At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Cap Mandrake]

***********Oct 1, 1942(d)************

AKL trying to run South

PI: Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 75,94, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CL Natori
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo

Allied Ships
xAKL Nebraskan, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

A substantial portion of the IJN is causing trouble up here.

Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CA Kumano
CL Kitakami
DD Murakumo
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
AVP Heron, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Manpower hits 2
Fires 212
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 23
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 6

[Cap Mandrake]

Koepang too..Queen Beatrix is getting really angry

Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
DD Maikaze
DD Kuroshio

Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
Port hits 4

[Cap Mandrake]

Should have sent the CL group at Babar up here...oh well

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 75,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Teifu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Kasuga Maru #2

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

LYB's injured by frying anchovies

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 75,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3
B-26 Marauder x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Teifu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

"14 Japanese Soldiers Injured by Flying Carcass of Big Eye Tuna...New at 11!"

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 75,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Teifu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Teifu Maru

[Cap Mandrake]

Softening up Ambon for possible landing

Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 10

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Port hits 11
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 113th Infantry Regiment, at 76,109 (Ambon)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

122 Grouper vs Jap injuries
212 Flying Fish contusions

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 75,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Teiritsu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Mitchell II bombing from 7000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 75,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Teifu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

We murderize some IJN carrier bombers attacking an AK unloading at Bataan.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 21

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Andrea Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

This didn't go so well either.

Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
B5N2 Kate x 56

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 5
P-38F Lightning x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

Solomons: We start on Lunga before the big force arrives overland from Tassafaronga

Morning Air attack on 14th Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-17F Fortress x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 17th JAAF AF Bn ...


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Morning Air attack on Sasebo 5th SNLF, at 114,138 (Lunga)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 8
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 5

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[rtrapasso]

Testing - let's just see if one can even post to this thread after the Great Crash of October 2019...

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

Testing - let's just see if one can even post to this thread after the Great Crash of October 2019...

+1

[witpqs]

But:

9/18/2018 12:04:16 PM 

That can't be right?

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

But:

9/18/2018 12:04:16 PM 

That can't be right?

Yeah, well, all of Cap's posts since then appeat to have been deleted from the forum... [X(] [8|] [:(] [:-]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: witpqs

But:

9/18/2018 12:04:16 PM 

That can't be right?

Yeah, well, all of Cap's posts since then appeat to have been deleted from the forum... [X(] [8|] [:(] [:-]

Your HOA at work!
The Forum software detected too much intelligence in the thread...it was about to become sentient, like Skynet.

[Simonsez]

The USS Nimitz suddenly emerges from the swirling clouds of a strangely electrified maelstrom. 2 F-14 Tomcats sit at cats 1 and 2 straining against their launch shuttles in full afterburner. An E2-C Hawkeye taxis slightly behind them waiting for its turn. A figure in yellow gives a snap salute and leans into the wind screaming over the bow of the carrier as it slices through the dark blue ocean......

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: witpqs

But:

9/18/2018 12:04:16 PM 

That can't be right?

Yeah, well, all of Cap's posts since then appeat to have been deleted from the forum... [X(] [8|] [:(] [:-

So Winston Smith failed to do his job completely.[:-]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Disco Duck

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: witpqs

But:

That can't be right?

Yeah, well, all of Cap's posts since then appeat to have been deleted from the forum... [X(] [8|] [:(] [:-

So Winston Smith failed to do his job completely.[:-]

"With whom is Oceania at war?"

[rtrapasso]

I tried to PM Captain Mandrake but the forum software says I don't have permission... [X(] [8|] [&:]

Does anyone know how to contact Mandrake directly?