larryfulkerson wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:12 pm
I have so many transports already docked loading supplies that there's no room for any more transports so I thought I'd send the rest of them ( 26 ) to Port Stanley and thence to the Panama Canal and thence to EC, etc.
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Those transports could have gone directly to EC USA. It will take over a month to get them back from Port Stanley.
Just before I quit the turn I remembered what you said and rerouted those transports to EC directly. It's 170 hexes as the crow flies. What is that a month or two?
There's an enemy SCTF snooping around Singkawang and I almost hope he pulls into the port there because I have 50 mines laid there for him to run into. There would be more mines but Batavia ran out of mines. I don't have any combat ships seaworthy in this area so for now we'll just use LBA/C and see where he goes.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 01, 42
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Sub attack near Victoria at 208,52
Japanese Ships
SS I-18
Allied Ships
KV Edmundston
KV Dawson
SS I-18 launches 2 torpedoes at KV Edmundston
KV Dawson fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Dawson fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Dawson fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Dawson attacking submerged sub ....
KV Dawson fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Moppo at 99,52
Japanese Ships
xAK Canberra Maru
PB Yahada Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury is sighted by escort
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 17
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
24th PG/HqS with P-40B Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
24th PG/HqS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 79,58 , near Kukong
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 79,58 , near Kukong
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-51 Sonia x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 16000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (11 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N2 Kate x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AMc MMS A, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
AMc MMS B, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A1 Val x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 18000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Iba , at 78,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st PA Infantry Division, at 79,77 (Manila)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B4Y1 Jean bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Subic Bay Defenses , at 79,76 (Clark Field)
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 13
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 14000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 16000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
24th PG/HqS with P-40B Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 13000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
24th PG/HqS with P-40B Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 17000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 108th/2 Base Force, at 52,64 , near Victoria Point
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-51 Sonia x 13
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 18000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 38th Chinese Corps, at 86,43 , near Loyang
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 17000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 108th/2 Base Force, at 52,64 , near Victoria Point
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 6
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
7th Construction Regiment
10th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
39th Group Army
14th Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
15th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
3rd Construction Regiment
Attacking force 7227 troops, 75 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 274
Defending force 22001 troops, 314 guns, 441 vehicles, Assault Value = 604
Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
4th Tank Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
Defending units:
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
I Philippine Corps
Asiatic Fleet
1st USMC AA Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Subic Bay Defenses
That enemy TF NE of Batavia is misidentified in that at least one of those ships is a CV. I know that because they just launched a couple of mega raids and sank most of the ships in Batavia's harbor. It was a massachre.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 02, 42
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Night Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8
No Japanese losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on II./4th Infantry Battalion, at 58,88 (Kuching)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N2 Kate x 22
D3A1 Val x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CM Willem v d Zaan, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
AMc Djombang, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Enggano
AMc Cheribon
AMc Endeh, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
22 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Willem v d Zaan
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Jaladuta, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Jalajaran, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 91 (66 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Jalajaran
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Afternoon Air attack on Nanning , at 72,55
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 84 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
B5N2 Kate x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
B5N1 Kate x 13
No Japanese losses
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st PA Infantry Division, at 79,77 (Manila)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
1 planes vectored on to bombers
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
HDML 1063
ML No. 310
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 16000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 7
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 14000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 14000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Kuala Lumpur , at 49,79
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 12
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AMc Bantam, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AMc Enggano
AMc Tjerimai, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AMc Cheribon, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
21 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AMc Lawoe, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Salak, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
22 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AMc Slamat, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Djember, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 88,48 , near Sinyang
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Attacking force 9575 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 194
Defending force 50818 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1282
Assaulting units:
35th Division
Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
9th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
39th Group Army
14th Group Army
15th Group Army
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
1st War Area
Jingcha War Area
4th Chinese Base Force
3rd Construction Regiment
Assaulting units:
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
7th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
Defending units:
11th PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Far East USAAF
I Philippine Corps
Subic Bay Defenses
The Japs on Wake finally died of attrition and the island is mine. They were building forts but I changed that to work on the port. There's a lot of support ships at Pearl that I could share with this port. I may have to make this my main northern sub base eventually. I gotta find out why there's only part of the 6th Marine Def Bn ( ART ) present on the island. Where's the rest of it? I gotta look into that.
I remember what happened now. Earlier in the war I had a PBY doing a troop transport trying to move that unit to Midway and only a part of it got moved. I'll send an AP to pick him up and carry him over to Midway and put 'em back together.
larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:29 am
Just before I quit the turn I remembered what you said and rerouted those transports to EC directly. It's 170 hexes as the crow flies. What is that a month or two?
Depends on the TF speed. Once they leave the pending state and begin their off-map journey the number of days remaining to their destination base will display in the lower right under the auto-disband option. So, for a cargo task force with a speed of 12 knots departing Cape Town for the Eastern USA it will arrive in 31 days. A month on the nose.
Here's what ships were sunk last turn. Two Jap transports and a Jap sub are included in the list. The Japs used their CV near Java to catch some of my ships leaving Soerabaja and sank them.
Here's what shape Midway is in now. I have fuel being unloaded there. There's three ENG units and some ART but no infantry so I need to introduce some kind of ground LCU for defense. But there's a PBY and some Buffalo's there.
