Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

RangerJoe · Post by **RangerJoe** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:26 am

I suggest that for bombing that instead of trying to hit everything that you can, try to bomb either the important engine factories for the engines for the best fighters and/or the fighter factories themselves. All other targets are secondary targets.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:12 am

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

How much AAA gun were in the CVE task forces? What was moonlight like?

Rare to see a hit I think, though the Peggy T is one tough bird. I tried once with advanced Betties, about 300 of them against the Deathstar and no hits, 50% disabled or so with plenty shot down despite no NF on duty and decent pilots.

I have seen JFBs use Emilys with 80+ experience pilots get hits...but those guys drop two fish each.

In perusing NF for the Allies, they arrive earlier than Japan and seem substantially better. Not sure about numbers and CV capable squadrons though.

Not sure until I look next turn, but they are pretty good now with all the CVE upgraded. I'm sure he's got highly skilled pilots manning those groups, but I still class it as a lucky hit, especially considering all the night raids he made in the DEI with no hits.

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

On bombing being very blunt: I still don't know what you are bombing for and how it meshes with your future plans. It seems to me you are dabbling and have no cohesive plan.

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

I suggest that for bombing that instead of trying to hit everything that you can, try to bomb either the important engine factories for the engines for the best fighters and/or the fighter factories themselves. All other targets are secondary targets.

I guess I didn't really state it earlier. I've been targeting key fighters and engines as suggested to me awhile back. Since I haven't seen individual factory success at night (with that single test I ran), all night raids are still strikes on Manpower. The strategy is to make it progressively easier to strike strategic targets and ultimately to invade the Home Islands.

I threw in Light Industry figures because those seem to get hit in great numbers with Manpower strikes and LI was suggested as a means of going after supply production.

I also included Vehicle and Armament Assembly as they were the other items suggested.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 3:49 am

1944 December 07

INVADED

INVESTED
Quinhon
Davao

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Surigao is occupied by the Allies

Overall

• 6,000 strategic points.

• 228x B29's report ready.

• Enemy carriers and battleships are about 6 hexes east of Cam Ranh Bay.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

• Tomorrow the remaining forces for Chichi-jima will have transport and begin loading.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Ichiyu Maru is a pain in the butt.

000011 ASW attack 1944-12-07 49,89 Muntok

ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Ichiyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-27, hits 4

SS S-27 is sighted by escort
S-27 bottoming out ....
PB Ichiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ichiyu Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Ichiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ichiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ichiyu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Our carriers and battleships near Miri were not spotted by the Empire, although they did spot them yesterday in the Sulu Sea. Tomorrow they will move near Kuching.

• It looks as if the tankers seen earlier heading into Palembang did not accompany the IJN carriers back to the north, so they are either still at Palembang or at Singapore. Likewise troop transports were seen but have probably been ferrying troops between Palembang and Singapre.

Philippines

• There are no more fighters at Clark or Manila. Have they been pulled back to counter B-29 strikes?

China

• We just dispersed 19 additional subs into the path of the IJN carriers and battleships.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• Better than getting sunk.

000010 Sub attack 1944-12-07 65,75 Cam Ranh Bay

Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,75

Japanese Ships
DD Okinami
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
SS Haddo, hits 1

SS Haddo launches 2 torpedoes at DD Okinami
Haddo diving deep ....
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

000012 Sub attack 1944-12-07 62,76 Cam Ranh Bay

Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,76

Japanese Ships
PB Sansei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Raton

SS Raton launches 2 torpedoes
PB Sansei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sansei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sansei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sansei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sansei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

• BB Queen Elizabeth is fully repaired.

• Our spearhead is about 2/3 of the way toward getting behind LangSon.

• East of Hanoi we will wait one more day for the additional division to be in place before attacking to move the roadblock. But looking at the situation closer, we have two Bdes marching into LangSon from different vectors to the south. If we wait to move the roadblock until they enter the city, the roadblock will have to retreat in a very inconvenient direction for the Empire. So we will wait about 5 days.

• Encirclement of Tourane in 9 days.

• The encirclement of Saigon will begin soon.

• The march down the peninsula continues to be... slow!

