IN HARM'S WAY...AE VERSION: STONEAGE(IJ) VS SPRUANCE(A)

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:07 pm

12/21-12/22/43

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SS I-121 sinks xAK Forafric off Perth.

SS Thresher sinks SC CHa-65 near Sapporo.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN

One turn ago, recon showed the heaviest concentration of Japanese aircraft on Mindanao on the airfield at Davao....recon also indicated the presence of a CL in port there. USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob and Morotai work over Davao's port and airfield:

Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-17F Fortress x 7
B-24D Liberator x 13
B-24D1 Liberator x 46
B-24J Liberator x 100
P-38G Lightning x 20
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 4 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AV Kunikawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31
Port hits 17
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(17 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
P-38G Lightning x 2
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 81 minutes

Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18
B-17F Fortress x 7
B-24D Liberator x 10
B-24D1 Liberator x 52
B-24J Liberator x 88
P-38G Lightning x 8
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AV Kunikawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 47
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 116 minutes

Both the airfield and port at Davao are both 40% neutralized now. What was oringinally reported as a CL by recon was in reality AV Kunikawa and it was dispatched to the bottom of Davao harbor.

Recon now shows that StoneAge staged in some fighters into Cayagan so we will hit the airfields at both Davao and Cayagan next turn. As usual, I hope to obtain total air superiority over the southern Philippines before SWPAC begins landing on Mindanao.

CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE

StoneAge evidently had 2 surface TFs off of Guam a turn ago and he decided to withdraw them without bombarding Guam.....fortunately, all the USN fast carriers escaped without damage. The carriers all sailed to Ulithi where they completed rearming and refueling and they will join up with the amphibious transports carrying SWPAC's Vth Amphibious Corps next turn off Mindanao.

The smaller IJN surface TF was a DD flotilla and it was hammered by CENTPAC naval and land based air the next day:

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18
TBF-1 Avenger x 24

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Naganami
DD Akizuki

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24
PV-1 Ventura x 10

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Teruzuki
DD Niizuki
DD Akizuki

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 25

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Teruzuki
DD Naganami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Niizuki

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24
SBD-3 Dauntless x 23

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Akizuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Niizuki
DD Teruzuki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Mutsuki class DD
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 108,88

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6
B-25G Mitchell x 10
B-26B Marauder x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-25G Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Niizuki, Shell hits 13, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Akizuki, Shell hits 14, heavy fires
DD Teruzuki, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25G Mitchell bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-25G Mitchell bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CL
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD

The other IJN TF....the more powerful cruiser SAG......was hidden by a rain squall on the way out of the Marianas just as it had been hidden last turn on the way in. But throughout the day occasional Allied naval and land bombers would attack under heavy rain conditions:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kuroshio

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Nagara

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 8

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
CA Haguro

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 21

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Haguro
DD Makinami
DD Susuzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 9
PV-1 Ventura x 20

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
DD Susuzuki
CA Ashigara
DD Okinami

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 106,87

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6

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

Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 4
CL Nagara, Shell hits 5
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

DD Naganami and CL Isuzu were sunk.

XI Corps launches 2 more deliberate attacks and the IJA formations on Saipan begin to disintegrate from attrition:

Ground combat at Saipan (108,93)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40156 troops, 821 guns, 1229 vehicles, Assault Value = 1627

Defending force 8555 troops, 136 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Allied adjusted assault: 1109

Japanese adjusted defense: 43

Allied assault odds: 25 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1702 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Division
762nd Tank Battalion
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
763rd Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
7th Infantry Division
20th USN Naval Construction Battalion
18th USN Naval Construction Regiment
183rd USAAF Base Force
45th Aviation Base Force
225th Field Artillery Battalion
209th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
19th USN Naval Construction Battalion
17th USN Naval Construction Regiment
229th USN Base Force
USMC AirFMFPac

Defending units:
64th Naval Guard Unit
87th Infantry Regiment
41st Naval Guard Unit
Saipan Naval Fortress
66th Nav Gd /208
101st Machine Canno AA Battalion
59th JNAF AF Unit
11th RF Gun Battalion
5th Base Force
4th Fleet
33rd JNAF AF Unit
115th JAAF AF Bn
37th Const Co
8th Fleet /375

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37th Const Co Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

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101st Machine Canno AA Battalion Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

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11th RF Gun Battalion Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

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41st Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

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Saipan Naval Fortress Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

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59th JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

Ground combat at Saipan (108,93)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39933 troops, 821 guns, 1230 vehicles, Assault Value = 1621

Defending force 6808 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Allied adjusted assault: 1540

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 61 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2680 casualties reported
Squads: 99 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 110 destroyed, 109 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
766th Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
763rd Tank Battalion
7th Infantry Division
183rd USAAF Base Force
17th USN Naval Construction Regiment
209th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
19th USN Naval Construction Battalion
20th USN Naval Construction Battalion
18th USN Naval Construction Regiment
45th Aviation Base Force
229th USN Base Force
225th Field Artillery Battalion
USMC AirFMFPac

Defending units:
87th Infantry Regiment
115th JAAF AF Bn
33rd JNAF AF Unit
5th Base Force
4th Fleet
8th Fleet /375

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87th Infantry Regiment Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:36 am

12/23-12/24/43

CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE

XI Corps mounts 2 More deliberate attacks that end up surrounding the remaining Japanese troops on Saipan:

Ground combat at Saipan (108,93)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39850 troops, 821 guns, 1232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1616

Defending force 4689 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Allied adjusted assault: 1221

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 111 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1430 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 183 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
767th Tank Battalion
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
763rd Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
7th Infantry Division
229th USN Base Force
209th Field Artillery Battalion
183rd USAAF Base Force
225th Field Artillery Battalion
20th USN Naval Construction Battalion
17th USN Naval Construction Regiment
18th USN Naval Construction Regiment
45th Aviation Base Force
19th USN Naval Construction Battalion
XI US Corps
USMC AirFMFPac

Defending units:
5th Base Force
115th JAAF AF Bn
4th Fleet
33rd JNAF AF Unit
8th Fleet /375

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Saipan

Ground combat at Saipan (108,93)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39951 troops, 821 guns, 1233 vehicles, Assault Value = 1616

Defending force 3189 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 1494

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1494 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1704 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 113 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Division
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
763rd Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
766th Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
7th Infantry Division
209th Field Artillery Battalion
45th Aviation Base Force
229th USN Base Force
183rd USAAF Base Force
20th USN Naval Construction Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
19th USN Naval Construction Battalion
18th USN Naval Construction Regiment
17th USN Naval Construction Regiment
XI US Corps
USMC AirFMFPac

Defending units:
5th Base Force
4th Fleet
33rd JNAF AF Unit
8th Fleet /375

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33rd JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Saipan by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Saipan

The Marianas Offensive is now virtually complete. The remaining pockets of Jap resistance on Saipan will be mopped up over the next few days.

CENTPAC medium and tactical bombers based on Guam, Tinian and Saipan will continue to suppress the remaining Japanese bases at Pagan and Rota.

