The Battle Under: The Allies Fight Back

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:25 pm

Due to work going on at my home I've got limited access to my office for a while and wifi is less than optimal so new entries to the AAR will probably be not as regualr as we'd like. Sorry.

October 9, 1945 Saipan

Intel

11th Air Fleet is planning for an attack on Davao.
19375 men are based at Tinian.
Hoyo Fortress is located at Osumi.
23rd Engineer Regiment is located at Inch'on.
South Seas Det. is located at Gili Gili.
Southwest Fleet is located at Singapore.
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
109th Division is located at Alor Star.
46th Construction Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
2nd Hvy Gun Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
51st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Soerabaja.
64th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
114th IJA Base Force is located at Yenen.

Recon

PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Sapporo 65 bombers, 17 aux, 7 LCUs 34320/377/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hsinyang 3 LCUs 18920/241/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Victoria Point 7 LCUs 22520/110/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Tarakan 2 LCUs 9380/107/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Malang 17 fighters, 39 bombers, 24 aux, 8 LCUs 15120/71/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Raba vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Naha 12 LCUs 82860/887/14
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kanazawa 4 LCUs 9340/93/4
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Palembang 1 X CA, 1 X AP, 6 fighters, 5 aux, 7 LCUs 32820/291/0

Combat

A PBM reported that it spotted, attacked and hit a ship in Tokyo Bay. The type of vessel wasn't included in the transmission.

Padang was awakened by the growing drone of 9 Helens that grew into a roar as they passed over the airstrip. The AA defenses managed to damage 2 Helens and they dropped their loads way off target and headed home with 5 Mosquito FB.VI giving futile pursuit.

At Malang the Japanese artillery was busy firing at the unloading Allied ships.
DMS Elliot 6 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
DE Melvin R. Nawman 8 shell hits, on fire, later scuttled by her crew
DE Cecil J. Doyle 6 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Goodhue 3 shell hits
DE Heyliger 3 shell hits, on fire
AP Pitt 1 shell hit
AP Tazewell 3 shell hits
DE Ulvert M. Moore 3 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Haskell 4 shell hits, on fire
AP Laurens 3 shell hits, on fire
AP Oxford 1 shell hit
AP Latimer 7 shell hits
AP Lamar 3 shell hits
AP Hendry 2 shell hits, on fire
AP St. Mary's 4 shell hits, on fire
AP LaGrange 2 shell hits
The troops going ashore took extremely heavy casualties and the Japanese had extremely light losses.

Marine Raiders unloading over beach at Maumere took moderate casualties.

32 miles NE of Singkawang the SS Haddo unsuccessfully attacked a pair of TKs and their escorts, 1 PG and 2 PCs. The sub was then located and given the most horrible attack resulting in her demise.

Nagasaki was attacked by 59 X B-24J and 21 X P-51D who fended off 1 Nick and 11 Franks. 6 of the Franks were splashed and a Mustang was damaged. The bombers had 13 planes damaged by the flak as they struck the port for light damage, some secondary explosions were seen and the ships in the harbor were showered with bombs.
TK Sarawak Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ryuyu Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ayatosan Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Daikyu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Horaizan Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joosan Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Maruko Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Teiyu Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
Another strike consisting of 48 X B-29 (3 damaged) and 71 X P-38J arrived later on and a Nick and a Frank were both shot down. The heavy industry sustained moderate damage.

Kitakyushu's defenses were caught napping as 171 X B-29 appeared, dropped their loads and departed before any kind of reaction by the Japanese could be effected. The heavy industry took heavy damage.

Tokyo was swept by 135 X P-51D who sliced into a gaggle of 3 X Reppu, 13 X Shinden, 90 X Frank and 15 X Tony. 22 Mustangs were lost and 5 were damaged while the Japanese had 3 Reppus, 9 Shindens, 83 Franks and 15 Tonys destroyed.

Bangkok was raided by 144 X Liberator VI (17 damaged) resulting in heavy airfield damage, a very large number of secondary explosions were claimed and casualties were very heavy.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had extremely light losses from an air strike.

At Naha the IJA 47th Division was struck by Allied aircraft for moderate casualties and 4 A-26Bs were damaged.

Hong Kong was hit by Allied planes for moderate port damage, many secondary explosions, some of which were fuel tanks, and light personnel losses. 6 Mitchells and 3 Invaders took damage in the attack.

Palembang had 4 Franks and a Tony up when 28 X Mosquito FB.VI (1 damaged), 46 X Thunderbolt II, 10 X P-47D and 7 X Spitfire VIII arrived. All of the Japanese fighters were downed and the airstrip was very lightly damaged, a secondary explosion was seen and casualties were very light.

Soerabaja was struck by 51 X SB2C Helldiver (2 downed, 7 damaged), 27 X TBF (3 damaged), 60 X TBM (13 damaged), 40 X F6F, 14 X FM-2 and 38 X F4F-4. The 2 Tonys in the air were quickly dealt with. The airfield was moderately damaged, there were a few secondary explosions, 1 X Tony, 3 X Zero, 5 X Grace, 8 X Judy, 4 X Peggy, 5 X Frances, 2 X Betty and 2 X Lily were destroyed and troop losses were placed at light.

97 miles N of Chungking, above the 89th Chinese Corps, a Dinah was jumped by roving P-40N and downed.

At Kweiyang the Japanese had very light casualties from the Chinese artillery.

Scuttlebutt has it that an operation is going to be launched soon and it will allow the B-29s to be based on Japan's doorstep. The Lucky 11 have wondered if they would have to fly from Saipan to Japan forever and now they have hope that answer promising a better chance of survival beckons. Gil retires for the night feeling a little more positive even if the news was only rumors. He falls asleep dream of home.

PM Curtin stares out of the window, crushing the piece of paper in his hand. “I thought that this would go a bit better than it is.” The US has provided shipping, but the ground force is made up of Aussies and he had been afraid that to many boys are being killed. “I'd have thought that the Japanese would have given up the pointless fight by now.”

Victory Points Allied 108735 (22046 Strategic) Japanese 46790

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:48 pm

Due to work going on in my home that is limiting the time I have for doing turns the AAR is suffering. My wifi is also having issues so I'm offering the facts without any storyline to keep things moving. I have impending surgery and that will stall my offerings for a while so here's what I've got.

October 10, 1945 Malang

Intel

296261 men are based at Osaka/Kobe.
53762 men are based at Krung Thep.
48th Construction Battalion is located at Kratie.
202nd Division is located at Gumma.
3rd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
40th Division is located at Soochow.
21st Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Lunga.
103rd IJA Base Force is planning for an attack on Hailar.
355th Division is located at Hamamatsu.
256178 men are based at Changkufeng.
15th AA Regiment is located at Sapporo.
3rd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Matsue.
6th Division is located at Hong Kong.
36th Construction Battalion is located at Georgetown.
Home Defense Force is located at Tokyo.

Recon

PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Tokyo 13 X AP, 6 X AK, 9 X TK, 1 X SS, 6 X DE, 71 LCUs
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Sapporo 29 bombers, 8 aux, 7 LCUs 46580/516/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 87 fighters, 83 bombers, 1 LCU 6380/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Tarakan 2 LCUs 8800/102/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Djokjakarta vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 1 fighter, 4 bombers, 7 LCUs, 13140/24/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Raba vacant
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hsinyang 3 LCUs 18720/244/0

Combat

A PB2Y spotted a PC near Ominato and claimed a hit that sank the craft.

At Malang the Japanese gunners continued to do their deadly work.
AP Montrose 1 shell hit, on fire
AP Tazewell 4 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sarasota 1 shell hit, on fire
AP Olmsted 1 shell hit
AK Empire Carpenter 6 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
DE Ramsden 4 shell hits, on fire
Allied troops suffered very heavy casualties. The unloading Allied ships were suddenly attacked by 5 X Judy, 9 X Grace, 3 X Betty, 14 X Peggy, 8 X Zero and 4 X Oscar. 32 X F6F, 17 X FM-2 and 54 X F4F-4 swung into action and splashed all of the Japanese planes except for an extremely lucky Betty. 2 Hellcats were damaged in the furball and the ships were untouched. Later 6 X Bettys made the attempt on the ships only to suffer the loss of 5 planes at the hands of the ruthless CAP. A little while later 2 X Betty and 6 X Peggy gave it a go and were destroyed. 2 F4F-4s and 3 Hellcats were damaged in the fight. The Japanese artillery barrages failed to do any harm to the troops already ashore.

At about 3 AM, 23 miles N of Soerabaja, the SS O19 tracked a BB thought to have been the Kongo, 3 DDs and 4 MSWs. The sub moved into an ideal position from which to make her attack and hit the BB with 2 torpedoes that did heavy damage to the ship and triggered fires. Later in the morning the Japanese ships suddenly found themselves under attack by 51 X SB2C, 18 X TBF, 12 X TBM, 32 X F6F, 15 X FM-2 and 16 X F4F-4.
AK Tokyo Maru 8 bomb hits, sunk
AK Kojun Maru 9 bomb hits, sunk
TK Ayagiri Maru 5 bomb hits, 1 torpedo hit, on fire, heavy damage
TK Marifu Maru 2 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
PC PC-66 6 bomb hits, sunk

Padang underwent a night attack by 4 Helens who were chase away by 11 Mosquito FB.VIs after having dumped their bombs in the jungle.

At Bali Marine Raiders absorbed moderate losses as they went ashore.

At Waingapu Marine Raiders took heavy casualties going ashore.

The SS Stingray, 19 miles N of Kragen, located a lone AK and hit it with 2 fish that sank it. About an hour after having reloaded her forward tubes the sub spotted another AK traveling alone and hit it with the deck gun 5 times and with 4 torpedoes, sinking it. A short time later 2 Mosquito FB.VIs attacked an AK, which avoided being hit. Later in the day 49 X SB2C, 25 X TBF, 63 X TBM, 30 X F6F, 14 X FM-2 and 15 X F4F-4 struck the Japanese ships in the area.
TK Marifu Maru, Bomb hits 5, 1 torpedo hit, sunk
TK Nisshin Maru #2 4 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Tokyo Maru 7 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
Then 23 X Mosquito FB.VI and 53 X Thunderbolt II arrived and leisurely made their attacks.
AK Joshu Go 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Hohuku Maru 1 bomb hit
AK Mino Maru 3 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tonegawa Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire
AK Shinki Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire
AK Asukazan Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire
Later 12 X Mosquito FB.VI and 10 X Thunderbolt II arrived, but failed to do any harm to the 3 AKs spotted. In the late afternoon 2 Mosquito FB.VIs found and attacked an AK, but failed to hit it.

Niigata found itself under attack by 191 X B-29, 64 X B-24J and 31 X P-51D. 4 X Nick and 9 X Frank scrambled and attacked the Allied planes only to have 3 Nicks and 3 Franks (3 damaged) get shot down. A Mustang was lost defending the bombers. The AA fire damaged 14 Superforts and 9 Liberators as they made their bomb runs. The heavy industry was rocked for very heavy damage.