This is what Wake looks like now. There's three ART units, some CD guns, and one ENG unit there. So Wake needs a ground LCU as well. But I can pull some ART out of there and place it in some other needy place. Three Allied subs and 2 DD's are there for naval defense. I expect another Jap TF with transports and escorts to try to invade Wake again sometime soon.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 03, 42
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Submarine attack near Naha at 93,70
Japanese Ships
xAK Florida Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Shark
xAK Florida Maru is sighted by SS Shark
SS Shark launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Florida Maru
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Submarine attack near Naha at 93,70
Japanese Ships
xAK Florida Maru, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Tarpon
xAK Florida Maru is sighted by SS Tarpon
SS Tarpon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Florida Maru
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ASW attack near Newcastle at 93,167
Japanese Ships
SS I-6, hits 1
Allied Ships
xAP Macdhui
AM Mildura
SS I-6 is sighted by escort
I-6 diving deep ....
AM Mildura fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Mildura attacking submerged sub ....
AM Mildura fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Mildura attacking submerged sub ....
AM Mildura fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Loyang , at 87,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 4
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Loyang , at 87,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 5
No Japanese losses
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Eureka at 215,68
SS I-20 launches 8 torpedoes at BB Warspite
DD Brooks fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Fox fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fox fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fox fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fox fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fox attacking submerged sub ....
DD Fox cannot reach attack position over SS I-20
Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Naha at 93,70
Japanese Ships
xAK Florida Maru, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
xAK Florida Maru is sighted by SS Pickerel
SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Florida Maru
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Sub attack near Naha at 93,70
Japanese Ships
xAK Florida Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Permit
SS Permit launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Florida Maru
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Pre-Invasion action off Ternate (78,102)
xAKL Kashiwa Maru firing at Ternate Det. Base Force
xAKL Kashiwa Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Monji Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tamahoko Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Ternate (78,102)
TF 420 troops unloading over beach at Ternate, 78,102
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Invasion Support action off Ternate (78,102)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
xAKL Kashiwa Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Monji Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tamahoko Maru fired at enemy troops
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Submarine attack near Tsu at 107,65
Japanese Ships
xAK Koyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
xAK Koyo Maru is sighted by SS Sealion
SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Koyo Maru
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Submarine attack near Tsu at 107,65
Japanese Ships
xAK Sugiyama Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
xAK Sugiyama Maru is sighted by SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sugiyama Maru
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 72,55 (Nanning)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 35th Group Army ...
Also attacking 9th Chinese Base Force ...
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Morning Air attack on II./4th Infantry Battalion, at 58,88 (Kuching)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
D3A1 Val x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Van Nes
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
DD Witte de With, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Latouche, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Latouche
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Witte de With
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Trinity
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Loemadjang at 54,107
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N2 Kate x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Francol, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AVP Fazant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AO TAN 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
PG Isabel, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
ML No. 311
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
CAP engaged:
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on Jesselton , at 68,86
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Subic Bay Defenses , at 79,76 (Clark Field)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 32
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 18000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 18000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Subic Bay Defenses ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Medan at 46,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
HDML Panji
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 17000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 12
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed
No Allied losses
CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 11
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed
No Allied losses
CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 72 minutes
VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on 108th/2 Base Force, at 52,64 , near Victoria Point
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 13
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
HDML 1062, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
ML No. 310
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
CAP engaged:
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
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Invasion Support action off Ternate (78,102)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
15th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
39th Group Army
1st War Area
4th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
14th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
3rd Construction Regiment
Assaulting units:
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
7th Tank Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
Defending units:
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Asiatic Fleet
I Philippine Corps
Subic Bay Defenses
TF232 used to have about a dozen ships in it but the Jap CV ( just NW of Soerabaja ) sank a lot of them yesterday and the two AM's and the TK are trying to get away as quick as they can. Soerabaja used to be full of ships but now that the Japs are so close they evacuated to the south to Darwin carrying as many RES and fuel as they could hold.
Here's the list of aircraft that were lost yesterday and you can see that the Japs lost a lot of Betty's over Singapore, shot down by the British Buffalo's that were flying CAP over that base. With no loss to themselves.
larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:41 am
That enemy TF NE of Batavia is misidentified in that at least one of those ships is a CV. I know that because they just launched a couple of mega raids and sank most of the ships in Batavia's harbor. It was a massachre.
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In the combat animation description of the air attack it will usually show the name of the attacking squadrons. From that you can usually ID the carrier involved.
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:50 am
The Japs on Wake finally died of attrition and the island is mine. They were building forts but I changed that to work on the port. There's a lot of support ships at Pearl that I could share with this port. I may have to make this my main northern sub base eventually. I gotta find out why there's only part of the 6th Marine Def Bn ( ART ) present on the island. Where's the rest of it? I gotta look into that.
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Just click on the unit and then on its "OOB" button on the lower part of the unit screen. It will show the fragments and location if there are any.
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:34 pm
The AP's Joseph T. Dickman and Wakefield are just 1 day away from Aden where they will be withdrawn from the game 51 days early for the Dickman.
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You should get some PP for early withdrawal. Not sure how much - I think major warships like British CVs are worth quite a bit.
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
The Japs landed at Ternate last night and the only LCU I have there is an ENG unit so the Japs will own the base shortly. I've got some aircraft there that I need to move real quick.
There's a Jap TF north of Miri that could possibly contain 3 Jap CV's and it's headed SW at this time. So I need to evacuate all the ships in this area before the Japs sink them. I don't have enough of the right kind of LBA to deal with this Jap TF.