5th Fleet completes rearming and refueling at Ulithi and joins Amphibious TFs 254 and 456 in southern Philippine waters.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....PLANNING

While CENTPAC and 5th Fleet have been engaged in a bloody campaign to capture important bases in the Marianas, SWPAC has quietly built up a level 6 airfield at Morotai and a level 8 airfield at Talaud Island.....both with Air HQs to put them over the level 10 admin level.

Ever since General Mac Arthur departed the Philippines in March 1942 the CINCSWPAC has planned his eventual return to the US colony.

SWPAC will retake the Philippine archepelago in 3 seperate phases.

In Phase I SWPAC will recapture Mindanao and the southern Philippines. Originally I had planned a pincer attack on Mindanao....3 divisions would land at Butuan in the north while 2 infantry divisions, armor and artillery landed at either Davao or Dadjangas in the south depending on the defenses. In the north, Japan has some 17,000 troops at Cayagan and another 3500 troops at Butuan. Cayagan with a level 5 airfield is the largest airfield on Mindanao. But Cayagan is jungle terrain , heavily defended and only has a level 2 port. Meanwhile,
Butuan is lightly defended clear terrain and has a level 3 port. So the invasion will land at Butuan, and after consolidating the beachead, will drive on Cayagan.

After recon showed 20,000 IJA troops at Dadjangas and another 34,000 troops at Davao the southern arm of the invasion was cancelled.....the 2 infantry divisions, armor and artillery planned for the southern Mindanao invasion will instead land as the 2nd echelon of the northern Butuan invasion....after taking Butuan and Cayagan they will drive over the island to secure Davao.

USMC paratroopers will drop on Zamboanga and Jolo to complete Phase I of the Philippines Campaign.

The screenshot at the bottom of the page shows the SWPAC OOB for the 1st Phase of the Philippines Campaign.

Phase II of the Philippines Campaign will be but a brief military interlude but a sustained logistical buildup. Its very difficult for Japan to defend the Philippine archipelago in AE...there are simply too many potential bases/islands to defend. SWPAC will take bases on Palawan and either Samar or Leyte. SWPAC needs a level 7 or 8 airfield on Palawan to help isolate Japan from the SRA.....the Allies will be able to base divebombers/torpedo bombers at Jolo/Palawan/Cam Ranh Bay to completely cut off the oil/fuel/resources of the SRA off from Home Islands.

SWPAC will then secure a base on Samar or Leyte to be built up to a level 6/7 airfield that can support the SWPAC Phase III invasion of Luzon.

In the 3rd Phase of SWPAC's Philippines Campaign the Ist Australian Corps will land in southern Luzon while the Ist US Army Corps lands in northern Luzon. The 2 pincers will converge on Manilla/Clark while massive airfields are constructed on northern Luzon to permit strategic bombing of Japan.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....INITIAL OPERATIONS

USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob pound the level 5 Japanese airfield at Cayagan:

Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 24
B-24J Liberator x 63
P-38H Lightning x 20
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 89

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 3
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 20
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 4 destroyed

Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
30th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 37450
Raid is overhead
381 Ku S-1/C with J2M2 Jack (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 37450
Raid is overhead
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
P-38H Lightning x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
30th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 99 minutes

Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
P-38H Lightning x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet *

CAP engaged:
30th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 43

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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 1

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet

CAP engaged:
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37450
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 23
B-24J Liberator x 60
P-38H Lightning x 11
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 4 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
P-38H Lightning: 2 destroyed

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

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 91

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes

When the smoke clears there is but a single AC left at Cayagan and the airfield is 80% damaged.

USAAF heavy bombers based at Morotai pound Davao:

Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21
B-17F Fortress x 7
B-24D Liberator x 10
B-24D1 Liberator x 39
B-24J Liberator x 26
P-38G Lightning x 5
P-38H Lightning x 24
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed on ground
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged

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

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 62

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
P-38G Lightning x 5
P-38H Lightning x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
P-38G Lightning x 5
P-38H Lightning x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K5 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged

Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 19
B-17F Fortress x 7
B-24D Liberator x 10
B-24D1 Liberator x 41
B-24J Liberator x 30
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-38H Lightning x 24
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K5 Mavis: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-IIb Lily: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 63

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-38H Lightning x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-38H Lightning x 24
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet

Davao finishes the turn with both 45% port and airfield damage.....only 7 fighters and 1 bombner remain at the base.

As Christmas eve falls over the western Pacific, the 5th Fleet appears to be sailing towards the southern beaches of Mindanao. The assault troops aboard Adm Hill's Amphib TF 254 and AdmDraemel"s Amphib TF 456 will spend a quiet Christmas with turkey dinner and all the trimmings while 5th Fleet changes its heading north towards Butuan. The holiday will come to an abrupt end early on the morning of December 26th as the 41st Divison, 43rd Divison and the 1st Calvary(SPEC)
3Calvary Divison storm shore at Butuan following a brief naval bombardment.

USAAF heavy bombers are staged in to Talaud Island....tomorrow they will begin carpet bombing the IJA troops at Butuan. Meanwhile, transport AC are also staged into Talaud...they will be dropping the 1st USMC Paratroops on Zamboanga.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:22 am

12/25-12/26/43

SUBS

SS Peto sinks K Azurai Maru off mami Oshima.

SS Batfish sinks SC CHa-21 by Hakodate.

CENTPAC: MARIANAS OFFENSIVE

XI Corps mops up the last pockets of Japanese resistance on Saipan:

Ground combat at Saipan (108,93)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40055 troops, 821 guns, 1235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623

Defending force 2168 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 1364

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1364 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2024 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 372 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
762nd Tank Battalion
24th Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
766th Tank Battalion
7th Infantry Division
18th USN Naval Construction Regiment
45th Aviation Base Force
19th USN Naval Construction Battalion
XI US Corps
17th USN Naval Construction Regiment
183rd USAAF Base Force
209th Field Artillery Battalion
229th USN Base Force
225th Field Artillery Battalion
20th USN Naval Construction Battalion
USMC AirFMFPac

Defending units:
5th Base Force
4th Fleet
8th Fleet /375

Ground combat at Saipan (108,93)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40055 troops, 821 guns, 1235 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623

Defending force 2168 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 1364

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1364 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2024 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 372 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
762nd Tank Battalion
24th Infantry Division
767th Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
766th Tank Battalion
7th Infantry Division
18th USN Naval Construction Regiment
45th Aviation Base Force
19th USN Naval Construction Battalion
XI US Corps
17th USN Naval Construction Regiment
183rd USAAF Base Force
209th Field Artillery Battalion
229th USN Base Force
225th Field Artillery Battalion
20th USN Naval Construction Battalion
USMC AirFMFPac

Defending units:
5th Base Force
4th Fleet
8th Fleet /375

StoneAge stages over 100 fighters into the 99% damaged airfield on Pagan to conduct sweeps over Saipan:

Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 33

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
F4U-1 Corsair x 5
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 18 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters to 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 40,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 69 minutes
VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 68 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 4
F4U-1 Corsair x 3
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 38000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 33810.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 80 minutes
348th FG/340th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VMF-122 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes

Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 10 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters to 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 7

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 31810 and 36810.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 81 minutes

Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 41,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 38500 feet

CAP engaged:
VF-33 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38000 , scrambling fighters between 30810 and 34810.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Saipan , at 108,93

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 14000 feet

The results from these sweeps are somewhat amazing. With the Allies on CAP while the Japanese were sweeping(although a few of these losses were actually over the Philippines), the Allies lose 15 AC in A2A combat this turn while Japan loses 48 AC. Plane losses by type were 42 Ki-43IIb Oscars, 10 Hellcats, 4 A6M2s, 3 P-38H and 1 P-47D2.