• The remaining divisions in Bangkok and Ayuthia continue recovering nicely.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

• Unloading supplies only.

000001 Invasion Support action 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Sculptor
AK Naos
AK Triangulum
AK Ganymede
AK Bootes

AK Naos fired at enemy guns
AK Ganymede fired at enemy troops

000002 Invasion Support action 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Alkes
AK Alnitah
AK Leonis

AK Alkes fired at enemy troops
AK Alnitah fired at enemy troops
AK Leonis fired at enemy troops

000003 Night Air attack 1944-12-07 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 102 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CVE Nehenta Bay
CVE Kadashan Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

000004 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
DD Balch
DD Selfridge

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 3

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at Chichi-jima
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Richmond
CL Richmond firing at Chichi-jima Fortress
DD Balch firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force
Chichi-jima Special Base Force firing at DD Balch
Chichi-jima Special Base Force firing at DD Selfridge
DD Selfridge firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force

000005 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

CL Phoenix firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force
Chichi-jima Special Base Force firing at CL Phoenix
DD Case firing at Chichi-jima Fortress
DD Cummings firing at Chichi-jima

000006 Invasion Support action 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Sculptor
AK Naos
AK Triangulum
AK Bootes

AK Sculptor fired at enemy troops
AK Naos fired at enemy troops
AK Triangulum fired at enemy troops

000007 Invasion Support action 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Alkes
AK Alnitah
AK Leonis

AK Alkes fired at enemy troops
AK Alnitah fired at enemy troops
AK Leonis fired at enemy guns

000008 Invasion Support action 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Naos
AK Bootes
DD Downes

12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging AK Naos at 17,000 yards
12cm/45 T10 DP battery firing at AK Bootes
28cm Howitzer battery firing at AK Bootes

000009 Invasion Support action 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Alkes, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Alnitah
AK Leonis
SC-703

12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging AK Alkes at 16,000 yards
AK Alkes fired at enemy troops
AK Alnitah fired at enemy troops
AK Leonis fired at enemy troops
8cm/40 T41 DP battery firing at AK Leonis

000056 Invasion Support action 1944-12-07 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Alkes
AK Alnitah
AK Leonis

AK Alkes fired at enemy troops
AK Alnitah fired at enemy troops
AK Leonis fired at enemy troops

• 579 AV on Chichi-jima. The troops will assault tomorrow with modest naval gunfire support (keeping most of the battleships ready for the Haha-jima landings). If not successful they will await the remaining Bde.

• B-29 target: Osaka/Kyoto, daylight, 12,000 ft.: Sam 31 + Sam 31; George 51 + George 47; Frank 51; Kikka 8; Ki-83 31. We will target 251 factory points with at least 228 bombers, but a few more might be ready by flight time. I'm going for near 1 to 1 on the Sam, George, and Frank factories, and a few on the Kikka and Ki-83 factories. The allocation worked out as follows.

Sam 31 bombers: 23
Sam 31 bombers: 27
George 51 bombers: 52
George 47 bombers: 46
Frank 51 bombers: 51
Kikka 8 bombers: 6
Ki-83 31 bombers: 21

• I've picked out a spot 9 hexes from Osaka/Kyoto for the carriers borne Corsairs to sweep from, and it is 12 hexes from the 610 bombers at Tokyo, 11 hexes from the 159 bombers at Yokohama/Yokosuka, and 12 hexes from the 97 bombers at Chiba. There will be far fewer bombers closer to the carriers. 42 Corsair 1D and 63 Corsair 1A models will sweep the target, along with 150 Mustang D model. Recon shows 183 fighters on defense, but surrounding cities have at least 457 fighters on CAP.

• Haha-jima landings will be in 3 or 4 days.

Complete combat report attached.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 3:50 am

1944 December 07

Osaka/Kyoto.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 3:50 am

1944 December 07

The highlighted hex is where the fleet carriers will launch their sweeps from.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:29 am

I would have gone most manpower for the first big raid of this type...with perhaps a squadron on the 83, the Dinah if I planned on continuing the night bombing campaign.

If rather, I plan on combining carrier sweeps with daytime bombing then skip the dinah and you might be at that point.

