WAR PLAN ORANGE: Relief of the PI in June, 1942 Bombur(J)vsSpruance(A)

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: JUNE 25th & 26th, 1942


CENTPAC:

The final Japanese stragglers in the Marianas were overrun on Saipan yesterday.

Bombur decides to send in KB to hit the USN transports in the Marianas after the fact but USAAF bombers are waiting:

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Day Air attack on TF at 59,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 78

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 34
B-25C Mitchell x 36
B-26B Marauder x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 24 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 28 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 1
CVE Hosho
CV Shokaku
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire


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Day Air attack on TF at 58,63


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 13


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise, Bomb hits 1


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Day Air attack on TF at 59,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 77

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 25
B-25C Mitchell x 89
B-26B Marauder x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 11 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 17 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 6, on fire
DD Yuzuki
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 3
DD Kikuzuki
CL Naka
CA Kako
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka


Day Air attack on TF at 58,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
B-26B Marauder x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged


Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 38
B-26B Marauder x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 4, on fire
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 3
CA Furutaka
CL Naka
CA Kako


Unfortunately, the bulk of the USAAF attacks the surface TFs rather than the carriers, but still half of KB (3 CVs and 1 CVL are left burning). In my own out of synch replay, all the bombers went after KB and all 6 CVs were left burning with 2 AMMO explosions. As it is, not being able to see Bombur's replay, Im not sure how badly damaged the IJN CVs are but Bombur did make a comment about KB being "finished".

Now the USN transports are subject to the full fury of KB:

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Day Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 63,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 77
D3A Val x 43
B5N Kate x 98

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
P-40B Tomahawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 13 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Manini, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mormacland, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Trader, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Katrina Luckenbach, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Puerto Rican, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mercury, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Oriole, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Lancaster
MSW Vireo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Southard, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Horace Luckenbach, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK American, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Adhara, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Lamberton
AK Manoa, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Camargo, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Makua, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Mokihana, Bomb hits 1
AK West Ira, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
474 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Day Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 62,65

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 20
B5N Kate x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Manukai, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP George F. Elliot
AK Electra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Mapele
AK Mahimahi, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mahukona, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Coast Trader, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Ward
AK Maliko, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Mana, Bomb hits 1



Day Air attack on TF at 62,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
D3A Val x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Clevedon
AK Steel Scientist
AK West Notus, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Ranger, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Sagadahoc, Bomb hits 2


Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported

Day Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 62,65

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AVD Gillis, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 62,65

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 63,64

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Republic, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported


Day Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 62,65

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 23

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Barbara Olson, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage


Japanese naval bombers based at Palau get into the act:

Day Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 62,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Bloemfontrin
AP George F. Elliot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Alchiba
AK Alhena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Moa, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Malama, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Mana, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Onomea, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


As the US invasion forces get pummeled in the Marianas, the world wants to know

"WHERE IS TASK GROUP 58?"

Why, Task Group 58 is located several hundred miles to the NW escorting the invasion forces approaching Luzon. The invasion is temporarily suspended and Task Group 58 is recalled to deal with the Japanese carriers.



PHILIPPINES:

Bombur sends his bombardment TFs to hit Jolo one time too many.....this time Admiral Paliser is waiting for him with BB Revenge and BB Ramilles:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/25/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38,59

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 1
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 1
DD Kasasagi, Shell hits 1
DD Kari
DD Kiji

Allied Ships
BB Revenge
BB Ramilles
CL Hobart
CL Danae, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 2
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Stuart
DD Voyager
DD Decoy
DD Foxhound
DD Griffin
DD Nizam

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38,59

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Wakatake
DD Kasasagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kari
DD Kiji, Shell hits 5, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Shell hits 1
BB Ramilles, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart
CL Danae, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Dauntless
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stuart
DD Voyager
DD Decoy
DD Foxhound
DD Griffin
DD Nizam

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38,59

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
E8N Dave: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kasasagi, on fire
DD Kari, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Kiji, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Revenge, Shell hits 4
BB Ramilles, Torpedo hits 1
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
CL Danae, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stuart
DD Voyager, Shell hits 1
DD Decoy, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Foxhound
DD Griffin
DD Nizam


CA Kumano sinks immediately and CA Myoko is a floating hulk after getting holed several times by 15" projectiles. Nevertheless, her cloaking gear remains intact and she slowly steams away under the nose of 100+ Allied naval bombers.