Im not sure why StoneAge is sweeping me here in the Marianas after the battle is over and the fat lady is singing.....unless he is testing my defenses for the kamikazies that will arrive in 6 days.

The airfield on Pagan is 99% suppressed so the Japanese AC that were damaged this turn will be sitting ducks on the pock marked tarmac....medium bombers on Tinian will hammer Pagan next turn while we repay StoneAge with sweeps over his airfield.

SWPAC:PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....INVASION MINDANAO

The deception of 5th Fleet sailing towards the southern coast of Mindanao works as hoped.....StoneAge masses subs around Davao and the south coast of Mindanao while the invasion beach on the north coast at Butuan is clear.

USAAF heavy bombers based at Talaud Island hammer Japanese troops at Butuan before SWPAC troops invade:

Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 12
B-24D Liberator x 44
B-24D1 Liberator x 32
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 26

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
13th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes

Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 10

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Seafire IIC x 1
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
FM-1 Wildcat x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 43

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wildcat V x 2
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
FM-1 Wildcat x 14
F4U-1A Corsair x 3
F6F-3 Hellcat x 40

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 80,89 (Butuan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Seafire IIC x 1
B-24D Liberator x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
FM-1 Wildcat x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 51

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

USAAF heavy bombers based at Moroati and Babeldaob continue to suppress Japanese bases at Cayagan and Davao.

USN fast carriers hit IJN shipping in the Philippines:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Bacolod at 79,85

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 39
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Yamabuki Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Yamabuki Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Baybay at 81,86

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 19
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Columbia Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

SWPAC forces storm ashore at Butaun without incident....its nice to be done with the Saipan Naval Fortress:

Pre-Invasion action off Butuan
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
CL Boise
CL Concord
DD Crosby
DD Dale
DD Lamson
LCI-216
LCI-221

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

BB Oklahoma firing at 2nd Area Army
CL Boise firing at 2nd Area Army
CL Concord firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Crosby firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Dale firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Lamson firing at 2nd Area Army

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Amphibious Assault at Butuan

TF 254 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 80,89

Allied ground losses:
451 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (0 destroyed, 48 disabled)
Vehicles lost 60 (1 destroyed, 59 disabled)

13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 43 lost overboard during unload of 41st Infantry Div
Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of 43rd Infantry Div /7

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Pre-Invasion action off Butuan
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Richmond
CL Adelaide
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Thanet
DD Tenedos
DD Scout
DD Farragut
DD Balch
APA Elmore

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

CL Richmond firing at 2nd Area Army
CL Adelaide firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Express firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Encounter firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Thanet firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Tenedos firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Scout firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Farragut firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Balch firing at 2nd Area Army
DD Encounter fired at enemy troops
DD Thanet fired at enemy troops
DD Scout fired at enemy troops

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Amphibious Assault at Butuan

TF 456 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 80,89

Allied ground losses:
342 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (0 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (0 destroyed, 32 disabled)

10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cav Div /6

By the end of the day SWPAC has landed the 41st Division, 43rd Division and the 1st Calvary(Spec)3 Calvary Divison. StoneAge told me that he was a bit concerned that his troops at Butuan were over 70% disrupted after the air bombardment and the naval gunfire of the Amphibious TF.....there was no dedicated bombardment TF here. Well........, thats what happens in clear terrain and thats why I invaded here.

An immediate shock attack is ordered for next turn before the 17,000 IJA troops next door at Cayagan can reinforce.

Meanwhile, the USMC 1st Paratroops airdrop on Zamboanga and capture it.

Next turn, SWPAC transport AC based at Talaud Island will drop USMC paratroops at Jolo.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:03 pm

12/27-12/28/43

SUBS

SS Rasher sinks AK Meiu Maru off Wenchow.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....INVASION BUTUAN

SWPAC troops at Butuan launch a hasty shock attack and capture the base there:

Ground combat at Butuan (80,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 27164 troops, 529 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 1061

Defending force 1539 troops, 0 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1296

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1296 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Butuan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
757 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 278 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 110 (110 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
43rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
41st Infantry Division

Defending units:
2nd Area Army

Now the construction engineers and aviation personel can debark at Butuan. Im hoping to get the airfield up and running here in the next 2 turns......I want to withdraw the CVEs from covering the invasion and consolidate all USN carriers before the kamakazi actrivation on 1/1/44.

Second echelon combat troops will begin offloading at Butuan in 2 turns. Im going to place a blocking force at Malatalay....the mountain hex SW of Butuan. The main SWPAC thrust on Mindanao will first attack due west into Cayagan and then will follow the coast road south to Cotabato and eventually Davao.

USMC paratroops capture Jolo. I will air transport aviation personel into Jolo and Zamboanga and then, after staging in fighters to both bases, small transport TFs will bring in additional supplies and seabees. I plan to repeat this process with paratroops on Palawan and hope to have the entire SRA cut off from Japan by the end of January 1944.

Carrier bombers on the USN CVEs and fast carriers detect IJN shipping in the central Philippines and hammer it hard:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Iloilo at 79,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Allied aircraft
FM-1 Wildcat x 5
F6F-3 Hellcat x 64
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 24
SBD-5 Dauntless x 53
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Teifu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Kitano Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
xAP Mizuho Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Tokyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
E Takashima, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
E Naryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Kyosai

Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 8 disabled

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iloilo at 79,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 48
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
E Kyosai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Huso Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Kyosai

Morning Air attack on TF, near Catbalogan at 82,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 47
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kurama Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
19 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kurama Maru

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:30 pm

12/29-12/30/43

SUBS

SS Capelin sinks AK Shinetsu Maru off Foochow.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO

USAAF heavy bombers base at babeldaob, Morotai and Talaud Island have closed the Japanese airfields at Cayagan and Davao. The only Japanese airfield capable of sustaining offensive operations left on Mindanao is at Cotabato. Allied recon reports a Japanese air buildup on Iloilo and Naga in the central Philippines. The USAAF heavies will switch targets to Cotabato, Naga and Iloilo next turn.....the Kamikaze threat starts on 1/1/44 so I need to close all airfileds level 2 or larger in range of Mindanao.