PS: If you plan on primarily using daytime raids coordinated with sweeps, well then I would have chosen your targets, except I would allocate 1 squadron lower than the others to hit manpower.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:31 pm

The Manpower raids seem to damage light and heavy industry preferentially (although not entirely). Maybe that's only because of how much light and heavy industry there usually is. Given how much better Japan's pilot pool is in the game with a good player like Walter versus how poor it was IRL, I'm not sure how many good shots I will get. So many good fighter targets, I want to make sure those are what gets hit.

When I make night raids the target will be Manpower. But even for a daytime raid on Tokyo I was thinking about Manpower as the target. I changed my mind when I saw all the 'good' factories at Osaka/Kyoto.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:10 pm

The bombing should get easier as you progress.[:)]

1st hurdle getting bombers within range....check.

2nd hurdle getting fighters in range for lr sweeps... check.

3rd hurdle using deathstar for sweeps with coordinated daytime raids. check

4th hurdle getting close enough to use b24s, b17s etc and enlarging the threatened area stretching IJ fighters

5th hurdle savaging the IJ fighter pools...day or night and getting in unopposed bombing runs.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:14 pm

In groups recently arrived, I've got either 20 or 30 B-29's on the way to theater. I think there are another 50 arriving within a week, and a whole bunch more within a month or six weeks. I'm thinking after the Allies acquire Okinawa the one airfield there which can build to size 7 will expand B-29 capacity too.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:55 am

1944 December 08

INVADED

INVESTED
Quinhon
Davao

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Oroquieta is occupied by the Allies

Overall

• 6,334 strategic points.

• 210x B29's report ready.

• +403 VP today.

• Enemy carriers and battleships believed to be nearing Hong Kong.

• We are constantly harvesting pilots/crews from front line bomber units to swap into arriving B-29 units. This drops the performance of many units, including B-24 groups, but should really pay off with B-29 operations.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

Pacific

• The remaining units for Chichi-jima are loading.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

DEI, Dutch New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

• Our subs are here to stay.
[quote]
000016 ASW attack 1944-12-08 55,77 Kota Bharu

ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 55,77

Japanese Ships
PB Heizan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Haddo

SS Haddo is sighted by escort
Haddo bottoming out ....
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
[/quote]

• Our carriers are 2 hexes north of Kuching. They are spotted, and will remain in place for one day.

• The USA 503rd Para Rgt is unloading at Probolinggo.

Philippines

China

• Got one!
[quote]
000017 ASW attack 1944-12-08 73,69 Samah

ASW attack near Samah at 73,69

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze
DD Samidare
DD Mochizuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS Devilfish

SS Devilfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ikazuchi
Devilfish diving deep ....
DD Mochizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kikuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mochizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mochizuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mochizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Mochizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mochizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000019 Sub attack 1944-12-08 74,68 Hong Kong

Sub attack near Hong Kong at 74,68

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho
DD Usugumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Samidare
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Shirakumo

Allied Ships
SS Trepang

SS Trepang launches 4 torpedoes at CVE Hosho
Trepang diving deep ....
DD Kikuzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kikuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000020 Sub attack 1944-12-08 74,68 Hong Kong

Sub attack near Hong Kong at 74,68

Japanese Ships
E Fukue
E Tsushima

Allied Ships
SS Blueback

SS Blueback launches 4 torpedoes at E Fukue
Blueback diving deep ....
E Tsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000021 Sub attack 1944-12-08 73,69 Samah

Sub attack near Samah at 73,69

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Spadefish

SS Spadefish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Sawakaze
Spadefish diving deep ....
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
[/quote]

• It seems the enemy carriers and battleships passed through our submarine barrier with loss of an escort.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• Don't know what the heck this is all about. Where did this unit even come from? It's gone already. More scary cloaking device technology.
[quote]
000073 Ground combat 1944-12-08 Hanoi 68,56

Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 360 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 3750 troops, 66 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Assaulting units:
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
18th Australian Brigade
[/quote]

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

• The ground assault at Chichi-jima did not get ordered. Tomorrow for sure!
[quote]
00001 Invasion Support action 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Sculptor
AK Naos
DD Downes
AK Bootes

