September 4, 1945 Pomala
Intel
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
10th Division is located at Changchun.
5th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
7th AF Construction Battalion is located at Soerabaja.
43rd Construction Battalion is located at Malang.
6th Air Division is located at Kendari.
1st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Tokyo.
1st Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
36th Construction Battalion is located at Georgetown.
159th IJA Base Force is located at Tokyo.
10th Mortar Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
38th Road Construction Battalion is located at Singapore.
Elements of the 18th Mixed Brigade are located at Haichow.
Kitachishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro Jima.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Changsha 4 LCUs 11640/110/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Krung Thep 9 LCUs 52860/508/0
Combat
Padang was raided by 9 Helens at 2:20AM and 9 Beaufighter VIF tried to attack the intruders. The bombs tumbled harmlessly into the jungle and the Allies had 2 planes damaged.
15 Nicks cruised around above the crossroads, looking for Chinese aircraft that never came. The Japanese artillery dished out heavy losses on the Chinese troops.
Toyama was attacked by 186 X B-29 who fought their way through the 38 X Frank that were protecting the area. The Japanese lost 6 Franks and 26 more were damaged as they tried and failed to break up the attack. Then the big birds flew into the AA and all told had 8 Superforts shot down and 35 others were damaged. A second wave of 94 X B-29 arrived and fought their way past 16 X Frank. 5 Franks were splashed and 5 took damage and the Americans lost a B-29 and 7 more were damaged due to the fighters and the flak. A third wave of 48 X B-29 got past 15 X Frank, downing 1 and damaging 3 of the fighters. The ground fire then went to work on the bombers and 3 were damaged. The Mitsubishi engine complex was heavily damaged in the attacks.
Matsue was hit by 138 X B-29 (3 damaged) who attacked the Mitsubishi engine plant. Then 144 X B-29 (1 damaged) arrived and hit the same target. A third wave of 182 X B-29 (5 damaged also went after the same target. Very heavy damage was done to the Mitsubishi engine factory in these attacks.
Victoria Point was struck by Allied planes and the defenders damaged 2 Liberator VIs and 2 Mosquito FB.VIs. The airstrip was moderately damaged, a couple of secondary explosions were claimed and casualties were thought to have been light.
Georgetown was jumped by 64 X Mosquito FB.VI (3 downed, 1 damaged) and 9 X Spitfire VIII. 2 Rufes 4 Tojos and 6 Tonys (2 downed, 2 damaged) made a feeble attempt to stop the Allied aircraft. The airfield was very lightly damaged, there were some secondary explosions seen and personnel losses were negligible.
Naha was pounded by 65 X B-24D (2 damaged) and 179 X B-24J (12 damaged) who did very heavy damage to the airfield, moderate damage to the port, a large number of secondary explosions were observed and casualties were moderate.
Wakkanai was raided by 3 Mitchells who caused negligible damage to the airfield and were then chased away by 8 Franks. The Franks resumed their station when 45 X B-25J (4 damaged), 13 X A-26B (1 downed), 69 X P-38J and 20 X P-51D arrived. A Franks was shot down and the others flew into the clouds. Light damage was done to the airstrip, a secondary explosion was reported and troop losses were thought to have been negligible.
Near Aomori 3 X PB4Y, 8 X B-25J and 27 X P-38J attacked 2 AKs, failing to harm them.
5 PB4Ys attacked the Japanese PC about 33 miles SE of Ominato, hitting it with 5 bombs that caused it's disintegration.
88 miles E of Kweiyang the Chinese suffered moderately heavy casualties from the Japanese artillery.
37 miles SE of Kweiyang the Chinese had negligible losses due to the Japanese artillery barrages.
At Pomala the Marines seized the base.
The visit to Toyama was a long and dangerous mission that left the Lucky 11 exhausted once again. After his shot of whiskey Gil tried to find out how the other groups fared. He knows that 6 birds were lost from all causes and 3 crews are missing and that's just in his group. “For guys who are supposed to beat beaten the Japs sure are kicking up a fuss,” he said.
The guy says to Sam, “So yesterday was Labor Day back in the States, right?” Sam shrugs because he doesn't know and he really doesn't care. “So I ask ya a simple question, OK? Labor Day celebrates something that happened between Labor and Management where people died. The funny thing is that it happened on May 1st and it was in the States. So here's the question for ya. Why does the world celebrate Labor Day on the date that the event happened, but the US doesn't?” Sam looks at the guy, shrugs and then announces to the squad that they will have an inspection in 10 minutes. With that he leaves wondering why people think of the things that they do even if it means nothing to them. “What the hell,” he mutters as figures it's all due to the boredom. There's still no word about getting out of this place and Sam thinks that if it weren't for Frankie he'd have gone nuts long ago.
Victory Points Allied 102640 (18730 Strategic) Japanese 45777
The Battle Under: The Allies Fight Back
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
RE: Still No Word
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: Screw Up A Few Times
September 5, 1945 Formosa
Intel
Tsushima Fortress is located at Masan.
10th Construction Battalion is located at Harbin.
9th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.
50th Construction Battalion is located at Kyoto.
Amoy Base Force is located at Amoy.
34th Construction Battalion is located at Harbin.
8th Tank Regiment is located at Songkhia.
86th Division is located at Sapporo.
138th IJA Base Force is located at Truk.
29147 men are based at Shimuzu.
1728 men are based at Fushan.
8th Heavy Artillery Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
1723 men are based at Fushan.
4th Construction Battalion is located at Mukden.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Ichang 30 fighters, 21 bombers, 41 aux, 4 LCUs 9900/59/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Tavoy 13 LCUs 73820/736/19
Combat
At about 3:30 AM 15 Helens appeared over Padang and they bombed the jungle. 9 Mosquito FB.VIs gave chase, but failed to come in contact with the intruders.
US Marine Raiders unloading over beach at Macassar had moderate casualties.
Victoria Point was raided by Allied planes and the AA fire downed a Liberator VI and damaged 3 more and a Mosquito FB.VI was trailing smoke as it departed. The airfield was moderately damaged and there were extremely light personnel losses.
Naha was bombed by 78 X B-24J and the flak claimed 2 of them, damaging 14 others. The port was heavily damaged, there were a large number of secondary explosions claimed and troop losses were placed at moderately heavy.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took moderately heavy casualties in an air raid.
At Aomori 8 X PB4Y, 5 X B-25J and 9 X P-38J struck a PC with 5 bombs that set it ablaze and did heavy damage. In the afternoon 4 X B-25J and 18 X P-38J Lightning x 18 struck an AK, hitting it with a bomb that started a fire.
Above the crossroads 20 Nicks patrolled looking for trouble that never came their way. Japanese artillery pounded away at the Chinese throughout the day inflicting heavy losses on them.
At Wakkanai 3 Mitchells hit the airstrip for negligible damage and the 10 Franks on CAP accomplished nothing except getting a plane damaged. A short time later 44 X B-25J (2 damaged), 13 X A-26B (1 downed, 1 damaged), 64 X P-38J and 22 X P-51D arrived and they did moderate damage to the airfield, triggered a couple of secondary explosions and there were light losses. The Franks on CAP turned tail and ran when they spotted the Allied planes.
Wenchow was the target for 62 X B-25J (1 downed, 5 damaged), 15 X A-26B (1 damaged), 53 X P-47D and 21 X P-38J who inflicted moderately heavy damage to the airfield and there were a few secondary explosions reported.
A Japanese assault on the Chinese about 86 miles E of Kweiyang resulted in both sides having very heavy casualties. The Chinese forces retreated towards Kweiyang.
37 miles SE of Kweiyang the Japanese artillery barrages resulted in moderate Chinese losses.
The PM happily hears that the admirals believe that the IJN fleet is moving to the south and that the RN's assets are trying to locate and bring them to battle.
Slim and the lads have just returned from some field exercises. They have a new platoon leader who somehow seems above listening to a lowly enlisted man, even if the man is Gunny. Slim didn't fight it and let the LT screw up a few times and look like a fool. The company CO spoke to Slim about the problem and Slim said, “The Skipper doesn't want my advice and I figured that as long as nobody is getting killed that I'd just let him screw up. The problem is he blames it on everybody but himself. If we have to go into combat with him leading we're going to be in deep stuff.” The CO nods and thanks Slim. Then he takes the new LT for a stroll. When the LT comes back he seeks out Slim and tells him that he'll be asking for some tips in the future. Slim can only hope so and pray that the LT will listen and learn in time.
Dave looks at the tires on the truck and just shakes his head. “Look at that,” he tells the man, “The cord is showing through. I had a set of tires this size not to long ago, but now I've only got the old ones that I replaced. They're a hell of a lot better than these, but it'll only be a temporary fix. I'll order some new tires for you, but you know how it is.” The man nods and asks Dave to put the used rubber on his truck. After working all morning without a break he is happy to see Sandy show up at the shop with his lunch. “Dad, you've been so busy and it's getting late so I brought your food for you.” He smiles and hands her a letter from Bill that arrived earlier today. Needless to say she forgets all else and tears it open and plops into a chair to read it.
Victory Points Allied 102669 (18730 Strategic) Japanese 45811
Intel
Tsushima Fortress is located at Masan.
10th Construction Battalion is located at Harbin.
9th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.
50th Construction Battalion is located at Kyoto.
Amoy Base Force is located at Amoy.
34th Construction Battalion is located at Harbin.
8th Tank Regiment is located at Songkhia.
86th Division is located at Sapporo.
138th IJA Base Force is located at Truk.
29147 men are based at Shimuzu.
1728 men are based at Fushan.
8th Heavy Artillery Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
1723 men are based at Fushan.
4th Construction Battalion is located at Mukden.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Ichang 30 fighters, 21 bombers, 41 aux, 4 LCUs 9900/59/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Tavoy 13 LCUs 73820/736/19
Combat
At about 3:30 AM 15 Helens appeared over Padang and they bombed the jungle. 9 Mosquito FB.VIs gave chase, but failed to come in contact with the intruders.
US Marine Raiders unloading over beach at Macassar had moderate casualties.
Victoria Point was raided by Allied planes and the AA fire downed a Liberator VI and damaged 3 more and a Mosquito FB.VI was trailing smoke as it departed. The airfield was moderately damaged and there were extremely light personnel losses.
Naha was bombed by 78 X B-24J and the flak claimed 2 of them, damaging 14 others. The port was heavily damaged, there were a large number of secondary explosions claimed and troop losses were placed at moderately heavy.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took moderately heavy casualties in an air raid.
At Aomori 8 X PB4Y, 5 X B-25J and 9 X P-38J struck a PC with 5 bombs that set it ablaze and did heavy damage. In the afternoon 4 X B-25J and 18 X P-38J Lightning x 18 struck an AK, hitting it with a bomb that started a fire.
Above the crossroads 20 Nicks patrolled looking for trouble that never came their way. Japanese artillery pounded away at the Chinese throughout the day inflicting heavy losses on them.
At Wakkanai 3 Mitchells hit the airstrip for negligible damage and the 10 Franks on CAP accomplished nothing except getting a plane damaged. A short time later 44 X B-25J (2 damaged), 13 X A-26B (1 downed, 1 damaged), 64 X P-38J and 22 X P-51D arrived and they did moderate damage to the airfield, triggered a couple of secondary explosions and there were light losses. The Franks on CAP turned tail and ran when they spotted the Allied planes.
Wenchow was the target for 62 X B-25J (1 downed, 5 damaged), 15 X A-26B (1 damaged), 53 X P-47D and 21 X P-38J who inflicted moderately heavy damage to the airfield and there were a few secondary explosions reported.
A Japanese assault on the Chinese about 86 miles E of Kweiyang resulted in both sides having very heavy casualties. The Chinese forces retreated towards Kweiyang.
37 miles SE of Kweiyang the Japanese artillery barrages resulted in moderate Chinese losses.
The PM happily hears that the admirals believe that the IJN fleet is moving to the south and that the RN's assets are trying to locate and bring them to battle.
Slim and the lads have just returned from some field exercises. They have a new platoon leader who somehow seems above listening to a lowly enlisted man, even if the man is Gunny. Slim didn't fight it and let the LT screw up a few times and look like a fool. The company CO spoke to Slim about the problem and Slim said, “The Skipper doesn't want my advice and I figured that as long as nobody is getting killed that I'd just let him screw up. The problem is he blames it on everybody but himself. If we have to go into combat with him leading we're going to be in deep stuff.” The CO nods and thanks Slim. Then he takes the new LT for a stroll. When the LT comes back he seeks out Slim and tells him that he'll be asking for some tips in the future. Slim can only hope so and pray that the LT will listen and learn in time.
Dave looks at the tires on the truck and just shakes his head. “Look at that,” he tells the man, “The cord is showing through. I had a set of tires this size not to long ago, but now I've only got the old ones that I replaced. They're a hell of a lot better than these, but it'll only be a temporary fix. I'll order some new tires for you, but you know how it is.” The man nods and asks Dave to put the used rubber on his truck. After working all morning without a break he is happy to see Sandy show up at the shop with his lunch. “Dad, you've been so busy and it's getting late so I brought your food for you.” He smiles and hands her a letter from Bill that arrived earlier today. Needless to say she forgets all else and tears it open and plops into a chair to read it.
Victory Points Allied 102669 (18730 Strategic) Japanese 45811
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: Macassar Falls
September 6, 1945 Macassar
Intel
Nakajo-wan Fortress is located at Kadina.
22nd Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
48th Division is located at Brunei.
3rd Mortar Battalion is located at Balikpapan.
29145 men are based at Shimuzu.
25th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
13th Division is located at Hong Kong.
16th Aviation Rgt is located at Wuhan.
29151 men are based at Shimuzu.
13252 men are based at Aomori.
Maizuru 2nd SNLF is located at Tokyo.
141st IJA Base Force is located at Marcus Island.
Elements of the 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
56784 men are based at Nagoya.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuhan 12 bombers, 17 aux, 2 LCUs 16220/74/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 26 LCUs
Combat
Padang was raided by 15 Helens at 2:55 AM and as usual the bombs hit nothing of value. 2 Mosquito FB.VIs were damaged as they tried to intercept the Helens as they were leaving the area.
Above the crossroads 20 Nicks loitered, looking for Chinese aircraft that never came. Japanese artillery was busy throughout the day and it inflicted moderately heavy losses on the Chinese.
Asahigawa was bombed by 63 X B-24D and 21 X P-38J and about 15 minutes later 63 X B-24D, 42 X P-38J and 23 X P-51D struck. The Mitsubishi engine factory had light damage done to it.
Hiroshima/Kure was hit by 96 X B-24J and 24 X P-51D and 27 X Shinden and 8 X Zeke intercepted them. The Mustangs did their job well, but there were some inevitable leakers. The Japanese lost 6 Shindens (7 damaged) and 6 Zekes. The Allies had 6 Liberators shot down and 22 damaged from the combined efforts of the fighters and the AA fire. The heavy industry was moderately damaged.
Tavoy's defenses downed a Liberator VI and damaged 9 as a strike caused very heavy airfield damage, a very large number of secondary explosions were reported and casualties were placed at moderate.
Georgetown was raided by 8 Mosquito FB.VIs (1 damaged) who ran the gauntlet of 2 Rufes, 3 Tojos and 6 Tonys before the flak opened up and they managed to cause extremely light damage to the airstrip.
Kendari was attacked twice by Allied planes and a B-24J was shot down, another damaged and a PB4Y was also damaged as the airfield was moderately damaged, a couple of secondary explosions were observed and personnel losses were thought to have been extremely light.
Naha was attacked by 74 X B-24D (1 damaged), 153 X B-24J (11 damaged), 72 X P-38J and 40 X P-51D who accounted for extremely heavy airfield damage, light damage to the port, a large number of secondary explosions and moderate casualties.
Wenchow was struck by 56 X B-25J (3 damaged), 14 X A-26B (1 damaged), 19 X P-38J and 13 X P-47D for moderate damage to the airfield, a single secondary explosion was seen and troop losses were extremely light.
Kadina was hit by 121 X B-25J (11 damaged) for heavy airfield damage, some secondary explosions were claimed and casualties were moderate.
The SS Torbay found and attacked an AK about 852 miles W of Sabang being escorted by 5 MSWs, hitting the AK with 2 torpedoes that caused heavy damage and fires erupted.
36 miles SE of Kweiyang Japanese artillery shellings caused extremely light Chinese losses.
At Macassar the Marine Raiders took the base, meeting next to no resistance.
The Kiwis are aboard transports and the convoy will depart for it's destination in the middle of the night.
“So soon after the last mission? Nagoya? Will there be fighters to protect us?” These are the things being said as the Lucky 11 walk towards the mess hall after being briefed on tomorrow's mission. There's something about Nagoya that puts fear in Gil. He thinks that all of the targets scare him, but for some reason Nagoya tops the list.
“The carriers will raid along the Japanese coast and then return to replenish and support Thunder. They will be accompanied by AOs and CVEs carrying spare planes so that possible heavy losses in aircraft can be made good.” The Commander finishes and then when there are no questions excuses himself and he disappears to the back of the room. President Truman is having problems with this plan because it's possible that the Japanese could throw a monkey wrench into it. After being reassured he mutters that he'd be happier if there were more Corsairs on the carriers. Somebody in the back of the room seconds that sentiment. Finally Harry relents and gives his OK. Then he asks about the ANZACs and their attack. He gets his answer and then asks about the British and he's told that they're stuck like they're in mud. Their ground troops lack the punch to break the Japanese.
Stalin looks at the disposition of his forces and asks when all will be ready. When he gets the answer he asks if it's not possible to launch the offensive a little sooner. When Joe asks it's not really a request, but rather a good idea to enact. A general says, “We can attack sooner, but might lack the power to break the Japanese if they catch wind of what we're up to. I suggest that the flanking attack will be the hammer while the force to take Harbin will be our anvil.” Stalin likes this answer and invites the general to talk with him over some vodka, in private. “I want to hear your ideas comrade general. Please come with me.”
Victory Points Allied 102874 (18900 Strategic) Japanese 45825
Intel
Nakajo-wan Fortress is located at Kadina.
22nd Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
48th Division is located at Brunei.
3rd Mortar Battalion is located at Balikpapan.
29145 men are based at Shimuzu.
25th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
13th Division is located at Hong Kong.
16th Aviation Rgt is located at Wuhan.
29151 men are based at Shimuzu.
13252 men are based at Aomori.
Maizuru 2nd SNLF is located at Tokyo.
141st IJA Base Force is located at Marcus Island.
Elements of the 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
56784 men are based at Nagoya.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuhan 12 bombers, 17 aux, 2 LCUs 16220/74/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 26 LCUs
Combat
Padang was raided by 15 Helens at 2:55 AM and as usual the bombs hit nothing of value. 2 Mosquito FB.VIs were damaged as they tried to intercept the Helens as they were leaving the area.
Above the crossroads 20 Nicks loitered, looking for Chinese aircraft that never came. Japanese artillery was busy throughout the day and it inflicted moderately heavy losses on the Chinese.
Asahigawa was bombed by 63 X B-24D and 21 X P-38J and about 15 minutes later 63 X B-24D, 42 X P-38J and 23 X P-51D struck. The Mitsubishi engine factory had light damage done to it.
Hiroshima/Kure was hit by 96 X B-24J and 24 X P-51D and 27 X Shinden and 8 X Zeke intercepted them. The Mustangs did their job well, but there were some inevitable leakers. The Japanese lost 6 Shindens (7 damaged) and 6 Zekes. The Allies had 6 Liberators shot down and 22 damaged from the combined efforts of the fighters and the AA fire. The heavy industry was moderately damaged.
Tavoy's defenses downed a Liberator VI and damaged 9 as a strike caused very heavy airfield damage, a very large number of secondary explosions were reported and casualties were placed at moderate.