The carrier bombers of Task Group 58 ravage IJN shipping throughout the Philippine archipelago:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Roxas at 79,83

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 48
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shuko Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Shuko Maru

Morning Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 77,85

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 52
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 25
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Harukiku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Kanseishi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 38, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
SC Ch 40, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
SC Ch 36, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 42, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC Ch 39, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
15 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Ch 40 dead in the water ...
Ch 42 dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 42
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 38

An IJN DD Flotilla is spotted off the west coast of Mindanao and attacked by the carrier bombers of TG 58....in the AM the IJN SAG is covered by a rain squall:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 13 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Uranami
DD Inazuma
DD Hibiki
DD Mochizuki
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

In the afternoon the IJN SAG pops out from under the sqall but the Allied carrier bombers cant hit the broadside of a barn:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 13 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Uranami
DD Inazuma
DD Hibiki
DD Mochizuki
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

When AdmHill's Amphibious TF finished unloading and departed Butuan the BB PoW/BC Repulse SAG that was covering the invasion left with it. The CVEs and transports at Butuan are temporarily exposed.....ADM Halsey's SAG with 3 BBs is sent to covered the unloading at Butuan......I hope that the IJN DD flotilla that escaped the wrath of over 500 SBDs/TBFs off the west coast of Mindanao doesnt slip in there before the calvary arrives.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:55 am

12/31/43-1/3/44

SUBS

SS kipjacksinks DD Asagiri off Balikpappan.

SS I-39 is sunk in port at Manila by carrier bombers.

SS orado sinks AK Akagone Maru by Naha.

SS I-124 is sunk in port at Manila by carrier bombers.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN

After completely shutting down Davao and Cayagan, USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob/Morotai/Talaud Island cause 88% AF damage at Cotabato, 76% AF damage at Iloilo. 34% AF damage at Naga and 14% damage at Manila.

Jolo is reinforced by transports debarking construction and aviation engineers and SBDs and P-47s are staged in......the Allies can now interdict the Sulu Sea and the Celebes Sea.

Over 100 fighters are staged in to Butuan and the CVEs withdraw.

Allied PBYs detect a lot of IJN naval activity in and around Manila. The fast carriers of TF 58 sortie 280 miles to the north and pound IJN shipping in the central Philippines and in port at Manila:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 26
SBD-5 Dauntless x 18
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

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

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
E W-33, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Sagi
xAK Yoneyama Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sugiyama Maru, Bomb hits 1
E Kari
xAK Ohio Maru
xAK Mitimei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36740
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E W-33
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yoneyama Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kinryu Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Polillo at 82,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 30

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Yae Maru, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk
xAK Syokyu Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
20 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yae Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Syokyu Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27
TBM-1C Avenger x 22

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
AS Yasukuni Maru, Torpedo hits 1
TK Kanto Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Somedono Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Sugiyama Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yuzan Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Oridono Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Kosin Maru
xAK Ryuun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Hiyama Maru, on fire
xAK Ohio Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tyoko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Kanto Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Sugiyama Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tyoko Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Batangas at 79,78

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shinrei Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
PB Myoken Maru, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Shinrei Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-1C Avenger x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Tyoko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Somedono Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yoneyama Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sugiyama Maru, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 19

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Mitimei Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Oridono Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hiyama Maru, heavy fires
xAK Yoneyama Maru, and is sunk
xAK Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mitimei Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Oridono Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kinryu Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yoneyama Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Somedono Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ryuun Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 5 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Somedono Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Oridono Maru, and is sunk
xAK Ryuun Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 5 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryuun Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 84
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 6
SBD-5 Dauntless x 47
TBF-1 Avenger x 89

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 7 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 15 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosin Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
E Sagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Ryuun Maru, and is sunk
E W-33, heavy fires, heavy damage
CMc Enoshima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PB Showa Maru #5

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36740
Raid is overhead
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking Manila ...
Ryuun Maru dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryuun Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AS Yasukuni Maru
Also attacking Manila ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kosin Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E W-33
Also attacking Manila ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Sagi
Also attacking Manila ...

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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Kari
SS I-124, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes

Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Manila ...

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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS I-39, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 19
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Showa Maru #5, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PC Nire, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Kari

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36740
Raid is overhead
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead

Nire dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PC Nire

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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 50
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 28
SBD-5 Dauntless x 66
TBF-1 Avenger x 53
TBM-1C Avenger x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 12 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 32 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Kari
AKE Soya, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-36, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AR Yamabiko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Wakamiya, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E Mutsure, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Muroto, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS RO-103, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS I-124, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

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

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
10 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36740
Raid is overhead
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Manila ...

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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

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

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 44
SBD-5 Dauntless x 18
TBF-1 Avenger x 23
TBM-1C Avenger x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shinyubari Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS RO-103, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AD Koshu Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-124, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Muroto, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 2
SC CHa-17, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

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

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 38740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 36740 , scrambling fighters to 36740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 390 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 8
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 34
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 3 destroyed, 18 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AG Hayasaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Muroto, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SC CHa-30, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
E Sagi, and is sunk

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Japan loses 12 AKs, 4 DDs, 2 E boats, 1 TK, 1 PB and 1 AKL over the period.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:20 am

1/4-1/5/44

SUBS

SS Steelhead sinks AKL Shoryu Maru off Tsushima.

SS Bowfin sinks AK Toyohasi by Wakkanai.

SS Graying sinks AKL Nagaragaw Maru near Hong Kong.

SS Thresher sinks AK rokko Maru off Wakkanai.

SS Robalo sinks SC CHa-18 by Ominato.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO

USN carriers launch another strike to clean out the harbor at Manila:

Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 79
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 26
SBD-5 Dauntless x 74
TBF-1 Avenger x 85
TBM-1C Avenger x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 7 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 42 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 15 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Kari, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-36, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
ACM Rokko Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Repair Shipyard hits 2
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
248th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36740
Raid is overhead
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Kari
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Manila ...

The Philippine waters appear to be devoid of IJN shipping now and Manila port is clear so the fast carriers of Task Group 58 will return to Babeldaob to rearm and refuel.

Just as Ulithi was the main forward naval base for CENTPAC during its Marianas offensive, Babeldaob is the main forward SWPAC naval base for the Philippines campaign. Transport convoys are moving men and materiel from Rabaul forward to Babeldaob where it is offloaded and then reloaded on amphibious transports for action in the Philippines.

Amphibious transports are now loading assault troops. engineers and base forces for the next SWPAC thrust onto Samar.

Meanwhile at Mindanao, V Amphibious Corps is ashore at Butuan. 4 divisions, 3 tank and 3 artillery battalions are advancing due west to assault Cayagan while a 5th division is advancing SW to invest Mandalaybay......they will be sure to check out the topless pool there.

USSAF heavy bombers continue to suppress airfields at Cotabato, Davao, Cayagan, Iloilo, Naga and Manila......with a little help from the USN carriers....but there are to many Japanese airfields available in the region to close everything. Still, we havent experienced any kamikazi attacks yet.

Jolo is almost to the point of self sufficiency with seabees, aviation personel, supplies, fighter CAP, PBYs on naval search and SBDs on naval attack.

At Zamboanga, StoneAge counterinvaded with about 500 troops so the situation there appears to be stalemated. As soon as we wrap up the Jolo ops we will reinforce Zamboanga with troops, supplies and engineers.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:49 am

1/6-1/7/44

SUBS

SS Pargo sinks AK Seian Maru off Sapporo.