AK Sculptor fired at enemy guns
AK Naos fired at enemy troops
DD Downes fired at enemy guns

000002 Invasion Support action 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Alkes
AK Alnitah
AK Leonis

AK Alkes fired at enemy troops
AK Alnitah fired at enemy troops
AK Leonis fired at enemy guns

000003 Night Air attack 1944-12-08 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-3N Hellcat x 22
F6F-5N Hellcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Hollandia
CVE Admiralty Island

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000004 Night Air attack 1944-12-08 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-3N Hellcat x 21
F6F-5N Hellcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Matanikau

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 69 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000005 Night Air attack 1944-12-08 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 16

Allied aircraft
F6F-3N Hellcat x 18
F6F-5N Hellcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DE Osmus
CVE Bismarck Sea
CVE Matanikau
CVE Attu
DD O'Brien

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000006 Night Air attack 1944-12-08 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-3N Hellcat x 18
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Matanikau
CVE Salamaua

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000007 Night Air attack 1944-12-08 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 10

Allied aircraft
F6F-3N Hellcat x 18
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Bismarck Sea
CVE Matanikau

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000008 Night Air attack 1944-12-08 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-3N Hellcat x 17
F6F-5N Hellcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Munda

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 75 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000009 Night Air attack 1944-12-08 111,74 Chichi-jima

Night Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F-3N Hellcat x 17
F6F-5N Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Bismarck Sea

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-533 with F6F-3N Hellcat (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
VMF(N)-534 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VMF(N)-541 with F6F-3N Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 2000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VMF(N)-542 with F6F-5N Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

000010 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
DD Balch
DD Selfridge

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

Runway hits 1
Port hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force
Chichi-jima Special Base Force firing at CL Marblehead
CL Richmond firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force
Chichi-jima Special Base Force firing at CL Richmond
DD Balch firing at Chichi-jima
DD Selfridge firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force
Chichi-jima Special Base Force firing at DD Selfridge

000011 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Cummings

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1

CL Phoenix firing at Chichi-jima
DD Case firing at Chichi-jima Fortress
Chichi-jima Special Base Force firing at DD Cummings
DD Cummings firing at Chichi-jima Special Base Force

000012 Night Naval bombardment 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Night Naval bombardment of Chichi-jima at 111,74

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee

Japanese ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 3

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Tennessee
BB Tennessee firing at Chichi-jima

000013 Invasion Support action 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Sculptor
AK Naos
DD Downes
AK Bootes

AK Sculptor fired at enemy troops
AK Naos fired at enemy troops
DD Downes fired at enemy troops

000014 Invasion Support action 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Sculptor
AK Naos
DD Downes
AK Bootes, Shell hits 1

AK Sculptor fired at enemy troops
AK Naos fired at enemy troops
DD Downes fired at enemy troops
8cm/40 T41 DP battery firing at AK Bootes

000015 Invasion Support action 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Alkes
AK Leonis, heavy damage

AK Alkes fired at enemy troops

000048 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Morning Air attack on Chichi-jima , at 111,74

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 195

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000071 Invasion Support action 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Sculptor
AK Naos
DD Downes
AK Bootes, Shell hits 1, on fire

AK Sculptor fired at enemy troops
AK Naos fired at enemy troops
DD Downes fired at enemy troops
8cm/40 T41 DP battery firing at AK Bootes
12cm T38 Howitzer battery firing at AK Bootes

000072 Invasion Support action 1944-12-08 Chichi-jima 111,74

Invasion Support action off Chichi-jima (111,74)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Alkes
AK Leonis, heavy damage

AK Alkes fired at enemy guns

000018 Sub attack 1944-12-08 108,66 Torishima

Sub attack near Torishima at 108,66

Japanese Ships
E No.33
E No.49

Allied Ships
SS Harder

SS Harder launches 2 torpedoes at E No.33
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000069 ASW attack 1944-12-08 110,63 Hamamatsu

ASW attack near Hamamatsu at 110,63

Japanese Ships
E No.17

Allied Ships
SS Cavalla, hits 2

SS Cavalla is located by E No.17
Cavalla diving deep ....
E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.17 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

000070 Sub attack 1944-12-08 110,63 Hamamatsu

Sub attack near Hamamatsu at 110,63

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 21

Allied Ships
SS Cavalla

SS Cavalla launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 23
Cavalla diving deep ....
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
[/quote]

• Night CAP performed very well, shooting down 6 Peggy. Another 3 to flak and 2 to ops for 11 on the day.