Georgetown was raided by 8 Mosquito FB.VIs (1 damaged) who ran the gauntlet of 2 Rufes, 3 Tojos and 6 Tonys before the flak opened up and they managed to cause extremely light damage to the airstrip.
Kendari was attacked twice by Allied planes and a B-24J was shot down, another damaged and a PB4Y was also damaged as the airfield was moderately damaged, a couple of secondary explosions were observed and personnel losses were thought to have been extremely light.
Naha was attacked by 74 X B-24D (1 damaged), 153 X B-24J (11 damaged), 72 X P-38J and 40 X P-51D who accounted for extremely heavy airfield damage, light damage to the port, a large number of secondary explosions and moderate casualties.
Wenchow was struck by 56 X B-25J (3 damaged), 14 X A-26B (1 damaged), 19 X P-38J and 13 X P-47D for moderate damage to the airfield, a single secondary explosion was seen and troop losses were extremely light.
Kadina was hit by 121 X B-25J (11 damaged) for heavy airfield damage, some secondary explosions were claimed and casualties were moderate.
The SS Torbay found and attacked an AK about 852 miles W of Sabang being escorted by 5 MSWs, hitting the AK with 2 torpedoes that caused heavy damage and fires erupted.
36 miles SE of Kweiyang Japanese artillery shellings caused extremely light Chinese losses.
At Macassar the Marine Raiders took the base, meeting next to no resistance.
The Kiwis are aboard transports and the convoy will depart for it's destination in the middle of the night.
“So soon after the last mission? Nagoya? Will there be fighters to protect us?” These are the things being said as the Lucky 11 walk towards the mess hall after being briefed on tomorrow's mission. There's something about Nagoya that puts fear in Gil. He thinks that all of the targets scare him, but for some reason Nagoya tops the list.
“The carriers will raid along the Japanese coast and then return to replenish and support Thunder. They will be accompanied by AOs and CVEs carrying spare planes so that possible heavy losses in aircraft can be made good.” The Commander finishes and then when there are no questions excuses himself and he disappears to the back of the room. President Truman is having problems with this plan because it's possible that the Japanese could throw a monkey wrench into it. After being reassured he mutters that he'd be happier if there were more Corsairs on the carriers. Somebody in the back of the room seconds that sentiment. Finally Harry relents and gives his OK. Then he asks about the ANZACs and their attack. He gets his answer and then asks about the British and he's told that they're stuck like they're in mud. Their ground troops lack the punch to break the Japanese.
Stalin looks at the disposition of his forces and asks when all will be ready. When he gets the answer he asks if it's not possible to launch the offensive a little sooner. When Joe asks it's not really a request, but rather a good idea to enact. A general says, “We can attack sooner, but might lack the power to break the Japanese if they catch wind of what we're up to. I suggest that the flanking attack will be the hammer while the force to take Harbin will be our anvil.” Stalin likes this answer and invites the general to talk with him over some vodka, in private. “I want to hear your ideas comrade general. Please come with me.”
Victory Points Allied 102874 (18900 Strategic) Japanese 45825
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: Biggest Op Yet Seen
September 7, 1945 Saipan
Intel
16th Army is located at Rabaul.
4th Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
Elements of the 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Homan.
2nd Mixed Regiment is located at Hangchow.
55th Construction Battalion is located at Wuchow.
7th Coastal Gun Regiment is located at Ominato.
157th Division is located at Niigata.
Elements of the 2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
16th Army is located at Rabaul.
14 men are based at Haiphong.
1st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Tokyo.
30th Division is located at Bangkok.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Homan.
Kwantung Area Army is located at Changchun.
38 aircraft are based at Kyoto.
Recon
No reports.
Combat
A PB2Y spotted an AK near Ominato, reporting a hit.
For the past 2 days Japanese ships have been spotted by a Walrus flown from RN CLs trailing the Ghost Ships of the IJN.
In the middle of the night Padang was paid a visit by 3 Helens and despite 12 Mosquito FB.VIs on CAP no contact was made. As usual the jungle got bombed.
Akita was attacked by 61 X B-24D and 25 X P-38J. The oil facilities took very light damage.
Nagoya was swept by 65 X P-51D who swooped in on 19 X Frank and 25 X Tony. The Mustangs went about their work with a ruthless efficiency that splashed 16 Franks and 23 Tonys at the cost of the loss of a Mustang and 3 others damaged. After the skies cleared 3 Franks resumed a CAP and 107 X B-29 arrived. The Japanese fighters hightailed it out of the area and the AA fire damaged 2 Superforts. Another wave of 137 X B-29 came on and 2 Franks challenged them getting 1 fighter damaged in the single pass that they made. The flak damaged 3 of the bombers. A third wave of 154 X B-29 arrived and the 3 Franks aloft gave them a wide berth. Ground fire damaged 3 of the big silver birds. A 4th attack of 96 X B-29 and 51 X P-51D roared in and the Mustangs downed the 3 Franks while the bombers had 6 planes damaged by the AA. A 5th raid appeared and the 38 X B-29 had 2 planes damaged by flak. The heavy industry was very heavily damaged and the Mitsubishi engine works took heavy damage in the attacks.
Tavoy was struck by Allied aircraft for light port damage, there were many secondary explosions reported and 3 Mosquito FB.VIs took damage.
Krung Thep had it's airfield pounded by 151 X Liberator VI (9 damaged) for extremely heavy damage, there was a very large number of secondary explosions observed and casualties were placed at heavy.
Georgetown had a CAP of 2 X Rufe, 4 X Tojo and 6 X Tony aloft when 61 X Mosquito FB.VI and 16 X Spitfire VIII arrived. The Spits destroyed a Rufe, a Tojo and a Tony while the bombers inflicted light damage on the airstrip, there were some secondary explosions seen and personnel losses were moderate.
Kendari was hit twice by Allied planes for moderate airfield damage and extremely light casualties. 2 B-24Js and a PB4Y were damaged in the proceedings.
Naha was bombed by 59 X B-24D (2 damaged) and 100 X B-24J (10 damaged) who did heavy damage to the airfield, light port damage, some secondary explosions were observed and casualties were moderate.
36 miles SE of Kweiyang 24 Warhawks attacked the IJA 59th Division, having a plane damaged for no harm to the Japanese. Artillery from both sides of the fence caused negligible losses for both belligerents.
Near Aomori 8 X B-25J and 7 X PB4Y attacked an AK, hitting it with 7 bombs that ravaged the ship and left it a burning, sinking wreck.
Kadina was struck by 106 X B-25J and the flak downed 1 and damaged 12 others as they scored moderate damage on the airfield, there were some secondary explosions reported and troop losses were thought to have been moderate.
At the crossroads Japanese artillery was busy all day long and the Chinese suffered heavy casualties. The Chinese artillery made some noise and did nothing to the Japanese.
The Lucky 11 were overjoyed to see no Japanese fighters and upon their return to Saipan the debriefer informed them that a fighter sweep out of Tori Shima did it's job well. Later on they found out that some Mustangs actually escorted a wave of bombers into and out of the target area. Gil goes to his cot and starts to write a letter to Elaine. They guys are heading out to see about a rumored poker game and Gil says that he'll catch up to them later.
Jim watches as some of the guys are taking scraps of metal and churning out watchbands, bracelets and a bunch of other stuff to sell to the thousands of Army troops and Marines that have infested Formosa. The guys are always joking about how they make deals and get things like Japanese swords, flags and firearms in trade. “Those guys are so stupid that we could sell them swampland, if we only had it,” one of them jokes. Jim dozes off and is awakened in time for chow.
Chris stares at the assembled ships that stretch for as far as the eye can see and more wondering when they'll be called on. This concentration of might can only mean something big is afoot and with all of the transports and cargo ships arriving to disgorge their cargoes he's sure that this will be the biggest operation yet seen.
Victory Points Allied 103367 (19338 Strategic) Japanese 45858
Intel
16th Army is located at Rabaul.
4th Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
Elements of the 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Homan.
2nd Mixed Regiment is located at Hangchow.
55th Construction Battalion is located at Wuchow.
7th Coastal Gun Regiment is located at Ominato.
157th Division is located at Niigata.
Elements of the 2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
16th Army is located at Rabaul.
14 men are based at Haiphong.
1st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Tokyo.
30th Division is located at Bangkok.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Homan.
Kwantung Area Army is located at Changchun.
38 aircraft are based at Kyoto.
Recon
No reports.
Combat
A PB2Y spotted an AK near Ominato, reporting a hit.
For the past 2 days Japanese ships have been spotted by a Walrus flown from RN CLs trailing the Ghost Ships of the IJN.
In the middle of the night Padang was paid a visit by 3 Helens and despite 12 Mosquito FB.VIs on CAP no contact was made. As usual the jungle got bombed.
Akita was attacked by 61 X B-24D and 25 X P-38J. The oil facilities took very light damage.
Nagoya was swept by 65 X P-51D who swooped in on 19 X Frank and 25 X Tony. The Mustangs went about their work with a ruthless efficiency that splashed 16 Franks and 23 Tonys at the cost of the loss of a Mustang and 3 others damaged. After the skies cleared 3 Franks resumed a CAP and 107 X B-29 arrived. The Japanese fighters hightailed it out of the area and the AA fire damaged 2 Superforts. Another wave of 137 X B-29 came on and 2 Franks challenged them getting 1 fighter damaged in the single pass that they made. The flak damaged 3 of the bombers. A third wave of 154 X B-29 arrived and the 3 Franks aloft gave them a wide berth. Ground fire damaged 3 of the big silver birds. A 4th attack of 96 X B-29 and 51 X P-51D roared in and the Mustangs downed the 3 Franks while the bombers had 6 planes damaged by the AA. A 5th raid appeared and the 38 X B-29 had 2 planes damaged by flak. The heavy industry was very heavily damaged and the Mitsubishi engine works took heavy damage in the attacks.
Tavoy was struck by Allied aircraft for light port damage, there were many secondary explosions reported and 3 Mosquito FB.VIs took damage.
Krung Thep had it's airfield pounded by 151 X Liberator VI (9 damaged) for extremely heavy damage, there was a very large number of secondary explosions observed and casualties were placed at heavy.
Georgetown had a CAP of 2 X Rufe, 4 X Tojo and 6 X Tony aloft when 61 X Mosquito FB.VI and 16 X Spitfire VIII arrived. The Spits destroyed a Rufe, a Tojo and a Tony while the bombers inflicted light damage on the airstrip, there were some secondary explosions seen and personnel losses were moderate.
Kendari was hit twice by Allied planes for moderate airfield damage and extremely light casualties. 2 B-24Js and a PB4Y were damaged in the proceedings.
Naha was bombed by 59 X B-24D (2 damaged) and 100 X B-24J (10 damaged) who did heavy damage to the airfield, light port damage, some secondary explosions were observed and casualties were moderate.
36 miles SE of Kweiyang 24 Warhawks attacked the IJA 59th Division, having a plane damaged for no harm to the Japanese. Artillery from both sides of the fence caused negligible losses for both belligerents.
Near Aomori 8 X B-25J and 7 X PB4Y attacked an AK, hitting it with 7 bombs that ravaged the ship and left it a burning, sinking wreck.
Kadina was struck by 106 X B-25J and the flak downed 1 and damaged 12 others as they scored moderate damage on the airfield, there were some secondary explosions reported and troop losses were thought to have been moderate.
At the crossroads Japanese artillery was busy all day long and the Chinese suffered heavy casualties. The Chinese artillery made some noise and did nothing to the Japanese.
The Lucky 11 were overjoyed to see no Japanese fighters and upon their return to Saipan the debriefer informed them that a fighter sweep out of Tori Shima did it's job well. Later on they found out that some Mustangs actually escorted a wave of bombers into and out of the target area. Gil goes to his cot and starts to write a letter to Elaine. They guys are heading out to see about a rumored poker game and Gil says that he'll catch up to them later.
Jim watches as some of the guys are taking scraps of metal and churning out watchbands, bracelets and a bunch of other stuff to sell to the thousands of Army troops and Marines that have infested Formosa. The guys are always joking about how they make deals and get things like Japanese swords, flags and firearms in trade. “Those guys are so stupid that we could sell them swampland, if we only had it,” one of them jokes. Jim dozes off and is awakened in time for chow.
Chris stares at the assembled ships that stretch for as far as the eye can see and more wondering when they'll be called on. This concentration of might can only mean something big is afoot and with all of the transports and cargo ships arriving to disgorge their cargoes he's sure that this will be the biggest operation yet seen.
Victory Points Allied 103367 (19338 Strategic) Japanese 45858
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: No Sightings
September 8, 1945 London
Intel
1407 men are based at Kratie.
51st Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
12th Division is located at Hungnam.
Elements of the 2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
3990 men are based at Osumi.
48th Construction Battalion is located at Kratie.
81st Division is located at Tokyo.
202nd Division is located at Gumma.
314448 men are based at Kagoshima.
Tsushima Fortress is located at Masan.
9th Ind. Brigade is located at Changsha.
23rd Tank Regiment is located at Changchun.
2nd Division is located at Ominato.
3rd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Changchun.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Sian 4 fighters, 8 aux, 5 LCUs 22860/214/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU 0/10/0152
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 4 LCUs
Combat
Nagasaki was attacked by 45 X B-24J and 24 X P-51D and the CAP of 5 X Tony and 32 X Frank intercepted them. The Mustangs went to work and they managed to keep the Japanese fighters off of the bombers, shooting down 4 Tonys and 12 Franks (6 damaged) while having 3 Mustangs downed. The AA fire destroyed 3 Liberators and damaged 17 as the bombers hit the port for light damage, a secondary explosion was claimed and an AK and a TK each were struck by a bomb. Another strike composed of 42 X B-29 and 3 X P-51D arrived and they faced a Tony and 20 X Frank who made a pass on them. 2 Franks were splashed and 4 took damage as the Americans had 2 Superforts shot down (12 damaged) and a Mustang was damaged. The heavy industry had light damage done to it.
Nagoya was raided by 179 X B-29 and they were attacked by 2 Tonys, 1 damaged. 5 B-29s were damaged from all causes and they inflicted extremely heavy damage on the heavy industry.
Bangkok was bombed by Allied planes and the flak damaged 5 Liberator VIs and 9 Mosquito FB.VIs (1 downed). The port had moderately heavy damage, there were reports of a very large number of secondary explosions seen and casualties were placed at heavy.
Georgetown was hit by Allied aircraft and 1 X Rufe, 3 X Tojo and 5 X Tony were up only to be chased away by the Spits who downed a Tony. A Mosquito FB.VI was shot down by the ground fire and another was damaged. The airstrip was lightly damaged, a secondary explosion was observed and personnel losses were thought to have been moderate.
Naha was visited by 78 X B-24J who had 11 planes damaged by the flak as they did light damage to the port, triggered some secondary explosions and there were moderate casualties. Another strike of 34 X B-24D (1 damaged) and 69 X B-24J (6 damaged) accounted for moderate airfield damage, a couple of secondary explosions, burned a Betty and moderate troop losses.
At Gili Gili the South Seas Det. suffered an air raid on it that inflicted heavy casualties. Another strike hit the IJA 21st Division for heavy losses.
36 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 59th Division took moderate casualties from 24 Warhawks who bombed and strafed it. Then 68 X B-25J and 24 X P-40N jumped the unit, having 4 Mitchells damaged, inflicting heavy losses. The Japanese artillery failed to harm anybody.
About 741 miles W of Nias Island 8 X Avenger II (8 damaged) and 4 X Corsair IV attacked a pair of DDs, hitting 1 with a torpedo that set it on fire. A short time later 8 X Avenger II, 4 X Hellcat II and 4 X Corsair IV arrived and they managed 2 torpedo hits on an MSW, sinking it. About 30 minutes later 17 X Avenger II (2 damaged) and 4 X Corsair IV arrived and they managed to hit 3 AKs, 1 with 2 fish and the others with 1 each. All of the AKs were burning and the 1 that ate 2 fish was heavily damaged. In the afternoon 8 X Avenger II (1 damaged) hit 2 AKs with a torpedo each for fires and heavy damage. 9 X Avenger II then put in an appearance and they hit 2 AKs with a torpedo each for fires and 1 was heavily damaged. 6 Avenger IIs arrived before sunset and hit a DD with 2 torpedoes that left the ship sinking. 8 Avenger IIs and their escorts arrived and 2 of the torpedo planes were damaged as they hit an AK with 2 torpedoes and another with 3. Both ships were heavily damaged and burning, sinking wrecks. 2 hours before sunset 21 X Avenger II hit the Japanese ships and 4 AKs ate torpedoes, one of them got hit by 2 and went down.
Kendari was struck twice by planes for moderate airfield damage and extremely light casualties.
Near Johore Bahru 6 X PB4Y (2 damaged) tried to hit a PC, but failed.
737 miles W of Sabang 13 X Barracuda (1 damaged), 6 X Hellcat II, 8 X Corsair IV and 8 X Firefly attacked 4 AKs, hitting 3 of them. 2 AKs caught 1 fish and the other was slammed by 2 torpedoes. All were burning and 1 was heavily damaged. Another wave of RN planes arrived and they hit an AK with 3 torpedoes, sinking it. In the afternoon 13 X Barracuda, 8 X Avenger II, 6 X Hellcat II and 7 X Corsair IV came on and they hit an MSW with 3 fish and an AK with 3 fish, sinking both of them. Another strike was made by 8 Avenger IIs (1 damaged) and 6 Hellcat IIs, but they failed to get a hit.
At the crossroads Japanese artillery inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese who responded by causing moderate Japanese casualties with their bombardment.
The PM reads the reports and asks about the warships that must be there too. An admiral makes a remark that the pilots did a fairly good job today and that they are ready if more warships are found. “From the looks of things, sir, I am inclined to believe that a fleet of warships does not exist. What the Japanese are about is anyone's guess, but there have been no sightings of major fleet units.”
Red and Cookie stand at Palawan's rail shooting the breeze when Cookie suddenly says, “Hey, You know that we we get back to the States you're old enough to vote now?” Red laughs and says something about being old enough to die for a country, but being to young to be entrusted with the power to vote.
Ed wearily pushes back from his desk and rues the day that he advanced in rank enough to warrant having to deal with all of this paperwork. He has finished everything that he can think of concerning the Old Gals and their part in Operation Thunder. He hopes that he gets more of the old BBs to use, but if not the 7 he has under his command now will have to do. He has made the request for more of the old BBs to be released to his command, but only time will tell if he'll get what he wants.
Victory Points Allied 103631 (19528 Strategic) Japanese 45909
Intel
1407 men are based at Kratie.
51st Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
12th Division is located at Hungnam.
Elements of the 2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
3990 men are based at Osumi.
48th Construction Battalion is located at Kratie.
81st Division is located at Tokyo.
202nd Division is located at Gumma.
314448 men are based at Kagoshima.
Tsushima Fortress is located at Masan.
9th Ind. Brigade is located at Changsha.
23rd Tank Regiment is located at Changchun.
2nd Division is located at Ominato.
3rd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Changchun.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Sian 4 fighters, 8 aux, 5 LCUs 22860/214/5
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU 0/10/0152
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 4 LCUs
Combat
Nagasaki was attacked by 45 X B-24J and 24 X P-51D and the CAP of 5 X Tony and 32 X Frank intercepted them. The Mustangs went to work and they managed to keep the Japanese fighters off of the bombers, shooting down 4 Tonys and 12 Franks (6 damaged) while having 3 Mustangs downed. The AA fire destroyed 3 Liberators and damaged 17 as the bombers hit the port for light damage, a secondary explosion was claimed and an AK and a TK each were struck by a bomb. Another strike composed of 42 X B-29 and 3 X P-51D arrived and they faced a Tony and 20 X Frank who made a pass on them. 2 Franks were splashed and 4 took damage as the Americans had 2 Superforts shot down (12 damaged) and a Mustang was damaged. The heavy industry had light damage done to it.
Nagoya was raided by 179 X B-29 and they were attacked by 2 Tonys, 1 damaged. 5 B-29s were damaged from all causes and they inflicted extremely heavy damage on the heavy industry.
Bangkok was bombed by Allied planes and the flak damaged 5 Liberator VIs and 9 Mosquito FB.VIs (1 downed). The port had moderately heavy damage, there were reports of a very large number of secondary explosions seen and casualties were placed at heavy.
Georgetown was hit by Allied aircraft and 1 X Rufe, 3 X Tojo and 5 X Tony were up only to be chased away by the Spits who downed a Tony. A Mosquito FB.VI was shot down by the ground fire and another was damaged. The airstrip was lightly damaged, a secondary explosion was observed and personnel losses were thought to have been moderate.
Naha was visited by 78 X B-24J who had 11 planes damaged by the flak as they did light damage to the port, triggered some secondary explosions and there were moderate casualties. Another strike of 34 X B-24D (1 damaged) and 69 X B-24J (6 damaged) accounted for moderate airfield damage, a couple of secondary explosions, burned a Betty and moderate troop losses.
At Gili Gili the South Seas Det. suffered an air raid on it that inflicted heavy casualties. Another strike hit the IJA 21st Division for heavy losses.
36 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 59th Division took moderate casualties from 24 Warhawks who bombed and strafed it. Then 68 X B-25J and 24 X P-40N jumped the unit, having 4 Mitchells damaged, inflicting heavy losses. The Japanese artillery failed to harm anybody.
About 741 miles W of Nias Island 8 X Avenger II (8 damaged) and 4 X Corsair IV attacked a pair of DDs, hitting 1 with a torpedo that set it on fire. A short time later 8 X Avenger II, 4 X Hellcat II and 4 X Corsair IV arrived and they managed 2 torpedo hits on an MSW, sinking it. About 30 minutes later 17 X Avenger II (2 damaged) and 4 X Corsair IV arrived and they managed to hit 3 AKs, 1 with 2 fish and the others with 1 each. All of the AKs were burning and the 1 that ate 2 fish was heavily damaged. In the afternoon 8 X Avenger II (1 damaged) hit 2 AKs with a torpedo each for fires and heavy damage. 9 X Avenger II then put in an appearance and they hit 2 AKs with a torpedo each for fires and 1 was heavily damaged. 6 Avenger IIs arrived before sunset and hit a DD with 2 torpedoes that left the ship sinking. 8 Avenger IIs and their escorts arrived and 2 of the torpedo planes were damaged as they hit an AK with 2 torpedoes and another with 3. Both ships were heavily damaged and burning, sinking wrecks. 2 hours before sunset 21 X Avenger II hit the Japanese ships and 4 AKs ate torpedoes, one of them got hit by 2 and went down.
Kendari was struck twice by planes for moderate airfield damage and extremely light casualties.
Near Johore Bahru 6 X PB4Y (2 damaged) tried to hit a PC, but failed.
737 miles W of Sabang 13 X Barracuda (1 damaged), 6 X Hellcat II, 8 X Corsair IV and 8 X Firefly attacked 4 AKs, hitting 3 of them. 2 AKs caught 1 fish and the other was slammed by 2 torpedoes. All were burning and 1 was heavily damaged. Another wave of RN planes arrived and they hit an AK with 3 torpedoes, sinking it. In the afternoon 13 X Barracuda, 8 X Avenger II, 6 X Hellcat II and 7 X Corsair IV came on and they hit an MSW with 3 fish and an AK with 3 fish, sinking both of them. Another strike was made by 8 Avenger IIs (1 damaged) and 6 Hellcat IIs, but they failed to get a hit.
At the crossroads Japanese artillery inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese who responded by causing moderate Japanese casualties with their bombardment.
The PM reads the reports and asks about the warships that must be there too. An admiral makes a remark that the pilots did a fairly good job today and that they are ready if more warships are found. “From the looks of things, sir, I am inclined to believe that a fleet of warships does not exist. What the Japanese are about is anyone's guess, but there have been no sightings of major fleet units.”
Red and Cookie stand at Palawan's rail shooting the breeze when Cookie suddenly says, “Hey, You know that we we get back to the States you're old enough to vote now?” Red laughs and says something about being old enough to die for a country, but being to young to be entrusted with the power to vote.
Ed wearily pushes back from his desk and rues the day that he advanced in rank enough to warrant having to deal with all of this paperwork. He has finished everything that he can think of concerning the Old Gals and their part in Operation Thunder. He hopes that he gets more of the old BBs to use, but if not the 7 he has under his command now will have to do. He has made the request for more of the old BBs to be released to his command, but only time will tell if he'll get what he wants.
Victory Points Allied 103631 (19528 Strategic) Japanese 45909
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Forgive Or Forget
September 9, 1945 Brisbane
Intel
2nd Air Division is located at Harbin.
Radio transmissions detected at Niigata.
48th Construction Battalion is located at Kratie.
221st Division is located at Tokyo.
220548 men are based at Mutanchiang.
Iki Fortress is located at Ikitsuki.
Ryojun Fortress is located at Port Arthur.
Elements of the 20th Mixed Brigade are located at Kuikang.
Chichijima Fortress is located at Niigata.
23rd Engineer Regiment is located at Inch'on.
4th Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
3rd FF Construction Battalion is located at Anshan.
3rd Cavarly Brigade is planning for an attack on Mishan.
Sasebo 6th SNLF is located at Singapore.
6th Reserve AA Regiment is located at Wonsan.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 1 LCU 4180/29/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 8000/11/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 6 LCUs
Combat
In the wee hours of the morning Padang was attacked by 18 X Helen who bombed the jungle and as they exited the area 15 X Mosquito FB.V gave chase and damaged a bomber.
Above the crossroads 20 X Nick loitered waiting for Chinese planes that never came. The Chinese sustained heavy casualties from the Japanese artillery barrages. The Chinese gunners accounted for negligible Japanese losses.
Akita was struck by 61 X B-24D and 20 X P-38J. The AA fire damaged 3 of the bombers who caused light damage to the oil facilities.
Nagasaki was hit by 15 X B-29 and 40 X P-38J who fought their way past the half hearted defense offered by a Shinden, a Tony and 10 Franks. The Lightnings kept the Japanese planes at bay, downing a Tony and 5 Franks while suffering 5 planes of their own being shot down. The flak damaged 4 Superforts who did very light damage to the heavy industry.
Kendari underwent an air raid that caused moderate airfield damage and extremely light casualties. A Liberator was damaged by the ground fire.
Naha was hit by 58 X B-24D (3 damaged) and 99 X B-24J (4 damaged) for heavy airfield damage, moderately light port damage, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were moderately heavy.
35 miles SE of Kweiyang the Shanghai SNLF was jumped Allied planes and the unit damaged 3 Mitchells and 4 Warhawks in the 2 attacks while suffering heavy casualties. The Japanese inflicted negligible losses on the Chinese with artillery.
183 miles SE of Chungking the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was hit by 24 X Judy for light losses.
Kadina was raided by 95 X B-25J and the defenders damaged 6 of the planes who dished out moderate airfield damage, some secondary explosions were seen and casualties were extremely light.
549 miles NW of Nias Island 26 X Barracuda, 18 X Hellcat II and 14 X Corsair IV hammered 2 AKs, hitting 1 with 2 torpedoes for fires and heavy damage and the other ate 3 fish and was in similar condition with both of them sinking within short order. Then 8 X Avenger II and 6 X Hellcat II arrived, but they failed to hit anything.
677 miles W of Mentawi Island 25 X Avenger II, 4 X Hellcat II and 3 X Corsair IV attacked the Japanese ships and ravaged them.
Japanese Ships
AK Kaisyo Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire
AK Dalakita Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chuka Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Akitsushima Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yuki Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
Another attack was made by 15 X Avenger II (1 downed, 3 damaged) and 4 X Corsair IV who hit an AK with 2 torpedoes for heavy damage and fires.
Then 2 X Avenger II and 4 X Corsair IV added to the mayhem by striking an AK with a torpedo, leaving the ship burning and heavily damaged.
852 miles W of Nias Island the Japanese ships were attacked by the CLs Emerald and Enterprise with the following results.
AK India Maru 4 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Olympia Maru 9 shell hits, sunk
AK Tsukubasan Maru 1 shell hit, on fire, heavy damage
This was viewed as a dismal performance by the RN considering 2 cruisers against 3 unescorted AKs should have been a doomsday scenario for the AKs.
Japanese transports flying into and out of Palembang were intercepted by roving Thunderbolt IIs.
Tomorrow the Kiwis are scheduled to hit the beach at Kendari.
Stick lies in his bunk thinking about tomorrow's LRCAP mission that the Flying Deuces will be on. He doesn't put much hope in seeing any Japanese planes as they seem to have vanished. 113 missions and still the goose egg to show for it.
Bill notes that the work on the Mighty Mo is proceeding, but very slowly. As large a port as Ulithi is it's not a proper yard and a BB is a large ship to deal with. Still the work is almost to a point where he'd feel comfortable going into harm's way and in a war that's considered a luxury. The bright side is that they get regular mail deliveries each day and that's good for morale.
Pete sets the paper aside and takes a sip of his tea as he engages in a conversation with the men at the bar. They're pleased to know that Japanese holdings are being retaken at a rapid rate and that even the British seem busy. One of the men notes that the British seem to do very well when others are doing the fighting for them as the bulk of the force seems to be comprised of Indian troops. It'll be a long time, if ever, before the Australians forgive or forget that London abandoned them and it was Washington who rushed to their aid.
Victory Points Allied 103700 (19554 Strategic) Japanese 45929
Intel
2nd Air Division is located at Harbin.
Radio transmissions detected at Niigata.
48th Construction Battalion is located at Kratie.
221st Division is located at Tokyo.
220548 men are based at Mutanchiang.
Iki Fortress is located at Ikitsuki.
Ryojun Fortress is located at Port Arthur.
Elements of the 20th Mixed Brigade are located at Kuikang.
Chichijima Fortress is located at Niigata.
23rd Engineer Regiment is located at Inch'on.
4th Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
3rd FF Construction Battalion is located at Anshan.
3rd Cavarly Brigade is planning for an attack on Mishan.
Sasebo 6th SNLF is located at Singapore.
6th Reserve AA Regiment is located at Wonsan.
Recon
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 1 LCU 4180/29/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 8000/11/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 6 LCUs
Combat
In the wee hours of the morning Padang was attacked by 18 X Helen who bombed the jungle and as they exited the area 15 X Mosquito FB.V gave chase and damaged a bomber.
Above the crossroads 20 X Nick loitered waiting for Chinese planes that never came. The Chinese sustained heavy casualties from the Japanese artillery barrages. The Chinese gunners accounted for negligible Japanese losses.
Akita was struck by 61 X B-24D and 20 X P-38J. The AA fire damaged 3 of the bombers who caused light damage to the oil facilities.
Nagasaki was hit by 15 X B-29 and 40 X P-38J who fought their way past the half hearted defense offered by a Shinden, a Tony and 10 Franks. The Lightnings kept the Japanese planes at bay, downing a Tony and 5 Franks while suffering 5 planes of their own being shot down. The flak damaged 4 Superforts who did very light damage to the heavy industry.
Kendari underwent an air raid that caused moderate airfield damage and extremely light casualties. A Liberator was damaged by the ground fire.
Naha was hit by 58 X B-24D (3 damaged) and 99 X B-24J (4 damaged) for heavy airfield damage, moderately light port damage, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were moderately heavy.
35 miles SE of Kweiyang the Shanghai SNLF was jumped Allied planes and the unit damaged 3 Mitchells and 4 Warhawks in the 2 attacks while suffering heavy casualties. The Japanese inflicted negligible losses on the Chinese with artillery.
183 miles SE of Chungking the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was hit by 24 X Judy for light losses.
Kadina was raided by 95 X B-25J and the defenders damaged 6 of the planes who dished out moderate airfield damage, some secondary explosions were seen and casualties were extremely light.
549 miles NW of Nias Island 26 X Barracuda, 18 X Hellcat II and 14 X Corsair IV hammered 2 AKs, hitting 1 with 2 torpedoes for fires and heavy damage and the other ate 3 fish and was in similar condition with both of them sinking within short order. Then 8 X Avenger II and 6 X Hellcat II arrived, but they failed to hit anything.
677 miles W of Mentawi Island 25 X Avenger II, 4 X Hellcat II and 3 X Corsair IV attacked the Japanese ships and ravaged them.
Japanese Ships
AK Kaisyo Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire
AK Dalakita Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chuka Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Akitsushima Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yuki Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
Another attack was made by 15 X Avenger II (1 downed, 3 damaged) and 4 X Corsair IV who hit an AK with 2 torpedoes for heavy damage and fires.
Then 2 X Avenger II and 4 X Corsair IV added to the mayhem by striking an AK with a torpedo, leaving the ship burning and heavily damaged.
852 miles W of Nias Island the Japanese ships were attacked by the CLs Emerald and Enterprise with the following results.
AK India Maru 4 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Olympia Maru 9 shell hits, sunk
AK Tsukubasan Maru 1 shell hit, on fire, heavy damage
This was viewed as a dismal performance by the RN considering 2 cruisers against 3 unescorted AKs should have been a doomsday scenario for the AKs.
Japanese transports flying into and out of Palembang were intercepted by roving Thunderbolt IIs.
Tomorrow the Kiwis are scheduled to hit the beach at Kendari.
Stick lies in his bunk thinking about tomorrow's LRCAP mission that the Flying Deuces will be on. He doesn't put much hope in seeing any Japanese planes as they seem to have vanished. 113 missions and still the goose egg to show for it.
Bill notes that the work on the Mighty Mo is proceeding, but very slowly. As large a port as Ulithi is it's not a proper yard and a BB is a large ship to deal with. Still the work is almost to a point where he'd feel comfortable going into harm's way and in a war that's considered a luxury. The bright side is that they get regular mail deliveries each day and that's good for morale.
Pete sets the paper aside and takes a sip of his tea as he engages in a conversation with the men at the bar. They're pleased to know that Japanese holdings are being retaken at a rapid rate and that even the British seem busy. One of the men notes that the British seem to do very well when others are doing the fighting for them as the bulk of the force seems to be comprised of Indian troops. It'll be a long time, if ever, before the Australians forgive or forget that London abandoned them and it was Washington who rushed to their aid.
Victory Points Allied 103700 (19554 Strategic) Japanese 45929
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Landings At Kendari
September 10, 1945 Kendari
Intel
2nd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
220610 men are based at Mutanchiang.
13th AA Regiment is located at Maizuru.
21st Mixed Brigade is located at Tokyo.
51st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Soerabaja.
64th Division is located at Wuchow.
103rd IJA Base Force is located at Changchun.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1520/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 5 fighters, 23 bombers, 42 aux, 3 LCUs 11080/78/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 7 LCUs 2020/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7820/14/0
Combat
13 Helens hit Padang at about 12:45 AM and they bombed the jungle, doing no harm. On their way home 13 Mosquito FB.VIs caught up to them and a Mosquito was damaged.
Marine Raiders unloading over beach at Dili took heavy casualties.
The Kiwis hit the beach at Kendari taking very heavy losses. Japanese gunners hit a DD, a pair of AKs and 2 APs both of which were burning. The Allied warships replied and the Japanese took light losses. The airstrip was moderately damaged, a secondary explosion was observed and there were extremely light personnel losses from an Allied air raid. The 138th IJN Base Force had extremely light losses from an air strike made on it. A single Liberator was damaged in the 4 attacks made.
The SS Lagarto failed to get an attack in on 4 PCs 73 miles NW of Singkawang.
Matsuyama was bombed by 139 X B-29 and 23 X P-51D, hitting the Mitsubishi engine plant for moderately heavy damage.
Shimuzu was attacked by 2 waves of 223 X B-29 who caused moderately heavy damage to the heavy industry and light damage to the Mitsubishi engine plant.
Akita was struck by 164 X B-29 (2 damaged), 70 X P-38J and 3 X P-51D for light damage to the heavy industry.
Asahigawa had it's resource center take negligible damage from Allied aircraft.
Nagasaki was hit 2 times by Allied planes. The first wave of 140 X B-29 (1 downed, 6 damaged) and 72 X P-38J (4 downed) dueled with a Shinden and 14 Franks of whom only 3 Franks survived. Then 29 X B-29 Superfortress (4 damaged), 13 X P-51D and 7 X P-38J arrived and 2 Franks attacked them and were splashed. The heavy industry took heavy damage from these attacks.
Hakodate was under the protection of 17 X Tony who engaged an incoming raid of 50 X B-24D (4 damaged), 15 X B-25J (1 downed, 1 damaged) and 26 X P-38J (1 downed). 4 Tonys were shot down and 4 were damaged in the fight while the bombers caused very light damage to the Nakajima engine factory.
Tokyo was swept by 130 X P-51D who pounced on 18 X Reppu, 22 X Shinden, 47 X Frank and 30 X Tony. 15 Mustangs were lost and 5 damaged as they managed to destroy 16 Reppus, 19 Shindens, 34 Franks and 27 Tonys.
Georgetown was attacked by Allied planes and the Rufe, 3 Tojos and 3 Tonys ran, having a Tony damaged by the escorting Spitfires. 2 Mosquito FB.VIs were downed and 3 damaged by the heavy AA fire. The airfield was lightly damaged, a secondary explosion was claimed and casualties were light.
Naha was attacked by Allied planes and 9 A-26Bs were damaged. There were a couple of secondary explosions seen and casualties were thought to have been light.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took moderate losses from an air attack.
35 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 59th Division was bombed and strafed by 19 X P-40N, who failed to harm anyone. Japanese artillery barrages failed to accomplish anything.
At Palembang the 17th Indian Division was attacked by 18 X Betty, 10 X Frances and 7 X Randy. 5 Thunderbolt IIs intercepted them and the Japanese suffered the loss of a Betty, a Frances and a Randy (1 damaged). The unit escaped harm. Then 19 X Betty, 6 X Frances and 3 X Randy went after the 20th Indian Division and 5 Thunderbolt IIs downed 5 of the Bettys, having a Jug damaged and the unit took light losses. Japanese artillery caused light Allied casualties and the Allied response by their big guns inflicted very light losses on the Japanese. Thunderbolt IIs intercepted transports trying to sneak in and out of Palembang.
Shanghai had a lone George flying when Allied planes arrived. The George was splashed by the escorts and the bombers did light damage to the airfield, destroyed a Betty and inflicted extremely light casualties while having 2 Mitchells and 2 Invaders damaged by the ground fire.
Near Singapore 6 PB4Ys attacked and missed 2 PCs.
444 miles W of Sabang a Japanese AK ran afoul of the 1 X BC, 2 X CA, 2 X CL and 6 X DD and was sunk. The RN is making an effort to run down the Japanese ships before they escape.
682 miles W of Mentawi Island 2 RN CLs cleaned up as they attacked and sank 5 previously damaged AKs.
At the crossroads Japanese artillery inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese.
Back in the hut Gil said, “Another mission done and I wonder how long before we have to hit the same target again.” The guys are feeling the same way. They are told that the bombing campaign has hurt the Japanese industrial base and they shrug it off. The only tangible proof has been the lessening of numbers of plane types that use Mitsubishi engines. Somebody has remarked that there seem to be plenty of Franks and Tonys and not so many Mustangs.