SS Steelhead sinks AK Seiwa Maru by Saishu To.

SS O21 is hit by 7 DCs from IJN convoy escorts near Lingga.

SS I-9 is hit by 3 DCs from Allied convoy escorts off Babar.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....MINDANAO

StoneAge reinforced Cayagan up to 41,000 troops just as 2 SWPAC armored battalions reach the base. StoneAge will attempt to crush these 2 armored units next turn....I should have at least 2 divisions and possibly a 3rd arrive next turn before Japan can launch an assault......and just to be safe SBDs, TBFs, medium and heavy bombers will be targeting the IJA LCUs in both AM and PM attacks from multiple altitudes.

Task Group 58 makes it back to Babeldaob and all the carriers take on AC replacements and reload their armaments. The amphibious TF that will be assaulting Samar will arrive at Babeldaob this turn and will head off to its objective the next turn covered by TG 58.

Phase II of SWPAC's Philippines campaign is about to begin.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:05 pm

1/8-1/9/44

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO

Allied cruisers deliver an early morning bombardment on Japanese troops at Cayagan:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 44
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Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Shropshire
CA Minneapolis
CA Salt Lake City
CL Ceylon
CL Tromp
CL Java

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Manpower hits 1
Fires 201
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 21
Port hits 4

CA Dorsetshire firing at 4th Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Dorsetshire
CA Shropshire firing at 4th Division
CA Minneapolis firing at 4th Division
CA Salt Lake City firing at Cagayan
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Salt Lake City
CL Ceylon firing at 18th JNAF AF Unit
CL Tromp firing at 4th Division
CL Java firing at 4th Division

As anticipated, StoneAge launches an all-out attack at Cayagan with over 40,000 troops. In addition to the naval bombardment, Allied bombers hammer the IJA troops all day. Fortunately, 2 SWPAC divisions and another armored battalion arrive at Cayagan just before the assault and the Japanese are just barely repulsed:

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24461 troops, 207 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 921

Defending force 21704 troops, 317 guns, 742 vehicles, Assault Value = 953

Japanese adjusted assault: 810

Allied adjusted defense: 801

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
6262 casualties reported
Squads: 186 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 234 destroyed, 194 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 162 (43 destroyed, 119 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 137 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 123 (9 destroyed, 114 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Garrison Unit
4th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
14th Garrison Unit
31st Field AA Battalion
18th JNAF AF Unit
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th Division
34th Road Const Co
54th Construction Battalion
2nd Army
94th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn

Two more SWPAC divisions arrive at Cayagan before the 2nd Japanese assault and now the IJA forces are routed:

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 18476 troops, 207 guns, 237 vehicles, Assault Value = 629

Defending force 42031 troops, 742 guns, 1161 vehicles, Assault Value = 1685

Japanese adjusted assault: 107

Allied adjusted defense: 3129

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 29

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
3019 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 117 destroyed, 157 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Vehicles lost 238 (238 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 40 (4 destroyed, 36 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
4th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
13th Garrison Unit
14th Garrison Unit
54th Construction Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion
18th JNAF AF Unit
2nd Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Road Const Co
16th Division
94th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
4th USMC Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
27th Infantry Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn

V Amphibious Corps will launch a counterattack on the disrupted, demoralized Japanese troops at Cayagan next turn.

PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....PHASE II

Covered by the fast carriers of TG 58, assault troops bound for Samar leave Babeldaob this turn.

Palawan will be taken by USMC paratroops on long range transport AC.

PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.......PHASE III: INVASION LUZON

The 1st Australian Army begins loading in transports at Darwin and Koepang. After rendezvousing at Babeldaob, they will be assaulting southern Luzon either at Naga or Legaspi.

After gaining a beachead in southern Luzon, 6th US Army will invade northern Luzon either at Appari or San Fermando.

The 1st Australian Army and the 6th US Army will catch IJA troops on Luzon in a pincer movement and will converge on Manilla/Clark.

paullus99 · Post by **paullus99** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:23 am

Looks like he completely neutered himself with those two attacks - your follow up should rout him, no problem.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:52 am

paullus99....StoneAge had level 5 forts at Cayagan so I didnt break him after 2 shock attacks....combat results are following..

1/10-1/11/44

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO

General Holland M.(Howling Mad) Smith's V Amphibious Corps launches 2 shock attacks against the Japanese defenders of Cayagan:

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 42467 troops, 805 guns, 1208 vehicles, Assault Value = 1674

Defending force 20460 troops, 225 guns, 204 vehicles, Assault Value = 418

Allied adjusted assault: 1511

Japanese adjusted defense: 741

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
758 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 61 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (14 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
727 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 111 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 32 disabled
Vehicles lost 102 (7 destroyed, 95 disabled)

Assaulting units:
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
32nd Infantry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
154th FA Bn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
13th Garrison Unit
4th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Garrison Unit
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
54th Construction Battalion
34th Road Const Co
18th JNAF AF Unit
2nd Army
16th Division
31st Field AA Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 41376 troops, 805 guns, 1207 vehicles, Assault Value = 1602

Defending force 19750 troops, 223 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 411

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 747

Japanese adjusted defense: 207

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1811 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 151 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 37 (21 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
304 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 48 (23 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Assaulting units:
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
27th Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
154th FA Bn
V US Amphib Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
4th Division
13th Garrison Unit
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Garrison Unit
2nd Army
18th JNAF AF Unit
31st Field AA Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th Division
34th Road Const Co
54th Construction Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn

The forts are reduced to zero but with all of V Amphibious Corps over 50% fatigue and disruption we will settle for a bombardment next turn. The 110th CBT Engineers are nearly wiped out after assaulting the fortifications at Cayagan....all that remains of the entire unit are 2 disrupted MGs.

USMC paratroops and Fiji Cdos will shock attack Japanese troops at Zamboanga.

SWPAC PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN:......PHASE II: CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

AdmDraemel's Amphibious TF 456 will land troops on Samar next turn. A massive amphibious TF carrying seabees/aviation personel/air HQ departs from Babeldaob to follow up the initial invasion.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.......PHASE III: LUZON

The 1st Australian Army continues to embark on assault transports at Darwin and Koepang.....they should ready to assault southern Luzon within 2 weeks.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:22 am

1/12-1/13/44

CBI

Allied naval bombers at Cam Ranh bay hit IJN shipping in the South China Sea:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
E W-5
TK Gen'yo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vengeance I bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 3
P-51A Mustang x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Kaizyo Maru
E Aotaka

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Gen'yo Maru
TK Kaizyo Maru
E Hoko, Shell hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 2
P-51A Mustang x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Tatekawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vengeance I bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 9

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
TK Gen'yo Maru, heavy fires
TK Tatekawa Maru, heavy fires
TK Kaizyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Japan is desperately attempting to ship fuel and resources back to the Home Islands as the Allies tighten the noose around the SRA.

