankha vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97000/972/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54280/245/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU 5960/70/0
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 6320/52/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 1 X MSW, 2 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 8700/65/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 104060/899/8
Combat
The SS Scorpion hit a TK 79 miles S of Camranh Bay with a torpedo that started a fire and the PG and 6 PCs escorting the tanker tried and failed to locate the sub.
The SS O19 failed to hit an AK 63 miles NW of Sampit.
The SS Robalo hit a tanker with a fish 81 miles NW of Brunei that set the target on fire. The 2 PGs and the PC tried in vain to find their attacker.
Niigata's heavy industry took moderately heavy damage from 94 X B-29 (5 downed, 21 damaged). 17 X Frank (1 downed, 10 damaged) and 4 X Tony failed to stop the attackers.
Kitakyushu had it's armament assembly plant attacked by 86 X B-24J and 64 X P-38J. Then another wave of 87 X B-24J Liberator arrived and added to the damage. Moderate damage was done by both raids.
Georgetown was struck by 61 X Mosquito FB.VI, 18 X P-47D and 55 X Thunderbolt II who fought their way through 9 X Zero and 38 X Zeke and the AA fire. All of the Zeros and 23 of the Zekes were shot down. The airfield took moderate damage, there were a few secondary explosions reported, 9 X Frances, 1 X Betty and 1 X Dinah were left burning and casualties were very light. 2 Thunderbolt IIs were lost in the fight.
Naga was struck by 27 X B-17E (1 damaged) for light damage to the airstrip, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were light. The IJA 103rd Division had moderate troop losses and the Allies lost a Mitchell (3 damaged and had a Lightning and an Invader damaged. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was pounced on 3 times by Allied planes for heavy casualties. 1 Corsair, 9 Invaders (1 downed) and 6 Mitchells were damaged in the attacks. Allied artillery accounted for very heavy Japanese losses and the Allies had no casualties from the Japanese barrages.
Manila was targeted by 72 X B-24D (11 damaged) who hit for moderate airfield damage, a few secondary explosions and heavy casualties.
At Toyohara the Karafuto Mixed Brigade sustained moderate losses and the Allied bombers had 7 Mitchells and 5 Invaders damaged.
At Taipei the Keelung Fortress was jumped by 13 X F4U-1D (2 damaged) and 10 X P-51D with the unit taking light casualties.
The Japanese MSW near Sapporo ate 3 bombs from 4 X PB4Y, 4 X P-51D and 54 X P-38J. The vessel was sinking as the planes departed.
Near Hakodate a pair of AKs were attacked by 6 X PB4Y, 2 X P-51D and 12 X P-38J. 6 X Tony tried to fend the Allied planes off, losing 2 fighters. Both AKs were struck by 2 bombs each and were burning. One of the freighters was heavily damaged.
Near Kendari 17 X B-24J hit an AK with 8 bombs leaving it broken in two.
The Allied TF 28 miles N of Okinawa was attacked by 26 X Grace, 10 X Betty, 3 X Mary, 5 X Sonia and 16 X George. The Allied fighters on LRCAP never managed to intercept the Japanese planes. Between the flak and the Kamikazes 14 X Grace, 3 X Mary and 5 X Sonia are no more. The BB Wisconsin was struck by a torpedo and the BB North Carolina took 2 Kamikaze hits. Then 4 X Frances arrived and all of them were damaged as they tried to hit the BB Richelieu with torpedoes, but failed to do so. 3 X Grace then arrived and all of them were damaged as the North Carolina ate a torpedo. Another attack comprised of 5 X Grace came on losing 1 and having 2 damaged. No harm was done to the ships.
Tokyo was swept by 64 X P-5D and 15 X Zeke, 1 X George, 8 X Shinden, 54 X Frank and 6 X Tony gave fight. 13 Zekes, 1 George, 3 Shindens, 34 Franks and 6 Tonys were splashed at the cost of 12 Mustangs lost and 2 damaged.
31 miles E of Okinawa 3 X PB4Y and 33 X P-38J vainly attacked a PC.
34 miles S of Balikpapan 4 X B-24J hit an AK with 2 bombs causing fires.
2 X Grace and 16 X George tried and failed to pierce the CAP of the CV TF 77 miles SE of Taipei. 320 X F6F and 19 X F4U-1D downed all of the Japanese planes. Later 2 Bettys tried and died and a Hellcat took some damage.
The SS Sea Dog lost her fight to survive as her skipper gave the orders to scuttle the boat. Survivors were picked up by another sub standing by.
Stalin has ordered a cable be sent to Tokyo expressing his concern that over 40 LCUs are based at Harbin and this appears to be an offensive gesture. He tells his generals that he want the air groups to be redeployed with an eye to Harbin. In the meantime combat units continue to be shifted as they ready for what the common soldier believes to be the inevitable attack on the Japanese.
Stick has decided that all of the places he's been stationed at have basically been the same. The weather has been different on Formosa, but all the bases have been horribly boring. Even the flying is boring, he thinks, as the CAPs go unchallenged by the Japanese. He tosses the letter from his mother aside and lays down on his bunk and falls asleep.