Soerabaja was raided by 23 X Liberator VI for negligible airfield damage, a couple of secondary explosions were seen and personnel losses were extremely light.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division had light casualties from an air attack made on it.

Near Kragen 9 X TBF and 54 X TBM worked over they unprotected Japanese ships.
AK Tyoko Maru 5 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Toyohasi Maru 2 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toyooka Maru 2 torpedo hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kinko Maru 2 torpedo hits, sunk
AK Tairyu Maru 1 torpedo hit, on fire
AK Tusima Maru 4 torpedo hits, sunk
Then 12 Mosquito FB.VIs arrived, but they failed to hit anything due to the extremely heavy smoke obscuring the ships. In the afternoon 12 X Mosquito FB.VI and 44 X Thunderbolt II jumped a pair of AKs, hitting 1 with 3 bombs that did heavy damage and ignited fires.

Sapporo was bombed by 60 X B-25J (4 damaged), 15 X A-26B and 33 X P-38J. The airfield was moderately damaged, a couple of secondary explosions were claimed, 1 X Betty, 4 X Grace and 2 X Frances were destroyed and troop losses were moderate.

Hong Kong suffered light port damage, a couple of secondary explosions and light casualties from an air strike that had an Invader get damaged.

At Kweiyang the Chinese artillery accounted for moderately heavy Japanese casualties.

Maumere fell to the Marines who encountered virtually no opposition.

Victory Points Allied 108977 (22108 Strategic) Japanese 46813

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:22 pm

October 11, 1945 Ulithi

Intel

234 aircraft are based at Chiamussu.
13th AA Regiment is located at Maizuru.
13th Division is planning for an attack on Chungking.
56th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Tarakan.
5th Air Division is planning for an attack on Laoag.
2nd Reserve AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
94th Division is located at Singapore.
60th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Kadina.
13268 men are based at Aomori.
282749 men are based at Ominato.
15th Mixed Brigade is located at Hong Kong.
Kwantung Defense Brigade is located at Changchun.
9th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.

Recon

PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Sapporo 36 bombers, 11 aux, 7 LCUs 48760/521/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 89 fighters, 82 aux, 1 LCU 6520/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Lombok vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Raba vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Wenchow 2 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Samarinda vacant

Combat

At Malang the Japanese gunners continued to take a toll on the Allied shipping and troops.
DE Lamons 6 shell hits, on fire
DE Ricketts 9 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
DE McConnell 9 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Strength 3 shell hits
DE Osterhaus 1 shell hit, on fire
AK Empire Prairie 3 shell hits
AK Empire Liberty 5 shell hits, on fire
AK Jalatarang 10 shell hits, on fire
AK Forafric 16 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK City of Manchester 2 shell hits, on fire
AK Empire Southey 11 shell hits, on fire
AK Empire Prince 11 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
Allied troops going ashore had extremely heavy casualties. Artillery exchanges inflicted negligible losses on both sides. The Allied forces attacked the defenders, taking a little ground as both sides had very heavy casualties.

The SS Dentuda, 88 miles N of Kragen, attacked a lone AK, hitting it with the deck gun 5 times and 2 torpedoes also struck home. The ship was heavily damaged and burning before she broke up and slipped beneath the waves. The Dentuda continued on her patrol and about 141 miles N of Kragen she attacked an AK and MSW, hitting the AK with a fish that started a fire. In the afternoon the sub attacked an AK, striking it with a torpedo for heavy damage and fires.

The SS Blueback, patrolling 30 miles SE of Belitung Island, hit a TK with 2 torpedoes doing heavy damage and igniting fires. The PG and 2 PCs tried, but failed to locate the sub. In the late afternoon the sub attacked a lone AK feeding it 3 fish that wrecked the ship and it was burning from stem to stern, finally sinking after an internal explosion ripped her apart.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division absorbed moderate losses from an air strike.

At Naha the IJA 51st Ind. Mixed Brigade was jumped twice by Allied planes and took heavy casualties. A Mitchell went down and 11 more were damaged in the attacks. The IJA 47th Division downed an Invader and damaged 2 more in addition to the damaged 5 Mitchells who limped away. The unit sustained moderately heavy losses.

Sapporo was raided by 13 X B-25J (1 damaged) and 28 X P-38J for extremely light airstrip damage, a secondary explosion and extremely light casualties.

The SS S-44, 27 miles W of Sampit, attacked a BB thought to have been the Kongo. 2 torpedoes slammed into the already damaged ship adding to her woes and the once proud ship turned turtle and then was no more. The 4 MSWs in attendance never even got a sniff of the sub.

95 miles N of Kragen the SS Stingray attacked a CA (Haguro?) and 3 DDs, hitting the cruiser with a torpedo that caused heavy damage.

At Kweiyang the Japanese had very light troop losses from the Chinese artillery.

Waingapu fell to the USMC Raiders as they swept over the base against no opposition.

Bali in is the hands of the USMC Raiders after they found no organized Japanese defense there.

Many of the Mighty Mo's crew are on Mogmog, one of the small islands that comprise the Ulithi Atoll, enjoying some liberty. Although it isn't home there is a swimming beach, some basketball courts, facilities to toss horseshoes, you can use the baseball diamonds and there even is a football field. Soft drinks are available and the enlisted personnel can have up to 2 bottles of beer per day, paid for by the ship's welfare fund. The officers have a bar that offers them scotch or bourbon at 20cents a shot and Bill shits there with some of his officers enjoying some time away from the war. They wander over to watch a baseball game between their crew and that of some other ships. The men poke each other and point to the approaching officers who flop down on the ground and start cheering their team on.

Victory Points Allied 109153 (22108 Strategic) Japanese 46807

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:49 pm

October 12, 1945 Malang

Intel

3rd Air Army is located at Rabaul.
29139 men are based at Shimuzu.
3229 men are based at Anshan.
20th Engineer Regiment is located at Hong Kong.
29th Division is located at 64,29.
8th Hvy Gun Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
1722 men are based at Fushan.
50546 men are based at Hungnam.
1st Mortar Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
103rd IJA Base Force is planning for an attack on Hailar.
9th Coastal Gun Regiment is located at Camranh Bay.
3rd Guards Division is located at Shimuzu.
102nd IJA Base Force is located at Mutanchiang.
6th Division is located at Hong Kong.
13th Tank Regiment is located at Canton.

Recon

Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 83 fighters, 83 bombers, 1 LCU 6440/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hsinyang 3 LCUs 18100/258/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Jesselton vacant
Walrus takes recon photos of Malang 13 fighters, 2 bombers, 15 aux, 2 LCUs 29560/95/0
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Sapporo 43 bombers, 7 LCUs 47800/527/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Wenchow 2 LCUs 680/2/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 1 fighter, 4 bombers, 11 aux, 3 LCUs 6820/80/0

Combat

At Malang the Japanese artillery continued to pound the shipping and unloading troops.
AK City of Manchester 2 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jalatarang 16 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chilka 5 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
There were very heavy Allied casualties in the landing area.
A naval bombardment of Malang was conducted by the Allies resulting in light airfield damage, moderate port damage, a large number of secondary explosions, 2 Tonys and a Grace were destroyed and personnel losses were heavy,
DD Fanning 10 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Converse 5 shell hits, on fire
CL Ontario 1 shell hit
An air raid was made by 26 X Liberator VI ( 3 damaged). 4 Franks and 2 Tonys made a single pass on the bombers having a Frank and a Tony shot down and another Tony damaged. The airfield was moderately damaged, there were a couple of secondary explosions observed, a Grace was burning and troop losses were very light. The Japanese artillery tried and failed to harm the Allied troops already ashore. The Allies assaulted the Japanese positions and took more ground with both sides having very heavy casualties. Japanese transport flights were intercepted by Allied fighters.

Near Belitung Island the SS Blueback attacked a lone AK, scoring with 2 torpedo hits, sinking it.

129 miles SW of Pontianak the SS Stingray hit an AK with a fish that caused the ship to sink. Later in the day an air strike was made by 14 X Mosquito FB.VI, 10 X Barracuda, 8 X Thunderbolt II and 9 X Spitfire VIII resulting in an AK taking 36 shell hits and 5 bombs, killing it.

Padang was awakened once again by 3 marauding Helens who bombed the jungle and were then chased away by 3 Mosquito FB.VIs.

In the middle of the night 22 miles SE of Belitung the RN attacked some Japanese ships.
MSW W.13 4 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.15 2 shell hits, 1 torpedo hit, sunk
MSW W.16 3 shell hits, on fire
CA Cumberland
DD Rapid 3 shell hits,on fire, heavy damage
DD Relentless
Another round of sharp action came about when the RN prevented an escape by the Japanese.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.13 4 shell hits, sunk
MSW W.16 6 shell hits, heavy damage, on fire
MSW W.20 7 shell hits, sunk
Allied Ships
CA Cumberland
DD Rapid 1 shell hit, on fire, heavy damage
DD Relentless
Just before dawn a brawl erupted between the IJN and RN.
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro 11 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kitakami 8 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
CL Oi 6 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akatsuki 17 shell hits, sunk
DD Shirakumo 15 shell hits, sunk
DD Yuzuki 2 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Cumberland 2 shell hits
DD Relentless 8 shell hits, on fire

26 miles E of Toboali some more Japanese ships were attacked by the RN.
Japanese Ships
AK Chikuzan Maru 4 shell hits 4
AK Sanwa Maru 52 shell hits, sunk
Allied Ships
CA Suffolk
DD Stronghold
DD Thanet

The SS Charr, 77 miles NW of Singkawang, was driven under by an MSW, but no harm was done.

About 84 miles S of Pontianak the SS S-44 hit an MSW with 2 fish, sinking it.

At Kweiyang the IJA 36th Division was struck by 53 X B-25J (1downed, 10 damaged) and 27 X P-40N for moderate casualties. The IJA 59th Division was pounced on by 16 X B-25J (3 damaged) and 4 X P-40N for moderate losses. The Chinese big guns inflicted moderate casualties on the Japanese.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took extremely light losses from an air strike.

At Naha the IJA 51st Ind. Mixed Brigade absorbed heavy casualties form 63 X B-24 D (1 downed, 4 damaged) and 99 X B-24J (3 damaged).

Near Pontianak an AK was hit by Allied planes who scored 60 shells and 5 bombs struck home for heavy damage and fires.

The SS Dentuda, 30 miles W of Pontianak, attacked a CL thought to have been the Oi, hitting it with 2 torpedoes that ignited fires and caused very heavy damage.

So tomorrow they are going to go back to Japan. The Lucky 11 jokingly say that they've been there so often that it's more familiar than home. On second thought home seems to be a distant memory, thinks Gil and this damned war is his only reality. Hearing from Elaine that her brother had recently returned from Europe Gil feels let down by the Army. How can they let soldiers go home when there's a war being fought? What he doesn't know is that Elaine's brother hasn't been discharged, just given leave.

Sam and Frankie sit on the hill watching the planes. Actually Frankie is watching Sam who brought along some food and the dog whines as saliva runs down his chest as he sits there waiting for Sam to share. Sam tries to keep everything from getting to him, but he's upset that the 25th Division remains on Tori Shima despite their relief being here.