DEI

SBDs interdict Japanese shipping in the DEI;

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,96

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 16

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi
DD Sawakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,96

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kisaragi

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CENTPAC: MARIANAS OPS

IJN DD flotillas wreak havoc throuout the Marianas.....all under the cover of over 200 SBDs and TBFs.

At Saipan, IJN DDs defeat USN DDs and then hammer TKs and AKs:

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arare, Shell hits 1
DD Kasumi
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
DD Cotten, Shell hits 1
DD Daly
DD Dashiell
DD DeHaven

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Sugama, Ryokichi crosses the 'T'
DD DeHaven engages DD Usugumo at 12,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD DeHaven at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Kasumi at 7,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Daly at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD DeHaven at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Dashiell at 4,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD DeHaven at 4,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Dashiell at 4,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD DeHaven at 2,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Dashiell at 2,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Daly at 2,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Arare at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Dashiell at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Dashiell at 3,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Kasumi at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Kasumi at 5,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Dashiell at 5,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Kasumi at 5,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD DeHaven at 6,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Kasumi at 6,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Arare at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD DeHaven at 10,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Dashiell at 10,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Daly at 10,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Dashiell at 14,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages DD Daly at 14,000 yards
DD Arare engages DD Cotten at 14,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arare, Shell hits 1
DD Kasumi
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
TK Deroche, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
TK Byron D Benson, Shell hits 9, on fire
TK Richmond, Shell hits 12, heavy fires
TK Antietam, Shell hits 27, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK H. M. Storey, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
YMS-345, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards
DD Arare fires at TK Antietam at 11,000 yards
DD Arare fires at TK Antietam at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 9,000 yards
DD Arare engages TK Richmond at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Deroche at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Byron D Benson at 7,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 7,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Richmond at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages TK Richmond at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages TK Deroche at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages TK Byron D Benson at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Deroche at 3,000 yards
YMS-345 sunk by DD Isonami at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK H. M. Storey at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK H. M. Storey at 3,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Deroche at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards
DD Arare engages TK Richmond at 3,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages TK Byron D Benson at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Deroche at 3,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages TK H. M. Storey at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 3,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Usugumo, on fire
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
TK Deroche, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
TK Byron D Benson, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Richmond, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Antietam, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK H. M. Storey, heavy fires

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Byron D Benson at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Byron D Benson at 9,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages TK Deroche at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Deroche at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages TK Antietam at 8,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 8,000 yards
DD Arare engages TK Antietam at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Antietam at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Richmond at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages TK Byron D Benson at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Isonami engages TK Byron D Benson at 4,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages TK Richmond at 4,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arare, on fire
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 2
DD Usugumo, on fire
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
AG Antares, Shell hits 2, on fire
AG Spica, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
SC PC-786
xAK Vermont, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Admiral Wood, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK President Quezon, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK West Camargo

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Sugama, Ryokichi crosses the 'T'
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages AG Spica at 13,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AG Antares at 13,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages xAK Vermont at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AG Spica at 9,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AG Antares at 9,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages xAK President Quezon at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages xAK Admiral Wood at 9,000 yards
Sugama, Ryokichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Isonami engages AG Spica at 7,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AG Spica at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages AG Spica at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages xAK President Quezon at 7,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages xAK Admiral Wood at 7,000 yards
DD Arare engages xAK Vermont at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages AG Spica at 11,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages AG Spica at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAK President Quezon at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAK Admiral Wood at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAK Vermont at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages xAK Vermont at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

For the umpteenth time this game USN combatant ships retreat/withdraw/flee and leave the convoys as hors de combat.......yeah, thats historical.

After the damage has been done a USN DD squadron rises to the occasion:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 107,93, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Harrison
DD Hazelwood
DD O'Bannon

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 18,000 yards
DD Harrison engages DD Kuroshio at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Harrison at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards
DD Harrison engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 10,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 10,000 yards
DD Harrison engages DD Amatsukaze at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Hazelwood at 7,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze sunk by DD Harrison at 7,000 yards
Hara, Tameichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 9,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 9,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Harrison at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Harrison at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio sunk by DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

At Tinian its more of the same:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tinian at 108,94, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kuroshio
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
DD Charrette, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Chauncey, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Conner, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Murray

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Hara, Tameichi crosses the 'T'
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Murray at 12,000 yards
DD Conner engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Conner engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
DD Charrette engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Charrette at 7,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 7,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Chauncey at 7,000 yards
DD Charrette sunk by DD Yamagumo at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 5,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Conner at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 4,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 4,000 yards
DD Chauncey sunk by DD Kuroshio at 4,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Murray at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Murray at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Murray at 10,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Murray at 10,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 13,000 yards
DD Conner engages DD Amatsukaze at 13,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Murray at 13,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tinian at 108,94, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kuroshio
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Harrison, Shell hits 2
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Yamagumo at 3,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Amatsukaze at 3,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 3,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 4,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Hazelwood at 4,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 4,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Hazelwood at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hazelwood at 7,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Amatsukaze at 7,000 yards
DD Harrison engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
DD Harrison engages DD Asashimo at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 11,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Amatsukaze at 11,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Harrison at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hazelwood at 13,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hazelwood at 13,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Hazelwood at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 11,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Harrison engages DD Yamagumo at 8,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Yamagumo at 8,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Harrison at 8,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Asashimo at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Kuroshio at 12,000 yards
DD Hazelwood engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Harrison engages DD Asashimo at 12,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Hazelwood at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tinian at 108,94, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Conner
DD Murray, Shell hits 1

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards
DD Conner engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Murray at 11,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards
DD Conner engages DD Asashimo at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards
DD Conner engages DD Asashimo at 9,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Yamagumo at 10,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Conner engages DD Yamagumo at 8,000 yards
DD Asashimo engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Murray at 13,000 yards
DD Murray engages DD Asashimo at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Conner at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...

At Guam, the unstoppable IJN DDs engage AdmHalsey's BB group:

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA Houston
CA Louisville
CA New Orleans
CA Astoria
CLAA Atlanta
CL Santa Fe
CL Birmingham
DD Charles Ausburne
DD Blue, Shell hits 1
DD Mugford
DD Henley
DD Gridley
DD Maury

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Michishio at 14,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Michishio at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 12,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 11,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Michishio at 8,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 5,000 yards
DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Mugford at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 13,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
BB Washington
CA Houston
CA Louisville
CA New Orleans
CA Astoria
CLAA Atlanta
CL Santa Fe
CL Birmingham
DD Charles Ausburne
DD Blue
DD Mugford
DD Henley
DD Gridley
DD Maury

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Halsey, Wm F "Bull" crosses the 'T'
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CLAA Atlanta engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CLAA Atlanta engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Michishio at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Michishio at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Michishio sunk by BB Washington at 10,000 yards
DD Michishio sunk by BB Washington at 10,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 106,95, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Michishio
DD Arashio, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
DD Natsugumo

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 2
BB Washington, Shell hits 3
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
CA Louisville
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
CA Astoria
CLAA Atlanta
CL Santa Fe
CL Birmingham
DD Charles Ausburne
DD Blue
DD Mugford
DD Henley
DD Gridley, Shell hits 1
DD Maury