• Air action over Osaka/Kyoto presented here separately.
[quote]
000022 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 17
J2M5 Jack x 19
N1K5-J George x 43
Ki-83 x 8
Ki-84r Frank x 67

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 5 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(19 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(17 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 14 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(17 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 36600.
Raid is overhead
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (3 airborne, 29 on standby, 24 scrambling)
32 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 33910.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

000023 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 11
J2M5 Jack x 12
N1K5-J George x 32
Ki-83 x 8
Ki-84r Frank x 53

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 5 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 15 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

000024 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 7
J2M5 Jack x 10
N1K5-J George x 19
Ki-83 x 8
Ki-84r Frank x 47

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
21 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

000035 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 6
J2M5 Jack x 8
N1K5-J George x 10
Ki-83 x 8
Ki-84r Frank x 41

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 37
B-29-25 Superfort x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 3 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 5 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 3
A7M2 Sam factory hits 5
Ki-83 factory hits 1
Kikka factory hits 2
N1K5-J George factory hits 1
N1K5-J George factory hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32180.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 21 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes

000036 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 1
J2M5 Jack x 6
N1K5-J George x 8
Ki-83 x 8
Ki-84r Frank x 28

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
B-29-25 Superfort x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 3 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

000038 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 6
N1K5-J George x 6
Ki-83 x 8
Ki-84r Frank x 18

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 10
B-29-25 Superfort x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 1
N1K5-J George factory hits 5
A7M2 Sam factory hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (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 8000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

000039 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 2
N1K5-J George x 4
Ki-83 x 4
Ki-84r Frank x 4

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 15
B-29-25 Superfort x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-83: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 2
A7M2 Sam factory hits 1
N1K5-J George factory hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes

000040 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M5 Jack x 2
N1K5-J George x 4
Ki-84r Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 17
B-29-25 Superfort x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-29-25 Superfort: 1 damaged

N1K5-J George factory hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-29-25 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (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 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

000055 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

A7M2 Sam factory hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Raid is overhead

000056 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

N1K5-J George factory hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000057 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

N1K5-J George factory hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000059 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000060 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

N1K5-J George factory hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000061 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 3 damaged

Ki-84r Frank factory hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

000062 Morning Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 31000 feet

000063 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Afternoon Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 10
J2M5 Jack x 9
N1K5-J George x 22
Ki-83 x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 11

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M5 Jack: 4 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 6 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 36600.
Raid is overhead
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 4 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 33910.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes

000064 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Afternoon Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 7
J2M5 Jack x 1
N1K5-J George x 6
Ki-83 x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 8

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-83: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet *

CAP engaged:
Yokosuka Ku S-2 with J2M5 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Raid is overhead
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
S-306 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
S-701 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
S-304 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (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 7000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes

000065 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Afternoon Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
Ki-83 x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
Ki-83: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet *

CAP engaged:
48th Sentai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36600 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 62 minutes
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
721 Ku S-1 with A7M2 Sam (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 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes

000066 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Afternoon Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet *

CAP engaged:
200th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 39000.
Raid is overhead

000067 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Afternoon Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet *

000068 Afternoon Air attack 1944-12-08 Osaka/Kyoto 109,59

Afternoon Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet *
[/quote]

• First the Corsairs swept in various groups, then the B-29's went in, one last group of Corsairs, and finally in the afternoon the P-51's went in. I think the Mustangs were grounded by weather in the morning.

• The B-29's got good hits on almost all targets as the recon comparison in a following post shows.

• The Corsairs are back on CAP and the fleet carriers are heading back to Chichi-jima.

• The P-51's are standing down for at least a day. Going forward I might try sweeping with 3 squadrons at a time, rotating squadrons and moving through a list of potential targets to just keep up pressure on defenses.