Victory Points Allied 109243 (22108 Strategic) Japanese 46828

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:43 pm

Just before dawn a brawl erupted between the IJN and RN.
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro 11 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kitakami 8 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
CL Oi 6 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akatsuki 17 shell hits, sunk
DD Shirakumo 15 shell hits, sunk
DD Yuzuki 2 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Cumberland 2 shell hits
DD Relentless 8 shell hits, on fire

Both the Kitakami and the Oi, and no Long Lance hits? That is a very lucky RN task force!

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:08 pm

If I remember the Long Lance wasn't a factor as the RN kept the range from closing.

October 13, 1945 Formosa

Intel

52nd Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
126th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
231st Division is located at Matsue.
Elements of the18th Mixed Brigade are located at Anking.
17th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Niigata.
44th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Batavia.
344th Division is located at Matsuyama.
Hensui Construction Battalion is located at Sasebo.
3364 men are based at Akita.
36th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Victoria Point.
107th IJA Base Force is located at Pusan.
2nd Hvy Gun Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
72nd Ind. Mixed Brigade is planning for an attack on Rangoon.

Recon

PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Ominato 3 X APD, 20 LCUs
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 78 fighters, 86 aux, 1 LCU 6140/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Luang Prabang 1 LCU 1440/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Jesselton vacant
Walrus takes recon photos of Malang 17 fighters, 1 bomber, 9 aux, 12 LCUs 28260/111/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 6 bombers, 6 LCUs 10140/30/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Paramushiro Jima 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Wenchow 2 LCUs 1280/8/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Homan 4 LCUs 1920/29/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Taan 1 LCU 1380/7/0

Combat

An A-26B Invader spotted an AG at near Hakodate and claimed a hit. A few hours later a B-25J reported that they had spotted an AG and hit it with a bomb. These were considered different craft as the second one appeared not to have been previously damaged. Kills were awarded for each attack.

At Malang the Japanese continued firing at the unloading ships and troops coming ashore, who took moderate casualties. The ships fired back inflicting very light losses on the Japanese.
CL Hobart 2 shell hits
AK Forafric 3 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tucker 1 shell hit
An attack was made by 17 X Liberator VI who were intercepted by 7 X Frank and 3 X Tony. A Frank was damaged and a Tony was shot down and another damaged. 2 of the bombers were damaged and they caused very light airstrip damage, a secondary explosion, a Grace was burning and casualties were moderate. Later 50 X SB2C (1 downed, 5 damaged), 26 X TBF (4 damaged), 65 X TBM (1 downed, 11 damaged), 29 X F6F, 16 X FM-2 and 16 X F4F-4 (1 damaged) were greeted by 4 X Frank (1 damaged) and 3 X Tony (3 splashed). The airfield was moderately damaged, a couple of secondary explosions were seen, a Tony and a Grace were burning and personnel losses were light. Japanese artillery barrages caused no harm and the Allied troops surged forwards once more, taking more ground inflicting very heavy casualties on the Japanese troops while suffering heavy losses of their own. Japanese transports flying into and out of the base were intercepted by Allied fighters.

Padang was awakened by 4 Helens who dropped their bombs in the water and were chased away by 3 Mosquito FB.VIs.

The SS Boarfish attacked an AK and an MSW 88 miles SE of Singapore. The AK was burning and heavily damaged by the 2 torpedo hits made on it.

27 miles SE of Singapore, the SS Truculent made an unsuccessful attack on an AK and an MSW. The Japanese probably never even knew the sub was there based on their continuing on the same course, at the same speed.

Hamamatsu was attacked by 186 X B-29 and 2 Zekes (1 damaged) approached, but never attacked the bombers. The AA fire did damage 2 of the B-29s. The heavy industry was subjected to very heavy damage. Another 57 X B-29 arrived and the flak damaged 2 of them as they hit the Nakajima engine factory. Then another 44 X B-29 (2 damaged) attacked the same target. The Nakajima engine plant was lightly damaged by the attacks made on it.

Kitakyushu was raided by 140 X B-29 and 59 X P-38J and the bombers caused moderate damage to the Nakajima engine works. Another 24 X B-29 followed, but they dropped their loads harmlessly.

At Kweiyang the IJA 59th Division downed a Mitchell and damaged 12 others as the Chinese inflicted heavy losses on the unit. The IJA 69th Division damaged 4 Mitchells and took moderate casualties in an air raid. The Chinese artillery accounted for moderate Japanese losses.

21 miles W of Singapore 19 X Betty, 22 X Frances, 5 X Emily, 3 X Helen and 12 X Randy went for the HMS Cumberland. The ship put up a valiant fight and despite masterful handling she was hit by 4 torpedoes that heavily damaged her and caused raging fires. 19 X Betty and 12 X Frances were damaged and 2 X Frances, 5 X Emily and 12 X Randy were shot down. The promised air cover never materialized. What the Cumberland was doing there contrary to orders and where the 2 DDs assigned to her were are unknown.

“How long do you think we'll just laze around here? Maybe they forgot all about our little tub and we'll actually get back to Hawaii someday,” says Red. Cookie wonders the same thing, but he's content to sit out the rest of the war. He says that he doesn't think that they can get that lucky.

Stick is joking around with the other guys and they're told to behave themselves as tomorrow CAP could become interesting as more ships are scheduled to arrive. The pilots don't believe the Japanese will try anything. “They're saving themselves for the invasion of Japan,” says Stick. The CO laughs at him and says that the Navy is in big trouble then because the Flying Deuces lack the range to protect them then. Stick is scheduled for CAP with the first flight.

The Lucky 11 have another mission under their belts and are happy to be alive. The mission started out with one of the runways being closed as a B-29 never got off the ground and exploded. It was an awful thing to see and it haunted many a crewman on the way to Japan. By the time they had returned to Saipan there was no hint of the accident and the guys had pushed it out of their minds. Gel, the engineer, had remarked once again at how the B-29's engines weren't powerful enough to really do the job and that the AAC should build new models with an upgrade to them.

Victory Points Allied 109531 (22328 Strategic) Japanese 46858

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:35 pm

October 14, 1945 Tori Shima

Intel

19th Army is located at Tokyo.
25th Army is planning for an attack on Naga.
Chinhae Bay Fortress is located at Pusan.
52nd Road Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
6th Army is located at Changchun.
60243 men are based at Sendai.
158th IJA Base Force is located at Bangkok.
34482 men are based at Hamamatsu.
57554 men are based at Mishan.
314506 men are based at Kagoshima.
7th AA Regiment is located at Gumma.
21st Reserve Engineer Regiment is located at Shimuzu.
1st Amphibious Brigade is located at Paramushiro Jima.
12th Division is located at Hungnam.

Recon

PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Ominato 1 X AP, 2 X APD, 20 LCUs
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Shanghai 1 X MLE, 7 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Homan 7 aux, 4 LCUs 6000/52/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Brunei 2 LCUs 15680/23/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 2 bombers, 4 aux, 7 LCUs 10200/31/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 70 fighters, 89 aux, 1 LCU 5940/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Kiungahan 1 LCU 1020/6/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Pisanuloke 2 LCUs 4940/12/0
Walrus takes recon photos of Malang 5 fighters, 3 bombers, 6 aux, 13 LCUs 28100/121/0

Combat

A PB2Y Coronado spotted an AG near Hakodate and claimed a hit that sank the craft.

At Malang the Allied ships and troops heading ashore continue to get a rough time from the Japanese artillery.
AK Forafric 1 shell hit, sunk
AK Chilka 3 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
A Walrus was shot down by 8 Franks and 3 Tonys who were protecting the base. Later 6 Franks and 2 Tonys were shot down trying to stop an inbound raid of 50 X SB2C (8 damaged), 26 X TBF (3 damaged), 68 X TBM (11 damaged), 30 X F6F (1 downed), 16 X FM-2 and 15 X F4F-4. The airfield was moderately damaged, a secondary explosion was seen, 3 Franks and a Tony were trashed and casualties were heavy. The Japanese artillery shelled the Allied positions throughout the day and failed to harm anyone. An assault made by the Allies took some more ground. The Allies had heavy losses and the Japanese suffered very heavy casualties. Japanese transport flights were intercepted by Allied fighters.

Padang underwent another night time raid by 6 Helens who caused no harm.

The SS Boarfish attacked a lone AK 33 miles SE of Singapore, hitting it with 3 torpedoes that caused it to sink. Later the sub attacked a TK accompanied by a PG and 2 PCs. A fish blew a hole in the side of the TK, starting a fire and the escorts pounced on the Boarfish, killing her.

Kitakyushu was struck by 134 X B-29, who encountered no opposition, and they hit the armaments works for moderate damage. Another strike comprised of 169 X B-29 arrived a short time later and they too were unchallenged. The heavy industry took heavy damage from the attack.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division absorbed moderate casualties from an air raid made on it.

On the first day in a week that Warhawks weren't on patrol 27 X Judy arrived and attacked the 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, about 140 miles SW of Chungking. The unit took moderate losses.

At Kweiyang the Chinese inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese with their artillery.

Sam was excited to see some transports anchored, but there are no orders for the 25th so his hopes quickly faded. Supplies pour out of the holds of these vessels and the fighters are extra busy today as usual when ships arrive. He knows that all of the engineering units are being pulled out before the first soldier of the 25th will get to board a ship off of this rock. The good news is that Frankie is going to come as the company's CO has already told Sam that once aboard the ship the dog is his problem.

Stick got out of the cockpit and told his crew chief that the plane was running like a top. No Japanese planes were spotted, but that's fine with Stick as he's just concerned with doing his job. In the afternoon he's on standby in case more planes are needed, but he doubts it. Besides there being 3 squadrons of Corsairs there are Mustangs and Lightnings too so there's plenty of firepower to draw from.

Victory Points Allied 109727 (22480 Strategic) Japanese 46904

pws1225 · Post by **pws1225** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:40 am

Wow! Oct 45 and still going!! Who's your opponent? I could take lessons from that guy.

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:14 pm

Hey Paul! Spying to see what I might throw at you in our AE war? [:D] Steve is my stick to it guy.

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:22 pm

October 15, 1945 Washington DC

Intel

11th Army is located at Canton.
11 men are based at Haiphong.
Iki Fortress is located at Ikitsuki.
104th Division is located at Hong Kong.
108th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
114th Division is located at Swatow.
41st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
Imperial Guards Division is located at Maizuru.
140th IJA Base Force is located at Ominato.
156th Division is located at Kagoshima.
Shobu Force is located at Palembang.
Chinhae Bay Fortress is located at Pusan.
13th Division is located at Hong Kong.
40th Division is located at Soochow.
13th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Chungking.
57th Division is located at Changchun.
2nd Army is located at Tokyo.
16th Army is located at Rabaul.

