Andy Mac v PZB ....The Allies Fight Back

[ny59giants]

You will need to keep those two AF's supressed as the CV airplanes don't have the legs to get back to the Home Islands. [:D] Hopefully, he has many of those planes going down with the ships.

My tally on KB has:
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 2 (should sink)
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, (should sink)
CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2 (should sink)
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 9, Tordepo hits 1 (crippled, at least)
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 7 (SUNK!!)
CV Taiho, Bomb hits 0, Torpedo hits 1
CVL Ibuki, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3 (should sink)

WELL DONE !!![&o][&o][&o]

[Andy Mac]

I can keep Iwo suppressed but Bonin is tough until I get Wake and Marcus hits lvl 4
 
Marcus is choca with carrier capable planes at the moment I need get them on carriers to free up the AF for the 4E beasts

[Andy Mac]

I think the land battle for Iwo is going to be brutal seriously brutal how to take a mountainous lvl 9 fortified island with plenty of supplies
 
By the time this fight is over I expect my pilots to be aces as my carriers are going to have to use ground attacks
 

[Andy Mac]

I have been doing some thinking
 
I will need to adjust my carrier load outs and missions now that KB is out of the picture
 
I have no real need for Dive bombers as the real threat is surface ships I need FB's and TBM's for level bombing
 
Now I will have when Saratoga arrives a fresh load of Hellcats as she carries 2 full replenishment groups that should be enough to bring all my hellcats up to strength allowing teh F4U1D's to revert to CAS.
 
Add to that the Hellcat NF's of which I have 4 Sqns deployed and about 5 Sqns of Marine Corsairs and the 5 Sqns of USN Corsairs and I will have more planes than berths so I may need to consider carefully how I end up deploying
 
SO I need to reconsider my deployments
 
What I am thinking of is taking 2 TG's and 1 Heavy and 2 Light Surface Gps and sending them to Iwo to keep it as suppressed as they are able
 
Meantime the entire fleet will turn round and deal with Wake while the 2nd wave is inbound
 
I am also considering using a 6 CVE Gp with Marine Corsairs in a pure CAS role

[sprior]

Rosie the Rivetter is doing th Superbowl half-time show!

[ny59giants]

I would make a counterplan for PzB to send in the rest of of his surface fleet to try to prevent you from reinforcing your landings on Iwo. He will probably try to send what LCU's he can to reinforce regardless of the cost. He knows that if you take either of those islands the other will fall and then the Home Islands are subject to massive LBA attacks.
 
 
The attrition may be costly, but everything you can scrap up MUST be sent here to ensure victory.

[frank1970]

With those many TF around Iwo and Bonin, does he walk his divisions to Iwo?

Else everything went extremely fine until now. Now reduce his supplies (he might have lots of supplies there, just calculate with 200000 points. He will use a lot of them to repair the airfields, but he still has enough to hold out for a long time.
DO you think you are able to prevent PzB from reinforcing?

[duckenf]

I think your TFs have come off extraordinarily well for the destruction of KB -- thanks for the quick summary fo your causalties from a few days ago, but what would you say the comparable naval losses have been for you and PzB in the Iwo invasion? As it stands, if you can keep the AFs suppressed, that's pretty much it for his naval aircraft. He can still pack maybe one punch with his BBs, but whatever they can do to ravage an invasion force should quickly be eliminated -- if your luck holds, you can sink Yamato&co without any major losses to you AKs and LSTs.

Now that KB has been destroyed, are you in a position to interdict the Bonins? Keeping him from adding troop to those lvl 8/9 forts would be worth a lot -- speaking of which, does a fighter sweep target air transport of troops? if the naval blackade is effective, air is pretty much the only way for him to get more troops to the Bonins -- and with Japanese plane production at such high level,s I'm guessing he can move whole divisions.

What about ferrying troops by air into Marcus/Wake to hasten the end? I assume once the IJA garrisons surrender on those islands, the bulk of the invasion forces will be loading up for Iwo.

[String]

LRCAP intercepts transports. Sweep intercepts LRCAP

[Andy Mac]

The many missions my fleet will have to accomplich can be listed as follow
 
1. Take Wake which will require CAS
2. Eliminate the cancer at Bonins
3. Keep Bonins Isolated by Sea
4. Keep Bonins Isolated by Air
5. Force IJN Surface TF's back
6. Escort convoys in
7. Begin CAS on Iwo
 
Actually thats a lot of tasks for my Carriers
 
I think I will wait for Saratoga and the 190 fresh Hellcats and Pilots to arrive (2 full replenishment groups on board) and then I will Sweep Bonin and send in all my planes in a massive strike to eliminate Yamato with KB out of the way I have a chance to go after them with some impunity.
 