Gene's group is no longer bickering, but rather pushing to be the ones who find something better. He's not quite sure how it happened, but maybe when he challenged them it was a wake up call. Now he stares at all of the reports he has to go through and then he must file one of his own. He sighs and decides that after work he'll stop for a burger and a beer.
Victory Points Allied 79863 (10202 Strategic) Japanese 42648
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: The New Atomic Bomb
June 17, 1945 Naga
Intel
4th Reserve AA Regiment is located at Kagoshima.
Sasebo Base Force is located at Sasebo.
Yosu Fortress is located at Masan.
28th Division is located at Changchun.
48th Construction Battalion is located at Kratie.
25th Special Base Force is located at Rabaul.
137th Division is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
Elements of the 10th Ind. Brigade are located at Yenen.
5th Air Fleet is located at Tokyo.
52053 men are based at Arshaan.
118th Division is located at Kaigan.
142nd IJA Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
Recon
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 5880/57/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 4 bombers, 2 aux, 2 LCUs 9360/64/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Kweilin 7 LCUs 16080/177/1
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pisanuloke 4 LCUs 5980/20/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Jambi vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96140/912/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54260/208/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 108080/958/7
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU 6440/84/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 8980/52/0
Combat
An AK hit a mine at Balikpapan and was reportedly on fire.
Matsuyama was bombed by 129 X B-29 who hit the Mitsubishi engine plant for moderately light damage.
Tokyo was swept by 52 X P-51D who slashed through the 16 X Zeke, 4 X George, 15 X Shinden, 47 X Frank and 7 X Tony like a hot knife through butter. The Mustangs lost 5 planes and 2 damaged as they splashed 7 Zekes, 4 Georges, 6 Shindens, 23 Franks (1 damaged) and 5 Tonys.
Bangkok's port was raided by 149 X Liberator VI (28 damaged) for extremely heavy damage, a huge number of secondary explosions were claimed, some of which were fuel and casualties were heavy.
Georgetown had a CAP up of 20 X Zeke when 61 X Mosquito FB.VI, 14 X P-47D, 35 X Thunderbolt II and 6 X Spitfire VIII arrived. The Allied fighters kept the Japanese planes off of the bombers downing 9 Zekes and damaging 3 others. The AA fire was light and inaccurate. The airfield was moderately damaged, there were some secondary explosions observed and personnel losses were thought to have been moderate.
Naga was attacked by 38 X B-17E (1 damaged) and 66 X B-24D (2 damaged) for heavy damage to the airstrip, many secondary explosions and light casualties. The IJA 16th Division had negligible losses from Allied aircraft. 2 Mitchells and 4 Invaders were damaged. The 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was hit 4 times by Allied air power for heavy casualties. 19 Invaders, 2 Lightnings (1 downed) and 3 Mitchells were damaged in the attacks. The 130th IJNAF Base Force was hit twice for moderate losses at the cost of a Lightning and an Invader downed and 2 Mitchells damaged. Japanese artillery accomplished nothing and the Allied artillery inflicted moderate casualties on the Japanese.
At Taipei the Keelung Fortress, had light losses from an air raid in which 4 Corsairs were damaged. Allied troops stormed the Japanese defenses, taking a little ground at the cost of moderate casualties to both sides.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had very light casualties from an air raid.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade took heavy losses and 2 Lightnings, 9 Mitchells and 3 Invaders were damaged.
6 X PB4Y hit a BB thought to have been the Haruna with a bomb near Macassar.
About 21 miles NW of Naha 9 X Grace, 4 X Betty and 11 X George attacked the Allied TF. All but 2 Graces were destroyed by the CAP of 347 Hellcats (1 downed, 2 damaged) and 19 Corsairs.
Truman has OKed the movement of the specially trained B-29 unit to the Marianas. They have specially modified planes that can deliver the new Atomic bomb, if Harry gives the go ahead.
Jay has heard the scuttlebutt that things are going to heat up at Naga soon. The reason for this is that the Allied forces there are to be reinforced by another infantry division soon. He can't wait to be able to get out of his little hole that's more like a tub to hold water. He wonders if the damned rains will ever let up. The guys were discussing the usefulness of their ponchos and Jay declared that it's just to hot to use it and he thought it was “better wet than sweat.”
The Helena finally has orders to head south out of the Aleutians as an escort for some CVEs. Jeff is overjoyed as he's been going nuts trying to come up with things to keep the crew's morale up while they just sat in port.
Victory Points Allied 80094 (10288 Strategic) Japanese 42579
Intel
4th Reserve AA Regiment is located at Kagoshima.
Sasebo Base Force is located at Sasebo.
Yosu Fortress is located at Masan.
28th Division is located at Changchun.
48th Construction Battalion is located at Kratie.
25th Special Base Force is located at Rabaul.
137th Division is planning for an attack on Chiamussu.
Elements of the 10th Ind. Brigade are located at Yenen.
5th Air Fleet is located at Tokyo.
52053 men are based at Arshaan.
118th Division is located at Kaigan.