The guys are gathering up Kurt's belongings as he won't be needing them anymore. A Reppu got behind him and made short work of him. “See, that's why I don't want to get friendly with the new guys, they just don't last long. How many times did we tell him not to fly straight and level for to long and to constantly scan the sky all around him? Damn it all to hell, now who am I going to fleece in our card game?” said one of the pilots. Life on Tori Shima is different for the fighter pilots and the infantry. One is facing death on an almost daily basis and the other is dying of boredom.
Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian Nazi leader, was sentenced to death in Oslo.
Victory Points Allied 104189 (19854 Strategic) Japanese 45976
Intel
2nd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
220610 men are based at Mutanchiang.
13th AA Regiment is located at Maizuru.
21st Mixed Brigade is located at Tokyo.
51st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Soerabaja.
64th Division is located at Wuchow.
103rd IJA Base Force is located at Changchun.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1520/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 5 fighters, 23 bombers, 42 aux, 3 LCUs 11080/78/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 7 LCUs 2020/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7820/14/0
Combat
13 Helens hit Padang at about 12:45 AM and they bombed the jungle, doing no harm. On their way home 13 Mosquito FB.VIs caught up to them and a Mosquito was damaged.
Marine Raiders unloading over beach at Dili took heavy casualties.
The Kiwis hit the beach at Kendari taking very heavy losses. Japanese gunners hit a DD, a pair of AKs and 2 APs both of which were burning. The Allied warships replied and the Japanese took light losses. The airstrip was moderately damaged, a secondary explosion was observed and there were extremely light personnel losses from an Allied air raid. The 138th IJN Base Force had extremely light losses from an air strike made on it. A single Liberator was damaged in the 4 attacks made.
The SS Lagarto failed to get an attack in on 4 PCs 73 miles NW of Singkawang.
Matsuyama was bombed by 139 X B-29 and 23 X P-51D, hitting the Mitsubishi engine plant for moderately heavy damage.
Shimuzu was attacked by 2 waves of 223 X B-29 who caused moderately heavy damage to the heavy industry and light damage to the Mitsubishi engine plant.
Akita was struck by 164 X B-29 (2 damaged), 70 X P-38J and 3 X P-51D for light damage to the heavy industry.
Asahigawa had it's resource center take negligible damage from Allied aircraft.
Nagasaki was hit 2 times by Allied planes. The first wave of 140 X B-29 (1 downed, 6 damaged) and 72 X P-38J (4 downed) dueled with a Shinden and 14 Franks of whom only 3 Franks survived. Then 29 X B-29 Superfortress (4 damaged), 13 X P-51D and 7 X P-38J arrived and 2 Franks attacked them and were splashed. The heavy industry took heavy damage from these attacks.
Hakodate was under the protection of 17 X Tony who engaged an incoming raid of 50 X B-24D (4 damaged), 15 X B-25J (1 downed, 1 damaged) and 26 X P-38J (1 downed). 4 Tonys were shot down and 4 were damaged in the fight while the bombers caused very light damage to the Nakajima engine factory.
Tokyo was swept by 130 X P-51D who pounced on 18 X Reppu, 22 X Shinden, 47 X Frank and 30 X Tony. 15 Mustangs were lost and 5 damaged as they managed to destroy 16 Reppus, 19 Shindens, 34 Franks and 27 Tonys.
Georgetown was attacked by Allied planes and the Rufe, 3 Tojos and 3 Tonys ran, having a Tony damaged by the escorting Spitfires. 2 Mosquito FB.VIs were downed and 3 damaged by the heavy AA fire. The airfield was lightly damaged, a secondary explosion was claimed and casualties were light.
Naha was attacked by Allied planes and 9 A-26Bs were damaged. There were a couple of secondary explosions seen and casualties were thought to have been light.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took moderate losses from an air attack.
35 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 59th Division was bombed and strafed by 19 X P-40N, who failed to harm anyone. Japanese artillery barrages failed to accomplish anything.
At Palembang the 17th Indian Division was attacked by 18 X Betty, 10 X Frances and 7 X Randy. 5 Thunderbolt IIs intercepted them and the Japanese suffered the loss of a Betty, a Frances and a Randy (1 damaged). The unit escaped harm. Then 19 X Betty, 6 X Frances and 3 X Randy went after the 20th Indian Division and 5 Thunderbolt IIs downed 5 of the Bettys, having a Jug damaged and the unit took light losses. Japanese artillery caused light Allied casualties and the Allied response by their big guns inflicted very light losses on the Japanese. Thunderbolt IIs intercepted transports trying to sneak in and out of Palembang.
Shanghai had a lone George flying when Allied planes arrived. The George was splashed by the escorts and the bombers did light damage to the airfield, destroyed a Betty and inflicted extremely light casualties while having 2 Mitchells and 2 Invaders damaged by the ground fire.
Near Singapore 6 PB4Ys attacked and missed 2 PCs.
444 miles W of Sabang a Japanese AK ran afoul of the 1 X BC, 2 X CA, 2 X CL and 6 X DD and was sunk. The RN is making an effort to run down the Japanese ships before they escape.
682 miles W of Mentawi Island 2 RN CLs cleaned up as they attacked and sank 5 previously damaged AKs.
At the crossroads Japanese artillery inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese.
Back in the hut Gil said, “Another mission done and I wonder how long before we have to hit the same target again.” The guys are feeling the same way. They are told that the bombing campaign has hurt the Japanese industrial base and they shrug it off. The only tangible proof has been the lessening of numbers of plane types that use Mitsubishi engines. Somebody has remarked that there seem to be plenty of Franks and Tonys and not so many Mustangs.
The guys are gathering up Kurt's belongings as he won't be needing them anymore. A Reppu got behind him and made short work of him. “See, that's why I don't want to get friendly with the new guys, they just don't last long. How many times did we tell him not to fly straight and level for to long and to constantly scan the sky all around him? Damn it all to hell, now who am I going to fleece in our card game?” said one of the pilots. Life on Tori Shima is different for the fighter pilots and the infantry. One is facing death on an almost daily basis and the other is dying of boredom.
Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian Nazi leader, was sentenced to death in Oslo.
Victory Points Allied 104189 (19854 Strategic) Japanese 45976
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Search For Stick
September 11, 1945 Dili
Intel
Shimbu Force is located at Kadina.
24711 men are based at Kanazawa.
Yosu Fortress is located at Masan.
1st Mixed Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
27th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
104th IJA Base Force is located at Fushan.
111th IJA Base Force is located at Hong Kong.
Radio transmissions detected at Matsuyama.
10th Mortar Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
61st Division is located at Tokyo.
1st Tank Div is located at Changchun.
322nd Division is located at Aomori.
Elements of the 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Linhsi.
13609 men are based at Takamatsu.
281432 men are based at Ominato.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1640/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 8 fighters, 31 bombers, 52 aux, 3 LCUs 13860/89/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 2700/4/0
Combat
The Japanese artillery hit a DD at Kendari and the ships responded by inflicting extremely light casualties on the Japanese. An Allied air raid caused light damage to the airstrip. The 138th IJN Base Force, was struck by aircraft and 2 TBMs were damaged as the unit absorbed light losses. The Kiwis attacked the Japanese positions and they managed to take a little ground while absorbing negligible casualties.
Padang had 13 Helens bomb the jungle and 14 Mosquito FB.VIs caught the departing bombers and damaged 1 of them.
Palembang had moderate personnel losses from a naval bombardment delivered by a CA and 2 DDs. The 14th Indian Division was struck by 16 X Betty, 10 X Frances and 3 X Randy who were intercepted by 7 X Thunderbolt II. 4 Bettys (1 damaged and 2 Randys were shot down. A Frances was damaged as was a Jug and the unit had moderate casualties. Then the 20th Indian Division was attacked by 25 X Betty, 7 X Frances and 6 X Randy who were jumped by 7 X Thunderbolt II. A Betty (1 damaged) and 2 Randys were shot down and a Thunderbolt was damaged. The unit had moderate losses. The Japanese artillery blasted away at the Allied troops inflicting moderate casualties. The Allied gunners caused negligible Japanese losses. Japanese transport aircraft were intercepting going into and out of the base.
Marine Raiders unloading over beach at Makale took moderate casualties.
Shimuzu was struck by 77 X B-29 who caused light damage to the Mitsubishi engine plant.
Akita was bombed by 144 X B-29 (5 damaged), 3 X P-51D and 69 X P-38J. The bombers dropped their loads wide of the mark and then departed.
Asahigawa was hit by 31 X B-25J, 7 X A-26B, 3 X P-51D and 2 X P-38J and the Allied strike failed to do any harm.
Hakodate had a CAP of 13 X Tony aloft when 48 X B-24D (1 downed, 5 damaged), 12 X B-25J (1 downed) and 26 X P-38J (1 downed) arrived. The Tonys lost 5 planes and 2 were damaged as they failed to get to the bombers. The Nakajima engine factory was very lightly damaged.
Chungking was swept by 12 X Zeke, 21 X Reppu, 4 X Jack and 20 X Nick and they sliced into the 38 X P-40N that were up. In the bloody furball the Japanese lost 7 Zekes, 6 Reppus, 3 Jacks and 10 Nicks while the Chinese had 11 Warhawks shot down and 3 others took damage. The Chinese pilots were outnumbered and flying inferior aircraft and yet they more than held their own against the Japanese who are suffering from a lack of quality pilots.
Bangkok's port was moderately damaged by an Allied air strike that had 26 Mosquito FB.VIs damaged. There was a secondary explosion reported and troop losses were moderate.
Georgetown was flying a Rufe, 3 Tojos and 4 Tonys who tried and to stop an incoming raid being made by 62 X Mosquito FB.VI and 16 Spitfire VIII. A Rufe was splashed and 5 Mosquitos went down, 2 were damaged and 2 Spits were shot down. The airfield was lightly damaged and there were a couple of secondary explosions observed.
Naha was hit by 62 X B-24D (3 damaged) and 96 X B-24J (5 damaged) for heavy airfield damage, light port damage, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were moderate.
34 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 36th Division was jumped by 62 X B-25J (4 damaged) and 19 X P-40N for heavy casualties. The Japanese artillery barrages resulted in negligible Chinese losses.
At Gili Gili the IJA21st Division took heavy losses in an air attack made on it.
141 miles SE of Chungking the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was pounced on by 27 X Judy and took light casualties.
371 miles W of Padang 23 X Barracuda (2 damaged), 21 X Avenger II, 10 X Hellcat II and 20 X Corsair IV struck the Japanese ships and they produced a miserable time for the Japanese.
AK Hokutai Maru 3 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kamogawa Maru 2 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choyo Maru #2 1 torpedo hit, sunk
MSW Wa 1 1 torpedo hit, sunk
AK Kinka Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire
AK Italy Maru 3 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mayachi Maru 2 torpedo hits, sunk
481 miles NW of Pagai Island 9 X Barracuda, 10 X Hellcat II and 20 X Corsair IV attacked a pair of AKs for the following results.
AK Akitsushima Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Kaisyo Maru 2 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
The Japanese artillery was busy at the crossroads producing heavy Chinese casualties.
Dili fell to the USMC Raiders that attacked the base versus virtually no opposition.
Dave sets aside the newspaper in which the lead story was about a pilot from California of the 81st FG, flying Mustangs, who is the top Allied ace in the PTO with 51 kills. “it's time for this damned war to end. What has to be done to the Japanese so that they realize they are beaten?” Sandy agrees with her father and says so as she gets up from the table and starts clearing it. She asks if Dave will be going into town today and he tells her no, but his friend will be stopping by for some money to pick up some parts for him and that he's sure he'll give her a lift if she wants. Sandy declines the ride and says that she'll wait for him to get back. When the man arrives Dave hands him a list and the money and Sandy asks him to pick up their mail too. That evening a slightly drunk driver returns with Dave's parts and 5 letters for Sandy. Dave and Sandy thank him and tell him to drive safely. He waves and is off into the night.
The Palawan swings lazily on her anchor at Dadjangas and the crew are becoming increasingly restless as the boredom has set in. Of course there are work details for chipping away and then repainting spots that need attention, but that, gambling and the occasional trip ashore is doing little to alleviate the malaise. Red, Cookie and Lucky are at the ship's rail just staring at the ocean each lost in whatever thoughts they have when suddenly Lucky barks and takes of at the run. “He's hunting some rats again,” says Red to which Cookie mutters that at least the dog is keeping busy and is excited about something.
A search has been mounted to find and pick up Stick as he ditched when on the LRCAP. The other planes in his flight called it in and circled his location for as long as they could and then departed. He managed to scramble out of the cockpit and get his life raft inflated and now is lying in it lazily awaiting a pickup. He figured that being so close to so many bases that he wouldn't have to wait for long, but that was hours ago and now it's getting dark. He's scared and is spending lots of time praying for his survival. He clutches the Very pistol, straining to hear the motor of a plane or a ship knowing that he can't waste any flares. “So here I am,” he says aloud to himself, “One of the select few pilots that can't buy a kill floating around in the Pacific Ocean waiting to be found.” He's going to spend a sleepless night drifting and talking to himself, trying to stay awake in case of a potential rescue.
Victory Points Allied 104286 (19866 Strategic) Japanese 46012
Intel
Shimbu Force is located at Kadina.
24711 men are based at Kanazawa.
Yosu Fortress is located at Masan.
1st Mixed Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
27th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
104th IJA Base Force is located at Fushan.
111th IJA Base Force is located at Hong Kong.
Radio transmissions detected at Matsuyama.
10th Mortar Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
61st Division is located at Tokyo.
1st Tank Div is located at Changchun.
322nd Division is located at Aomori.
Elements of the 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Linhsi.
13609 men are based at Takamatsu.
281432 men are based at Ominato.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1640/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 8 fighters, 31 bombers, 52 aux, 3 LCUs 13860/89/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 2700/4/0
Combat
The Japanese artillery hit a DD at Kendari and the ships responded by inflicting extremely light casualties on the Japanese. An Allied air raid caused light damage to the airstrip. The 138th IJN Base Force, was struck by aircraft and 2 TBMs were damaged as the unit absorbed light losses. The Kiwis attacked the Japanese positions and they managed to take a little ground while absorbing negligible casualties.
Padang had 13 Helens bomb the jungle and 14 Mosquito FB.VIs caught the departing bombers and damaged 1 of them.
Palembang had moderate personnel losses from a naval bombardment delivered by a CA and 2 DDs. The 14th Indian Division was struck by 16 X Betty, 10 X Frances and 3 X Randy who were intercepted by 7 X Thunderbolt II. 4 Bettys (1 damaged and 2 Randys were shot down. A Frances was damaged as was a Jug and the unit had moderate casualties. Then the 20th Indian Division was attacked by 25 X Betty, 7 X Frances and 6 X Randy who were jumped by 7 X Thunderbolt II. A Betty (1 damaged) and 2 Randys were shot down and a Thunderbolt was damaged. The unit had moderate losses. The Japanese artillery blasted away at the Allied troops inflicting moderate casualties. The Allied gunners caused negligible Japanese losses. Japanese transport aircraft were intercepting going into and out of the base.
Marine Raiders unloading over beach at Makale took moderate casualties.
Shimuzu was struck by 77 X B-29 who caused light damage to the Mitsubishi engine plant.
Akita was bombed by 144 X B-29 (5 damaged), 3 X P-51D and 69 X P-38J. The bombers dropped their loads wide of the mark and then departed.
Asahigawa was hit by 31 X B-25J, 7 X A-26B, 3 X P-51D and 2 X P-38J and the Allied strike failed to do any harm.
Hakodate had a CAP of 13 X Tony aloft when 48 X B-24D (1 downed, 5 damaged), 12 X B-25J (1 downed) and 26 X P-38J (1 downed) arrived. The Tonys lost 5 planes and 2 were damaged as they failed to get to the bombers. The Nakajima engine factory was very lightly damaged.
Chungking was swept by 12 X Zeke, 21 X Reppu, 4 X Jack and 20 X Nick and they sliced into the 38 X P-40N that were up. In the bloody furball the Japanese lost 7 Zekes, 6 Reppus, 3 Jacks and 10 Nicks while the Chinese had 11 Warhawks shot down and 3 others took damage. The Chinese pilots were outnumbered and flying inferior aircraft and yet they more than held their own against the Japanese who are suffering from a lack of quality pilots.
Bangkok's port was moderately damaged by an Allied air strike that had 26 Mosquito FB.VIs damaged. There was a secondary explosion reported and troop losses were moderate.
Georgetown was flying a Rufe, 3 Tojos and 4 Tonys who tried and to stop an incoming raid being made by 62 X Mosquito FB.VI and 16 Spitfire VIII. A Rufe was splashed and 5 Mosquitos went down, 2 were damaged and 2 Spits were shot down. The airfield was lightly damaged and there were a couple of secondary explosions observed.
Naha was hit by 62 X B-24D (3 damaged) and 96 X B-24J (5 damaged) for heavy airfield damage, light port damage, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were moderate.
34 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 36th Division was jumped by 62 X B-25J (4 damaged) and 19 X P-40N for heavy casualties. The Japanese artillery barrages resulted in negligible Chinese losses.
At Gili Gili the IJA21st Division took heavy losses in an air attack made on it.
141 miles SE of Chungking the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was pounced on by 27 X Judy and took light casualties.
371 miles W of Padang 23 X Barracuda (2 damaged), 21 X Avenger II, 10 X Hellcat II and 20 X Corsair IV struck the Japanese ships and they produced a miserable time for the Japanese.
AK Hokutai Maru 3 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kamogawa Maru 2 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choyo Maru #2 1 torpedo hit, sunk
MSW Wa 1 1 torpedo hit, sunk
AK Kinka Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire
AK Italy Maru 3 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mayachi Maru 2 torpedo hits, sunk
481 miles NW of Pagai Island 9 X Barracuda, 10 X Hellcat II and 20 X Corsair IV attacked a pair of AKs for the following results.
AK Akitsushima Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Kaisyo Maru 2 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
The Japanese artillery was busy at the crossroads producing heavy Chinese casualties.
Dili fell to the USMC Raiders that attacked the base versus virtually no opposition.
Dave sets aside the newspaper in which the lead story was about a pilot from California of the 81st FG, flying Mustangs, who is the top Allied ace in the PTO with 51 kills. “it's time for this damned war to end. What has to be done to the Japanese so that they realize they are beaten?” Sandy agrees with her father and says so as she gets up from the table and starts clearing it. She asks if Dave will be going into town today and he tells her no, but his friend will be stopping by for some money to pick up some parts for him and that he's sure he'll give her a lift if she wants. Sandy declines the ride and says that she'll wait for him to get back. When the man arrives Dave hands him a list and the money and Sandy asks him to pick up their mail too. That evening a slightly drunk driver returns with Dave's parts and 5 letters for Sandy. Dave and Sandy thank him and tell him to drive safely. He waves and is off into the night.
The Palawan swings lazily on her anchor at Dadjangas and the crew are becoming increasingly restless as the boredom has set in. Of course there are work details for chipping away and then repainting spots that need attention, but that, gambling and the occasional trip ashore is doing little to alleviate the malaise. Red, Cookie and Lucky are at the ship's rail just staring at the ocean each lost in whatever thoughts they have when suddenly Lucky barks and takes of at the run. “He's hunting some rats again,” says Red to which Cookie mutters that at least the dog is keeping busy and is excited about something.
A search has been mounted to find and pick up Stick as he ditched when on the LRCAP. The other planes in his flight called it in and circled his location for as long as they could and then departed. He managed to scramble out of the cockpit and get his life raft inflated and now is lying in it lazily awaiting a pickup. He figured that being so close to so many bases that he wouldn't have to wait for long, but that was hours ago and now it's getting dark. He's scared and is spending lots of time praying for his survival. He clutches the Very pistol, straining to hear the motor of a plane or a ship knowing that he can't waste any flares. “So here I am,” he says aloud to himself, “One of the select few pilots that can't buy a kill floating around in the Pacific Ocean waiting to be found.” He's going to spend a sleepless night drifting and talking to himself, trying to stay awake in case of a potential rescue.