Dutch PT boats take on the remnants of the IJN bombardment TF:

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38,59

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, on fire
DD Wakatake, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kasasagi, on fire
DD Kari, on fire

Allied Ships
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12
PT TM-13
PT TM-14, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PT TM-15

There was no bombardment of Jolo tonight.


Bombur just made operational a level 4 airifield at Legaspi but I waited one day too long to close it as I wanted to fly recon first. Bombur makes the RN CVs pay for it with his Bettys/Nells :

Day Air attack on TF at 41,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVL Hermes

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 20 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Formidable, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Java
BB Warspite
CVL Hermes
CLAA Capetown

Day Air attack on TF at 41,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 damaged
G3M Nell: 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CL Glasgow
CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Devonshire


Evidently, when I tried to clear the CV fighters previous escort orders by putting them all on 100% training I accidentally left them on training missions so there was NO CAP. BC Repulse and CV Illustriuos are ok, but CV Formidable will be out of the war for awhile.

The newly opened Japanese airfield at Legaspi will be closed tomorrow one day too late, but at least the RN completed its mission to escort the reinforcements to Luzon.


Here is a screen shot of the SNAFU in the Philippine Sea:

[Bombur]

...and now it´s up to me to tell you how the game ended. Just one correction. I didn´t send the KB to hit enemy transports. The idea was to send it to Iwo Jima for an emergency refuel, and then to Tokyo, where it was scheduled to escort a large convoy to Palau. Unfortunately, I didn´t notice that the path to Iwo isn´t a straight line and put the KB just in range of enemy bombers, which I fear like hell (NM 9.x, IMO, makes LB too powerful, this is also valid for Japanese G3M´s and G4M´s in naval missions). The result was what you see. Hordes of enemy medium bombers attacked my ships, placing out of action 2 (or three) CV´s and one CVL. Zeroes fought well, shooting down more than 60 planes. Withouth fuel in Palau, I had no alternative but to follow the path to Iwo Jima (and to my final defeat). I still had 500 planes on my carriers, but only 170 bombers (of 300) were able to attack. They sunk Lexignton and placed 4 torpedos in one BB, but all of them were crippled by the end of the battle. Very few planes were lost, many of tem diverted to Iwo Jima, where my CV´s finally arrived. I was, maybe, in position to launch 20 fighters and 80 bombers against the enemy CV´s (house rules limited AC operations from Iwo to 100 planes), and, maybe, sink another CV, but it would be likely that all 9 CV´s would have been sunk in the follwoing day. So I surrendered, as the outcome of the game was already decided. It´s clear that it was my worst WiTP game. I was doomed anyway, but the victory in mid 42 was a great achievement from Spruance. He could have waited my offensive to stop and come to my Islands in 1943, with a minimum risk. By sending his fleet in 06/42 he abbreviated the game, but also took some risk. If I had kept my Carriers in Truk I would have been able to engage him in better terms. He still could have won, of course. But I had a chance. With my assets dispersed and few fuel at both Truk and Palau, the game was pretty over. One reason I advanced so slowly is that I feared the strategic LB. In this mod, air defenses are (or at least seem to me) weaker, so I tried to take strategic resources only when I could defend them. This was obviously a great mistake. I asdo lost almost two months to take Palembang because I avoided a direct disembark, choosing instead a disembark in the north follwed by a land advance. As for NM playtesting, I would say that my incompetence prevented us from taking definitive conclusions. Hopefully I´ve learned something from this defeat.

[herwin]

Interesting replay. My WPO scenario is headed in the same direction. We're playing combomod (RHS 7), and almost everything is stalled in mid-February. (I'm playing the Japanese.) The entirety of the Malaya invasion force is on Singapore Island, attacking at 1-5 against the level 5 Singapore forts. Most of the Luzon invasion force is at Lingayen, attacking half the Luzon defense force at 1-2. There's a division holding a small perimeter at Manila, surrounded by the other half of the Luzon defence force--the game engine doesn't allow you to withdraw from contact if your opponent harasses you with light mortar fire every day. I hold an airbase north of Palembang with paratroopers. Only in Burma am I still advancing.