142nd IJA Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
Recon
OS2U-3 Kingfisher takes recon photos of Taipei 2 LCUs 5880/57/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 4 bombers, 2 aux, 2 LCUs 9360/64/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Kweilin 7 LCUs 16080/177/1
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pisanuloke 4 LCUs 5980/20/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X DE
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Jambi vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96140/912/8
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 54260/208/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 108080/958/7
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU 6440/84/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 8980/52/0
Combat
An AK hit a mine at Balikpapan and was reportedly on fire.
Matsuyama was bombed by 129 X B-29 who hit the Mitsubishi engine plant for moderately light damage.
Tokyo was swept by 52 X P-51D who slashed through the 16 X Zeke, 4 X George, 15 X Shinden, 47 X Frank and 7 X Tony like a hot knife through butter. The Mustangs lost 5 planes and 2 damaged as they splashed 7 Zekes, 4 Georges, 6 Shindens, 23 Franks (1 damaged) and 5 Tonys.
Bangkok's port was raided by 149 X Liberator VI (28 damaged) for extremely heavy damage, a huge number of secondary explosions were claimed, some of which were fuel and casualties were heavy.
Georgetown had a CAP up of 20 X Zeke when 61 X Mosquito FB.VI, 14 X P-47D, 35 X Thunderbolt II and 6 X Spitfire VIII arrived. The Allied fighters kept the Japanese planes off of the bombers downing 9 Zekes and damaging 3 others. The AA fire was light and inaccurate. The airfield was moderately damaged, there were some secondary explosions observed and personnel losses were thought to have been moderate.
Naga was attacked by 38 X B-17E (1 damaged) and 66 X B-24D (2 damaged) for heavy damage to the airstrip, many secondary explosions and light casualties. The IJA 16th Division had negligible losses from Allied aircraft. 2 Mitchells and 4 Invaders were damaged. The 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was hit 4 times by Allied air power for heavy casualties. 19 Invaders, 2 Lightnings (1 downed) and 3 Mitchells were damaged in the attacks. The 130th IJNAF Base Force was hit twice for moderate losses at the cost of a Lightning and an Invader downed and 2 Mitchells damaged. Japanese artillery accomplished nothing and the Allied artillery inflicted moderate casualties on the Japanese.
At Taipei the Keelung Fortress, had light losses from an air raid in which 4 Corsairs were damaged. Allied troops stormed the Japanese defenses, taking a little ground at the cost of moderate casualties to both sides.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had very light casualties from an air raid.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade took heavy losses and 2 Lightnings, 9 Mitchells and 3 Invaders were damaged.
6 X PB4Y hit a BB thought to have been the Haruna with a bomb near Macassar.
About 21 miles NW of Naha 9 X Grace, 4 X Betty and 11 X George attacked the Allied TF. All but 2 Graces were destroyed by the CAP of 347 Hellcats (1 downed, 2 damaged) and 19 Corsairs.
Truman has OKed the movement of the specially trained B-29 unit to the Marianas. They have specially modified planes that can deliver the new Atomic bomb, if Harry gives the go ahead.
Jay has heard the scuttlebutt that things are going to heat up at Naga soon. The reason for this is that the Allied forces there are to be reinforced by another infantry division soon. He can't wait to be able to get out of his little hole that's more like a tub to hold water. He wonders if the damned rains will ever let up. The guys were discussing the usefulness of their ponchos and Jay declared that it's just to hot to use it and he thought it was “better wet than sweat.”
The Helena finally has orders to head south out of the Aleutians as an escort for some CVEs. Jeff is overjoyed as he's been going nuts trying to come up with things to keep the crew's morale up while they just sat in port.
Victory Points Allied 80094 (10288 Strategic) Japanese 42579
Todd
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RE: The New Atomic Bomb
Victory Points Allied 80094 (10288 Strategic) Japanese 42579
Congrats on breaking the 80,000 Victory Point mark!
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
--Victor Hugo
--Victor Hugo
RE: Heavily Defended
June 18, 1945 Taipei
Intel
Mongol Army is located at Sasebo.
13499 men are based at Takamatsu.
49th Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
53rd Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Naha.
153rd Division is located at Nagoya.
19373 men are based at Tinian.
Yokosuka Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Tokyo.
Shanghai Base Force is located at Shanghai.
27th Aviation Unit is located at Toyohara.
15th Army is located at Pisanuloke.
1st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Tokyo.
Yongfung Bay Fortress is located at Wonsan.
48th Road Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
17th Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
1st Reserve AA Regiment is located at Kyoto.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 2 LCUs 8780/71/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 94860/1133/7
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Wuhan 3 LCUs 10220/56/0
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Sian 10 LCUs 37840/407/2
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Homan 1 LCU 1280/13/0
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Ichang 8 fighters, 5 bombers, 11 aux, 9 LCUs 66360/474/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 6 aux, 30 LCUs
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96620/907/10
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55220/223/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106820/908/4
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 9300/53/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Singapore 6 X AP, 7 X AG, 2 X APD, 2 X CA, 6 X DE, 1 X BB, 19 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Sinkep Island vacant
Combat
The SS KXI was trying to get into position to attack an AK being escorted by 2 PCs and 5 MSWs 94 miles S of Balikpapan when she was detected and attacked. A short time later the sub managed to score a hit on the AK which did heavy damage and caused a fire to erupt. The escorts reacquired her and pounded away unmercifully, sinking the Dutch sub.