Recon

PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Tokyo 9 X SS, 10 X AP, 1 X AK, 6 X DE, 1 X AG, 1 X APD, 1 X CA, 5 X TK, 3 X AO, 71 LCUs
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Haiphong 3 X AG, 1 X AP, 1 X AK
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 1 LCU 4980/24/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Pontianak 2 X AP, 1 X AK
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Miri 1 LCU 2980/7/0
Walrus takes recon photos of Malang 10 fighters, 18 aux, 16 LCUs 28960/133/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Soerabaja 2 bombers, 4 LCUs 10480/12/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nagasaki 2 X AP, 1 X AK, 4 LCUs 2400/30/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kagoshima 10 LCUs 160/12/0
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Ominato 2 X AP, 2 X APD, 20 LCUs
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 80 fighters, 73 aux, 1 LCU 5980/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Sian 5 fighters, 5 bombers, 4 aux, 5 LCUs 8520/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Alor Star 5 LCUs 2780/19/0
Catalina I takes recon photos of Taiping vacant

Combat

The Coastal Guns at Malang kept up their firing on the ships.
AK Chilka 9 shell hits, sunk
Japanese artillery barrages inflicted light losses on the Allies and the Allied big guns caused extremely light Japanese casualties. Japanese transport planes were intercepted by Allied fighters.

Padang was roused from it's slumbers by 6 X Helen who did no harm.

Shanghai was raided by 126 X B-25J (6 damaged) who caused heavy airfield damage and a few secondary explosions were claimed.

Bangkok was bombed by 153 X Liberator VI (15 damaged) for very heavy airfield damage, many secondary explosions were reported and casualties were very heavy. Later 48 X Mosquito FB.VI (1 downed, 11 damaged) and 13 X Thunderbolt II hit the port for moderate damage, a couple of secondary explosions were observed and casualties were moderate.

At Gili Gili 21st Division took light losses in an air raid.

Near Teloekbetoeng 6 X Zero and 3 X Oscar had the misfortune to run into 6 X P-47D, 18 X Thunderbolt II and 4 X Spitfire VIII. All of the Japanese planes were splashed without loss for the Allies.

At Georgetown a single Rufe met with 48 X Mosquito FB.VI, 25 X Corsair IV, 25 X Spitfire VIII and 12 X Firefly. The Rufe was quickly disposed of and then the airstrip was subjected to moderate damage and there were some secondary explosions seen.

Palembang was raided by 28 X Mosquito FB.VI (3 damaged) and 12 X Thunderbolt II who struck the airstrip for very light damage, a couple of secondary explosions, 3 Tinas were burning and casualties were very light.

At Kweiyang the Japanese had heavy losses from the Chinese artillery.

The CA Cumberland continues to limp towards a friendly port. She has somehow miraculously survived the attack and continues to put distance between herself and the Japanese planes that hunted her. Tomorrow she should reach the point where friendly fighters can cover her. She has heavy systems damage, heavy flooding and there are still a few fires burning.

Stalin reads the reports and and nods his approval. “The Japanese are going to be shocked as our forces will test them shortly.” There is much doubt among the generals who want to wait for better weather, but Stalin insists and to argue is foolish and deadly.

Harry is leaning towards using his new super weapon in an effort to end the war. He has no illusions about the Brits and French wanting his help in reapplying the old status quo. He also feels that China will just turn to fighting itself. The Soviets are a major concern as Stalin wants all he can grab and more. “I wouldn't be surprised if he declared war on the Japanese any time now,” he said to General Marshall. Still the only way he can justify using the A bomb is to “save” lives.

Victory Points Allied 109755 (22480 Strategic) Japanese 46942

pws1225 · Post by **pws1225** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:28 pm

ORIGINAL: tocaff

Hey Paul! Spying to see what I might throw at you in our AE war? [:D] Steve is my stick to it guy.

You bet I am! And that's Steve as in AW1Steve? He's probably the one I should be spying on. Not many JFBs can make it that far into the war. Good job guys!

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:19 pm

AW1Steve and I have been playing short scenarios in AE. This noble gent is known as Sierra Juliet, if memory serves. He has truly been a great opponent who sticks to it and plays a great game. I've been pretty lucky so far in my PBEMing with only a couple of fails.

October 16, 1945 Formosa

Intel

56802 men are based at Nagoya.
1st Reserve Tank Regiment is located at Kitakyushu.
1st Mortar Regiment is located at Sasebo.
17th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Niigata.
134th IJA Base Force is located at Victoria Point.
86th Division is located at Sapporo.
24553 men are based at Seoul.
7th Division is located at Wakkanai.
18th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Toyama.
52nd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.
16th Aviation Rgt is located at Wuhan.
108th IJA Base Force is located at Yenen.
24681 men are based at Kanazawa.
53rd Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mutanchiang.

Recon

F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hanoi 4 LCUs 3920/11/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 78 fighters, 91 aux, 1 LCU 6600/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 1 fighter, 17 aux, 3 LCUs 7380/71/0
Catalina I takes recon photos of Malacca vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 2 X AG
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Sampit vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Singkawang vacant
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Samarinda vacant
Walrus takes recon photos of Malang 7 fighters, 5 aux, 16 LCUs 50200/459/10
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Matsuyama 1 LCU
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Shimuzu 2 LCUs
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Sasebo 3 LCUs 1420/2/0
PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Sapporo 7 LCUs 4660/87/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Kaifeng 1 LCU 3000/33/0
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Etorofo Jima 1 LCU

Combat

A PB2Y Coronado spotted and attacked an AK near Niigata, claiming a hit. Niigata was being protected by 3 X Nick and 13 X Frank when 105 X B-29, 21 X B-24J and 15 X P-51D arrived. The Mustangs dealt with the Japanese fighters downing a Nick and 5 Franks with 2 more Franks damaged. The AA fire shot down a B-29 and damaged 10 others as they caused heavy damage to the heavy industry.

A night time raid on Padang was made by 6 Helens who dropped their bombs into the jungle, far from the base.

Kitakyushu was caught napping by 142 X B-29 and 113 X P-38J who struck the heavy industry for very heavy damage and then departed unscathed.

Wakkanai was swept by 21 P-51Ds and the 3 Franks that were in the area ducked into the clouds to make good their escape.

Pontianak was raided by 21 X Liberator VI and 28 X Thunderbolt II who bombed the anchored ships while doing light damage to the port.
CL Kitakami 1 bomb hit, heavy damage
CA Haguro 3 bomb hits, heavy damage
CL Oi 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage

Balikpapan was attacked by 23 X B-24J (5 damaged) and 61 X P-38J for very light airfield damage, a couple of secondary explosions and negligible casualties. Later in the day 12 X PB4Y (5 damaged) and 4 X Kittyhawk II attacked and inflicted moderate damage on the port, a secondary explosion was claimed and personnel losses were negligible. Another strike arrived in the late afternoon comprised of 49 X PB4Y who hit the airstrip for moderate damage, there were many secondary explosions seen and casualties were moderate.

At Malang the Japanese CAP damaged a snooping Walrus. Later on the 4 Franks and 5 Tonys on CAP were faced with a raid made by 46 X SB2C (1 downed, 4 damaged), 24 X TBF (2 damaged(, 71 X TBM (6 damaged), 33 X F6F (2 downed), 16 X FM-2 and 13 X F4F-4. All but 2 Tonys were shot down and the airstrip was very lightly damaged, the port took light damage, there were a very large number of secondary explosions seen, a Grace was burning and casualties were heavy. An artillery bombardment by the Japanese was ineffective while the Allied response inflicted moderate losses on the Japanese. Japanese transport planes continued to be intercepted by Allied fighters.

At Gili Gili 21st Division was hit by Allied planes for moderate losses.

At Naha the IJA 51st Ind. Mixed Brigade was pounced on by 57 X B-25J (7 damaged) for moderate casualties. The IJA 47th Division was struck by 76 X B-24D (1 downed, 3 damaged) and 105 X B-24J (3 damaged) for heavy losses.

At Kweiyang the Japanese absorbed moderate casualties from the Chinese artillery.

The Cumberland continues her battle against the sea and despite the odds that were stacked against her it is looking like she's going to make it to a port.

The generals have finished their planning to Stalin's satisfaction, but now it remains to be seen what the weather will be like.

The Lucky 11 leave the hut and are less than thrilled to know that tomorrow they are expected to be over Japan once again. Gil has been feeling down as he sorely misses home. The guys sit around talking about home and they lament that the guys who fought in Europe has places to go and see when they got some leave. “Here on Saipan you get to go to the latrine,” says Hoppy. They bemoan the lack of escape from this seemingly never ending war.

Slim showed a new lad how to handle the machine gun and when he finished he coaching him demanding that the lad become faster at the task. “If you can't set up and start firing faster the Japanese will make us all suffer for it.” By the time his platoon has left the range the new lad has shown great improvement and Slim sports a grin when he gives a well done. “When we go into combat all you have to do is remember your training and you'll be fine,” Slim says before they set off for chow.

Victory Points Allied 109848 (22522 Strategic) Japanese 46969

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:58 pm

October 17, 1945 Washington DC

Intel

18th Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Toyama.
Kwantung Defense Brigade is located at Changchun.
355th Division is located at Hamamatsu.
2nd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
49th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Hailar.
53rd Aviation Unit is located at Osaka/Kobe.
5th Air Fleet is located at Tokyo.
25th Engineer Regiment is located at Sendai.
15th Aviation Rgt is located at Batavia.
13th Division is located at Hong Kong.
13th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Chungking.

Recon

PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Matsuyama vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Sasebo 3 LCUs 4400/13/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 1 LCU 6160/0/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Ubon vacant
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Khota Bharu vacant
Catalina I takes recon photos of Malacca vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 4 X AG
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Singkawang vacant
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Samarinda vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Shimuzu 2 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Kaifeng 1 LCU

Combat

A B-25J spotted an AG near Hakodate and claimed a hit. Nearby a PB2Y Coronado spotted an AG and also reported a hit. A short time later an A-26B spotted an AG hat appeared to have been previously damaged and they too claimed a hit.

Once again Padang was awakened by an attack made by 6 Helens. The AA fire damaged a Helen and the Japanese once more failed to do any harm.

Near Singapore the SS Spiteful tried to attack an AK under escort by 4 PGs, but she failed to penetrate the screen. The sub had finished laying her mines at Singapore and is on the way home with a disappointed crew.

Gumma was attacked by 45 X B-24D and 5 X P-38J. The Japanese intercepted them with 8 X Zeke, 35 X Frank and 39 X Tony. The Lightnings did their best against the awful odds and lost 2 planes. The Japanese fighters and flak destroyed 9 Liberators and damaged 27 others. 2 Zekes, 3 Franks (15 damaged) and 3 Tonys (18 damaged) were destroyed. The Nakajima engine plant was very lightly damaged.

Toyama was hit by 109 X B-29 and the defenses were non existent as all of the planes departed unharmed after dumping their bombs. Another wave consisting of 95 X B-29 came on and they too dropped their loads and departed unscathed. A third wave of 38 X B-29 arrived and they also hit and departed suffering no harm. Heavy damage to the heavy industry was done by these attacks.

Nagasaki was raided by 193 X B-29 (7 damaged), 36 X P-51D (1 damaged) and 40 X P-38J who ran over the CAP of 4 X Nick and 33 X Frank. 4 Nicks and 19 Franks were splashed as the Allied fighters kept them off of the bombers who managed to inflict moderate damage on the heavy industry.