[Bombur]

My suggestion: Keep the KB and the main surface units in position to counter an eventual move on Marianas, Wake or Gilbert/Marshalls. Sending the KB to Brunei (and taking Brunei so late) was my undoing. If engaging the enemy with KB is necessary, then send your BB´s to take some bombs. Good luck!

[racndoc]

SITUATION REPORT: JUNE 27th& 28th, 1942


CENTPAC:

Bombur and I finally had our CV vs CV battle in to determine naval supremacy in the central Pacific. For WAR PLAN ORANGE I had massed my BBs for the decisive engagement but with the realities of 1940's carrier capabilities the BBs were reduced to absorbing enemy airstrikes.

As they say on Wall Street, here is the Tale of the Tape:

Day Air attack on TF at 63,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 57

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD Dauntless x 40
TBD Devastator x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 26 damaged
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVE Hosho
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CV Shokaku
CVL Ryujo
BB Kirishima


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Day Air attack on TF at 63,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
SBD Dauntless x 53
TBD Devastator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 19 damaged
TBD Devastator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 2
CV Soryu, on fire
CV Zuikaku
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CS Chiyoda, Bomb hits 2


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Day Air attack on TF at 63,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 54
TBD Devastator x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Kirishima
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage


Day Air attack on TF at 63,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
TBD Devastator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
TBD Devastator: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, on fire, heavy damage
CV Soryu, on fire, heavy damage
BB Hiei, on fire


Then the USAAF medium bombers got into the act:



Day Air attack on TF, near Tinian at 62,65


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 16
B-26B Marauder x 35


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Arare
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze


Day Air attack on TF at 61,57


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,58


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 65
B-26B Marauder x 14


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1
CA Kako
CL Oi
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CL Kitakami
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2


Then the inevitable Japanese response flew in but they focused on the CV Lexington TF:

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Day Air attack on TF at 60,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 74
D3A Val x 62
B5N Kate x 93

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 38
F4F-4 Wildcat x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed, 17 damaged
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 19 damaged
B5N Kate: 8 destroyed, 38 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, 18 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 23 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Astoria
CA Northampton


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Day Air attack on TF at 60,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 22

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 14 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Later in the day, both sides launched 2nd strikes:

Day Air attack on TF at 63,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 47

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 14 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, on fire
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 4, on fire


Day Air attack on TF at 63,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
TBD Devastator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CV Hiryu, on fire, heavy damage


Day Air attack on TF at 63,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 25
TBD Devastator x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBD Devastator: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Kirishima, on fire
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


The Japanese response is heavily reduced:

Day Air attack on TF at 59,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
D3A Val x 14
B5N Kate x 24

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 14 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Hornet
BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


By the 2nd day of the battle, the IJN CVs are incapable of conducting flight operations:

Day Air attack on TF at 63,56


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
SBD Dauntless x 27
TBD Devastator x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Urakaze, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hamakaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Kawakaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Umikaze


Day Air attack on TF at 63,56


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SBD Dauntless x 55
TBD Devastator x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Kawakaze, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Suzukaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hamakaze, on fire
DD Tanikaze, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF at 63,56


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 14
TBD Devastator x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


The Allies lose CV Lexington but all Japanese carriers: 6 CVs, 2 CVLs and a CVE are incapable of conducting flight ops and all remaining Japanese CV AC land on Iwo Jima.

The Allies can now reinforce Luzon at will. Japan sues for peace.


BTW, I said I was going to put Legaspi out of business this turn and that was certainly accomplished:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/27/42

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Day Air attack on Legaspi , at 44,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 8
Kittyhawk I x 17
Beaufort V-IX x 79
P-40E Warhawk x 6
A-20B Boston x 48
B-26B Marauder x 9
B-17E Fortress x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed
G3M Nell: 8 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 151


Day Air attack on Legaspi , at 44,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 68
B-26B Marauder x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 170


Day Air attack on Legaspi , at 44,55


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 6
Kittyhawk I x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 75
P-40E Warhawk x 8
A-20B Boston x 38
B-26B Marauder x 9
B-17E Fortress x 40


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 13 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 139


Day Air attack on Legaspi , at 44,55


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 63
B-26B Marauder x 37


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 90