After I have removed the surface threat I will leave 2 TF's to keep Iwo under supported by 4E from Marcus and a heavy surface group for protection.
 
Everything else will go off to finish off Wake via massive Bombardment and CAS.
 
That gives me a 2nd lvl 4 AF so another 150 B24's and escort
 
If Bonins are suppressed and Iwo then its just round robin bombard bombard bombard by air by sea and by land until the base falls - it will take time and men but it will fall eventually if I keep at it.
 
Andy

[Andy Mac]

In case I have not said it before my losses are light so far I have been well Jammy !!!

[buzzz123]

Are you able to keep LRCAP over iwo and bonin to prevent air reinforcement? It seems the simplest way to destroy his iwo garrison will be in the air (or at sea) before he reinforces - otherwise this will be a looooooooooong fight.
 
Good job on KB by the way.
 
Also, how many black widows have you got now? And are they all on night ops? You could use a few of them on LRCAP from Marcus as well as the Mustangs. They are also good at Naval attack, so plenty of options.
 
 

[Andy Mac]

I have CAPED it but even if I shoot down 40+ transports a day he still gets troops through its dammed annoying
 
I Have 5 Sqns of Black Widows at Marcus so 80 planes but I need to stand them down at present as I have to many aircraft on the atoll as I am re organisng my carrier sqns Only recon and Mustangs are actually on flight duty at present until I can get some of the sqns backonto carriers.
 
Unfortunately when I offloaded some carrier sqns they all became disabled so its taking time
 
TG 71.1 Saratoga should arrive tommorrow and will start to top up my Hellcat Sqns,
 
Overall I am not going to be able to isolate Iwo totally but I will try
 
Andy

[Andy Mac]

OK Guys a small screw up has caused me a few problems Saratoga Group has arrived but I messed up the Iowa Gp was set to retire [:@][:@] so its half way to Marcus and its fuel state is such that it needs to top of its tanks 1st
 
I have ordered Saratoga and my two TG's operatoing in the Iwo hex to rendevous 60 miles west of Iwo no choice as I refuse to leave 2 Carrier TF's in the base hex alone.
 
LRCAP is innefficient so more transports will get through but it will only be for a day or 2.
 
 

[Andy Mac]

Saratoga has a full 25 ship screen so I willl detach some light ships to cover the Iwo hex from transports
 
Saratoga herself will need to move to marcus as she has 180 a/c aboard and cannot fly Ops (108 Hellcats in CVR Sqns and 42 in her own fighter sqn and VF17's 36 F4U1D's (navy)
 
Should be enough to top up all my sqns
 
Andy

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/18/45

OK apart from my little screw up with Iowa this worked out ok

Lightest day of losses for a while and I have 260 fresh fighters to throw into the fight !!!!

Time to swith the axis of advance

I am prepping 11th Airborne for a mass landing on Andaman Islands 1 full Bde carried by C46's will land in about a week after that I will send a large multinational force to retake India - the fighting off of Iwo has to have drained him dry of ships and planes making an invasion covered by CVE's much more practical

Andy


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Sub attack at 66,50

Japanese Ships
AO Shimpo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW W.29
PC PC-150
PC PC-13
PC PC-11
PC Sakito
PC Habushi

Allied Ships
SS Gabilan, hits 8

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Scary Scary Scary

Sub attack at 71,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-36

Allied Ships
BB Missouri
DD Trathen
DD Luce
DD Colahan
DD Cogswell
CA Minneapolis

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Night Air attack on TF at 69,56

Japanese aircraft
H8K Emily x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K Emily: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
SS RO-36

Allied Ships
CA Louisville

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x H8K Emily launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Night Air attack on TF at 69,56

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Louisville
LST LST-588
CL Honolulu
AK Jacob Riis, heavy damage
LST LST-578

Aircraft Attacking:
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Night Air attack on TF at 69,56

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
LST LST-578
DMS Gherardi, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:

Looks like at least some NF's will need to be on night duty - as it should be


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ASW attack at 69,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-39, hits 8

Allied Ships
DD Halsey Powell
DD Prichett

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PZB came to hit a convoy !!!!