Taipei was bombarded by Ed's Old Gals who caused moderate airfield damage, very heavy port damage, a very large number of secondary explosions were reported (some were fuel) and heavy casualties. The Allied assault swept the Japanese defenders aside, inflicting heavy losses on them while the attackers took moderate casualties of their own. The base is now in Allied hands.
The SS Roncador, 32 miles W of Sasebo, crossed paths with the CVL Shoho and 2 DDs. The sub struck the carrier with 2 torpedoes that resulted in the loss of a CVL for the IJN.
The SS S-47, 29 miles S of Balikpapan, came across a lone AK that the sub hit with 2 fish causing it's demise. Later another solitary AK was spotted, but the sub couldn't manage to attain a favorable position from which to launch an attack. In the afternoon the sub successfully attacked an AK, hitting it with 2 torpedoes that sank the target.
Naga was bombed by 38 X B-17E, 66 X B-24D and 46 X P-38J for heavy airfield damage, light damage to the port, many secondary explosions were claimed (some fuel) and moderate personnel losses. Another raid of 44 X B-24D (2 damaged) and 44 X B-24J (1 damaged) followed a short time later and added heavy damage to the airstrip, many secondary explosions were seen and casualties were placed at very light. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was pounced on 4 times during the day by Allied planes who inflicted heavy losses on the unit. A Corsair, 11 Invaders and 7 Mitchells were damaged in the raids. Japanese artillery did no harm to the Allies and the Japanese had heavy casualties from the Allied big guns.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade was attacked twice by Allied aircraft for heavy losses. 3 Lightnings, 24 Mitchells (2 downed) and 5 Invaders were damaged in the attacks.
The BB Haruna and a CA 81 miles SE of Kendari were attacked by 11 X PB4Y (5 damaged) and 8 X Kittyhawk III, but the bombs all missed. Then 6 X PB4Y and 8 X Kittyhawk III tried their luck and also missed while having 4 Liberators take damage. As soon as they departed another strike appeared consisting of 20 X PB4Y (1 downed, 10 damaged), 22 X B-24J (2 damaged) and 117 X P-38J (8 damaged). They did the following damage to the Japanese fleet.
CL Oi 12 shell hits
BB Kongo 1 bomb hit
CL Agano 12 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire
CA Mikuma 24 shell hits, on fire
BB Haruna 1 bomb hit
CA Haguro 12 shell hits, 1 bomb hit
DD Hamakaze 4 shell hits, 1 bomb hit
DD Akebono 20 shell hits
DD Ikazuchi 20 shell hits
DD Yamagumo 16 shell hits, on fire
DD Makinami 16 shell hits
Bill reads the intercepts and knows that orders to set sail will be given soon if the Japanese ships don't reverse course. He doesn't like the idea of the Mighty Mo sailing into harm's way before some things have been repaired, but in war the greater needs speak the loudest.
Gil falls asleep thinking of the mission targeting Nagoya tomorrow. It's a big industrial center and it's supposed to be heavily defended. Gil tosses and turns unable to conk out thinking of all the water between Japan and Saipan.
Admirals Vian and Sommerville consult and both agree that the RN is prepared to take the fight to the Japanese. They have the shared concern of having to protect the invasion fleet and depending on the Army to secure a port from which the RN will be able to refuel and rearm from. This is no Med or Atlantic as the distances are a stretch for their ships.
Stalin is in no mood to wait for Tokyo's reply to his cable and he's sorely tempted to unleash his army on the Japanese.
The British began demobilization.
Ike got a hero's welcome in Washington DC.
Victory Points Allied 80324 (10288 Strategic) Japanese 42606
Intel
Mongol Army is located at Sasebo.
13499 men are based at Takamatsu.
49th Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
53rd Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Naha.
153rd Division is located at Nagoya.
19373 men are based at Tinian.
Yokosuka Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Tokyo.
Shanghai Base Force is located at Shanghai.
27th Aviation Unit is located at Toyohara.
15th Army is located at Pisanuloke.
1st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Tokyo.
Yongfung Bay Fortress is located at Wonsan.
48th Road Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
17th Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
1st Reserve AA Regiment is located at Kyoto.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 2 LCUs 8780/71/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 94860/1133/7
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Wuhan 3 LCUs 10220/56/0
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Sian 10 LCUs 37840/407/2
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Homan 1 LCU 1280/13/0
B-25J Mitchell takes recon photos of Ichang 8 fighters, 5 bombers, 11 aux, 9 LCUs 66360/474/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 6 aux, 30 LCUs
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96620/907/10
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55220/223/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 106820/908/4
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 9300/53/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Singapore 6 X AP, 7 X AG, 2 X APD, 2 X CA, 6 X DE, 1 X BB, 19 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Sinkep Island vacant
Combat
The SS KXI was trying to get into position to attack an AK being escorted by 2 PCs and 5 MSWs 94 miles S of Balikpapan when she was detected and attacked. A short time later the sub managed to score a hit on the AK which did heavy damage and caused a fire to erupt. The escorts reacquired her and pounded away unmercifully, sinking the Dutch sub.