Victory Points Allied 104286 (19866 Strategic) Japanese 46012
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: The Raft: Day 2
September 12, 1945 Makale
Intel
15th AA Regiment is located at Sapporo.
4th Construction Battalion is located at Mukden.
128th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
5047 men are based at Wonsan.
Kembu Force is located at Kadina.
256147 men are based at Changkufeng.
67th Construction Battalion is located at Gumma.
30th Division is located at Bangkok.
Home Defense Force is located at Tokyo.
Kwantung Area Army is located at Changchun.
57th Construction Battalion is located at Maizuru.
4th Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
50772 men are based at Wakkanai.
14th Field Artillery Regiment is located at Canton.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Tokyo 11 X AK, 15 X AP, 3 X TK, 4 X DE, 62 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 14 LCUs 11260/199/51
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 8040/16/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 4900/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1600/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 5 fighters, 30 bombers, 64 aux, 3 LCUs 14580/85/0
Combat
At 1:55 AM 16 Helens arrived at Padang and proceeded to bomb the jungle once again. 11 Mosquito FB.VIs tried to intercept the Helens, but failed to do so.
Palembang was bombarded by a CA and 2 DDs resulting in moderate Allied casualties. The 19th Indian Division was attacked by 43 X Betty, 21 X Frances, 2 X Zeke and 8 X Randy who were in turn attacked by 4 X Spitfire VIII and 7 X Thunderbolt II. 7 X Betty (2 damaged), 3 X Frances and 1 X Zeke were splashed at the cost of a Spit and 3 Jugs damaged. The unit had moderately heavy losses. The Japanese artillery accounted for inflicting moderate casualties on the Allied troops. An Allied assault on the Japanese positions failed with both sides taking very heavy losses. Japanese transports were once again intercepted by roving Thunderbolt IIs and Spitfire VIIIs.
Akita's defenses damaged 5 B-29s as the raiders failed to drop their bombs on the target.
Asahigawa was futilely attacked by Allied planes who couldn't find their target due to low lying clouds.
Nagasaki was attacked by 140 X B-29, 24 X P-51D and 17 X P-38J. 2 X Tony and 17 X Frank tried to get to the bombers only to have all but 5 Franks shot down. A Lightning was destroyed by the Japanese fighters and the AA fire damaged 12 of the big birds. The heavy industry took moderate damage.
Hakodate was visited by 41 X B-24D (2 damaged), 13 X B-25J (1 damaged) and 24 X P-38J. 6 Tonys were in the area, but after a brief skirmish ran having 1 plane damaged and a Lightning was destroyed.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force was bombed, but escaped loss and the defenders damaged a PB4Y. Another raid on the unit had a PB4Y take damage and the unit took moderate losses. The the 154th IJNAF Base Force was hit for light casualties. The Kiwis attacked the Japanese positions and took some more ground. They had moderate casualties and the Japanese took very light losses.
Naha was struck by 80 X B-24J and the flak damaged 10 of them as they hit the airfield for moderate damage, the port had light damage, there were some secondary explosions claimed and personnel losses were moderate. Another raid of 49 X B-24D (1 downed, 6 damaged) and 101 X B-24J (10 damaged) then braved the ground fire. The port was moderately damaged, the airstrip was heavily hit, a couple of secondary explosions were seen and casualties were moderate.
34 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 36th Division was attacked by Chinese planes and 2 Mitchells were damaged as the unit absorbed heavy losses. Next up was the IJA 59th Division, which managed to damage a B-25J. The unit sustained heavy casualties from the attack. Japanese artillery produced very light Chinese losses.
268 miles SW of Padang 23 X Barracuda, 11 X Avenger II, 20 X Corsair IV and 5 X Hellcat II attacked 3 AKs with the following results.
AK Kamogawa Maru 1 torpedo hit, sunk
AK Kinka Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Hokutai Maru 4 torpedo hits, sunk
A short time later another strike of 11 X Avenger II and 4 X Hellcat II arrived on the scene, but didn't find anything.
At the crossroads a Japanese artillery bombardment resulted in very heavy Chinese losses.
Makale was stormed by the Marine Raiders and the base was taken against token resistance.
3 Divisions and other units are boarding transports at San Francisco. These troops are earmarked for the invasion of Japan along with other formations already engaged in other operations.
A report filed and signed by Col Nail of the 475th RCT and LTC Kilburn of the 2nd Prov Tank Bn has reached the Pentagon. It claims that the British and Indian troops, though vastly outnumbering the Japanese defenders of Palembang, do not have the support or will needed to take the objective. “Wait until the White House sees this,” says a major before sending it along through the proper channels.
Stick lies in his tiny raft wondering why he hasn't been rescued yet. He feels like he's being roasted by day and frozen by night. He knows that he's been lucky so far in that the weather has been pretty good so far. The night scares the crap out of him because he can't seen anything. His supply of water is almost gone and he knows that without it he's a goner. “If I survive this I'm never going to complain about not shooting down an enemy plane ever again,” he promises himself and then he begins to pray.
Victory Points Allied 104317 (19868 Strategic) Japanese 46031
Intel
15th AA Regiment is located at Sapporo.
4th Construction Battalion is located at Mukden.
128th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
5047 men are based at Wonsan.
Kembu Force is located at Kadina.
256147 men are based at Changkufeng.
67th Construction Battalion is located at Gumma.
30th Division is located at Bangkok.
Home Defense Force is located at Tokyo.
Kwantung Area Army is located at Changchun.
57th Construction Battalion is located at Maizuru.
4th Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
50772 men are based at Wakkanai.
14th Field Artillery Regiment is located at Canton.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Tokyo 11 X AK, 15 X AP, 3 X TK, 4 X DE, 62 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 14 LCUs 11260/199/51
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 8040/16/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 4900/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1600/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 5 fighters, 30 bombers, 64 aux, 3 LCUs 14580/85/0
Combat
At 1:55 AM 16 Helens arrived at Padang and proceeded to bomb the jungle once again. 11 Mosquito FB.VIs tried to intercept the Helens, but failed to do so.
Palembang was bombarded by a CA and 2 DDs resulting in moderate Allied casualties. The 19th Indian Division was attacked by 43 X Betty, 21 X Frances, 2 X Zeke and 8 X Randy who were in turn attacked by 4 X Spitfire VIII and 7 X Thunderbolt II. 7 X Betty (2 damaged), 3 X Frances and 1 X Zeke were splashed at the cost of a Spit and 3 Jugs damaged. The unit had moderately heavy losses. The Japanese artillery accounted for inflicting moderate casualties on the Allied troops. An Allied assault on the Japanese positions failed with both sides taking very heavy losses. Japanese transports were once again intercepted by roving Thunderbolt IIs and Spitfire VIIIs.
Akita's defenses damaged 5 B-29s as the raiders failed to drop their bombs on the target.
Asahigawa was futilely attacked by Allied planes who couldn't find their target due to low lying clouds.
Nagasaki was attacked by 140 X B-29, 24 X P-51D and 17 X P-38J. 2 X Tony and 17 X Frank tried to get to the bombers only to have all but 5 Franks shot down. A Lightning was destroyed by the Japanese fighters and the AA fire damaged 12 of the big birds. The heavy industry took moderate damage.
Hakodate was visited by 41 X B-24D (2 damaged), 13 X B-25J (1 damaged) and 24 X P-38J. 6 Tonys were in the area, but after a brief skirmish ran having 1 plane damaged and a Lightning was destroyed.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force was bombed, but escaped loss and the defenders damaged a PB4Y. Another raid on the unit had a PB4Y take damage and the unit took moderate losses. The the 154th IJNAF Base Force was hit for light casualties. The Kiwis attacked the Japanese positions and took some more ground. They had moderate casualties and the Japanese took very light losses.
Naha was struck by 80 X B-24J and the flak damaged 10 of them as they hit the airfield for moderate damage, the port had light damage, there were some secondary explosions claimed and personnel losses were moderate. Another raid of 49 X B-24D (1 downed, 6 damaged) and 101 X B-24J (10 damaged) then braved the ground fire. The port was moderately damaged, the airstrip was heavily hit, a couple of secondary explosions were seen and casualties were moderate.
34 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 36th Division was attacked by Chinese planes and 2 Mitchells were damaged as the unit absorbed heavy losses. Next up was the IJA 59th Division, which managed to damage a B-25J. The unit sustained heavy casualties from the attack. Japanese artillery produced very light Chinese losses.
268 miles SW of Padang 23 X Barracuda, 11 X Avenger II, 20 X Corsair IV and 5 X Hellcat II attacked 3 AKs with the following results.
AK Kamogawa Maru 1 torpedo hit, sunk
AK Kinka Maru 3 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Hokutai Maru 4 torpedo hits, sunk
A short time later another strike of 11 X Avenger II and 4 X Hellcat II arrived on the scene, but didn't find anything.
At the crossroads a Japanese artillery bombardment resulted in very heavy Chinese losses.
Makale was stormed by the Marine Raiders and the base was taken against token resistance.
3 Divisions and other units are boarding transports at San Francisco. These troops are earmarked for the invasion of Japan along with other formations already engaged in other operations.
A report filed and signed by Col Nail of the 475th RCT and LTC Kilburn of the 2nd Prov Tank Bn has reached the Pentagon. It claims that the British and Indian troops, though vastly outnumbering the Japanese defenders of Palembang, do not have the support or will needed to take the objective. “Wait until the White House sees this,” says a major before sending it along through the proper channels.
Stick lies in his tiny raft wondering why he hasn't been rescued yet. He feels like he's being roasted by day and frozen by night. He knows that he's been lucky so far in that the weather has been pretty good so far. The night scares the crap out of him because he can't seen anything. His supply of water is almost gone and he knows that without it he's a goner. “If I survive this I'm never going to complain about not shooting down an enemy plane ever again,” he promises himself and then he begins to pray.
Victory Points Allied 104317 (19868 Strategic) Japanese 46031
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Rescued
September 13, 1945 Moscow
Intel
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
10th Mortar Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
112th Division is planning for an attack on Mishan.
135th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
Tokyo Bay Fortress is located at Tokyo.
107th Division is planning for an attack on Hailar.
34th Ind.Mixed Brigade is located at Tavoy.
106th IJA Base Force is located at Anshan.
Recon
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 5360/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Tokyo 13 X AP, 4 X AK, 7 X DE, 9 X TK, 62 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 14 LCUs 16160/264/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pisanuloke 2 LCUs 4620/13/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7200/20/0
Combat
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division suffered through an air attack and took heavy casualties.
34 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 65th Division was jumped by 59 X B-25J and 18 X P-40N. 8 Mitchells were damaged by the ground fire and the unit had heavy losses. The IJA 19th Mixed Brigade was bombed and strafed by 22 Warhawks, 5 of which were damaged. The unit had negligible casualties.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force was pounced on by Allied planes for light casualties. Then the 154th IJNAF Base Force was attacked twice and took moderate losses. A PB4Y was damaged in the action. The Kiwis once again hit the Japanese positions, gaining a bit more territory. Both sides took very light casualties.
Near Singapore 3 PB4Ys (1 damaged) penetrated the CAP of 11 Franks, damaging 1. The bombers then missed the PC that they were gunning for.
80 miles S of Merak 36 X Judy, 22 X Grace, 22 X Frances, 5 X Sally, 14 X Lily, 2 X Helen, 5 X Peggy, 8 X Jack, 15 X Irving, 3 X Tojo and 5 X Tony came after the Allied ships and 8 X Thunderbolt II attacked them. All told 11 X Grace, 12 X Frances (2 of which were damaged), 4 X Jack and 2 X Tony departed the area after the fighters and AA fire were done with them. The BB KGV was struck by 4 Kamikazes and the BB Howe ate 2 torpedoes. Later 3 X Frances, 3 X Jack and 4 X Tony came on and they were met by 6 X Thunderbolt II. The Japanese turned tail and ran with 2 X Frances and 1 X Jack surviving the encounter. The BB KGV was lucky that the Judys bounced off of her armor doing negligible systems damage and a very small fire of no consequence was started by the aviation gas. The BB Howe has light systems damage, moderate flooding and very light fires from the torpedoes. The Howe will now make for a yard to be repaired.
At Palembang the 19th Indian Division watched 4 X Spitfire VIII and 5 X Thunderbolt II make short work of 7 X Oscar who stumbled into them. The Japanese artillery dished out heavy losses to the Allied forces.
At the crossroads the Japanese bombardment attack cost the Chinese very heavy casualties.
“It's settled then, we'll attack the Japanese in the Spring of 1946. This way you will have enough time for your formations to refit and be ready. There will be no excuses for any further delays so if you value your career see to your responsibilities.” With that Stalin has given his generals the time that they wanted before launching an offensive. Secretly the generals are sure that the Japanese will collapse before that deadline, but some of their number aren't so sure. Stalin then speaks to some of his closest advisers and tells them that the attack will be made long before Spring.
Stick was dozing when suddenly he hears the roar of a multi engined plane. He looks up and scans the sky, wildly waving his arms and he spots a PBM making another low pass over him. As it does they drop something into the water and Stick frantically struggles to paddle over to it. He manages to reach it and there's some water, which he carefully drinks some and starts to munch on a biscuit while he reads a note telling him that help is on the way and that a pickup should be made before dark. He's never felt so happy in all of his life and he waves at the circling plane which waggles it's wings for him. He does wish that they could land and take him back to base, but he figures that the sea state is a bit to rough for that to happen. He lies back down and forces himself to relax as he waits, praying that he doesn't have to spend another night in the raft. As the sun begins to set Stick can't help the growing fear welling up inside of him. The weather is getting worse and the swells are growing. He feels like he's riding a roller coaster, but there's no thrill in this, just fear. Then a submarine appears and takes Stick aboard. He kisses the deck of the SS Sawfish and then is hustled below where he is given clothes and something to eat and drink. He can't thank everybody enough for saving his life. Quietly he tells himself that this is the best thing to ever happen to him and that if he never shoots down an enemy plane, that's OK with him. I just might survive this war, he thinks.
Victory Points Allied 104515 (19868 Strategic) Japanese 46046
Intel
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
10th Mortar Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
112th Division is planning for an attack on Mishan.
135th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
Tokyo Bay Fortress is located at Tokyo.
107th Division is planning for an attack on Hailar.
34th Ind.Mixed Brigade is located at Tavoy.
106th IJA Base Force is located at Anshan.
Recon
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 5360/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Tokyo 13 X AP, 4 X AK, 7 X DE, 9 X TK, 62 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Canton 14 LCUs 16160/264/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pisanuloke 2 LCUs 4620/13/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7200/20/0
Combat
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division suffered through an air attack and took heavy casualties.
34 miles SE of Kweiyang the IJA 65th Division was jumped by 59 X B-25J and 18 X P-40N. 8 Mitchells were damaged by the ground fire and the unit had heavy losses. The IJA 19th Mixed Brigade was bombed and strafed by 22 Warhawks, 5 of which were damaged. The unit had negligible casualties.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force was pounced on by Allied planes for light casualties. Then the 154th IJNAF Base Force was attacked twice and took moderate losses. A PB4Y was damaged in the action. The Kiwis once again hit the Japanese positions, gaining a bit more territory. Both sides took very light casualties.
Near Singapore 3 PB4Ys (1 damaged) penetrated the CAP of 11 Franks, damaging 1. The bombers then missed the PC that they were gunning for.
80 miles S of Merak 36 X Judy, 22 X Grace, 22 X Frances, 5 X Sally, 14 X Lily, 2 X Helen, 5 X Peggy, 8 X Jack, 15 X Irving, 3 X Tojo and 5 X Tony came after the Allied ships and 8 X Thunderbolt II attacked them. All told 11 X Grace, 12 X Frances (2 of which were damaged), 4 X Jack and 2 X Tony departed the area after the fighters and AA fire were done with them. The BB KGV was struck by 4 Kamikazes and the BB Howe ate 2 torpedoes. Later 3 X Frances, 3 X Jack and 4 X Tony came on and they were met by 6 X Thunderbolt II. The Japanese turned tail and ran with 2 X Frances and 1 X Jack surviving the encounter. The BB KGV was lucky that the Judys bounced off of her armor doing negligible systems damage and a very small fire of no consequence was started by the aviation gas. The BB Howe has light systems damage, moderate flooding and very light fires from the torpedoes. The Howe will now make for a yard to be repaired.
At Palembang the 19th Indian Division watched 4 X Spitfire VIII and 5 X Thunderbolt II make short work of 7 X Oscar who stumbled into them. The Japanese artillery dished out heavy losses to the Allied forces.
At the crossroads the Japanese bombardment attack cost the Chinese very heavy casualties.
“It's settled then, we'll attack the Japanese in the Spring of 1946. This way you will have enough time for your formations to refit and be ready. There will be no excuses for any further delays so if you value your career see to your responsibilities.” With that Stalin has given his generals the time that they wanted before launching an offensive. Secretly the generals are sure that the Japanese will collapse before that deadline, but some of their number aren't so sure. Stalin then speaks to some of his closest advisers and tells them that the attack will be made long before Spring.
Stick was dozing when suddenly he hears the roar of a multi engined plane. He looks up and scans the sky, wildly waving his arms and he spots a PBM making another low pass over him. As it does they drop something into the water and Stick frantically struggles to paddle over to it. He manages to reach it and there's some water, which he carefully drinks some and starts to munch on a biscuit while he reads a note telling him that help is on the way and that a pickup should be made before dark. He's never felt so happy in all of his life and he waves at the circling plane which waggles it's wings for him. He does wish that they could land and take him back to base, but he figures that the sea state is a bit to rough for that to happen. He lies back down and forces himself to relax as he waits, praying that he doesn't have to spend another night in the raft. As the sun begins to set Stick can't help the growing fear welling up inside of him. The weather is getting worse and the swells are growing. He feels like he's riding a roller coaster, but there's no thrill in this, just fear. Then a submarine appears and takes Stick aboard. He kisses the deck of the SS Sawfish and then is hustled below where he is given clothes and something to eat and drink. He can't thank everybody enough for saving his life. Quietly he tells himself that this is the best thing to ever happen to him and that if he never shoots down an enemy plane, that's OK with him. I just might survive this war, he thinks.
Victory Points Allied 104515 (19868 Strategic) Japanese 46046
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Rescued
Quietly he tells himself that this is the best thing to ever happen to him and that if he never shoots down an enemy plane, that's OK with him. I just might survive this war, he thinks.
Funny how things like that cause a change in attitude . . .[:D]
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: Weird
capth
This is the strangest. I can't see your post if I look in the AAR. If I go to your page by clicking on your moniker I can see it by clicking on the latest postings by you.
Yeah, things in life can effect us in ways we would never imagine, especially if it's life threatening.
This is the strangest. I can't see your post if I look in the AAR. If I go to your page by clicking on your moniker I can see it by clicking on the latest postings by you.
Yeah, things in life can effect us in ways we would never imagine, especially if it's life threatening.
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: Next Target Japan?
September 14, 1945 Formosa
Intel
13603 men are based at Takamatsu.
55th Construction Battalion is located at Wuchow.
37th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Krung Thep.
13th Army is planning for an attack on Chungking.
7th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
1st NLF is located at Tavoy.
17th Division is located at Hong Kong.
281546 men are based at Ominato.
52nd Division is located at Hamamatsu.
Recon
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 7 LCUs 5680/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nagoya 14 X AP, 6 X AK, 7 LCUs 1500/32/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7460/20/0
Combat
A Coronado spotted and attacked a sub about 92 miles S of Etorofo Jima, claiming a hit.
Padang's peaceful night was disrupted by 20 X Helen at 3:12 AM. The Japanese bombs tumbled harmlessly into the jungle and 15 X Mosquito FB.VI went after the interlopers. A Helen and a Mosquito were damaged in the chase as the bombers headed home.