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Shiraishi, Nagayo crosses the 'T'
DD Arashio engages BB North Carolina at 12,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages BB North Carolina at 12,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Blue at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Michishio at 6,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Arashio engages CL Birmingham at 6,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Mugford at 6,000 yards
Shiraishi, Nagayo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Santa Fe collides with CL Birmingham at 106 , 95
DD Natsugumo engages DD Gridley at 3,000 yards
DD Michishio engages CA Astoria at 3,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 3,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Arashio at 3,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Arashio at 6,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Blue at 6,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Urakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Blue at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Blue at 8,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards
CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Arashio at 8,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards
DD Charles Ausburne engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Mugford at 10,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Gridley at 10,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 10,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Natsugumo at 10,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 10,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Natsugumo at 12,000 yards
DD Mugford engages DD Michishio at 12,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Arashio at 12,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 12,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Maury at 12,000 yards
BB North Carolina engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Maury at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Henley at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 12,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
CLAA Atlanta engages DD Urakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Gridley at 12,000 yards
DD Henley engages DD Arashio at 12,000 yards
DD Blue engages DD Arashio at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Charles Ausburne at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Charles Ausburne at 13,000 yards
DD Gridley engages DD Michishio at 13,000 yards
BB Washington engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards
CL Santa Fe engages DD Urakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Maury at 13,000 yards
DD Michishio engages DD Henley at 13,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Mugford at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Henley at 14,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Michishio at 14,000 yards
CA New Orleans engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards
CA Louisville engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Urakaze at 14,000 yards
Shiraishi, Nagayo orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO

An IJN flotilla of E boats punks an Allied AK at Jolo...under the full cover of multiple SBD squadrons of course:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Kamo
E W-22
E Kamome
E Natsushima
E Sarushima, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DE Cabana, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Simoon, Shell hits 8, heavy fires

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
E Sarushima engages DE Cabana at 12,000 yards
E Kamo engages DE Cabana at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
E Sarushima engages DE Cabana at 9,000 yards
E Kamome engages DE Cabana at 9,000 yards
DE Cabana engages E W-22 at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DE Cabana sunk by E Kamo at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards
E Natsushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards
E Kamo engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards
E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards
E Natsushima engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards
E Kamome engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards
E W-22 engages xAK Simoon at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 9,000 yards
E Natsushima engages xAK Simoon at 9,000 yards
E Kamome engages xAK Simoon at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
E Sarushima engages xAK Simoon at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

IJN DDs attack the BB PoW/BC Repulse SAG at Talaud Island:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Talaud Island at 79,97, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CA Sussex
CA Suffolk
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
CL Danae
CL Kenya
CL Newcastle
DD Jupiter
DD Napier
DD Norman
DD Racehorse

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Napier engages DD Sawakaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 9,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages CL Danae at 9,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Napier at 7,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages CA Cornwall at 7,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards
CL Kenya engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Napier engages DD Kisaragi at 7,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards
BC Repulse engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards
CL Danae engages DD Sawakaze at 10,000 yards
Nojima V. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Napier at 13,000 yards
BC Repulse engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards
CA Sussex engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards
CL Kenya engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards
CL Danae engages DD Sawakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Sawakaze engages DD Napier at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
BC Repulse collides with CL Kenya at 79 , 97
DD Napier engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards
CA Suffolk engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards
CL Kenya engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards
DD Kisaragi engages DD Jupiter at 14,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards
BC Repulse engages DD Kisaragi at 14,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Sawakaze at 14,000 yards
Task forces break off...

USMC paratroops and Fili CDOs destroy Japanese defenders at Zamboanga:

round combat at Zamboanga (75,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 873 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 125 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 54

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 54 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)

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

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

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
2nd Fiji Commando Battalion
73rd RAAF Wing /1

Defending units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy

V Amphibious Corps bombards IJA troops at Cayagan :

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39389 troops, 803 guns, 833 vehicles, Assault Value = 1580

Defending force 17761 troops, 223 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 283

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

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
V US Amphib Corps
154th FA Bn
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Division
13th Garrison Unit
14th Garrison Unit
2nd Army
16th Division
31st Field AA Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th JNAF AF Unit
54th Construction Battalion
34th Road Const Co
94th JAAF AF Bn

General "Howling Mad" Smith orders V Amphibious Corps to conduct an all out shock attack at Cayagan next turn.

SWPAC PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN: PHASE II......INVASION SAMAR

SWPAC troops storm ashore at Samar.

Japanese bombers find the followup amphibious TF with the support troops and cause some damage:

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 84,88

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Pavo, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
APD Herbert
CL Trenton, Torpedo hits 1
APD Manley
AK Alcona

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

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:36 pm

My last couple turns and the next few turns are a bit rushed as I am on vacation in San Diego...dont want to spend a lot of time on the old computer. Our room at the Marriott has a great view overlooking San Diego Bay and the Coronado Islands.....you can also see North Island Naval Air Station and CV Constellation currently being decommissioned. My wife and I rented a powerboat to cruise the harbor...sailed past CV Midway(CV-41).....currently a fantastic carrier museum and a must visit if you are ever in San Diego. We cruised past the Pacific Sub Base ...there appeared to be 3 subs in port. And of course my wife and I walked over to the Broadway Street Naval Pier...where ships used to be loaded with armaments for WW II, Korea and Vietnam.....and we stopped at the memorial for my favorite ship of WW II....CLAA San Diego....the 2nd most decorated ship of WW II....engaged in most every campaign from Solomons to Okinawa and did not suffer even one fatalitiy during the war...I believe the memorial stated that CLAA San Diego sailed 300,000 NM during the war....simply amazing.

1/14-1/15/44

SUBS

After a few quiet days things are heating up again.

SS S-28 is hit by 8 DCs from IJN TK convoy escorts off Bandjermasin.

SS Capelin sinks PB Shonan Maru #2 by Foochow.

SS Jack sinks AK Unyo Maru near Iriomote.

SS Amberjack sinks AK Melbourne Maru off Singkawang.

SS Kingfish sinks AG Shirasaki Maru by Shanghai.