Hiroshima/Kure was struck by 138 X B-29 (4 damaged), 92 X B-24J (1 downed, 3 damaged) and 72 X P-51D (6 downed). The Japanese intercepted with 16 X Shinden and 2 X Zeke and all but 4 Shindens were shot down by the Mustangs who kept the Japanese planes away from the bombers. The Nakajima engine factory was moderately damaged.

Wakkanai was swept by 21 X P-51D and the 3 Franks that were up ran before any combat could take place.

Bangkok was visited by 136 X Liberator VI (1 downed, 18 damaged) who did extremely heavy damage to the airfield, triggered many secondary explosions and inflicted heavy casualties. At almost the same time 39 X Mosquito FB.VI (1 downed, 13 damaged) and 26 X Thunderbolt II hit the port for moderate damage, there were many secondary explosions seen and personnel losses were negligible.

Pontianak was hit by 15 X Liberator VI and 22 X Thunderbolt II for light port damage, a couple of secondary explosions were reported and the ships at anchor caught some bombs too.
CA Haguro 5 bomb hits, heavy damage
CL Kitakami 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
Another strike was made by 28 X Mosquito FB.VI and 34 X Thunderbolt II and they did light damage to the port, there was a secondary explosion reported and again the ships in the harbor caught hell.
CL Kitakami 7 bomb hits, sunk
CA Haguro 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tairyu Maru 1 bomb hit, sunk
DD Yuzuki 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage

At Naha the IJA 47th Division was pounced on 3 times by Allied planes for very heavy losses. 4 X B-25J, 6 X B-24D and 7 X B-24J (1 downed) were damaged in the attacks. The IJA 53rd Ind. Mixed Brigade took moderate casualties from an air strike made on it in which 1 B-24D and 2 B-24Js were damaged.

Near Teloekbetoeng 9 X Peggy attempted to attack the Allied ships only to all be splashed by the CAP made up of 20 X Thunderbolt II (10 damaged), 6 X P-47D (6 damaged) and 6 X Spitfire VIII (5 damaged) who bravely flew into the AA fire. No ships were damaged. Later in the day 3 X Zero challenged the CAP and were shot down. A Thunderbolt II was damaged in the fight.

Georgetown was struck by 48 X Mosquito FB.VI and 12 X Spitfire VIII for moderate damage to the airstrip, some secondary explosions were observed and casualties were very light.

At Malang 2 X Frank and 2 X Tony were faced with the task of stopping 43 X SB2C (1 downed, 4 damaged), 22 X TBF (2 damaged), 48 X TBM (7 damaged), 30 X F6F (2 downed), 16 X FM-2 and 15 X F4F-4. A Frank and a Tony were lost in the pass that they made on the Allied planes before fleeing. The airstrip was lightly damaged, the port took light damage, there were some secondary explosions seen and troop losses were placed at heavy. Japanese artillery inflicted very light casualties on the Allied troops and the Allied artillery accounted for light Japanese losses. Japanese transport planes were intercepted by Allied fighters.

At Kweiyang the Chinese artillery was busy throughout the day and the Japanese absorbed moderate losses.

Operation Thunder is moving along and there is an excitement in the Pentagon that seems to permeate the air. Of course not that many know about Thunder at all and few actually know what, where and when. It amazes the President when he learns that so many people are involved in the planning and yet most of them don't have a clue as to what they are actually working on. That evening Harry has his top advisers gathered at the White House when he makes the announcement that he is giving the green light to use the A bomb on Japan. Of course only those in the inner circle are present and they either already know of the weapon or they are learning of it now. There is very little dissent as everyone gathered is aware that the nation is tiring of the war and they need to bring it to a successful and quick conclusion. “I don't like the idea of so many dead people, but the B-29 raids have been devastating Japan for some time now. I also would rather see dead Japanese instead of our boys,” Harry said when there had been a little opposition expressed to using the weapon.

Victory Points Allied 110377 (22952 Strategic) Japanese 47039

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:53 pm

October 18, 1945 Formosa

Intel

1st Amphibious Brigade is planning for an attack on Wake Island.
Elements of the 17th Mixed Brigade are located at Shanghai.
8 men are based at Haiphong.
17th Army is located at Tokyo.
1855 men are based at Okayama.
60th Construction Battalion is located at Tarakan.
128th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
26th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Palembang.
128th IJA Base Force is located at Sasebo.

Recon

Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 1 LCU 6540/0/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nanking 3 LCUs
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Kuikang vacant
Catalina I takes recon photos of Malacca vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru vacant
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Kuching vacant
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Samarinda vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Shimuzu 2 LCUs
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Kaifeng 1 LCU 3380/42/0

Combat

A PBM spotted an AK near Niigata and claimed a hit.

Padang was awakened by 4 Helens who bombed the jungle in another fruitless night time attack.

Pontianak was struck by 16 X Liberator VI and 23 X Thunderbolt II. No facilities were damaged, but a secondary explosion was seen and the ships in the harbor suffered.
CA Haguro 5 bomb hits, heavy damage
AK Momoha Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
27 X Mosquito FB.VI and 29 X Thunderbolt II struck in the afternoon doing light damage to the port, a secondary explosion was observed and the shipping caught it too.
CA Haguro 5 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage

Balikpapan underwent a raid in which the airfield was moderately damaged, a secondary explosion was seen and casualties were moderate. Late in the morning another raid caused negligible damage to the airstrip. 5 Liberators of various types were damaged in the attacks. In the afternoon another strike caused light airfield damage, there were a few secondary explosions reported and personnel losses were negligible.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took light losses in an air strike made on it.

At Naha the IJA 51st Ind. Mixed Brigade had moderate casualties and 3 Mitchells were damaged in an air raid. The IJA 47th Division had moderately heavy losses from an air attack. The IJA 53rd Ind. Mixed Brigade absorbed moderate casualties and 6 Liberators were damaged in another raid.

Wakkanai was swept by 18 X P-51D who couldn't catch the 2 Franks on patrol.

An air attack was made on Malang by 32 X SB2C (2 downed, 7 damaged), 24 X TBF (3 damaged), 55 X TBM (1 downed, 10 damaged), 25 X F6F, 16 X FM-2 and 16 X F4F-4. A Frank and a Tony were up and both were splashed. The airstrip was subjected to negligible damage, the port took light damage, there were some secondary explosions seen, a Tony was burning and troop losses were heavy. Japanese artillery inflicted light casualties on the Allied troops. The Allied bombardment of the Japanese defenders caused moderate losses. Japanese transport planes were intercepted by roving Allied fighters.

Near Teloekbetoeng 2 X Zero and 2 X Oscar challenged the CAP of 4 Spits and 28 Jugs resulting in 4 Japanese fighters going down.

At Kweiyang the Chinese artillery barrages accounted for moderate Japanese casualties.

Amid much fanfare the CA Cumberland limped into Teloekbetoeng's harbor. Men stood there in amazement that a ship in such horrid condition actually managed to make it so far in hostile waters. The crew are exhausted from their labors at keeping their ship afloat. Though repairs will ultimately be made at a repair yard the cruiser's flooding problems will be worked on before her journey continues.

Slim has his lads ready, but it seems that they'll have more time on their hands as the Corps doesn't have the need for them just yet. The guys drift off to a slopchute and some are content to latch onto some pogeybait. Slim makes for the slopchute where he has a couple of beers before heading back. The boredom is awful, but not as bad as combat he reminds himself.

Sam is in his favorite spot on the island watching ships in the harbor docking and beginning to unload. The scuttlebutt is that part of the division will be embarking for some other garden spot. He still has heard nothing solid so he just sits there watching, playing with Frankie. He looks up to see some planes flying by and notices that the clouds are moving in and they're dark. He sighs and gets up to head back to his squad wondering if he'll beat the rain. When he does get back to his area he looks like a drowned rat and as Frankie shakes himself off the water sprays a couple of the guys in the tent who let out with a “HEY!”

The first open session of the International Military War Crimes Tribunal indicted 21 top Nazis.

Victory Points Allied 110406 (22952 Strategic) Japanese 47054

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:25 pm

October 19, 1945 Moscow

Intel

26825 men are based at Taipei.
13th AA Regiment is located at Maizuru.
25th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
Chinhae Bay Fortress is located at Pusan.
Ryojun Base Force is located at Port Arthur.
20th Engineer Regiment is located at Hong Kong.
13 men are based at Haiphong.
49564 men are based at Kadina.
52nd Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
44th Division is located at Osaka/Kobe.
4319 men are based at Kyoto.
Camranh Bay Base Force is located at Camranh Bay.
27th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
7th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
10 men are based at Haiphong.
79th Division is located at Harbin.

Recon

PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Hamamatsu 4 LCUs 3480/17/0
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 9 LCUs 6200/0/0
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 11 fighters, 13 aux, 3 LCUs 20760/149/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Ichang 5 LCUs 13560/55/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 2 aux, 23 LCUs
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Sampit vacant
PBY Catalina takes recon photos of Etorofo Jima 1 LCU

Combat

In the middle of the night Padang was awakened by a nuisance raid made by 3 Helens who bombed the jungle and left.

Toyama was attacked by 186 X B-29 for moderately heavy damage to the heavy industry. All of the planes departed after dumping their loads unharmed.

Kitakyushu was hit by 140 X B-29 for heavy damage to the heavy industry and all of the planes left intact.

Sapporo was raided by 44 X B-24D (9 damaged) and 18 X P-51D resulting in light damage to the heavy industry.

Hong Kong was visited by 61 X B-25J, 16 X A-26B, 11 X P-51D and 19 X P-38J who caused moderate port damage, a couple of secondary explosions were seen and casualties were moderate.

Pontianak had it's port struck by 18 X Liberator VI and as a result a secondary explosion was triggered and the CA Haguro was hit by 3 bombs which added even more damage to the already mangled ship. 28 X Mosquito FB.VI attacked in the afternoon and the ships in the harbor suffered for it.
CA Haguro 6 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shinki Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Momoha Maru 1 bomb hit, heavy damage
AK Toyooka Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage

Balikpapan was subjected to an attack made by 27 X B-24J and 51 X P-38J who inflicted moderate damage on the airstrip, a secondary explosion was observed, an Ida was trashed and personnel losses were very light. In the late morning 11 X PB4Y (1 damaged) and 4 X Kittyhawk II added extremely light airfield damage and negligible casualties.

At Naha the IJA 47th Division was hammered by 16 X B-24D and 50 X B-24J for moderate casualties. The IJA 53rd Ind. Mixed Brigade was jumped by 29 X B-25J who hit the unit for extremely light losses in return for the loss of a Mitchell and 5 more damaged.

Shanghai was bombed by 120 X B-25J and the AA fire damaged 4 of them. The port took extremely heavy damage, there were some secondary explosions claimed, casualties were placed at extremely light and the MLE Shinfuku Maruate was hit by 5 bombs for heavy damage and raging fires.

Palembang was targeted by 16 X Mosquito FB.VI (1 damaged), 9 X Thunderbolt II and 9 X Spitfire VIII and that resulted in light damage to the port and a couple of secondary explosions.