Matsuyama was attacked by 174 X B-29 who caught the Japanese with their pants down. The heavy industry was moderately damaged. A second wave of 69 X B-29 dropped their loads off target. A third strike of 40 X B-29 also failed to do any damage to the target.
Nagasaki was raided by 140 X B-29 (8 damaged), 96 X B-24J (1 downed, 4 damaged) and 24 X P-51D (1 downed) who ran into 12 X Frank. The Japanese pilots tried to get at the bombers and lost 9 planes. The port was moderately damaged, there were some secondary explosions observed, casualties were thought to have been moderate and ships in the port caught hell.
AK Tatsubato Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Namba Maru 9 bomb hits, sunk
AP Ayatosan Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joosan Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
TK Sarawak Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Horaizan Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Teiyu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Manbo Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Daikyu Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyuma Maru 7 bomb hits, sunk
AP Otori Maru 7 bomb hits, sunk
AK Gakujo Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Dowa Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Maruko Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Daia Maru, Bomb hits 4, sunk
AK Ryuyu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
A reduced CAP of 3 Franks were then faced with the daunting task of stopping 162 X B-29 (6 damaged), 48 X P-38J and 74 X P-51D. The Japanese pilots threw themselves at the American planes and were quickly shot down. The heavy industry was subjected to extremely heavy damage in the attacks.
Bangkok was bombed by 130 X Liberator VI (19 damaged) with the airfield being subjected to extremely heavy damage, a large number of secondary explosions were reported and personnel losses were place at very heavy.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had heavy casualties from an air attack.
Near Teloekbetoeng the Allied CAP of 45 X Thunderbolt II and 12 X P-47D was tested by 16 X Betty, 9 X Sally, 13 X Lily, 29 X Peggy, 16 X Zero, 18 X Oscar and 25 X Frank who went after the shipping. The combat was fierce and a Thunderbolt II was lost, 20 more took damage and 3 P-47Ds were also damaged. 4 Franks were the only Japanese survivors and none of the ships were damaged.
Tokyo underwent a fighter sweep of 113 X P-51D who dove out of the sun into a gaggle of 14 X Reppu, 5 X Shinden, 60 X Frank and 17 X Tony. The Mustangs splashed 12 Reppus, 4 Shindens, 48 Franks and 10 Tonys at the cost of 8 Mustangs shot down and another damaged.
At the crossroads the Japanese artillery dished out very heavy Chinese troop losses.
At Palembang the Allies suffered heavy casualties from the Japanese artillery bombardments. Japanese transport aircraft were intercepted by Allied fighters.
At Kendari the Kiwi gunners failed to inflict any harm on the Japanese defenders.
Jay feels like he's living in the lap of luxury being able to sleep on a cot, taking a shower today, shaving and getting a new uniform to replace the shredded rags that he had been living in for who knows how long.
Slim's lads are enjoying their spoils after a visit to the slopchute. He's quietly enjoying the chance to relax and catch up on his sleep while the unit refits. He's amazed that units keep pouring into Formosa and he can't help wondering if Japan is the next target for the 2nd Marine Division.
Gil drops out of Jake's Jalopy and he feels the familiar wave of euphoria sweep over him as he's survived another mission. He's never talked to anyone about this feeling. Later he unwinds by writing a letter to Elaine. He wants to see her so badly, but the only way a guy can off of Saipan is to head home due to severe wounds. He'll pass on that.
Stick wonders how anybody can live like this. One of the crew explained to him what hot bunking was and that his getting to shower was a luxury. The man told him that on long patrols they sometimes would run out of some things to eat. Stick can't wait to get back to flying. The sub smells of diesel, machine oil and sweat. He hates it, but it beats the hell out of a raft. He's come to realize that everything is relative.
Victory Points Allied 104862 (19966 Strategic) Japanese 46081
Intel
13603 men are based at Takamatsu.
55th Construction Battalion is located at Wuchow.
37th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Krung Thep.
13th Army is planning for an attack on Chungking.
7th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
1st NLF is located at Tavoy.
17th Division is located at Hong Kong.
281546 men are based at Ominato.
52nd Division is located at Hamamatsu.
Recon
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 7 LCUs 5680/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nagoya 14 X AP, 6 X AK, 7 LCUs 1500/32/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7460/20/0
Combat
A Coronado spotted and attacked a sub about 92 miles S of Etorofo Jima, claiming a hit.
Padang's peaceful night was disrupted by 20 X Helen at 3:12 AM. The Japanese bombs tumbled harmlessly into the jungle and 15 X Mosquito FB.VI went after the interlopers. A Helen and a Mosquito were damaged in the chase as the bombers headed home.
Matsuyama was attacked by 174 X B-29 who caught the Japanese with their pants down. The heavy industry was moderately damaged. A second wave of 69 X B-29 dropped their loads off target. A third strike of 40 X B-29 also failed to do any damage to the target.
Nagasaki was raided by 140 X B-29 (8 damaged), 96 X B-24J (1 downed, 4 damaged) and 24 X P-51D (1 downed) who ran into 12 X Frank. The Japanese pilots tried to get at the bombers and lost 9 planes. The port was moderately damaged, there were some secondary explosions observed, casualties were thought to have been moderate and ships in the port caught hell.
AK Tatsubato Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Namba Maru 9 bomb hits, sunk
AP Ayatosan Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joosan Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
TK Sarawak Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Horaizan Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Teiyu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Manbo Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Daikyu Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyuma Maru 7 bomb hits, sunk
AP Otori Maru 7 bomb hits, sunk
AK Gakujo Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Dowa Maru 4 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Maruko Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Daia Maru, Bomb hits 4, sunk
AK Ryuyu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
A reduced CAP of 3 Franks were then faced with the daunting task of stopping 162 X B-29 (6 damaged), 48 X P-38J and 74 X P-51D. The Japanese pilots threw themselves at the American planes and were quickly shot down. The heavy industry was subjected to extremely heavy damage in the attacks.
Bangkok was bombed by 130 X Liberator VI (19 damaged) with the airfield being subjected to extremely heavy damage, a large number of secondary explosions were reported and personnel losses were place at very heavy.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had heavy casualties from an air attack.
Near Teloekbetoeng the Allied CAP of 45 X Thunderbolt II and 12 X P-47D was tested by 16 X Betty, 9 X Sally, 13 X Lily, 29 X Peggy, 16 X Zero, 18 X Oscar and 25 X Frank who went after the shipping. The combat was fierce and a Thunderbolt II was lost, 20 more took damage and 3 P-47Ds were also damaged. 4 Franks were the only Japanese survivors and none of the ships were damaged.
Tokyo underwent a fighter sweep of 113 X P-51D who dove out of the sun into a gaggle of 14 X Reppu, 5 X Shinden, 60 X Frank and 17 X Tony. The Mustangs splashed 12 Reppus, 4 Shindens, 48 Franks and 10 Tonys at the cost of 8 Mustangs shot down and another damaged.
At the crossroads the Japanese artillery dished out very heavy Chinese troop losses.
At Palembang the Allies suffered heavy casualties from the Japanese artillery bombardments. Japanese transport aircraft were intercepted by Allied fighters.
At Kendari the Kiwi gunners failed to inflict any harm on the Japanese defenders.
Jay feels like he's living in the lap of luxury being able to sleep on a cot, taking a shower today, shaving and getting a new uniform to replace the shredded rags that he had been living in for who knows how long.
Slim's lads are enjoying their spoils after a visit to the slopchute. He's quietly enjoying the chance to relax and catch up on his sleep while the unit refits. He's amazed that units keep pouring into Formosa and he can't help wondering if Japan is the next target for the 2nd Marine Division.
Gil drops out of Jake's Jalopy and he feels the familiar wave of euphoria sweep over him as he's survived another mission. He's never talked to anyone about this feeling. Later he unwinds by writing a letter to Elaine. He wants to see her so badly, but the only way a guy can off of Saipan is to head home due to severe wounds. He'll pass on that.
Stick wonders how anybody can live like this. One of the crew explained to him what hot bunking was and that his getting to shower was a luxury. The man told him that on long patrols they sometimes would run out of some things to eat. Stick can't wait to get back to flying. The sub smells of diesel, machine oil and sweat. He hates it, but it beats the hell out of a raft. He's come to realize that everything is relative.
Victory Points Allied 104862 (19966 Strategic) Japanese 46081
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Little Booze To Be Had
September 15, 1945 Formosa
Intel
15th Mixed Brigade is located at Hong Kong.
26th Aviation Unit is located at Truk.
8th Coastal Gun Regiment is located at Maizuru.
94th Division is located at Singapore.
15th Field Artillery Regiment is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
2nd Mountain Gun Regiment is located at Hong Kong.
6th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Tsitsihar.
3rd Army is located at Hungnam.
54th Division is located at Kitakyushu.
224th Division is located at Toyama.
Kwantung Area Army is located at Changchun.
3rd Fleet is located at Soerabaja.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCU 80520/883/4
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7060/12/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Osaka/Kobe 2 X AP, 3 X AK, 2 X DE, 15 LCUs 3540/30/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 51 fighters, 55 aux, 22 LCUs
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Saigon 4 X AP, 1 LCU
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Siemrem Reap vacant
Combat
Wetar Island was occupied by the Allies
At 2:10AM Padang was awakened by the arrival of 11 X Helen who bombed the jungle and 11 X Mosquito FB.VI searched in vain for the Japanese planes.
Allied troops unloading over beach at Kendari had very heavy casualties. The 138th IJN Base Force had moderate losses from an air raid. The 154th IJNAF Base Force took light casualties from 2 air strikes made on it. The defenders had very light losses from the Allied artillery barrages.
The SS Swordfish, 31 miles S of Inch'on, attacked 5 X AP and 2 X DD, hitting an AP with 2 torpedoes that did heavy damage to the ship and triggered fires. The sub continued patrolling the are while reloading her tubes and then pressed home an attack, hitting an AP with 2 fish for heavy damage and fires. The escorting PG never found the sub.
Akita's oil facilities were bombed by Allied aircraft and a Liberator was shot down, 3 others were damaged. The target was lightly damaged.
Nagasaki was hit by 127 X B-29 and 69 X P-38J for heavy damage to the heavy industry. There were 3 Franks aloft and the Lightnings blasted them from the sky. The AA fire damaged 10 of the Superforts.
Bangkok was struck by 139 X Liberator VI (1 downed, 10 damaged). The airfield was very heavily damaged, a large number of secondary explosions were claimed and casualties were heavy.
Naha was bombed by 58 X B-24D (3 damaged) and 113 X B-24J (10 damaged). The airstrip took very heavy damage, there were many secondary explosions seen and personnel losses were placed at moderate.
The IJA 36th Division, 34 miles SE of Kweiyang, was attacked by Chinese planes. 2 Mitchells were downed and 8 damaged as the unit sustained moderately heavy casualties.
17 miles NW of the crossroads 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, was jumped by 27 X Judy and the unit absorbed moderate losses.
27 miles SE of Tokyo 14 X PB4Y attacked 3 X AO, hitting 2 of them with a bomb each that ignited fires on both ships.
The SS Shark tried to attack a CL and 4 DDs about 184 miles S of Pontianak, but the destroyers drove her off.
At Palembang the Allied troops took moderate casualties from the Japanese artillery. Japanese transports flying into and out of the base were intercepted by Allied fighters.
Stick asks when the sub will return him to Formosa and he's told that they should get there in a few days, if no other orders are issued as they need fuel and some work on various systems. Stick remarks that as far as he's concerned the sooner the better. That evening he eats with the officers and they all tease him about flying and he gives it back to them about their cigar tube.
Sam has heard that ships are on the way to take the 25th off of Tori Shima. Nothing but, rumors as far as he's concerned since he has an “I'll believe it when I see it” attitude. In the meantime he and Frankie take long walks or they go out on patrols. There's not anything else to do and since the Sea Bees pulled out there's damned little booze to be had.
Slim reads the riot act to the lads about them getting drunk and fighting with the doggies. When he's finally done he asks, “Did you kick their butts?” A rousing affirmative answer was given and they shuffled off knowing that they better behave because theirs nothing worse that having your Gunny POed.
Victory Points Allied 104929 (20020 Strategic) Japanese 46101
Intel
15th Mixed Brigade is located at Hong Kong.
26th Aviation Unit is located at Truk.
8th Coastal Gun Regiment is located at Maizuru.
94th Division is located at Singapore.
15th Field Artillery Regiment is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
2nd Mountain Gun Regiment is located at Hong Kong.
6th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Tsitsihar.
3rd Army is located at Hungnam.
54th Division is located at Kitakyushu.
224th Division is located at Toyama.
Kwantung Area Army is located at Changchun.
3rd Fleet is located at Soerabaja.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCU 80520/883/4
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7060/12/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Osaka/Kobe 2 X AP, 3 X AK, 2 X DE, 15 LCUs 3540/30/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 51 fighters, 55 aux, 22 LCUs
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Saigon 4 X AP, 1 LCU
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Siemrem Reap vacant
Combat
Wetar Island was occupied by the Allies
At 2:10AM Padang was awakened by the arrival of 11 X Helen who bombed the jungle and 11 X Mosquito FB.VI searched in vain for the Japanese planes.
Allied troops unloading over beach at Kendari had very heavy casualties. The 138th IJN Base Force had moderate losses from an air raid. The 154th IJNAF Base Force took light casualties from 2 air strikes made on it. The defenders had very light losses from the Allied artillery barrages.
The SS Swordfish, 31 miles S of Inch'on, attacked 5 X AP and 2 X DD, hitting an AP with 2 torpedoes that did heavy damage to the ship and triggered fires. The sub continued patrolling the are while reloading her tubes and then pressed home an attack, hitting an AP with 2 fish for heavy damage and fires. The escorting PG never found the sub.
Akita's oil facilities were bombed by Allied aircraft and a Liberator was shot down, 3 others were damaged. The target was lightly damaged.
Nagasaki was hit by 127 X B-29 and 69 X P-38J for heavy damage to the heavy industry. There were 3 Franks aloft and the Lightnings blasted them from the sky. The AA fire damaged 10 of the Superforts.
Bangkok was struck by 139 X Liberator VI (1 downed, 10 damaged). The airfield was very heavily damaged, a large number of secondary explosions were claimed and casualties were heavy.
Naha was bombed by 58 X B-24D (3 damaged) and 113 X B-24J (10 damaged). The airstrip took very heavy damage, there were many secondary explosions seen and personnel losses were placed at moderate.
The IJA 36th Division, 34 miles SE of Kweiyang, was attacked by Chinese planes. 2 Mitchells were downed and 8 damaged as the unit sustained moderately heavy casualties.
17 miles NW of the crossroads 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, was jumped by 27 X Judy and the unit absorbed moderate losses.
27 miles SE of Tokyo 14 X PB4Y attacked 3 X AO, hitting 2 of them with a bomb each that ignited fires on both ships.
The SS Shark tried to attack a CL and 4 DDs about 184 miles S of Pontianak, but the destroyers drove her off.
At Palembang the Allied troops took moderate casualties from the Japanese artillery. Japanese transports flying into and out of the base were intercepted by Allied fighters.
Stick asks when the sub will return him to Formosa and he's told that they should get there in a few days, if no other orders are issued as they need fuel and some work on various systems. Stick remarks that as far as he's concerned the sooner the better. That evening he eats with the officers and they all tease him about flying and he gives it back to them about their cigar tube.
Sam has heard that ships are on the way to take the 25th off of Tori Shima. Nothing but, rumors as far as he's concerned since he has an “I'll believe it when I see it” attitude. In the meantime he and Frankie take long walks or they go out on patrols. There's not anything else to do and since the Sea Bees pulled out there's damned little booze to be had.
Slim reads the riot act to the lads about them getting drunk and fighting with the doggies. When he's finally done he asks, “Did you kick their butts?” A rousing affirmative answer was given and they shuffled off knowing that they better behave because theirs nothing worse that having your Gunny POed.
Victory Points Allied 104929 (20020 Strategic) Japanese 46101
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Do It's Part
I'm hot, tired and not inclined to work on the AAR so this is all you get.
September 16, 1945 Java
Intel
7th AA Regiment is located at Gumma.
17th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Niigata.
47th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
128th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Tavoy.
197 aircraft are based at Chiamussu.
11th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Osaka/Kobe.
22nd Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
112th Division is planning for an attack on Mishan.
111th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
44th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
Elements of the 8th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
4307 men are based at Kyoto.
52787 men are based at Heiho.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Osaka/Kobe 5 X AK, 1 X AP, 4 X DE, 15 LCUs 7740/103/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 115 fighters, 134 aux, 22 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Phnom Penh vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Bandou vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7300/13/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 0/0
Combat
Pinrang is occupied by the Allies
11 Helens bombed the jungle at Padang at 3:15 AM and were futilely pursued by 11 Mosquito FB.VIs.
147 miles E of Muntok the SS Lagarto attacked 4 X PC, hitting one of them with 2 torpedoes, sinking it.
The SS Haddo was on patrol about 21 miles E of Jambi when she spotted 2 X ML and 2 X PC. She tried to get in an attacked, but couldn't. A short time later the sub reported in to base and now the Allies know of the probable minefield at that location.
The SS Barbel attacked an AP, a PG and 5 MSWs 19 miles W of Masan, hitting the AP with a torpedo that caused heavy damage and fires.
Akita's oil facilities were bombed by Allied aircraft and the AA fire damaged a pair of Liberators. The target was lightly damaged.
Aomori was raided by 187 X B-29, 70 X P-38J and 2 X P-51D. The flak was heavy and accurate as 14 bombers were damaged. The heavy industry took very heavy damage.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force was struck twice by Allied planes for moderate casualties. The 154th IJNAF Base Force had light losses from a pair of air strikes. An assault on the Japanese positions took some ground and Japanese casualties were placed at moderately heavy while the Americans and Kiwis took extremely light losses.
Naha was hit by 25 X B-24D (4 damaged) and 56 X B-24J (4 damaged) who caused moderate damage to the airstrip, some secondary explosions and light personnel losses. In the late afternoon another attack was made by 39 X A-26B and 56 X P-38J. The defenders damaged 8 of the bombers who did moderate damage to the airfield and inflicted moderate casualties on the Japanese.
The IJA 27th Division, 15 miles E of Kweiyang, was pounced on by 20 X P-40N for moderate casualties. The ground fire damaged 6 Warhawks.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took heavy losses from an air attack.
17 miles NW of the crossroads the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, was jumped by 27 X Judy and 3 X Zero who inflicted moderate casualties on the unit.
A Dinah was chased away 12 miles E of the crossroads by 13 X P-40N.
Roughly 377 miles W of Tjilitjap 23 X Barracuda (6 damaged), 22 X Avenger II (5 damaged), 9 X Hellcat II and 18 X Corsair IV went after 3 IJN DDs like a pack of hungry wolves. The Japanese ships were struck in a classical anvil attack that the RN aviators took their time in setting up. The results were devastating for the Japanese.
DD Akishimo 3 torpedo hits 3, sunk
DD Murasame 2 torpedo hits 2, sunk
DD Hibiki 4 torpedo hits 4, sunk*
Japanese transports flying in and out of Palembang were intercepted by Allied fighters.
Aboard the CV Indefatigable Admiral Vian calmly orders his TF to make for Teloekbetoeng for refueling, taking on badly needed replacement aircraft and some other things that are running low. “I told you that the IJN would head for a port where they could refuel after their AKs were hammered,” he said. Over the horizon on the Duke of York Admiral Somerville ordered a course change for Teloekbetoeng so his thirsty warships could refuel. “Now we'll have to wait for the Army to do it's part,” he said.
