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

[Cap Mandrake]

Anyone out in the open in central Tailand gets nuked.

Morning Air attack on 47th Naval Guard Unit, at 63,62 , near Ubon

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 8
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17

Allied aircraft losses
Mitchell II: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 47th Naval Guard Unit, at 63,62 , near Ubon

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Kiri Khan AF SW of Bangkok gets flattened

Morning Air attack on Prachuap Khiri Khan , at 54,64

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 5
B-24D Liberator x 20
B-24D1 Liberator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 damaged

Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 19
Runway hits 73

[Cap Mandrake]

The key to achieving local air success is to avoid the 200+ flying circus of Zeke aces in the Sundaas.

[Cap Mandrake]

****************March 3, 1943(e)**********

Sumatra: Selma City blues. She is trying to evacuate 7 damaged P-40's(without the pilots) and the Japs don't even waste a torp on her

Submarine attack near Padang at 44,86

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
xAKL Selma City, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage

[Cap Mandrake]

Sundas: I try to get some engineers and supplies in to Taberfane so we need a SCTF to guard them. Great intel on the subs, shallow water, float planes on ASW, adequate DD support.....crap.

Vincennes takes two torps, get detached and then takes two more and sinks. Every ship named after something in Indiana gets sunk. I watched the replay. There was a synch issue. Vincennes took two torps but not the second attack and survived.

Sub attack near Taberfane at 82,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-24

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Montpelier
CL Phoenix
CL Marblehead
DD Cony
DD Chevalier
DD Downes
DD Radford

[Cap Mandrake]

Lost intel on the carriers up by Beazelbob.

[Cap Mandrake]

SE Asia: Vinh isn't going to be worth much soon.

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CL Yura
CL Natori
DD Hatakaze
DD Murakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Yamakaze

Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 13
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Tavoy milk run

Night Naval bombardment of Tavoy at 54,60

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire
CL Caradoc
CL Hobart
CL De Ruyter
CL Sumatra
DD Norman
DD Napier
DD Warramunga
DD MacDonough

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

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

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

SE Asia: Vinh isn't going to be worth much soon.

Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CL Yura
CL Natori
DD Hatakaze
DD Murakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Yamakaze

Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 13
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

It may not be worth much, but it is your and not his.

[Cap Mandrake]

Sneaky LYB's attack Pissonyoubloke but we are even sneakier and move all the C-47's

Morning Air attack on 48th Light AA Regiment, at 57,59 , near Pisanuloke

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 11 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

Fighting over Pakse, Laos

Morning Air attack on 25th Indian/B Division, at 63,64 (Pakse)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 16
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 6 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 2 destroyed by flak
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

The usual over Nakon, Vengeance jockies having fun.

Morning Air attack on 25th Indian/B Division, at 63,64 (Pakse)

Morning Air attack on 14th Garrison Unit , at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 37
Beaufort VIII x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Beaufighters are good against tanks.

Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 62,63 (Ubon)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

[Cap Mandrake]

Oh Jeez, it's 21st Panzer at Nakon.

Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 60,61 , near Nakhon Ratchasima

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 8
Blenheim VD x 27

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 damaged
Blenheim VD: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Blenheim VD bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x Blenheim VD bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
8 x Beaufort I bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 13th Garrison Unit , at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 24

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Vengeance I bombing from 9000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Cap Mandrake]

Japs now evacuated both Kiri Khan and Bangkok AF

Morning Air attack on Prachuap Khiri Khan , at 54,64

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 5
B-24D Liberator x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 12

and

Morning Air attack on Prachuap Khiri Khan , at 54,64

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 23

[Cap Mandrake]

PI: Dogfight over Bataan.

Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 23,190 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 4
P-38G Lightning x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 23
F4U-1 Corsair x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 4 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Air losses. If you don't count the 7 P-40's sunk on that AK we had favorable fighter loss ratios

[Cap Mandrake]

************March 4, 1943(e)************

SE Asia: Tavoy milk run. This will succeed sometime in late 1946

Night Naval bombardment of Tavoy at 54,60

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire
CL Caradoc
CL Hobart
CL De Ruyter
CL Sumatra
DD Norman
DD Napier
DD Warramunga
DD MacDonough

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Japs throw a shed ton of bomber sorties at Nakon. Now I see why they attack Pissonyoubloke. They are trying to keep us from flying LRCAP

Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 3
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged

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

and


Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Probably another 50 sorties of various types

[Cap Mandrake]

Big fighter sweep too

Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 40

No Japanese losses