Malang had a Frank up when 32 X SB2C (2 damaged), 24 X TBF (4 damaged), 52 X TBM (3 damaged), 27 X F6F, 15 X FM-2 and 16 X F4F-4 arrived on the scene. The Frank was immediately splashed, the airstrip was very lightly damaged, the port was lightly damaged, a couple of secondary explosions were claimed and troop losses were moderately heavy. The Japanese artillery caused very light casualties for the Allied troops and the Allied barrages resulted in very light losses for the Japanese. Japanese transport planes were intercepted by Allied fighters. More Allied troops will be landed tomorrow and even more are on the way.

At Kweiyang the Chinese artillery inflicted moderate casualties on the Japanese.

The DE Cecil J. Doyle is fighting for her life 152 miles NW of Darwin only able to make about 3 knots with heavy systems damage and very bad flooding. If the pumps fail then the ship will be lost.

When informed that the Japanese have moved units into Harbin before his forces can get there and that other units continue to plan for attacks on Soviet bases Stalin orders a cable immediately be sent to Tokyo protesting these acts. “I don't care what the Japanese do or don't do we attack as soon as our troops arrive at their designated objectives.”

Targets have been discussed and approved for the A bomb. Harry stands by his decision. In the meantime London has contacted Washington and want the US not to bomb Hong Kong, Shanghai, etc. The reply pointed out that the RAF has been pounding Bangkok. Truman said that he expected problems with London, but that the war effort will not be hindered by such petty things.

Jim's outfit has nothing to do until some new base needs work done so they continue to make all sorts of stuff to sell and trade with line units. Jim bagged a Japanese flag today and another guy in the unit is in possession of a dead Japanese officer's sword. Who goes to war with a sword in today's world, Jim wonders.

Victory Points Allied 110530 (23068 Strategic) Japanese 47092

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:16 pm

October 20, 1945 Moscow

Intel

31st Army is located at Tokyo.
24674 men are based at Kanazawa.
14th Ind. Brigade is located at Wuhan.
9th Engineer Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
4th Air Division is located at Bandoeng.
21st Mortar Battalion is located at Kweiyang.
Hunchun Garrison Regiment is located at Changkufeng.
Elements of the 2nd Ind. Brigade are located at Kaigan.
47th Road Construction Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
Radio transmissions detected at Seoul.
141st IJA Base Force is located at Marcus Island.
146th Division is located at Kagoshima.
North Chishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro Jima.

Recon

PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Hamamatsu 4 LCUs 10280/86/3
Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 9 LCUs 131240/1494/45
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Ichang 26 fighters, 49 bombers, 62 aux, 5 LCUs 21260/130/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Pontianak 1 X CA, 4 X AP
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Soochow 3 LCUs 780/3/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nanchang 1 LCU
Catalina I takes recon photos of Malacca vacant
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Johore Bahru 4 X AG

Combat

At Malang the Japanese coastal guns erupted and inflicted extremely heavy casualties on the Aussie troops going ashore. The unloading ships were also pelted. The Allied warships responded and the Japanese took light personnel losses.
AK De Klerk 4 shell hits, on fire
CL Leander 9 shell hits
AK Francisco Morazan 2 shell hits
AK Idaho 1 shell hit, on fire
DD Quickmatch 2 shell hits
DE Richard S. Bull 2 shell hits
An Allied air attack made by 32 X SB2C (4 damaged), 21 X TBF (1 damaged), 52 X TBM (7 damaged), 12 X F6F, 14 X FM-2 and 15 X F4F-4 was met by a Frank that was promptly dealt with. The airstrip was very lightly damaged, the port was lightly damaged, there were some secondary explosions claimed and personnel losses were heavy. The Japanese artillery inflicted moderate casualties on the Allied troops and they took light losses from the Allied big guns. Japanese transport planes fell prey to Allied fighters.

Gumma was under the protection of 3 X Zeke, 47 X Frank and 28 X Tony when 108 X B-24D and 60 X P-38J arrived. The fighters had a furball and a Zeke (1 damaged), 24 Franks and 13 Tonys (2 damaged) were shot down at the cost of 12 Lightnings and 2 others damaged. 6 Liberators were downed and 22 more were damaged from all causes. The Nakajima engine plant was moderately damaged in the attack.

Nagasaki had a CAP of 3 X Nick and 22 X Frank intercept an inbound Allied raid consisting of 32 X B-29. A Nick and 3 Franks (2 downed) were damaged and the AA fire chipped in for a total of 12 Superforts being damaged. The heavy industry was moderately damaged.

Hong Kong was hit by an Allied air raid that had 4 Mitchells damaged. The port had heavy damage done to it, there were many secondary explosions of supplies and fuel seen and casualties were moderate.

Pontianak had it's harbor area bombed and there was a secondary explosion claimed and the CA Haguro took 3 bomb hits adding to her misery. The ship is a twisted and burning wreck that refuses to succumb no matter how many bombs hit her. 28 X Mosquito FB.VI visited in the afternoon and they hit the ships in the harbor.
AK Toyooka Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro 5 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joshu Go 1 bomb hit, on fire

At Kweiyang the IJA 27th Division was bombed for moderate losses and the Chinese lost a Mitchell and had 5 more damaged. The IJA 35th Division was pounced on by Chinese planes for heavy casualties at the cost of 6 damaged B-25Js. The IJA59th Division was also struck and it took moderate troop losses. A Mitchell went down and 8 were damaged in the attack. The Chinese artillery dealt heavy casualties to the Japanese today.

Shanghai was raided by 81 X B-25J (1 downed, 7 damaged) who caused heavy damage to the port, a secondary explosion was reported and the MLE Shinfuku Maru ate 3 bombs. She is a burning wreck.

Tavoy was struck by 37 X Mosquito FB.VI (4 damaged) and 13 X Thunderbolt II for very light casualties.

Alor Star was struck by 38 X Mosquito FB.VI (3 damaged) for light airstrip damage.

Palembang was raided by 16 X Mosquito FB.VI (2 damaged) and 9 X Thunderbolt II who did light damage to the port, a couple of secondary explosions were seen and the CL Jintsu was hit by a bomb and was burning with heavy damage.

At Dili the Allied troops attacked the Japanese and wiped them out.

“So the Japanese moved multiple divisions into Harbin by their own admission? Our planes have been released to attack Harbin. We are now at war with Japan. Send them a cable informing them of this fact. Tell our American Allies that they may launch any kind of operation that they please from our bases that they are using.” Stalin then proceeds to toast to a glorious victory.

Truman asks if the Soviet attacking the Japanese would ease pressures on the Chinese and General Marshall said, “The Japanese could pull thousands of troops out of China and the Chinese would remain on their backsides screaming for more weapons and supplies.”

Jay and Al were taking a stroll and went by the airfield. There is a new fence that keeps you at a greater distance than before. Al grins and produces a pair of binoculars. It isn't long before the MPs show up and Al gave it right back to them when they started in on them. “If you don't want us here why isn't the fence out from the base some more? Besides I'd love to leave Formosa. Hey, I'll bet both of you haven't come within miles of any Japanese that are still carrying weapons. Want to trade jobs? I bet not.” He then turned to Jay and said, “Let's go before these clowns get themselves in trouble.” With that the MPs got aggressive and the two soldiers gave them a beating that will not be forgotten. Jay and Al know that they're in hot water now and they figure that by tonight the fit will hit the shan.

Victory Points Allied 110659 (23150 Strategic) Japanese 47134

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:03 pm

October 21, 1945 Formosa

Intel

20th Army is located at Mutanchiang.
7th Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Chungking.
12th Division is located at Hungnam.
57th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Changkufeng.
17th Army is located at Tokyo.
7th Air Division is located at Tokyo.
13261 men are based at Nagaoka.
52nd Construction Battalion is located at Changchun.
7442 men are based at Pisanuloke.
23rd Engineer Regiment is located at Inch'on.
Elements of the 19th Mixed Brigade are located at Hengchow.
60th Construction Battalion is located at Tarakan.

Recon

Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 128 fighters, 171 bombers, 9 LCUs 129320/1427/43
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCUs 112160/1181/3
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Saigon 3 X AP, 1 LCU 6700/30/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Krung Thep 9 LCUs 34940/319/0
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Batavia 2 LCUs 8880/23/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Soochow 3 LCUs 1160/11/0
PBM Mariner takes recon photos of Nanchang 1 LCU

Combat

Butung Island was occupied by the Allies.

The Japanese coastal guns at Malang were busy firing on the unloading ships and the troops landing took heavy casualties. An air raid was made by 54 X TBM (2 downed, 8 damaged), 15 X FM-2 and 16 X F4F-4. 2 Franks and a Tony were able to intercept the Allied planes and they lost a Frank before running. There were a couple of secondary explosions seen and personnel losses were moderate. Almost immediately after that attack 25 X SB2C (7 damaged), 19 X TBF (3 damaged), 1 X TBM and 19 X F6F arrived and they caused light port damage, negligible airstrip damage, a Tony and a Frank were burning on the ground and casualties were heavy. The Japanese artillery inflicted negligible losses on the Allied troops and the Allied barrages caused moderate Japanese casualties.

Padang was raided by 6 Helens at 3 AM, the jungle was bombed.

Near Mersing the SS Entemedor attacked a lone AK just before sunup. The deck gun scored 5 hits and 2 torpedoes slammed home. The ship was heavily damaged and burning and eventually went under.

Mutanchiang was swept by 13 Mustangs, but no Japanese planes were found.

Hong Kong was raided by Allied planes for light airfield damage and a secondary explosion. A Mitchell and an Invader were damaged by the AA fire.

Bangkok was bombed by 99 X Liberator VI (12 damaged) for very heavy port damage, a very large number of secondary explosions were claimed and personnel losses were very heavy.

Pontianak's port was struck by 19 X Liberator VI. A secondary explosion was triggered and ships at anchor were hit.
CA Haguro 8 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joshu Go 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
A few hours later 26 X Mosquito FB.VI arrived and added light damage to the port, a couple of secondary explosions and 4 bomb hits were made on the battered CA Haguro, which continues to burn but stubbornly refuses to die.

At Harbin the IJA 1st Division was attacked by 137 X B-29 (1 downed, 10 damaged) and 18 X P-51D. The unit had very heavy casualties. The IJA 24th Division was pounced on by 55 X P-63A (7 damaged) for light losses. The IJA 23rd Division had moderate casualties from 14 X B-29 (4 damaged) and 3 X P-51D.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division absorbed moderate losses from an air raid.

Wakkanai was struck by 32 X B-25J (1 damaged), 6 X A-26B (1 damaged) and 7 X P-38J for very light damage to the airstrip. The 3 Franks on patrol vacated the area.

Shanghai was raided by 88 X B-25J (7 damaged) for extremely heavy port damage, some secondary explosions were seen, troop losses were negligible and the MLE Shinfuku Maru was hit by 2 bombs causing it to break up and go down.

Tavoy was visited by 35 X Mosquito FB.VI (3 damaged) and 11 X Thunderbolt II who caused very light airfield damage, a few secondary explosions and extremely light casualties.