Taipei was bombarded by Ed's Old Gals who caused moderate airfield damage, very heavy port damage, a very large number of secondary explosions were reported (some were fuel) and heavy casualties. The Allied assault swept the Japanese defenders aside, inflicting heavy losses on them while the attackers took moderate casualties of their own. The base is now in Allied hands.
The SS Roncador, 32 miles W of Sasebo, crossed paths with the CVL Shoho and 2 DDs. The sub struck the carrier with 2 torpedoes that resulted in the loss of a CVL for the IJN.
The SS S-47, 29 miles S of Balikpapan, came across a lone AK that the sub hit with 2 fish causing it's demise. Later another solitary AK was spotted, but the sub couldn't manage to attain a favorable position from which to launch an attack. In the afternoon the sub successfully attacked an AK, hitting it with 2 torpedoes that sank the target.
Naga was bombed by 38 X B-17E, 66 X B-24D and 46 X P-38J for heavy airfield damage, light damage to the port, many secondary explosions were claimed (some fuel) and moderate personnel losses. Another raid of 44 X B-24D (2 damaged) and 44 X B-24J (1 damaged) followed a short time later and added heavy damage to the airstrip, many secondary explosions were seen and casualties were placed at very light. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade was pounced on 4 times during the day by Allied planes who inflicted heavy losses on the unit. A Corsair, 11 Invaders and 7 Mitchells were damaged in the raids. Japanese artillery did no harm to the Allies and the Japanese had heavy casualties from the Allied big guns.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade was attacked twice by Allied aircraft for heavy losses. 3 Lightnings, 24 Mitchells (2 downed) and 5 Invaders were damaged in the attacks.
The BB Haruna and a CA 81 miles SE of Kendari were attacked by 11 X PB4Y (5 damaged) and 8 X Kittyhawk III, but the bombs all missed. Then 6 X PB4Y and 8 X Kittyhawk III tried their luck and also missed while having 4 Liberators take damage. As soon as they departed another strike appeared consisting of 20 X PB4Y (1 downed, 10 damaged), 22 X B-24J (2 damaged) and 117 X P-38J (8 damaged). They did the following damage to the Japanese fleet.
CL Oi 12 shell hits
BB Kongo 1 bomb hit
CL Agano 12 shell hits, 1 bomb hit, on fire
CA Mikuma 24 shell hits, on fire
BB Haruna 1 bomb hit
CA Haguro 12 shell hits, 1 bomb hit
DD Hamakaze 4 shell hits, 1 bomb hit
DD Akebono 20 shell hits
DD Ikazuchi 20 shell hits
DD Yamagumo 16 shell hits, on fire
DD Makinami 16 shell hits
Bill reads the intercepts and knows that orders to set sail will be given soon if the Japanese ships don't reverse course. He doesn't like the idea of the Mighty Mo sailing into harm's way before some things have been repaired, but in war the greater needs speak the loudest.
Gil falls asleep thinking of the mission targeting Nagoya tomorrow. It's a big industrial center and it's supposed to be heavily defended. Gil tosses and turns unable to conk out thinking of all the water between Japan and Saipan.
Admirals Vian and Sommerville consult and both agree that the RN is prepared to take the fight to the Japanese. They have the shared concern of having to protect the invasion fleet and depending on the Army to secure a port from which the RN will be able to refuel and rearm from. This is no Med or Atlantic as the distances are a stretch for their ships.
Stalin is in no mood to wait for Tokyo's reply to his cable and he's sorely tempted to unleash his army on the Japanese.
The British began demobilization.
Ike got a hero's welcome in Washington DC.
Victory Points Allied 80324 (10288 Strategic) Japanese 42606
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Counter Accusation
June 19, 1945 Bataan
Intel
84403 men are based at Naha.
32nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Aomori.
Nagasaki Fortress is located at Nagasaki.
56th Construction Battalion is located at Georgetown.
8th Tank Regiment is located at Songkhia.
23rd Army is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
15th Engineer Regiment is located at Amboina.
124th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
128th IJNAF Base Force is located at Toyohara.
6027 men are based at Pusan.
1st AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
7th Tank Regiment is located at Singapore.
7th AF Construction Battalion is located at Soerabaja.
9th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.