Victory Points Allied 105053 (20102 Strategic) Japanese 46123
*Due to the absolutely grand AAR penned by Cuttlefish, “Small Ship, Big War-The Voyages Of The Hibiki” I have always taken particular notice whenever the Hibiki turned up and I took special note when she went down. I highly recommend that you read the tale so masterfully spun about this ship's war if you haven't already done so.
September 16, 1945 Java
Intel
7th AA Regiment is located at Gumma.
17th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Niigata.
47th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
128th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Tavoy.
197 aircraft are based at Chiamussu.
11th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Osaka/Kobe.
22nd Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
112th Division is planning for an attack on Mishan.
111th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
44th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
Elements of the 8th Mongolian Cavalry Division are planning for an attack on Tabun-Nur.
4307 men are based at Kyoto.
52787 men are based at Heiho.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Osaka/Kobe 5 X AK, 1 X AP, 4 X DE, 15 LCUs 7740/103/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 115 fighters, 134 aux, 22 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Phnom Penh vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Bandou vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7300/13/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 0/0
Combat
Pinrang is occupied by the Allies
11 Helens bombed the jungle at Padang at 3:15 AM and were futilely pursued by 11 Mosquito FB.VIs.
147 miles E of Muntok the SS Lagarto attacked 4 X PC, hitting one of them with 2 torpedoes, sinking it.
The SS Haddo was on patrol about 21 miles E of Jambi when she spotted 2 X ML and 2 X PC. She tried to get in an attacked, but couldn't. A short time later the sub reported in to base and now the Allies know of the probable minefield at that location.
The SS Barbel attacked an AP, a PG and 5 MSWs 19 miles W of Masan, hitting the AP with a torpedo that caused heavy damage and fires.
Akita's oil facilities were bombed by Allied aircraft and the AA fire damaged a pair of Liberators. The target was lightly damaged.
Aomori was raided by 187 X B-29, 70 X P-38J and 2 X P-51D. The flak was heavy and accurate as 14 bombers were damaged. The heavy industry took very heavy damage.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force was struck twice by Allied planes for moderate casualties. The 154th IJNAF Base Force had light losses from a pair of air strikes. An assault on the Japanese positions took some ground and Japanese casualties were placed at moderately heavy while the Americans and Kiwis took extremely light losses.
Naha was hit by 25 X B-24D (4 damaged) and 56 X B-24J (4 damaged) who caused moderate damage to the airstrip, some secondary explosions and light personnel losses. In the late afternoon another attack was made by 39 X A-26B and 56 X P-38J. The defenders damaged 8 of the bombers who did moderate damage to the airfield and inflicted moderate casualties on the Japanese.
The IJA 27th Division, 15 miles E of Kweiyang, was pounced on by 20 X P-40N for moderate casualties. The ground fire damaged 6 Warhawks.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took heavy losses from an air attack.
17 miles NW of the crossroads the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, was jumped by 27 X Judy and 3 X Zero who inflicted moderate casualties on the unit.
A Dinah was chased away 12 miles E of the crossroads by 13 X P-40N.
Roughly 377 miles W of Tjilitjap 23 X Barracuda (6 damaged), 22 X Avenger II (5 damaged), 9 X Hellcat II and 18 X Corsair IV went after 3 IJN DDs like a pack of hungry wolves. The Japanese ships were struck in a classical anvil attack that the RN aviators took their time in setting up. The results were devastating for the Japanese.
DD Akishimo 3 torpedo hits 3, sunk
DD Murasame 2 torpedo hits 2, sunk
DD Hibiki 4 torpedo hits 4, sunk*
Japanese transports flying in and out of Palembang were intercepted by Allied fighters.
Aboard the CV Indefatigable Admiral Vian calmly orders his TF to make for Teloekbetoeng for refueling, taking on badly needed replacement aircraft and some other things that are running low. “I told you that the IJN would head for a port where they could refuel after their AKs were hammered,” he said. Over the horizon on the Duke of York Admiral Somerville ordered a course change for Teloekbetoeng so his thirsty warships could refuel. “Now we'll have to wait for the Army to do it's part,” he said.
Victory Points Allied 105053 (20102 Strategic) Japanese 46123
*Due to the absolutely grand AAR penned by Cuttlefish, “Small Ship, Big War-The Voyages Of The Hibiki” I have always taken particular notice whenever the Hibiki turned up and I took special note when she went down. I highly recommend that you read the tale so masterfully spun about this ship's war if you haven't already done so.
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: Do It's Part
*Due to the absolutely grand AAR penned by Cuttlefish, “Small Ship, Big War-The Voyages Of The Hibiki” I have always taken particular notice whenever the Hibiki turned up and I took special note when she went down. I highly recommend that you read the tale so masterfully spun about this ship's war if you haven't already done so.
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Interesting to note that Hibiki would have survived this war too if the game hadn't gone into overtime.[;)]
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: Do It's Part
September 17, 1945 Formosa
Intel
53670 men are based at Krung Thep.
Yongfung Bay Fortress is located at Wonsan.
Arshan Garrison Regiment is planning for an attack on Arshaan.
33rd Road Construction Battalion is located at Changsha.
153rd Division is located at Nagoya.
3rd Fleet is located at Soerabaja.
3rd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Matsue.
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
10th Tank Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
93rd Division is located at Nagoya.
14th Army is located at Victoria Point.
48th Division is located at Brunei.
Elements of the 22nd Division are located at Wenchow..
496558 men are based at Tokyo.
20th Division is located at Hungnam.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kitakyushu 1 X AP, 1 X AK
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Osaka/Kobe 8 X AP, 3 X AK, 15 LCUs 9680/141/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 123 fighters, 118 aux, 22 LCUs
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Victoria Point 7 LCUs 21300/104/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 26 LCUs
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 17 X AP, 1 X APD, 1 X TK, 2 X DE, 2 aux, 11 LCUs 19520/73/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7680/12/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCUs 87860/895/6
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 460/0/0
Combat
Once more Padang was awakened in the wee hours of the morning by 11 X Helen who actually managed to hit a Spitfire VIII at it's revetment with a bomb, destroying it. 15 X Mosquito FB.VI intercepted the Helens on the way out and downed 1 and damaged another at the cost of 3 Mosquito FB.VIs damaged.
Near Ikitsuki 3 X AP and a PG were unsuccessfully attacked by the SS Barbel. Almost immediately after the attack 2 X DD arrived and attacked the sub, doing little damage to her. Near Pusan a PG and 5 MSWs attacked the SS Barbel, who managed to elude her attackers before they could inflict a killing blow. She will try for a port now with moderate systems damage and very heavy flooding. The issue is in doubt and the sub's life hangs by a thread. Another boat has been ordered to join the Barbel to rescue the crew, if needed.
Shimuzu was caught napping by 46 X B-29 and the Nakajima engine plant took very light damage. All of the bombers departed unscathed as the AA fire was very light and inaccurate.
Nagasaki was visited by 24 X B-29 (5 damaged), 96 X P-51D (1 damaged) and 36 X P-38J (5 downed, 2 damaged). 24 X Irving, 26 X Nick and 33 X Frank intercepted the raid, but couldn't get to the bombers. All of the Irvings, 9 Nicks (1 damaged) and 29 Franks were splashed by the Allied fighters. The heavy industry had very light damage done to it.
Hiroshima/Kure was under a CAP of 24 X Shinden and 2 X Zeke when 131 X B-29 and 24 X P-51D arrived. In the furball 5 Shindens (9 damaged) and both Zekes were shot down at the cost of 5 Mustangs destroyed. The flak downed 8 Superforts and damaged 9 as it was intense and accurate. The heavy industry absorbed heavy damage.
The IJA 27th Division, 13 miles E of Kweiyang, was jumped by 18 X P-40N and the ground fire shot 1 down and damaged 5 others as the fighters caused very light casualties.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division was attacked by aircraft and had heavy losses as a result.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force took moderate casualties from an air strike. The 154th IJNAF Base Force had moderate personnel losses from an air raid made on it. The Allied assault on the Japanese positions took more ground and both sides absorbed very light casualties.
16 miles NW of the crossroads the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was pounced on by 27 X Judy and the unit sustained moderate casualties.
Shanghai was bombed by 113 X B-25J and the AA fire brought 1 bomber down and damaged 4 more as they hit the airfield for heavy damage, some secondary explosions were seen and troop losses were very light.
Hong Kong was attacked by 64 X B-25J (4 damaged) and 24 X P-38J who caused moderate damage to the airfield, there were some secondary explosions observed and casualties were moderate.
Naha was hit by 30 X A-26B (5 damaged) and 46 X P-38J for very light damage to the airstrip and negligible personnel losses.
Japanese transports flying into and out of Palembang were intercepted by Allied fighters. Harry Truman lies in bed, unable to sleep, as he wrestles with the decision on whether or not to use the A bomb on Japan.
Standing on dry land Stick thanks each and every one of the sub's crew. He tells them that he feels indebted to them and can't thank them enough. Later he catches a ride in a jeep that returns him to the airfield where he is greeted by the guys. Later after things die down he heads over to see the mechanics and the crew chief shows him his new plane. It's not new, but it's in good shape and will be ready to go whenever he is. He thanks the men and returns to his hut. He's beat and emotionally spent. A visit with the doc and he hopes to be cleared for flight duty right away.
Gil reads the letters form Elaine and his sisters. He's feeling down now because he longs to return home. Check that, he thinks, first stop will be Pittsburgh where he plans to pop the question and then maybe Elaine will come to Brooklyn with him and meet his family.
Victory Points Allied 105367 (20334 Strategic) Japanese 46166
Intel
53670 men are based at Krung Thep.
Yongfung Bay Fortress is located at Wonsan.
Arshan Garrison Regiment is planning for an attack on Arshaan.
33rd Road Construction Battalion is located at Changsha.
153rd Division is located at Nagoya.
3rd Fleet is located at Soerabaja.
3rd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Matsue.
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
10th Tank Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
93rd Division is located at Nagoya.
14th Army is located at Victoria Point.
48th Division is located at Brunei.
Elements of the 22nd Division are located at Wenchow..
496558 men are based at Tokyo.
20th Division is located at Hungnam.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kitakyushu 1 X AP, 1 X AK
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Osaka/Kobe 8 X AP, 3 X AK, 15 LCUs 9680/141/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 123 fighters, 118 aux, 22 LCUs
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Victoria Point 7 LCUs 21300/104/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 26 LCUs
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 17 X AP, 1 X APD, 1 X TK, 2 X DE, 2 aux, 11 LCUs 19520/73/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kendari 3 LCUs 7680/12/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCUs 87860/895/6
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 8 LCUs 460/0/0
Combat
Once more Padang was awakened in the wee hours of the morning by 11 X Helen who actually managed to hit a Spitfire VIII at it's revetment with a bomb, destroying it. 15 X Mosquito FB.VI intercepted the Helens on the way out and downed 1 and damaged another at the cost of 3 Mosquito FB.VIs damaged.
Near Ikitsuki 3 X AP and a PG were unsuccessfully attacked by the SS Barbel. Almost immediately after the attack 2 X DD arrived and attacked the sub, doing little damage to her. Near Pusan a PG and 5 MSWs attacked the SS Barbel, who managed to elude her attackers before they could inflict a killing blow. She will try for a port now with moderate systems damage and very heavy flooding. The issue is in doubt and the sub's life hangs by a thread. Another boat has been ordered to join the Barbel to rescue the crew, if needed.
Shimuzu was caught napping by 46 X B-29 and the Nakajima engine plant took very light damage. All of the bombers departed unscathed as the AA fire was very light and inaccurate.
Nagasaki was visited by 24 X B-29 (5 damaged), 96 X P-51D (1 damaged) and 36 X P-38J (5 downed, 2 damaged). 24 X Irving, 26 X Nick and 33 X Frank intercepted the raid, but couldn't get to the bombers. All of the Irvings, 9 Nicks (1 damaged) and 29 Franks were splashed by the Allied fighters. The heavy industry had very light damage done to it.
Hiroshima/Kure was under a CAP of 24 X Shinden and 2 X Zeke when 131 X B-29 and 24 X P-51D arrived. In the furball 5 Shindens (9 damaged) and both Zekes were shot down at the cost of 5 Mustangs destroyed. The flak downed 8 Superforts and damaged 9 as it was intense and accurate. The heavy industry absorbed heavy damage.
The IJA 27th Division, 13 miles E of Kweiyang, was jumped by 18 X P-40N and the ground fire shot 1 down and damaged 5 others as the fighters caused very light casualties.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division was attacked by aircraft and had heavy losses as a result.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force took moderate casualties from an air strike. The 154th IJNAF Base Force had moderate personnel losses from an air raid made on it. The Allied assault on the Japanese positions took more ground and both sides absorbed very light casualties.
16 miles NW of the crossroads the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was pounced on by 27 X Judy and the unit sustained moderate casualties.
Shanghai was bombed by 113 X B-25J and the AA fire brought 1 bomber down and damaged 4 more as they hit the airfield for heavy damage, some secondary explosions were seen and troop losses were very light.
Hong Kong was attacked by 64 X B-25J (4 damaged) and 24 X P-38J who caused moderate damage to the airfield, there were some secondary explosions observed and casualties were moderate.
Naha was hit by 30 X A-26B (5 damaged) and 46 X P-38J for very light damage to the airstrip and negligible personnel losses.
Japanese transports flying into and out of Palembang were intercepted by Allied fighters. Harry Truman lies in bed, unable to sleep, as he wrestles with the decision on whether or not to use the A bomb on Japan.
Standing on dry land Stick thanks each and every one of the sub's crew. He tells them that he feels indebted to them and can't thank them enough. Later he catches a ride in a jeep that returns him to the airfield where he is greeted by the guys. Later after things die down he heads over to see the mechanics and the crew chief shows him his new plane. It's not new, but it's in good shape and will be ready to go whenever he is. He thanks the men and returns to his hut. He's beat and emotionally spent. A visit with the doc and he hopes to be cleared for flight duty right away.
Gil reads the letters form Elaine and his sisters. He's feeling down now because he longs to return home. Check that, he thinks, first stop will be Pittsburgh where he plans to pop the question and then maybe Elaine will come to Brooklyn with him and meet his family.
Victory Points Allied 105367 (20334 Strategic) Japanese 46166
Todd
I never thought that doing an AAR would be so time consuming and difficult.
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RE: What Some Guys Will Do
September 18, 1945 Kendari
Intel
Shanghai Base Force is located at Shanghai.
3rd Cavarly Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
9th Ind. Mixed Regiment is planning for an attack on Wake Island.
133rd IJN Base Force is located at Alor Star.
129th IJA Base Force is located at Ominato.
140th IJA Base Force is located at Ominato.
8275 men are based at Matsue.
10 men are based at Haiphong.
41st AA Regiment is located at Changchun.
9th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
11th Tank Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
40th Division is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
1st Mixed Regiment is located at Amoy.
102nd IJA Base Force is located at Harbin.
49th Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
67th Construction Battalion is located at Gumma.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCUs 103960/1072/3
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Palembang 4 X CA, 3 X AP, 6 LCUs 31020/281/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 18 X AP, 3 X DE, 11 LCUs 24100/93/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kitakyushu 1 X AP, 1 X AK, 2 X DE
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuchow 2 LCUs 6820/58/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU
Combat
Padang was paid a visit by 8 Helens at 3:47 AM and they bombed the jungle. The AA fire damaged a bomber as 8 Mosquito FB.VIs milled about trying to find the intruders.
Hamamatsu was attacked by 160 X B-29 who were met by 6 X Zeke and 6 X Frank. Due to the Japanese fighters and flak a B-29 was shot down and 9 were damaged. 3 Zekes and 4 Franks (1 destroyed) were damaged in the fighting. A reduced CAP of 2 Zekes and 2 Franks then were faced with trying to stop 92 B-29s. A Frank was splashed as was a Superfort (5 damaged). The heavy industry was heavily damaged.
Niigata was hit by 171 X B-29 (4 downed, 25 damaged) and 9 X Nick and 21 X Frank attacked them. 2 Franks were downed and 12 more were damaged and 4 Nicks took damage. The oil facilities had light damage.
Nagasaki was under a protective umbrella of 19 X Nick and 3 X Frank when 138 X B-29 (6 damaged) and their escort of 54 X P-38J (1 downed, 1 damaged) arrived. 4 Nicks and 3 Franks were splashed. Another wave of Allied planes comprised of 155 X B-29 (9 damaged), 23 X P-51D and 47 X P-38J then attacked unmolested. The heavy industry took very heavy damage.
Wakkanai was struck by 61 X B-24D (1 downed, 2 damaged), 15 X B-25J (1 damaged) and 34 X P-38J and the 10 X Frank that were aloft lost 4 planes before giving up the fight. A second attack was made by 45 X B-24D (2 damaged), 46 X B-25J (2 damaged), 12 X A-26B (1 damaged), 22 X P-51D and 6 X P-38J. 2 Franks in the area tried to run and were splashed. The airfield was moderately damaged, the port took heavy damage, there were lots of secondary explosions seen and casualties were thought to have been moderate.
Kweiyang was visited by 2 X Reppu who ran into 14 X P-40N. Both sides lost a plane in the fight. The Chinese artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese forces.
Naha was bombed three times by Allied planes by for heavy airfield damage, moderate port damage, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were heavy . 19 Liberators and 7 Invaders (1 downed) were damaged by the ground fire in the attacks.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division sustained moderate casualties from an Allied air strike.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force had negligible losses from an air attack. An Allied attack took the base as the Japanese defense collapsed. The Japanese had moderate losses and the Allies sustained negligible casualties.
The SS Bowfin, 14 miles NW of Brunei, attacked an AP, a PC and 4 PGs, hitting the AP with a torpedo and then she underwent a counter by the escorts that rattled her pretty good. The sub will return to port with moderate systems damage and moderate flooding.
As the Lucky 11 tumble out of Jake's Jalopy Willy lands funny and twists his ankle. This brings derisive catcalls from the rest of the crew ranging from, “That'll never get you a Purple Heart” to “What some guys'll do to get out of flying.” It's all in jest and though Willy is an officer the enlisted guys act as he's one of them. Later when they get done with the briefing the distinction between officers and enlisted personnel will kick in.
“It's official,” says the company CO to the gathered officers and NCOs, “We're being relieved and as soon as the unit arrives we'll just be waiting on transport outta here.” This news brings a smile to everyone and when Sam tells his squad the reaction is that they're ready to quit this place now.
Stick is fine and passed with flying colors, but the doc tells him to just relax for a few days before returning to duty. Stick tries to talk him out of it, but the Doc just smiles and says, “Same old Robert, huh?” Forget it and just rest a bit before you take to the skies again.”
Victory Points Allied 105504 (20430 Strategic) Japanese 46183
Intel
Shanghai Base Force is located at Shanghai.
3rd Cavarly Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
9th Ind. Mixed Regiment is planning for an attack on Wake Island.
133rd IJN Base Force is located at Alor Star.
129th IJA Base Force is located at Ominato.
140th IJA Base Force is located at Ominato.
8275 men are based at Matsue.
10 men are based at Haiphong.
41st AA Regiment is located at Changchun.
9th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
11th Tank Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
40th Division is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
1st Mixed Regiment is located at Amoy.
102nd IJA Base Force is located at Harbin.
49th Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
67th Construction Battalion is located at Gumma.
Recon
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCUs 103960/1072/3
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Palembang 4 X CA, 3 X AP, 6 LCUs 31020/281/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 18 X AP, 3 X DE, 11 LCUs 24100/93/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kitakyushu 1 X AP, 1 X AK, 2 X DE
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Wuchow 2 LCUs 6820/58/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU
Combat
Padang was paid a visit by 8 Helens at 3:47 AM and they bombed the jungle. The AA fire damaged a bomber as 8 Mosquito FB.VIs milled about trying to find the intruders.