Palembang was attacked by 14 X Mosquito FB.VI (4 damaged), 8 X Thunderbolt II and 9 X Spitfire VIII who accounted for light port damage.

Near Ominato 48 X B-25J, 9 X A-26B and 55 X P-38J arrived and they splashed the 2 Rufes that were up. An AP was struck by 9 bombs for heavy damage and raging fires, which caused it to sink.

At Kweiyang the Chinese artillery hit the Japanese for heavy losses.

Bill looks out at the anchorage at Ulithi and wonders if his ship will ever have orders to leave there, or if her needed repairs will ever be made. It's gotten to the point where he's itching to sail with or without the repairs being done. Bill has become increasingly irritable and even letters from Sandy don't help much. He tries to keep it inside so as not to upset his crew.

Stalin expects the assault on Linhsi scheduled for dawn tomorrow to evict the Japanese troops with ease. This will expose the Japanese flank and how they respond will not save them, he thinks.

Jay and Al caught holy hell last night. They were pulled in from of the battalion's CO who read them the riot act. Al sheepishly asked what was wrong with being on the proper side of the fence and he was told that wasn't the problem. “The problem is that the two of you thrashed those MPs.” Al answered that the MPs started it and that Jay and he acted in self defense. Now they have KP duty and are sitting there peeling potatoes with a cook telling them that if they worked any slower they'd be mistaken for statues. Jay whispered to Al not to say anything as guys in the kitchen are always people to stay on the good side of.

The German U-boat pens in Hamburg were destroyed today by British engineers using German explosives.

Victory Points Allied 110695 (23150 Strategic) Japanese 47153

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:18 pm

October 22, 1945 Ulithi

Intel

50782 men are based at Wakkanai.
55th Construction Battalion is located at Wuchow.
10th Aviation Rgt is located at Changchun.
48457 men are based at Sapporo.
138th Division is located at Tokyo.
14th Army is located at Victoria Point.
23rd Army is planning for an attack on Kweiyang.
4th Air Army is located at Tokyo.
25th AA Regiment is located at Osaka/Kobe.
91043 men are based at Camranh Bay.

Recon

Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 36 fighters, 39 bombers, 9 LCUs 131600/1439/53
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Hong Kong 10 LCUs 138360/1492/6
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Camranh Bay 8 fighters, 3 bombers, 17 aux, 3 LCUs 12840/82/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Tavoy 11 LCUs 73800/692/5
Catalina I takes recon photos of Songkhia 1 LCU 0/2/59
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Merak 1 LCU 7160/104/0

Combat

Padang had it's sleep interrupted once again as 4 Helens flew by and dropped their loads harmlessly off target.

At Malang the Japanese gunners busily fired on Allied troops being landed, inflicting extremely heavy casualties on them and hitting the ships standing offshore, who fired back causing negligible Japanese personnel losses.
DD Warrington 1 shell hit
AP La Porte 3 shell hits, on fire
AP J. Franklin Bell 1 shell hit
DD Fletcher 3 shell hits
An air strike made up of 31 X SB2C (1 downed, 4 damaged), 7 X TBF, 52 X TBM (5 damaged), 24 X F6F, 14 X FM-2, and 16 X F4F-4 hit for very light airfield damage, a secondary explosion, a Tony was burning and moderately heavy casualties. The Allies had negligible losses from the Japanese artillery and the Japanese took very light casualties from the Allied big guns. Japanese transport planes were intercepted by Allied fighters.

Matsuyama was bombed by 128 X B-29 for extremely light damage to the heavy industry.

Nagasaki had a CAP up of 3 X Nick and 22 X Frank who intercepted an inbound raid composed of 85 X B-24J and 88 X P-51D. The Japanese had 3 Nicks and 12 Franks splashed as the Mustangs kept them away from the bombers who had 5 planes damaged by the AA fire. The naval shipyard was moderately damaged.

Kitakyushu was struck by 132 X B-29 and 8 X P-51D for moderately heavy damage to the heavy industry.

Mutanchiang was attacked by 11 X Pe-2 (5 damaged), 41 X Tu-2S (4 damaged) and 80 X Yak-9D. The airfield had light damage, there were a couple of secondary explosions claimed, 3 Tojos, 1 Sally, 6 Tonys, 1 Dinah and 1 Babs were destroyed and casualties were moderately heavy.

Harbin had 27 X Zeke, 23 X Zero, 17 X Frank and 29 X Tony intercept an incoming wave of Russian planes. 31 X Pe-2 (18 downed), 19 X Tu-2S (13 downed) and 3 X MiG-3 (3 downed) were shredded by the Japanese planes who lost 1 Zeke (3 damaged), 1 Zero (4 damaged), 1 Frank (4 damaged) and 7 Tonys were damaged. The airfield was subjected to negligible damage and there were negligible troop losses. A short time later the CAP was faced with 28 X B-24D and 3 X P-38J. 4 Zekes (10 damaged), 2 Zeros (5 damaged), 2 Franks (3 damaged) and 7 Tonys were damaged in the fight. The Americans had 10 Liberators (8 damaged) and 2 Lightnings shot down. The airfield had very light damage and there were extremely light casualties. The IJA 1st Division was pounced on by 46 X P-63A and 11 X MiG-3 for no harm as the CAP intervened in the nick of time. 17 P-63As went down and 11 more were damaged and 3 MiG-3s were shot down by the Japanese who had 2 Zeros, and 8 Tonys downed and a Frank and 2 Tonys damaged. The IJA 25th Division was targeted by 49 X P-63A, but the CAP clobbered them scoring 13 kills and 8 more Russian planes damaged at the cost of 1 Zeke and 1 Tony downed and a Tony damaged. The IJA 23rd Division was also attacked, but the CAP saved the day as the 13 X P-63A (5 downed, 3 damaged) and 3 X MiG-3 fought for their lives. A Zeke, a Frank (1 damaged) were lost and 2 Tonys were damaged. Then 54 X P-51D swept into the gaggle of Japanese fighters and the furball was on. 13 X Zeke, 13 X Zero, 12 X Frank and 26 X Tony were suddenly fighting for their lives instead of sweeping the sky clear of Russian planes and they fared poorly. 10 Zekes, 10 Zeros, 10 Franks and 22 Tonys were splashed. The Americans had 4 Mustangs shot down and 1 damaged in the battle.

Hong Kong's defenses downed a Mitchell (3 damaged) and an Invader was damaged as they scored moderately heavy airfield damage, there were a very large number of secondary explosions seen and casualties were light.

Georgetown was hit by 9 X Beaufighter VIF and 10 X Spitfire VIII for negligible airstrip damage and a secondary explosion.

Pontianak was visited by 23 X Liberator VI who hit the port for light damage, there were some secondary explosions observed and the ships caught hell again.
CA Haguro 6 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hohuku Maru 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage
In the afternoon 28 X Mosquito FB.VI arrived and they added a secondary explosion and the CA Haguro sustained another 3 bomb hits. She is a twisted and mangled wreck that continues to burn, but won't sink.

Balikpapan was visited by 31 X B-24J (2 damaged) and 49 X P-38J resulting in moderate damage to the airstrip, a secondary explosion and light troop losses. Later 15 X PB4Y Liberator (1 damaged) and 3 X Kittyhawk III arrived and the airfield was very lightly damaged, a secondary explosion was reported and casualties were negligible. Another strike of 52 X PB4Y Liberator (1 damaged) came on 3 hours later and they added moderate airfield damage, a secondary explosion and negligible personnel losses.

At Naha the IJA 51st Ind. Mixed Brigade had moderate losses from an air attack in which a Liberator was damaged. The IJA 47th Division had moderate casualties from 2 air strikes made on it in which 5 Liberators were damaged. The IJA 53rd Ind. Mixed Brigade damaged 3 Invaders in an air raid that inflicted negligible losses on the unit. The IJA 68th Ind. Mixed Brigade took moderate losses from an air attack in which 2 Liberators were damaged.

Tavoy was raided by 35 X Mosquito FB.VI (1 downed, 3 damaged) and 12 X Thunderbolt II who caused very light airstrip damage and a secondary explosion.

Palembang was struck by 9 X Mosquito FB.VI (2 damaged) and 9 X Spitfire VIII for a couple of secondary explosions.

Paramushiro Jima was hit by 21 X PB4Y, 37 X P-47D and 13 X Kittyhawk III for negligible airstrip damage.

The Red Army swept through the Japanese defenders of Linhsi like they weren't even there. The Russians had heavy casualties and the Japanese took extremely heavy losses in the lopsided fight that saw the base change hands. The Japanese survivors retreated towards Chihfeng.

At Kweiyang the Chinese artillery caused moderate Japanese casualties.

When informed of the victory at Linhsi Stalin smiled and said something about 37mm anti tank guns and the Soviet armor. A certain major whispered to his friend that Stalin is happy today, but what if something doesn't go according to the plan?

Palawan has started loading aircraft and supplies. Where the convoy she will be part of is bound for is anybody's guess and the pool begins once again. At $20 a pop the size of the pot grows quickly. As a joke Red and Cookie buy a spot in the pool for Lucky and pick the port of Takao for him.

Pete, Sylvia and Pearl enjoyed a nice walk in the park on a beautiful Spring day. They talked of lots of things, but never mentioned the war. Pete dropped his 2 girls off at his in-laws and headed back to the hotel so he could man the bar for the lunch crowd.

Victory Points Allied 111224 (23498 Strategic) Japanese 47271

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:14 pm

October 23, 1945 California

Intel

14th Army is located at Victoria Point.
52nd Division is located at Hamamatsu.
38th Road Construction Battalion is located at Palembang.
120th IJA Base Force is located at Hanoi.
Elements of the 2nd Ind. Brigade are located at Tientsin.
156th Division is located at Kagoshima.
Yongfung Bay Fortress is located at Wonsan.
8th Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Chungking.
28th Army is located at Krung Thep.
110th IJA Base Force is located at Haichow.
120th IJA Base Force is located at Hanoi.
21st Air Flotilla is planning for an attack on Tainan.

Recon

Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 10 fighters, 8 aux, 9 LCUs 130700/1477/42
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Nanning 9 fighters, 15 aux, 3 LCUs 12060/154/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Bangkok 4 aux, 23 LCUs

Combat

At Malang the unloading Allied troops had extremely heavy casualties and the ships continued to come under fire. The Japanese had very light personnel losses from the Allied ships returning fire.
CL Uganda 3 shell hits
AP Renville 4 shell hits, on fire
DD Warrington 7 shell hits
DD Fletcher 12 shell hits, on fire
DD McKee 5 shell hits, on fire
AP La Porte 5 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kittson 2 shell hits
AP Callaway 5 shell hits
AP Zeilin 1 shell hit
Later on 2 Tonys were confronted with the daunting task of stopping an inbound air raid consisting of 32 X SB2C (1 downed, 8 damaged), 16 X TBF, 52 X TBM (4 damaged), 27 X F6F, 15 X FM-2, 15 X F4F-4, 24 X Hellcat II and 17 X Corsair IV. The 2 Japanese fighters were splashed and the airstrip took very light damage, the port was lightly damaged, there were a couple of secondary explosions seen and casualties were heavy. The Allied troop had moderate losses from the Japanese artillery barrages and the Allied artillery accounted for heavy Japanese casualties. Japanese transport planes were intercepted by Allied fighters.