4th Aviation Rgt is located at Nanning.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96860/888/7
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55100/231/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 2 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 9400/59/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 99620/1193/7
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 10 aux, 30 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 105640/933/10
Combat
Nagoya was bombed by 109 X B-29 who braved the 35 X Frank and 14 X Tony that struck them before the AA fire added to their misery. 3 Franks (21 damaged) were downed and 12 Tony were also damaged while the big bombers lost 5 planes and 48 more were damaged. Another wave of 42 X B-29 followed and they faced 30 X Frank and 7 X Tony. 2 Franks (10 damaged) and a Tony (5 damaged) were shot down and then the flak went to work. 2 Superforts were destroyed and were 18 damaged. The third wave of bombers was comprised of 129 X B-29. 16 X Frank and 7 X Tony attacked the bombers losing 3 Franks (1 damaged) and a Tony (2 damaged). The ground fire continued to be heavy and accurate and a total of 2 bombers were lost and 27 damaged. The fourth wave arrived and 13 X Frank and 6 X Tony faced the 194 X B-29. 4 Franks (5 damaged) and a Tony (2 damaged) were lost and 6 B-29s went down and 17 were damaged from all causes. All told the damage to Nagoya's manpower was extremely heavy.
At Gili Gili the port was raided by planes for light damage and some secondary explosions were reported. The IJA 21st Division was jumped by aircraft for moderate casualties.
At Naga the IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade took extremely heavy losses from a few air raids. 3 Invaders (2 downed), 1 B-17E, 1 B-24J, 3 P-38Js and a Mitchell were damaged in the attacks. The daily artillery exchanges produced the usual results of the Allies have no losses and the Japanese sustained heavy casualties.
At Clark Field the IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade had heavy casualties from an air strike that lost a B-25J (19 damaged).
The SS Gar, 17 miles SE of Belitung, attacked 3 AKs and 5 MSWs hitting an AK with 2 torpedoes that sank it.
Near Taipei the Allied troops attacked the Japanese and both sides had moderate losses.
Cables have been going back and forth between Moscow and Tokyo. Stalin has expressed his concern about the huge concentration of Japanese forces at Harbin and claimed that this appeared to be offensive in nature. The Japanese reply was one of a counter accusation concerning the large number of Soviet troops so close to Harbin. Both sides seem to be intent on keeping their forces in place and waiting for the other guy to blink.
Having plastered Nagoya the Lucky 11 are happy to be back at Saipan. They learn that somehow no crews were lost, though about 9 planes went to the junk heap. Gil writes a letter to Elaine and then falls asleep on his cot only to be awakened by the guys as they are heading to the mess hall. He joins them, but is unusually quiet as his thoughts are centered on Pittsburgh.
The Palawan continues to unload at Bataan. Red sits in the radio shack with his feet up on the desk listening to music when Cookie enters and lights up a smoke. He puffs away, not saying a word as he listens to Glenn Miller's band playing String Of Pearls. When the tune ends he asks Red is he'd like to go ashore. They take off when the skipper leaves the ship and of course Lucky is with them. There's not much to see or do here, but it's a change of scenery. Red feels like he's old as he looks at a group of soldiers passing them. “Is it me or is the Army robbing the cradle?” asks Red. Cookie laughs and says that they're probably a year or 2 younger than Red is, but they haven't had the taste of war yet and that'll age them.
Victory Points Allied 80463 (10364 Strategic) Japanese 42668
Intel
84403 men are based at Naha.
32nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Aomori.
Nagasaki Fortress is located at Nagasaki.
56th Construction Battalion is located at Georgetown.
8th Tank Regiment is located at Songkhia.
23rd Army is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
15th Engineer Regiment is located at Amboina.
124th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
128th IJNAF Base Force is located at Toyohara.
6027 men are based at Pusan.
1st AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
7th Tank Regiment is located at Singapore.
7th AF Construction Battalion is located at Soerabaja.
9th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.
4th Aviation Rgt is located at Nanning.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 96860/888/7
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 55100/231/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pescadores 1 X SS, 1 X AP, 2 bombers, 1 aux, 2 LCUs 9400/59/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Hengchow 6 LCUs 99620/1193/7
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 10 aux, 30 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Clark Field 14 LCUs 105640/933/10
Combat
Nagoya was bombed by 109 X B-29 who braved the 35 X Frank and 14 X Tony that struck them before the AA fire added to their misery. 3 Franks (21 damaged) were downed and 12 Tony were also damaged while the big bombers lost 5 planes and 48 more were damaged. Another wave of 42 X B-29 followed and they faced 30 X Frank and 7 X Tony. 2 Franks (10 damaged) and a Tony (5 damaged) were shot down and then the flak went to work. 2 Superforts were destroyed and were 18 damaged. The third wave of bombers was comprised of 129 X B-29. 16 X Frank and 7 X Tony attacked the bombers losing 3 Franks (1 damaged) and a Tony (2 damaged). The ground fire continued to be heavy and accurate and a total of 2 bombers were lost and 27 damaged. The fourth wave arrived and 13 X Frank and 6 X Tony faced the 194 X B-29. 4 Franks (5 damaged) and a Tony (2 damaged) were lost and 6 B-29s went down and 17 were damaged from all causes. All told the damage to Nagoya's manpower was extremely heavy.
At Gili Gili the port was raided by planes for light damage and some secondary explosions were reported. The IJA 21st Division was jumped by aircraft for moderate casualties.