Hamamatsu was attacked by 160 X B-29 who were met by 6 X Zeke and 6 X Frank. Due to the Japanese fighters and flak a B-29 was shot down and 9 were damaged. 3 Zekes and 4 Franks (1 destroyed) were damaged in the fighting. A reduced CAP of 2 Zekes and 2 Franks then were faced with trying to stop 92 B-29s. A Frank was splashed as was a Superfort (5 damaged). The heavy industry was heavily damaged.
Niigata was hit by 171 X B-29 (4 downed, 25 damaged) and 9 X Nick and 21 X Frank attacked them. 2 Franks were downed and 12 more were damaged and 4 Nicks took damage. The oil facilities had light damage.
Nagasaki was under a protective umbrella of 19 X Nick and 3 X Frank when 138 X B-29 (6 damaged) and their escort of 54 X P-38J (1 downed, 1 damaged) arrived. 4 Nicks and 3 Franks were splashed. Another wave of Allied planes comprised of 155 X B-29 (9 damaged), 23 X P-51D and 47 X P-38J then attacked unmolested. The heavy industry took very heavy damage.
Wakkanai was struck by 61 X B-24D (1 downed, 2 damaged), 15 X B-25J (1 damaged) and 34 X P-38J and the 10 X Frank that were aloft lost 4 planes before giving up the fight. A second attack was made by 45 X B-24D (2 damaged), 46 X B-25J (2 damaged), 12 X A-26B (1 damaged), 22 X P-51D and 6 X P-38J. 2 Franks in the area tried to run and were splashed. The airfield was moderately damaged, the port took heavy damage, there were lots of secondary explosions seen and casualties were thought to have been moderate.
Kweiyang was visited by 2 X Reppu who ran into 14 X P-40N. Both sides lost a plane in the fight. The Chinese artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese forces.
Naha was bombed three times by Allied planes by for heavy airfield damage, moderate port damage, many secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were heavy . 19 Liberators and 7 Invaders (1 downed) were damaged by the ground fire in the attacks.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division sustained moderate casualties from an Allied air strike.
At Kendari the 138th IJN Base Force had negligible losses from an air attack. An Allied attack took the base as the Japanese defense collapsed. The Japanese had moderate losses and the Allies sustained negligible casualties.
The SS Bowfin, 14 miles NW of Brunei, attacked an AP, a PC and 4 PGs, hitting the AP with a torpedo and then she underwent a counter by the escorts that rattled her pretty good. The sub will return to port with moderate systems damage and moderate flooding.
As the Lucky 11 tumble out of Jake's Jalopy Willy lands funny and twists his ankle. This brings derisive catcalls from the rest of the crew ranging from, “That'll never get you a Purple Heart” to “What some guys'll do to get out of flying.” It's all in jest and though Willy is an officer the enlisted guys act as he's one of them. Later when they get done with the briefing the distinction between officers and enlisted personnel will kick in.
“It's official,” says the company CO to the gathered officers and NCOs, “We're being relieved and as soon as the unit arrives we'll just be waiting on transport outta here.” This news brings a smile to everyone and when Sam tells his squad the reaction is that they're ready to quit this place now.
Stick is fine and passed with flying colors, but the doc tells him to just relax for a few days before returning to duty. Stick tries to talk him out of it, but the Doc just smiles and says, “Same old Robert, huh?” Forget it and just rest a bit before you take to the skies again.”
Victory Points Allied 105504 (20430 Strategic) Japanese 46183
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: Use It Or Not?
September 19, 1945 Washington DC
Intel
22nd Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
Imperial Guards Division is located at Maizuru.
196 aircraft are based at Chiamussu.
North Chishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro Jima.
Shimbu Force is located at Kadina.
6009 men are based at Pusan.
49th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Hailar.
8th Hvy Field Artillery Regiment is located at Bandoeng.
43rd Construction Battalion is located at Malang.
26th Air Flotilla is planning for an attack on Davao.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nagoya 9 X AP, 2 X AK, 7 LCUs 1540/12/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 8 fighters, 5 aux, 3 LCUs 10120/61/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 11 X AP, 11 LCUs 25580/98/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Batavia 2 LCUs 6420/0/0
Combat
104 miles SE of Hungnam the SS Cobia attacked a lone AP, hitting it with 2 torpedoes that caused the victim to sink.
Niigata was attacked by 121 X B-29 who were faced with 14 X Nick and 16 X Frank. The Japanese fighters made a single pass at the bombers and had 11 Nicks and 6 Franks take damage. The AA fire then went to work and from all causes 2 bombers were shot down and 19 were damaged. The oil facilities took light damage.
Tokyo was swept by 136 X P-51D who tore into 11 X Reppu, 7 X Shinden, 74 X Frank and 19 X Tony. 9 Reppus, 6 Shindens, 65 Franks and 17 Tonys were destroyed and 18 Mustangs went down, 3 more were damaged.
Wakkanai was raided by 54 X B-24D (3 damaged), 55 X B-25J (1 downed, 3 damaged), 14 X A-26B, 31 X P-51D and 67 X P-38J who faced 7 X Frank. The Franks ran after 3 of them were splashed and the airfield was heavily damaged, the port took heavy damage, there were many secondary explosions seen and casualties were extremely light.
Victoria Point was visited by 27 X Liberator VI (8 damaged) who did moderate damage to the airfield, triggered a could of secondary explosions and inflicted moderate personnel losses.
Tavoy was struck by 44 X Mosquito FB.VI (4 damaged) and 18 X Thunderbolt II for light airstrip damage, some secondary explosions were observed and there were extremely light casualties.
Bangkok was raided by 135 X Liberator VI (1 downed, 23 damaged) for extremely heavy port damage, a huge number of secondary explosions were claimed and troop losses were very heavy.
Naha had moderate airfield damage, some secondary explosions with 2 B-24Ds and 5 B-24Js (1 downed) damaged.
At Kweiyang the IJA 15th Tank Regiment was hit by 69 X B-25J (1 damaged) and 49 X P-40N for heavy casualties. The Chinese artillery caused moderate Japanese losses.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took moderately heavy losses from an air attack.
17 miles NW of the crossroads the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was attacked by 27 X Judy and took moderate casualties.
Near Brunei 9 X PB4Y attacked some Japanese ships and missed. Later 3 PB4Ys attacked and missed a PC. In the late afternoon 3 more PB4Ys attacked and missed an AK.
Shanghai was pounced on by 118 X B-25J (1 downed, 7 damaged) for moderate airfield damage and negligible troop losses.
Georgetown had a Rufe flying, which ran when 64 X Mosquito FB.VI and 19 X Spitfire VIII appeared. The airstrip was moderately damaged, a single secondary explosion was reported and casualties were moderate.
At Kendari an Allied attack trying to mop up the Japanese inflicted moderate losses on them while having light casualties of their own.
The SS Barbel lost her fight to survive as the order to scuttle the boat was given. All hands are safely floating in rafts waiting to be picked up by a sub that curtailed her patrol to make the rescue.
President Truman has given the OK to commence with strategic bombs of the Asian mainland when the timing is deemed proper to help with the Allies efforts there. He then asks if there is any word yet concerning Stalin declaring war on Japan. He would like to see that avoided, but he has the gut feeling that Joe is going to make a grab for as much territory as he can. Truman is still losing sleep over the Atomic bomb and if he should OK it's use or not.
Slim has heard scuttlebutt about an Operation Thunder, but that the 2nd Marine Division will not be involved in it. He thinks that that's OK by him, but knows that the future holds bloody battlefields for his lads.
Stick got in some flying time today in his new plane and upon landing he informed his crew chief that it was running like a top. The mechanic then tells him that they'll wax the plane for him and Stick smiles and thanks him. That'll give me another 10 mph or so, he thinks. Then he laughs at the thought of actually seeing Japanese planes in the air.
In Britain Lord Haw Haw, William Joyce, was sentenced to hang for treason.
Victory Points Allied 105623 (20438 Strategic) Japanese 46235
Intel
22nd Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mishan.
Imperial Guards Division is located at Maizuru.
196 aircraft are based at Chiamussu.
North Chishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro Jima.
Shimbu Force is located at Kadina.
6009 men are based at Pusan.
49th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Hailar.
8th Hvy Field Artillery Regiment is located at Bandoeng.
43rd Construction Battalion is located at Malang.
26th Air Flotilla is planning for an attack on Davao.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nagoya 9 X AP, 2 X AK, 7 LCUs 1540/12/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 8 fighters, 5 aux, 3 LCUs 10120/61/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 11 X AP, 11 LCUs 25580/98/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Batavia 2 LCUs 6420/0/0
Combat
104 miles SE of Hungnam the SS Cobia attacked a lone AP, hitting it with 2 torpedoes that caused the victim to sink.
Niigata was attacked by 121 X B-29 who were faced with 14 X Nick and 16 X Frank. The Japanese fighters made a single pass at the bombers and had 11 Nicks and 6 Franks take damage. The AA fire then went to work and from all causes 2 bombers were shot down and 19 were damaged. The oil facilities took light damage.
Tokyo was swept by 136 X P-51D who tore into 11 X Reppu, 7 X Shinden, 74 X Frank and 19 X Tony. 9 Reppus, 6 Shindens, 65 Franks and 17 Tonys were destroyed and 18 Mustangs went down, 3 more were damaged.
Wakkanai was raided by 54 X B-24D (3 damaged), 55 X B-25J (1 downed, 3 damaged), 14 X A-26B, 31 X P-51D and 67 X P-38J who faced 7 X Frank. The Franks ran after 3 of them were splashed and the airfield was heavily damaged, the port took heavy damage, there were many secondary explosions seen and casualties were extremely light.
Victoria Point was visited by 27 X Liberator VI (8 damaged) who did moderate damage to the airfield, triggered a could of secondary explosions and inflicted moderate personnel losses.
Tavoy was struck by 44 X Mosquito FB.VI (4 damaged) and 18 X Thunderbolt II for light airstrip damage, some secondary explosions were observed and there were extremely light casualties.
Bangkok was raided by 135 X Liberator VI (1 downed, 23 damaged) for extremely heavy port damage, a huge number of secondary explosions were claimed and troop losses were very heavy.
Naha had moderate airfield damage, some secondary explosions with 2 B-24Ds and 5 B-24Js (1 downed) damaged.
At Kweiyang the IJA 15th Tank Regiment was hit by 69 X B-25J (1 damaged) and 49 X P-40N for heavy casualties. The Chinese artillery caused moderate Japanese losses.
At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took moderately heavy losses from an air attack.
17 miles NW of the crossroads the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps was attacked by 27 X Judy and took moderate casualties.
Near Brunei 9 X PB4Y attacked some Japanese ships and missed. Later 3 PB4Ys attacked and missed a PC. In the late afternoon 3 more PB4Ys attacked and missed an AK.
Shanghai was pounced on by 118 X B-25J (1 downed, 7 damaged) for moderate airfield damage and negligible troop losses.
Georgetown had a Rufe flying, which ran when 64 X Mosquito FB.VI and 19 X Spitfire VIII appeared. The airstrip was moderately damaged, a single secondary explosion was reported and casualties were moderate.
At Kendari an Allied attack trying to mop up the Japanese inflicted moderate losses on them while having light casualties of their own.
The SS Barbel lost her fight to survive as the order to scuttle the boat was given. All hands are safely floating in rafts waiting to be picked up by a sub that curtailed her patrol to make the rescue.
President Truman has given the OK to commence with strategic bombs of the Asian mainland when the timing is deemed proper to help with the Allies efforts there. He then asks if there is any word yet concerning Stalin declaring war on Japan. He would like to see that avoided, but he has the gut feeling that Joe is going to make a grab for as much territory as he can. Truman is still losing sleep over the Atomic bomb and if he should OK it's use or not.
Slim has heard scuttlebutt about an Operation Thunder, but that the 2nd Marine Division will not be involved in it. He thinks that that's OK by him, but knows that the future holds bloody battlefields for his lads.
Stick got in some flying time today in his new plane and upon landing he informed his crew chief that it was running like a top. The mechanic then tells him that they'll wax the plane for him and Stick smiles and thanks him. That'll give me another 10 mph or so, he thinks. Then he laughs at the thought of actually seeing Japanese planes in the air.
In Britain Lord Haw Haw, William Joyce, was sentenced to hang for treason.
Victory Points Allied 105623 (20438 Strategic) Japanese 46235
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: Considering He's An Officer
September 20, 1945 Tori Shima
Intel
1st Amphibious Brigade is planning for an attack on Wake Island.
142nd IJA Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
1st Mixed Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
79th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Tokyo.
47th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
123rd Division is located at Mutanchiang.
64th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
102nd IJN Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
146th IJA Base Force is located at Krung Thep.
148th Division is located at Tokyo.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
3rd Air Army is located at Rabaul.
167779 men are based at Changchun.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Matsuyama 2 LCUs 3320/32/2
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Wuchow 3 LCUs 7580/70/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Taan 1 LCU 1400/3/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 660/0/0
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Etorofo Jima 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nagoya 3 X AP, 6 X AK, 7 LCUs 1100/28/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 11 X AP, 11 LCUs 23900/95/0
Combat
At Padang 16 Helens bombed the jungle at 3:15 AM and 6 X Mosquito FB.VI tried in vain to find and engage them.
The SS Devilfish attacked 3 PGs about 81 miles E of Singapore, hitting 1 of them with a torpedo that did heavy damage and started fires. A few hours later an AK was located and the Devilfish struck it with 3 fish, doing heavy damage and setting it ablaze.
Kadina was bombed by 90 X B-24J (9 damaged) and 30 X P-51D for heavy airfield damage, many secondary explosions and moderate casualties.
Naha was targeted by 45 X B-24J (7 damaged) and 15 X B-24D (1 downed, 1 damaged) for moderate airstrip damage, a few secondary explosions were seen and personnel losses were light.
At Kweiyang the IJA 27th Division was jumped by 15 X B-25J (1 downed, 5 damaged) and 26 X P-40N for moderate casualties. The IJA 59th Division was struck by 46 X B-25J (4 damaged) and 25 X P-40N for heavy losses. The Japanese artillery did no harm and the Chinese barrages inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese.
The Japanese near Brunei were attacked by 8 X PB4Y and an AP was burning from a bomb hit.
Hong Kong was raided by 62 X B-25J (2 damaged), 16 X A-26B (1 damaged), 4 X P-51D and 24 X P-38J for heavy damage to the port, some secondary explosions were observed and troop losses were moderate.
19 miles N of Kragen the SS Pilotfish attacked a TK, PG and 4 PCs, hitting the TK with a torpedo that set it on fire. The escorts then pounded the hunter. The sub has moderate systems damage and flooding so she'll head for the barn.
The SS Cobia attacked a lone AK 143 miles N of Matsue, striking it with a shell from the deck gun and 3 torpedoes, sinking it.
The SS Tullibee hit an AK with 2 torpedoes causing it's demise 86 miles NW of Miri. Troops were seen going into the water and the 5 PGs in escort tried and failed to find the sub.
At Kendari another Allied attack cost the Japanese moderate losses and the attackers took very light casualties.
Cargo planes were intercepted in the Palembang area.
Chris reads a letter from home that Emily included a newspaper clipping about one of Chris' friends that recently returned from Europe. He sighed and tossed the article into the trash can. All of the guys fighting the Japanese feel that the units in Europe should be joining in the fight against the Japanese, not going home.
Stick flew a CAP patrol today and it felt great to be back in the swing of things. The ditching seems so long ago and for now he revels in the sense of freedom he gets when flying. A shudder runs through him when a passing thought of the sub hit him. Nope, he thinks, flying is for me and the Marines will have to throw me out of the Corps to be rid of me.
Sam and the guys in the squad are trying to figure out the best way to smuggle Frankie off of Tori Shima with them when the time comes. The LT stops by and told them that he overheard their plotting and that if there was something he could do to help they should just let him know. After the LT left one of the guys said, “You know he's not so bad, considering he's an officer.”
Victory Points Allied 105683 (20438 Strategic) Japanese 46259
Intel
1st Amphibious Brigade is planning for an attack on Wake Island.
142nd IJA Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
1st Mixed Brigade is located at Mutanchiang.
79th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Tokyo.
47th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
123rd Division is located at Mutanchiang.
64th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
102nd IJN Base Force is located at Paramushiro Jima.
146th IJA Base Force is located at Krung Thep.
148th Division is located at Tokyo.
Elements of the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division are located at Tsingtao.
3rd Air Army is located at Rabaul.
167779 men are based at Changchun.
Recon
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Matsuyama 2 LCUs 3320/32/2
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Wuchow 3 LCUs 7580/70/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Taan 1 LCU 1400/3/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 660/0/0
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Etorofo Jima 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nagoya 3 X AP, 6 X AK, 7 LCUs 1100/28/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 11 X AP, 11 LCUs 23900/95/0
Combat
At Padang 16 Helens bombed the jungle at 3:15 AM and 6 X Mosquito FB.VI tried in vain to find and engage them.
The SS Devilfish attacked 3 PGs about 81 miles E of Singapore, hitting 1 of them with a torpedo that did heavy damage and started fires. A few hours later an AK was located and the Devilfish struck it with 3 fish, doing heavy damage and setting it ablaze.
Kadina was bombed by 90 X B-24J (9 damaged) and 30 X P-51D for heavy airfield damage, many secondary explosions and moderate casualties.
Naha was targeted by 45 X B-24J (7 damaged) and 15 X B-24D (1 downed, 1 damaged) for moderate airstrip damage, a few secondary explosions were seen and personnel losses were light.
At Kweiyang the IJA 27th Division was jumped by 15 X B-25J (1 downed, 5 damaged) and 26 X P-40N for moderate casualties. The IJA 59th Division was struck by 46 X B-25J (4 damaged) and 25 X P-40N for heavy losses. The Japanese artillery did no harm and the Chinese barrages inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese.
The Japanese near Brunei were attacked by 8 X PB4Y and an AP was burning from a bomb hit.
Hong Kong was raided by 62 X B-25J (2 damaged), 16 X A-26B (1 damaged), 4 X P-51D and 24 X P-38J for heavy damage to the port, some secondary explosions were observed and troop losses were moderate.
19 miles N of Kragen the SS Pilotfish attacked a TK, PG and 4 PCs, hitting the TK with a torpedo that set it on fire. The escorts then pounded the hunter. The sub has moderate systems damage and flooding so she'll head for the barn.
The SS Cobia attacked a lone AK 143 miles N of Matsue, striking it with a shell from the deck gun and 3 torpedoes, sinking it.
The SS Tullibee hit an AK with 2 torpedoes causing it's demise 86 miles NW of Miri. Troops were seen going into the water and the 5 PGs in escort tried and failed to find the sub.
At Kendari another Allied attack cost the Japanese moderate losses and the attackers took very light casualties.
Cargo planes were intercepted in the Palembang area.
Chris reads a letter from home that Emily included a newspaper clipping about one of Chris' friends that recently returned from Europe. He sighed and tossed the article into the trash can. All of the guys fighting the Japanese feel that the units in Europe should be joining in the fight against the Japanese, not going home.
Stick flew a CAP patrol today and it felt great to be back in the swing of things. The ditching seems so long ago and for now he revels in the sense of freedom he gets when flying. A shudder runs through him when a passing thought of the sub hit him. Nope, he thinks, flying is for me and the Marines will have to throw me out of the Corps to be rid of me.
Sam and the guys in the squad are trying to figure out the best way to smuggle Frankie off of Tori Shima with them when the time comes. The LT stops by and told them that he overheard their plotting and that if there was something he could do to help they should just let him know. After the LT left one of the guys said, “You know he's not so bad, considering he's an officer.”
Victory Points Allied 105683 (20438 Strategic) Japanese 46259
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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