Padang underwent a night raid by 4 Helens who did no harm.

Near Mersing the SS Entemedor attacked a lone AK and hit it with 2 torpedoes that caused the ship to sink.

At Mutanchiang 11 X Tojo and 15 X Tony intercepted 6 X Pe-2 (1 damaged), 36 X Tu-2S (1 downed, 9 damaged) and 78 X Yak-9D (7 downed, 4 damaged). 6 Tojos and 10 Tonys were shot down, the airfield was subjected to extremely light damage, there were a couple of secondary explosions seen, 2 Sallys and a Babs were burning and troop losses were heavy.

Harbin was swept by 57 X MiG-3 who were engaged by 6 X Zeke, 9 X Zero, 3 X Frank and 8 X Tony. The battle was fast and furious with the Japanese suffering 6 Zeros and 6 Tonys shot down and 3 Zekes and 3 Franks damaged. The Russians lost 14 MiGs and another was damaged. Then 84 X Pe-2 (1 downed, 2 damaged) and 84 X Tu-2S (1 downed, 5 damaged) arrived. The CAP lost 4 Zekes, a Zero, 3 Franks and a Tony to the defensive fire of the bombers who caused extremely heavy damage to the airfield, many secondary explosions were seen, 4 Zekes, 2 Zeros, 3 Franks and 8 Tonys were destroyed at their revetments and casualties were moderate. The IJA 25th Division was the target for 14 X P-63A and the CAP of 6 Zekes, 3 Zeros, 3 Franks and 2 Tonys downed a pair of them. The unit took extremely light losses.

Georgetown was raided by 9 X Beaufighter VIF and 10 X Spitfire VIII who caused negligible airstrip damage.

Pontianak was hit by 6 X Liberator VI and the ships at anchor caught the brunt of the attack.
CA Haguro 1 bomb hit, heavy damage
AK Joshu Go 1 bomb hit, on fire, heavy damage

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division was struck by Allied aircraft for light casualties.

At Naha the IJA 47th Division had very light losses from an air attack.

Palembang was hit by 12 X Mosquito FB.VI, 9 X Thunderbolt II, and 9 X Spitfire VIII for light port damage, a couple of secondary explosions were reported and the CL Jintsu was hit by a bomb and was heavily damaged.

Balikpapan underwent an air strike that caused extremely light damage to the airfield.

Paramushiro Jima had negligible damage done to it's airfield by Allied planes.

At Kweiyang the Japanese absorbed heavy casualties from the Chinese artillery.

Jay is sick and tired of KP duty and he stares at a pile of filthy and greasy pots and pans awaiting his attentions. Al feels the same, but Jay starts in on him. “Listen, your mouth got us into this mess and this isn't the first time. What's done is done, but I'm telling you it had better be the last time.” Al looks at him and asks if this means that Jay doesn't love him anymore. The 2 share the laugh and start cleaning.

Dave sits drinking a mug of coffee and he mentions that it's great not having to worry about running out of things every month. “You know that soon I'll even have no problems getting parts.” Sandy smiles and tells him that people will be looking to get rid of their old heaps and buy new cars now. When he disagrees she reminds him of all of the folks who made lots of money working in defense related industries and had nothing to buy.

Victory Points Allied 111327 (23498 Strategic) Japanese 47321

tocaff · Post by **tocaff** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:13 am

October 24, 1945 Saipan

Intel

12th AA Regiment is located at Peking.
3rd Mortar Battalion is located at Balikpapan.
Elements of the 18th Mixed Brigade are located at Anking.
31st Army is planning for an attack on Manila.
42716 men are based at Tori Shima.
314461 men are based at Kagoshima.
14th Ind. Brigade is located at Wuhan.
9th Ind. Mixed Regiment is located at Paramushiro Jima.
136th Division is located at Tokyo.
34th Ind. Mixed Brigade is located at Tavoy.
Elements of the 32nd Division are planning for an attack on Chungking.
3357 men are based at Akita.
1434 men are based at Kratie.

Recon

Pe-2R takes recon photos of Harbin 9 LCUs 129700/1424/52
Mosquito PR.IX takes recon photos of Pakhoi 4 LCUs 4200/4/0
F-5C Lightning takes recon photos of Victoria Point 7 LCUs 19680/71/0

Combat

The coastal guns at Malang cost the landing Allied troops extremely heavy casualties and the unloading ships were treated roughly. The Allied ships returned fire and inflicted light personnel losses on the Japanese.
DD Warrington 6 shell hits, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kittson 7 shell hits, on fire
AP J. Franklin Bell 5 shell hits, on fire
AP Republic 2 shell hits, on fire
Later a Frank and a Tony were confronted with 24 X SB2C (1 damaged), 1 X TBF, 51 X TBM (1 downed, 3 damaged), 15 X FM-2, 24 X F6F, 16 X F4F-4, 24 X Hellcat II and 18 X Corsair IV who disposed of both Japanese fighters. The port was lightly damaged, the airfield was very lightly damaged, there were some secondary explosions seen and casualties were heavy. The Japanese artillery inflicted moderate losses on the Allied troops. The Allies assaulted the Japanese positions, taking a little ground. Both sides had extremely heavy casualties.

A night air raid on Padang was made by 3 Bettys who dropped their loads in the jungle and departed unharmed.

Hamamatsu was bombed by 151 X B-29 who were intercepted by 2 Zekes. The Zekes slashed through the bombers and had a plane damaged before they departed. The AA fire damaged 3 of the bombers as they dropped their bombs on the heavy industry causing heavy damage. A short time later another pair of Zekes attacked 41 inbound B-29s and had a plane damaged. The flak damaged 2 Superforts who did light damage to the Nakajima engine factory.

Nagasaki was struck by 148 X B-29 and 23 X P-51D who dealt with 2 X Nick and 16 X Frank. The Japanese lost 2 Nicks and 3 Franks as the Mustangs drove them off loosing a plane and having another damaged. The ground fire downed a B-29 and damaged 9 more. The Naval shipyard was clobbered for very heavy damage.

Kitakyushu was caught napping and 143 X B-29 and 18 X P-38J calmly went about their deadly work doing very heavy damage to the heavy industry and then they departed unscathed.

Hiroshima/Kure was flying 4 X Shinden who made a single pass at the 85 X B-24J and 129 X B-29 who were making their bomb runs. A Shinden was shot down and another was damaged and the Allied had 10 Liberators and 4 Superforts damaged from all causes. The heavy industry took very heavy damage.

Mutanchiang was struck by 9 X Pe-2 (4 damaged), 25 X Tu-2S (3 damaged) and 76 X Yak-9D (10 downed, 3 damaged). 13 X Tojo and 15 X Tony engaged the Russian fighters and had 8 Tojos and 5 Tonys (5 damaged) destroyed. The airfield was subjected to negligible damage and casualties were heavy.

Harbin was hit by 93 X Pe-2 (1 damaged), 90 X Tu-2S (2 damaged) and 61 X Yak-3 (3 downed). The Japanese intercepted the attackers with 6 X Zeke, 1 X Zero, 2 X Frank and 3 X Tony, all of whom were shot down except for 1 Zeke who ran. The airfield was very heavily damaged, There were some secondary explosions claimed, 5 Zeros, 7 Franks and 10 Tonys were burning and troop losses were extremely light. A little while later a Zeke was faced with 62 X B-24J (2 damaged), 168 X B-29 (7 damaged), 75 X P-51D and 15 X P-38J. The Zeke was blasted from the sky and the bombers caused extremely heavy airfield damage, a large number of secondary explosions were observed, 2 Zekes were destroyed and casualties were very light. The IJA 25th Division was jumped by 9 X P-63A (3 damaged) and 24 X P-39Q (1 downed, 9 damaged) for moderate losses. The Japanese artillery dealt out moderate Soviet casualties and the Red Army's artillery caused very heavy Japanese losses

Bangkok was visited by 112 X Liberator VI (1 downed, 16 damaged) who did very heavy damage to the airfield, triggered a large number of secondary explosions and inflicted very heavy losses on the troops.

Pontianak was hit by 20 X Liberator VI for light port damage, a secondary explosion and the CA Haguro ate 5 bombs adding to her already heavy damage and the fires continue to burn. In the afternoon 28 X Mosquito FB.VI came on and did light damage to the port, a secondary explosion was seen and the ships were also hit.
AK Shinki Maru 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro 2 bomb hits, on fire, heavy damage

At Kweiyang the IJA 27th Division downed a Mitchell and damaged 7 as it took moderate losses in the attack. The IJA 36th Division downed a Mitchell and damaged 4 as it absorbed heavy casualties. The Chinese artillery inflicted moderate losses on the Japanese forces.

At Gili Gili the IJA 21st Division took moderate losses in an air attack.

The Soviet 57th Rifle Corps, at Linhsi, was pounced on by 16 X Sally (1 downed, 7 damaged) and 20 X Randy (1 downed, 16 damaged). The unit sustained moderate casualties.

Sapporo was attacked by 80 X B-25J (4 damaged), 15 X A-26B (1 downed, 2 damaged) and 88 X P-38J who caused moderate airfield damage, a couple of secondary explosions were claimed, 3 X Grace, 2 X Betty and 1 X Frances were trashed and personnel losses were moderate.

Paramushiro Jima was raided by 21 X PB4Y and 13 X Kittyhawk III for negligible airstrip damage and a couple of secondary explosions.

Gil, along with the rest of the crew are happy to be alive after another long mission. After downing his shot Gil joins the rest of the guys and they head off to grab some chow. While they are walking to the mess hall Landy bemoans the lack of female companionship available. Brownie agrees and says, “Hell, I probably won't even remember what to do with a girl when I get the chance.” They all share the laugh and Gil's thought turn to Elaine.

Sam grumbles that some other lucky bastards from the division are loading onto a ship while his unit continues to cool their heels. He wonders if his luck has abandoned him and then tells himself that as long as it holds up in combat all is good.

Ed and his staff have tried to take into account all possibilities that his Old Gals might be faced with during Operation Thunder while they are doing their part. As the meeting wraps up Ed says, “You all know that something is bound to happen that we didn't take into consideration. These things are almost guaranteed to occur when we come into contact with the enemy. We've done a good job to date and I know that we'll continue to do so. In the meantime I want the crews to get as much liberty as possible while the ships are looked after. I want both men and machines in tip top condition and ready to go when the time comes. Thank you gentlemen.” With that the officers leave the meeting and Ed lets his mind drift to other things. He wonders how Bill is doing aboard the Missouri. Of course the crew and ship are lucky to have him as the skipper based on Bill's record of command and what Ed knows from a personal level.

Vidkun Quisling was executed by firing squad in Norway.

The UN formally came into being with 29 ratifications received.

Victory Points Allied 111807 (23860 Strategic) Japanese 47151

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