At Naga the IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade took extremely heavy losses from a few air raids. 3 Invaders (2 downed), 1 B-17E, 1 B-24J, 3 P-38Js and a Mitchell were damaged in the attacks. The daily artillery exchanges produced the usual results of the Allies have no losses and the Japanese sustained heavy casualties.
At Clark Field the IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade had heavy casualties from an air strike that lost a B-25J (19 damaged).
The SS Gar, 17 miles SE of Belitung, attacked 3 AKs and 5 MSWs hitting an AK with 2 torpedoes that sank it.
Near Taipei the Allied troops attacked the Japanese and both sides had moderate losses.
Cables have been going back and forth between Moscow and Tokyo. Stalin has expressed his concern about the huge concentration of Japanese forces at Harbin and claimed that this appeared to be offensive in nature. The Japanese reply was one of a counter accusation concerning the large number of Soviet troops so close to Harbin. Both sides seem to be intent on keeping their forces in place and waiting for the other guy to blink.
Having plastered Nagoya the Lucky 11 are happy to be back at Saipan. They learn that somehow no crews were lost, though about 9 planes went to the junk heap. Gil writes a letter to Elaine and then falls asleep on his cot only to be awakened by the guys as they are heading to the mess hall. He joins them, but is unusually quiet as his thoughts are centered on Pittsburgh.
The Palawan continues to unload at Bataan. Red sits in the radio shack with his feet up on the desk listening to music when Cookie enters and lights up a smoke. He puffs away, not saying a word as he listens to Glenn Miller's band playing String Of Pearls. When the tune ends he asks Red is he'd like to go ashore. They take off when the skipper leaves the ship and of course Lucky is with them. There's not much to see or do here, but it's a change of scenery. Red feels like he's old as he looks at a group of soldiers passing them. “Is it me or is the Army robbing the cradle?” asks Red. Cookie laughs and says that they're probably a year or 2 younger than Red is, but they haven't had the taste of war yet and that'll age them.
Victory Points Allied 80463 (10364 Strategic) Japanese 42668
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Wonders Why
June 20, 1945 Pittsburgh
Intel
1861 men are based at Okayama.
84413 men are based at Naha.
3rd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
35th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Tsitsihar.
Southern Fleet is located at Singapore.
50455 men are based at Hungnam.
84417 men are based at Naha.
Maizuru Base Force is located at Maizuru.
14th Field Artillery Regiment is planning for an attack on Chungking.
6th Aviation Rgt is located at Changkufeng.
1st Reserve AA Regiment is located at Kyoto.
2nd Construction Battalion is located at Ichang.
31st Division is located at Tavoy.
152nd Division is located at Tokyo.
3366 men are based at Akita.
5089 men are based at Wonsan.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 3 X AP, 10 fighters, 23 bombers, 47 aux, 5 LCUs 28480/286/4
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 1 LCU 7160/45/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97400/872/6
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 53540/226/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kadina 13 LCUs 11800/136/0
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Wakkanai 2 LCUs 2880/30/0
Combat
A Betty attacked the SS Spearfish 97 miles S of Tokyo and the sub reported being hit. The sub will try for a friendly port as she has moderate systems damage and heavy flooding.
The SS Templar tried and failed to attack 2 PGs and 2 PCs 85 miles SE of Singapore. The sub tried again later, but was detected as she tried to maneuver into position. The sub was brutally bashed and she'll now head back to be repaired as she sustained light systems damage and a little flooding.
The SS S-18 missed getting into position to attack an AK 92 miles S of Banjarmasin, but the 2 PCs and 5 MSWs didn't find her. The sub then attacked again a few hours later scoring a torpedo hit that triggered a fire on the AK.
Nagoya underwent a fighter sweep, a day later than needed, consisting of 62 X P-51D who slashed through the 10 X Frank that were up. All of the Franks were splashed in the one sided battle.
At Gili Gili the port was attacked by Allied planes for heavy damage, some secondary explosions were seen and casualties were placed at light.
At Naga the IJA 103rd Division was hit by Allied aircraft for moderate losses as a Mitchell and an Invader were damaged. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade had the misfortune to be attacked 3 times by Allied air power for very heavy losses and the Allies had 2 Corsairs, 2 Lightnings, 5 Mitchells and 3 Invaders were damaged in the raids. Allied artillery barrages inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese and the Allies escaped harm from the Japanese artillery.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade had moderate casualties and the Allies lost 2 B-25Js and 13 more damaged. The IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck twice by Allied planes for moderate losses, a Mitchell was downed and 25 were damaged.
Ominato was swept by 15 X P-51D who ran into 1 X Rufe, 9 X Zero and 25 X Tony. A Mustang was lost and 1 Rufe, 3 Zeros and 2 Tonys were shot down.
A pair of AKs 103 miles SE of Shanghai were unsuccessfully attacked by 6 X PB4Y and 68 X P-38J.
The SS Capitaine found a pair of PGs escorting an AK 14 miles E of the Amami Group and she hit the freighter with 2 torpedoes causing heavy damage and fires.
