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

[Cap Mandrake]

P-38..the fastest plane in the Pacific theater at this point and they arrive AFTER the bombers which are flying 500+ miles and the 38's are 40 miles away.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 27,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

Must be carriers near Mindanao? There goes 2000 tons of much needed supplies.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 29
D4Y1 Judy x 23

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Liberty, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

They attack again at Clark but suffer absolutely catastrophic losses. Looks like we call off the withdrawal to Bataan.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48356 troops, 522 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 1241

Defending force 43113 troops, 482 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 1033

Japanese adjusted assault: 600

Allied adjusted defense: 2494

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
10428 casualties reported
Squads: 263 destroyed, 451 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 89 (35 destroyed, 54 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
647 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 42 (5 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (5 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
28th/B Division
48th Division
14th Division
10th Division
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
28th/C Division
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Constabulary Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
4th PAAC Avn Sup
24th PS FA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
35th Avn Sup
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
165th Field Artillery Battalion
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

[Cap Mandrake]

263 infantry squads destroyed and 450+ disabled[X(]

Tanks, engineers. A hard hit.

[Cap Mandrake]

China: Some staff clown allowed a Chinese Corps to cross a river and attack a big mess of LYB's. I think this unit was entering Chingking from the South but we owned the hexside. Crap. There goes that guy's career. Fortunately, for the Chinese their men are only worth 1/6th of the Japanese.

Ground combat at 75,45 (near Chungking)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6835 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 257

Defending force 20945 troops, 152 guns, 261 vehicles, Assault Value = 594

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 1233

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-)

Allied ground losses:
4427 casualties reported
Squads: 291 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
67th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
110th Division
20th Recon Regiment
8th Recon Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
North China Area Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

[Disco Duck]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

They attack again at Clark but suffer absolutely catastrophic losses. Looks like we call off the withdrawal to Bataan.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48356 troops, 522 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 1241

Defending force 43113 troops, 482 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 1033

Japanese adjusted assault: 600

Allied adjusted defense: 2494

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
10428 casualties reported
Squads: 263 destroyed, 451 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 89 (35 destroyed, 54 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
647 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 42 (5 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (5 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
28th/B Division
48th Division
14th Division
10th Division
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
28th/C Division
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Constabulary Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
4th PAAC Avn Sup
24th PS FA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
35th Avn Sup
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
165th Field Artillery Battalion
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

I see the attacker was already disrupted. It will take them months to recover.

[Cap Mandrake]

*************March 7, 1943(e)*************

PI: Talisse tries to run West to get away from the carriers east of Mindanao and runs into the biggest BB in the world, unspotted, coming in from the west.. Bad day.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 77,87, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi
BB Hyuga
DD Satsuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yugao

Allied Ships
xAP Talisse, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

I had a feeling JJ would try to hit the heavy bombers at Cagayan, so I sent them back to Moulmein.

Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Skytrain: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Musashi
DD Yugao
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 3
Fires 5698
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 30
Port hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

Should have called off the B-25 attacks at Manila too. Oh well. Excrement happens.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 23
B-25D1 Mitchell x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

I know nah-zink.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

[Cap Mandrake]

This attack was planned for Soryu and pals..but they wisely pulled back out of range. Nicely coordinated but one demi-squadron light on escorts. Too bad. Soryu would have been a Roman candle.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 83,91

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
A6M3a Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13
Kittyhawk III x 12
Mitchell II x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 19
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
TBF-1 Avenger x 9

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

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
Mitchell II: 1 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Bomb hits 2
DD Yugao
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 6

[Cap Mandrake]

Sure, send 13 P-38's to attack a Maru...why not?

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 4
Mitchell II x 3
P-38G Lightning x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Nanko Maru

[Cap Mandrake]

Bahh...waste of the King's Own Bombs.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga

[Cap Mandrake]

All this strife at Clark is eating up our supply.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1132 troops, 78 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 717

Defending force 42530 troops, 475 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 980

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
48th Division
10th Division
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
14th Division
28th/C Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
28th/B Division

Defending units:
57th PS Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
4th PAAC Avn Sup
501st Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
165th Field Artillery Battalion
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
35th Avn Sup
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

All this strife at Clark is eating up our supply.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1132 troops, 78 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 717

Defending force 42530 troops, 475 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 980

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
48th Division
10th Division
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
14th Division
28th/C Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
28th/B Division

Defending units:
57th PS Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
4th PAAC Avn Sup
501st Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
165th Field Artillery Battalion
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
35th Avn Sup
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

At that rate he will run out of guns in 16 days and vehicles in 9 days. Bring it, baby!

[Cap Mandrake]

Sundas: The bombardment of Ambon is brought to you tonight by Operation Skeleton in Sumatra, which seems to have attracted every single Betty and Nell in the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Forces.

Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CL Honolulu
CL Richmond
CL Perth
DD Downes
DD Taylor
DD Strong

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Thailand: Many squaws cry in teepees tonight..Mohicans and Algonquins. Not enough escorts. JJ guesses right with their LRCAP

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

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
Vengeance I x 18
B-24D Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Vengeance I: 10 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

I think we are going to be able to Nakhon back. 70th Br Div is nearing the melee.

Morning Air attack on 16th Garrison Unit , at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 43
B-24D Liberator x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Still no Jap fighters over Bangkok.

Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 5
B-24D Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

[Cap Mandrake]

more attacks over Nakhon.

Morning Air attack on 55th Engineer Regiment, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

and

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

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled