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

[Cap Mandrake]

This means everyone at Babar needs to find a bunker...which is not easy for a pachyderm.

Morning Air attack on Babar , at 76,117

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 25,810 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 40

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
40 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 22810 feet

[Cap Mandrake]

Damn.

Morning Air attack on 44th British/B Division, at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Sorong gets hit too. I wonder if there is a second phase to this?

Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 11 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

[Cap Mandrake]

SBD's fly in from Perth over two days.

4 x 1000 lb bomb hits on Ise. That must break something.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
A6M3a Zero x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 7
Beaufort VIII x 3
Kittyhawk III x 8
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 19
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Bomb hits 4
DD Kawakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 10000 feet
2 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 10000 feet *
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

[T Rav]

That must've been satisfying...

T Rav

[Cap Mandrake]

Planes from Kaimana, NG

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
TBF-1 Avenger x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kikuzuki
DD Sazanami
DD Umikaze

[Cap Mandrake]

No CAP over these transports. 4 hits out of 15 planes. Not bad.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 1
Kittyhawk III x 8
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kimishima Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Johore Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
449 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

[Cap Mandrake]

Not impressed. A crippled AK? You guys can't hit that?

Morning Air attack on TF, near Manokwari at 85,109

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 6
TBF-1 Avenger x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kunitu Maru
xAK Kamikaze Maru, on fire, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Some Beauforts bombing, some on torpedo attack? I did set one squadron on bombing because they weren't well trained on torps.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Ise

[Cap Mandrake]

Air to Ground attack in New Guinea. Planes coming from Darwin and Taberfane

Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 3
B-24D Liberator x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 20

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

This was supposed to be an AF attack. Hmm? Staff failure

Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 80,110 (Boela)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 8
B-17F Fortress x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 10

No Allied losses

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

[Cap Mandrake]

Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 80,110 (Boela)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
B-17F Fortress x 9

No Allied losses

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

[Cap Mandrake]

All the heavy bombers have moved over from the Solomons.

Morning Air attack on 42nd JNAF AF Unit , at 85,109 (Manokwari)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6
B-24D Liberator x 11

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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

[Cap Mandrake]

Fresh Zekes and Tojos on CAP in the afternoon. Ouch.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
A6M3a Zero x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
Beaufighter VIc x 1
Kittyhawk III x 10
P-38G Lightning x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
DD Minegumo
DD Sazanami
CL Isuzu
DD Kikuzuki

[Cap Mandrake]

Ise has 9 lives.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 17
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 4
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
TBF-1 Avenger x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Ise

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

[Cap Mandrake]

OK, that's nice.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 10
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

Make that 10 lives

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso

[Cap Mandrake]

Air losses 72 to 48 in favor of Japan today.

[Cap Mandrake]

Eastern Command (in the West side of the map) RN torpedo boats drive off a Jap bombardment group.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Little Andaman at 44,59, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
DD Nenohi
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
MGB No. 382
MGB No. 383

[Cap Mandrake]

Yura bombards Hainan again 1 night later.

Night Naval bombardment of Kiungshan at 71,61

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Hatakaze
DD Murakumo

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2