• B-29 target: Tokyo, Manpower, nighttime, 5,000 ft.

• Landings on Haha-jima in two days.

• Assault on Chichi-jima tomorrow.

Complete combat report attached.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:56 am

1944 December 08

Today's air losses. Our fighters sweeps did almost 2 to 1 (93 to 47), and considering that the P-51D sweeps (by far our fastest) went in last when there were few CAP to destroy, I think we did well. Only 15 B-29's were lost, light losses for heavy air opposition and good factory hits.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:56 am

1944 December 08

Osaka/Kyoto.

BDA
===
Sam 31 --> now 3
Sam 31 --> now 18
George 51 --> now 16
George 47 --> now 4
Frank 51 --> now 25
Kikka 8 --> now 8
Ki-83 31 --> now 25

I take it the number of factory points equals the monthly quantity of production (unless the factory was doing research)?

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:57 am

1944 December 08

Tokyo.

RangerJoe · Post by **RangerJoe** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 2:49 am

ORIGINAL: witpqs

1944 December 08

Osaka/Kyoto.

BDA
===
Sam 31 --> now 3
Sam 31 --> now 18
George 51 --> now 16
George 47 --> now 4
Frank 51 --> now 25
Kikka 8 --> now 8
Ki-83 31 --> now 25

I take it the number of factory points equals the monthly quantity of production (unless the factory was doing research)?

Yes. The research factories do not research if they are damaged.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 9:23 am

repaired factories produce 1 plane per month per point unless if fully repaired and doing r&d where they produce 1 point r&d per day or 2 with engine bonus.

I suggest you expand your recon to cover large plane building bases...so you can continue to target his third and fourth generation fighters. Ki83 in production now might make you life more difficult as he probably has at least 150 factories churning them out less what you damaged today.

If you target the night fighter production too, it will help as Japan seems to me to be unprepared there...

Congratulations, you have discovered the joy of daytime raids coordinated with Deathstar sweeps.[:)] Hard to go back to night bombing, but you should never stop night bombing as it spreads Japans defenses thinly even if you only do it lightly on manpower and bigger bases.

As you get closer you get more options on who to allocate attacking bomber squadrons.

You are in the air war grind...check your pilot training...and keep attriting his fighters and NF every chance you get. Don't let him recover as he can only reinforce a squadron with 12 planes per week.

RangerJoe · Post by **RangerJoe** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:59 am

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

repaired factories produce 1 plane per month per point unless if fully repaired and doing r&d where they produce 1 point r&d per day or 2 with engine bonus.

I suggest you expand your recon to cover large plane building bases...so you can continue to target his third and fourth generation fighters. Ki83 in production now might make you life more difficult as he probably has at least 150 factories churning them out less what you damaged today.

If you target the night fighter production too, it will help as Japan seems to me to be unprepared there...

Congratulations, you have discovered the joy of daytime raids coordinated with Deathstar sweeps.[:)] Hard to go back to night bombing, but you should never stop night bombing as it spreads Japans defenses thinly even if you only do it lightly on manpower and bigger bases.

As you get closer you get more options on who to allocate attacking bomber squadrons.

You are in the air war grind...check your pilot training...and keep attriting his fighters and NF every chance you get. Don't let him recover as he can only reinforce a squadron with 12 planes per week.

If the air unit is broken down into thirds, each third can take replacements including four spares.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:23 am

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

repaired factories produce 1 plane per month per point unless if fully repaired and doing r&d where they produce 1 point r&d per day or 2 with engine bonus.

I suggest you expand your recon to cover large plane building bases...so you can continue to target his third and fourth generation fighters. Ki83 in production now might make you life more difficult as he probably has at least 150 factories churning them out less what you damaged today.

If you target the night fighter production too, it will help as Japan seems to me to be unprepared there...

Congratulations, you have discovered the joy of daytime raids coordinated with Deathstar sweeps.[:)] Hard to go back to night bombing, but you should never stop night bombing as it spreads Japans defenses thinly even if you only do it lightly on manpower and bigger bases.

As you get closer you get more options on who to allocate attacking bomber squadrons.