And ran into two Baltimores heading to Marcus to replenish !!!!

He is really having some stinking luck this TF would have been uncovered next day or the previous day

Night Time Surface Combat at 67,56

Japanese Ships
CL Sakawa, Shell hits 9
DD Shimakaze, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Haruzuki, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 1
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Baltimore, Shell hits 1
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Birmingham
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 3
DD Taylor, Shell hits 1
DD The Sullivans, Shell hits 1
DD Tingey
DD Uhlmann

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Night Time Surface Combat at 67,56

Japanese Ships
CL Sakawa, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Shimakaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Haruzuki, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Tsuga
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Baltimore
CA New Orleans, on fire
CL Birmingham
CL St. Louis
DD Taylor
DD The Sullivans, Shell hits 1
DD Tingey
DD Uhlmann

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Sub attack at 64,50

Japanese Ships
AK Hyuga Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW W.7
MSW W.20
MSW W.11
MSW W.17
APD APD-34

Allied Ships
SS Aspro

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Not much of a training programme now !!!!


Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 2
Ki-102a Randy x 11

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-102a Randy bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B7A Grace bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-102a Randy bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55


Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 7
Liberator VI x 12
Mosquito FB.VI x 3
P-38J Lightning x 12
B-25J Mitchell x 37
B-29 Superfortress x 27


Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 1 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 165

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Mosquito FB.VI strafing at 100 feet
11 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singkawang , at 25,57


Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 15


Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 3 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 4
N1K1-J George x 34
J2M Jack x 7

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 25


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 50

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Morotai , at 43,68


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 3
P-40N Warhawk x 6
P-38J Lightning x 13
P-47D Thunderbolt x 9
B-25J Mitchell x 27


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hollandia , at 49,79


Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 11
Hurricane II x 13
Spitfire XIV x 3


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x F6F-5N Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sansapor , at 44,74


Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40N Warhawk x 11
A-20G Havoc x 14


No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet
11 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 15000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 22
F4U-1D Corsair x 31
F6F-5N Hellcat x 34
TBM Avenger x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 damaged
TBM Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
10 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
9 x F4U-1D Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
10 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
16 x F4U-1D Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
6 x F4U-1D Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x F6F-5N Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Truk , at 63,78


Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 6
F-5C Lightning x 3
PB4Y Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator x 18


Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
F-5C Lightning: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 52

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 15000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Liberator VI bombing at 15000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63


Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 2
B-24J Liberator x 21


No Allied losses

Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd USMC Division, at 31,57

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 8
Ki-67 Peggy x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th/A Division, at 31,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 4
N1K1-J George x 33
J2M Jack x 7

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 30
PB4Y Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 9 destroyed, 4 damaged
PB4Y Liberator: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
18 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57


Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 49
F4U-1D Corsair x 2
TBM Avenger x 7


Allied aircraft losses
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Kakuzan Maru
AK Kinshu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th/B Division, at 52,81


Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 18th/B Division, at 52,81


Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 70,56

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 5
E7K2 Alf x 7

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied Ships
DE Dennis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Adair
DD Perkins, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
2 x E7K2 Alf bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E7K2 Alf bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 68,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 14

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 14 destroyed


Allied Ships
LST LST-740, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
LST LST-390
LST LST-888
LST LST-750

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Day Air attack on TF at 68,56

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 9
G4M2e Betty x 2
P1Y Frances x 7
Ki-67 Peggy x 7

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged
Ki-67 Peggy: 7 destroyed


Allied Ships
LST LST-338
LST LST-882

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M2e Betty ohka bombing
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,56

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 4

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged


Allied Ships
DMS Jeffers, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,68

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
AK Empire Kumari, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Empire Puma, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Bloemfontrin

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13420 troops, 244 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 396

Defending force 47749 troops, 252 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value =
660



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Ground combat at Marcus Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13397 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 360

Defending force 8207 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 113


Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Iwo Jima

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6800 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1009

Defending force 60478 troops, 444 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 931


Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported

[ny59giants]

What about updating us with what is going on in Miri with the 3 USMC??
PzB seems to be trying to make taking that place difficult and slowly wear down that division with daily air attacks.

[Andy Mac]

I have to be honest and say Iwo has been absorbing my attention I would almost move in and pull them off of the beaches I don'tr need the place now and trying to keep it safe is costing me a lot

[frank1970]

Do this! You´ll need 3rd for Ceylon!

[Andy Mac]

OK