At Taipei another Allied attack on the Japanese squeezed the defenders into a shrinking pocket and inflicted heavy casualties on them while the attackers sustained moderate losses.
Some of Ed's detached Old Gals have been ordered to lend some muscle to the impending amphibious attack to be staged at Manila. Troops are loading as the BBs sail. He's not thrilled about splitting up his force, but orders are orders.
Sam has heard rumors that the division will be getting orders and that they'll be leaving Tori Shima. He doesn't put much stock in the scuttlebutt and yet he finds himself wanting to believe it this time.
Elaine has agreed to go with her father to a Pirate's game during their next home stand. She doesn't really like baseball, but for her father she'll go. She sets aside the newspaper and wonders why the Japanese haven't given up the fight yet. She read about a stalemate at a place called Naga and the expected battle for the retaking of another place named Clark Field. These names and places mean nothing to her, she just wants Gil to come back to her.
Victory Points Allied 80513 (10364 Strategic) Japanese 42790
Intel
1861 men are based at Okayama.
84413 men are based at Naha.
3rd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
35th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Tsitsihar.
Southern Fleet is located at Singapore.
50455 men are based at Hungnam.
84417 men are based at Naha.
Maizuru Base Force is located at Maizuru.
14th Field Artillery Regiment is planning for an attack on Chungking.
6th Aviation Rgt is located at Changkufeng.
1st Reserve AA Regiment is located at Kyoto.
2nd Construction Battalion is located at Ichang.
31st Division is located at Tavoy.
152nd Division is located at Tokyo.
3366 men are based at Akita.
5089 men are based at Wonsan.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 3 X AP, 10 fighters, 23 bombers, 47 aux, 5 LCUs 28480/286/4
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 1 LCU 7160/45/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naga 9 LCUs 97400/872/6
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Manila 10 LCUs 53540/226/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Lamon Bay 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kadina 13 LCUs 11800/136/0
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Wakkanai 2 LCUs 2880/30/0
Combat
A Betty attacked the SS Spearfish 97 miles S of Tokyo and the sub reported being hit. The sub will try for a friendly port as she has moderate systems damage and heavy flooding.
The SS Templar tried and failed to attack 2 PGs and 2 PCs 85 miles SE of Singapore. The sub tried again later, but was detected as she tried to maneuver into position. The sub was brutally bashed and she'll now head back to be repaired as she sustained light systems damage and a little flooding.
The SS S-18 missed getting into position to attack an AK 92 miles S of Banjarmasin, but the 2 PCs and 5 MSWs didn't find her. The sub then attacked again a few hours later scoring a torpedo hit that triggered a fire on the AK.
Nagoya underwent a fighter sweep, a day later than needed, consisting of 62 X P-51D who slashed through the 10 X Frank that were up. All of the Franks were splashed in the one sided battle.
At Gili Gili the port was attacked by Allied planes for heavy damage, some secondary explosions were seen and casualties were placed at light.
At Naga the IJA 103rd Division was hit by Allied aircraft for moderate losses as a Mitchell and an Invader were damaged. The IJA 55th Ind. Mixed Brigade had the misfortune to be attacked 3 times by Allied air power for very heavy losses and the Allies had 2 Corsairs, 2 Lightnings, 5 Mitchells and 3 Invaders were damaged in the raids. Allied artillery barrages inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese and the Allies escaped harm from the Japanese artillery.
At Clark Field the IJA 54th Ind. Mixed Brigade had moderate casualties and the Allies lost 2 B-25Js and 13 more damaged. The IJA 58th Ind. Mixed Brigade was struck twice by Allied planes for moderate losses, a Mitchell was downed and 25 were damaged.
Ominato was swept by 15 X P-51D who ran into 1 X Rufe, 9 X Zero and 25 X Tony. A Mustang was lost and 1 Rufe, 3 Zeros and 2 Tonys were shot down.
A pair of AKs 103 miles SE of Shanghai were unsuccessfully attacked by 6 X PB4Y and 68 X P-38J.
The SS Capitaine found a pair of PGs escorting an AK 14 miles E of the Amami Group and she hit the freighter with 2 torpedoes causing heavy damage and fires.
At Taipei another Allied attack on the Japanese squeezed the defenders into a shrinking pocket and inflicted heavy casualties on them while the attackers sustained moderate losses.
Some of Ed's detached Old Gals have been ordered to lend some muscle to the impending amphibious attack to be staged at Manila. Troops are loading as the BBs sail. He's not thrilled about splitting up his force, but orders are orders.
Sam has heard rumors that the division will be getting orders and that they'll be leaving Tori Shima. He doesn't put much stock in the scuttlebutt and yet he finds himself wanting to believe it this time.
Elaine has agreed to go with her father to a Pirate's game during their next home stand. She doesn't really like baseball, but for her father she'll go. She sets aside the newspaper and wonders why the Japanese haven't given up the fight yet. She read about a stalemate at a place called Naga and the expected battle for the retaking of another place named Clark Field. These names and places mean nothing to her, she just wants Gil to come back to her.
Victory Points Allied 80513 (10364 Strategic) Japanese 42790
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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