You are in the air war grind...check your pilot training...and keep attriting his fighters and NF every chance you get. Don't let him recover as he can only reinforce a squadron with 12 planes per week.

If the air unit is broken down into thirds, each third can take replacements including four spares.

Unless you have some underhanded method of doing it, that exploit was patched years ago. A/B/C units can take 4 planes each and 4 in reserve. I see, you are adding each plane individually.[:(]

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:40 am

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

repaired factories produce 1 plane per month per point unless if fully repaired and doing r&d where they produce 1 point r&d per day or 2 with engine bonus.

I suggest you expand your recon to cover large plane building bases...so you can continue to target his third and fourth generation fighters. Ki83 in production now might make you life more difficult as he probably has at least 150 factories churning them out less what you damaged today.

If you target the night fighter production too, it will help as Japan seems to me to be unprepared there...

Congratulations, you have discovered the joy of daytime raids coordinated with Deathstar sweeps.[:)] Hard to go back to night bombing, but you should never stop night bombing as it spreads Japans defenses thinly even if you only do it lightly on manpower and bigger bases.

As you get closer you get more options on who to allocate attacking bomber squadrons.

You are in the air war grind...check your pilot training...and keep attriting his fighters and NF every chance you get. Don't let him recover as he can only reinforce a squadron with 12 planes per week.

If the air unit is broken down into thirds, each third can take replacements including four spares.

Unless you have some underhanded method of doing it, that exploit was patched years ago. A/B/C units can take 4 planes each and 4 in reserve. I see, you are adding each plane individually.[:(]

Most likely he doesn't do that. If he does, I chalk it up to the alien DNA.

RangerJoe · Post by **RangerJoe** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 12:00 pm

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If the air unit is broken down into thirds, each third can take replacements including four spares.

Unless you have some underhanded method of doing it, that exploit was patched years ago. A/B/C units can take 4 planes each and 4 in reserve. I see, you are adding each plane individually.[:(]
Most likely he doesn't do that. If he does, I chalk it up to the alien DNA.

Then I guess that I am an Alien! [X(] But I only play against the AI so far . . .

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Aug 16, 2021 12:01 pm

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

repaired factories produce 1 plane per month per point unless if fully repaired and doing r&d where they produce 1 point r&d per day or 2 with engine bonus.

I suggest you expand your recon to cover large plane building bases...so you can continue to target his third and fourth generation fighters. Ki83 in production now might make you life more difficult as he probably has at least 150 factories churning them out less what you damaged today.

If you target the night fighter production too, it will help as Japan seems to me to be unprepared there...

Congratulations, you have discovered the joy of daytime raids coordinated with Deathstar sweeps.[:)] Hard to go back to night bombing, but you should never stop night bombing as it spreads Japans defenses thinly even if you only do it lightly on manpower and bigger bases.

As you get closer you get more options on who to allocate attacking bomber squadrons.

You are in the air war grind...check your pilot training...and keep attriting his fighters and NF every chance you get. Don't let him recover as he can only reinforce a squadron with 12 planes per week.

I'll get more info from additional 2E recon units once I have Chichi-jima and Haha-jima. Right now I get everything in the eastern half as far north as Kobe-Osaka/Kyoto etc. All the recon units work as 1/3's. They take a beating from defenses so in spite of 90% Rest to ensure only 1 plane files each day to a target I still have lots in maintenance and plenty of target-days with no recon as the entire 1/3 is repairing or making ready replacements.

I do have a 4EB group doing recon of 3 bases on Formosa for future ops, plus Okinawa. Maybe I'll reallocate the unit targeted on Formosa and let that recon lapse until we take Okinawa.

I think I got some Ki-83 factories at another location, but if he started with that many then he's got way over 100 still producing. Yikes.

I think I'm going to make a spreadsheet or something with each city's strategic asset status.

I can't do too many carrier-borne fighter sweeps until his carriers are really finished. It was easy this time because I knew where (at least the bulk of) his carriers were. It was also a good way to encourage him to keep them in the HI from now on. I am also thin on high quality reserve pilots for USN. It will help to embark more USMC units with Corsairs and use those for the sweeps.

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