CENTPAC

StoneAge manages a mid ocean intercept of Alllied convoys near Wake Island:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 134,94, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Harukaze

Allied Ships
DE Wileman, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll
TK L. P. St. Clair, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
xAK David Dudley Field, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Henry Dearborn, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Henry L. Hoyt
xAK Henry Villard
xAK Jacob Riis, Shell hits 1
xAK Jacques Laramie, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK James B. McPherson
xAK John Lind
xAK Lyman Beecher
xAK William L. Garrison, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK William M. Stewart
xAK Aloe, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Asphalion
TK Seirstad, Shell hits 1, heavy fires

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Koeu, Keiji crosses the 'T'
DD Harukaze engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK William L. Garrison at 9,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 9,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 9,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages DE Wileman at 9,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Lyman Beecher at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DE Wileman sunk by DD Harukaze at 5,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 5,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Aloe at 5,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK David Dudley Field at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages TK Seirstad at 4,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards
xAK William L. Garrison sunk by DD Mikazuki at 4,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK David Dudley Field at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages TK Seirstad at 5,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 5,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Asphalion at 5,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Aloe at 5,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Lyman Beecher at 5,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 5,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages TK Seirstad at 4,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Asphalion at 4,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Aloe at 4,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK James B. McPherson at 4,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 4,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 4,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Aloe at 4,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 134,94, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Harukaze

Allied Ships
TK L. P. St. Clair, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Henry Dearborn, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Jacques Laramie, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAK John Lind, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 10,000 yards
DD Yuzuki fires at xAK John Lind at 10,000 yards
DD Mikazuki fires at xAK Jacques Laramie at 10,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki fires at TK L. P. St. Clair at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 9,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 9,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 6,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 6,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 6,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 4,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 4,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Jacques Laramie at 6,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 6,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 8,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 8,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 8,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Henry Dearborn at 8,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK John Lind at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages TK L. P. St. Clair at 9,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 130,94, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Harukaze

Allied Ships
xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll, Shell hits 1
xAK Henry L. Hoyt, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Henry Villard, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Jacob Riis, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAK James B. McPherson, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Lyman Beecher, Shell hits 1
xAK William M. Stewart, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Asphalion, Shell hits 1, heavy fires

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 16,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK James B. McPherson at 16,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK William M. Stewart at 14,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 14,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Henry Villard at 14,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK William M. Stewart at 11,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 11,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 11,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK James B. McPherson at 11,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 11,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 11,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 11,000 yards
Koeu, Keiji orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 7,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 7,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 7,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Jacob Riis at 7,000 yards
DD Yuzuki engages xAK Henry Villard at 7,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 13,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Lyman Beecher at 13,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 13,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Jacob Riis at 13,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK Henry Villard at 13,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 13,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Asphalion at 17,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 17,000 yards
DD Nagatsuki engages xAK William M. Stewart at 17,000 yards
DD Harukaze engages xAK Jacob Riis at 17,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Henry Villard at 17,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Henry L. Hoyt at 17,000 yards
DD Mikazuki engages xAK Nathaniel Ingersoll at 17,000 yards
Task forces break off...

I staged a SBD squadron from Maloelap to Wake to deal with future incursions such as this.

IJN DD flotillas are active again in the Marianas:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 98,97, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
PT-107, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PT-108
PT-109
PT-110
PT-115
PT-116

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-110 at 6,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-107 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-110 at 4,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-115 at 4,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-110 at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-110 at 4,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 4,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-107 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-115 at 2,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 2,000 yards
PT-108 engages DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
PT-108 engages DD Hayashio at 2,000 yards
PT-107 sunk by DD Isokaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 6,000 yards
PT-108 engages DD Maikaze at 6,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-115 at 6,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-108 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 10,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-116 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-116 at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-110 at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 12,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 12,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-110 at 12,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-109 at 12,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 98,97, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
PT-20, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-24
PT-25, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
PT-42

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Toyoshima, Shunichi crosses the 'T'
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-42 at 5,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-25 at 5,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-25 at 5,000 yards
PT-20 engages DD Hatsukaze at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PT-25 sunk by DD Isokaze at 2,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-24 at 2,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-20 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-20 at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-24 at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-24 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-42 at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-42 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-42 at 11,000 yards
PT-20 sunk by DD Hatsukaze at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-42 at 14,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-24 at 14,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-42 at 14,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-24 at 14,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Cotten
DD Daly
DD Dashiell
DD DeHaven

Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD Dashiell at 12,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 12,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Hamanami at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 5,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Sagiri at 5,000 yards
DD Daly engages DD Hamanami at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 3,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Hamanami at 3,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 3,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD Cotten at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 6,000 yards
DD Daly engages DD Sagiri at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 6,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 8,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Dashiell at 8,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Minegumo at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 9,000 yards
DD Daly engages DD Sagiri at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 9,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD Cotten at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Cotten at 13,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Sagiri at 13,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Minegumo at 13,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hamanami
DD Minegumo
DD Sagiri
DD Oboro, on fire

Allied Ships
DE Fleming, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DE Fleming at 12,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 10,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 8,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DE Fleming at 8,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DE Fleming at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DE Fleming at 3,000 yards
DE Fleming sunk by DD Oboro at 3,000 yards
DE Fleming sunk by DD Oboro at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Ikazuchi
DD Fubuki

Allied Ships
SC-632, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 82% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
SC-632 sunk by DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards
SC-632 sunk by DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

Night Naval bombardment of Ulithi at 98,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze
DD Maikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Hatsukaze

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

DD Isokaze firing at Ulithi
DD Maikaze firing at 118th USAAF Base Force
DD Hayashio firing at Ulithi
DD Hatsukaze firing at Ulithi

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Night Naval bombardment of Saipan at 108,93 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri
DD Minegumo
DD Hamanami

DD Sagiri firing at 1st Marine Division
DD Minegumo firing at 7th Infantry Division
DD Hamanami firing at 1st Marine Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Saipan at 108,93 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yamakaze
DD Asagumo

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 22

DD Fubuki firing at Saipan
DD Ikazuchi firing at Saipan
DD Yamakaze firing at 1st Marine Division
DD Asagumo firing at Saipan

Day Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 98,97, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
PT-108, Shell hits 1
PT-109
PT-110
PT-115
PT-116

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
DD Isokaze engages PT-108 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 14,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-115 at 14,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-109 at 14,000 yards
Specht, W.C. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Isokaze engages PT-116 at 13,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 13,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-110 at 13,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-108 at 13,000 yards
Toyoshima, Shunichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 14,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-116 at 14,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-115 at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages PT-109 at 20,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-108 at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Ulithi at 99,96, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
PT-24
PT-42

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Saipan at 108,93, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Oboro, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Cotten
DD Daly
DD Dashiell, Shell hits 1
DD DeHaven, Shell hits 2

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 18,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Minegumo at 18,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Dashiell at 14,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 13,000 yards
DD Hamanami engages DD Dashiell at 13,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Minegumo at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 10,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD Cotten at 10,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Daly at 10,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Hamanami at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 6,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD Daly at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Oboro at 7,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD Dashiell at 7,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD Daly at 7,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Daly at 10,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Dashiell at 10,000 yards
DD Daly engages DD Minegumo at 10,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD DeHaven at 11,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Sagiri at 11,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 11,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Cotten at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Sagiri at 9,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Sagiri at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD DeHaven at 6,000 yards
DD Dashiell engages DD Hamanami at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Dashiell at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Cotten at 6,000 yards
Niwa, W. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 14,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Oboro at 14,000 yards
DD Sagiri engages DD DeHaven at 14,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Daly at 14,000 yards
DD Cotten engages DD Hamanami at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
DD Oboro engages DD Daly at 20,000 yards
DD DeHaven engages DD Sagiri at 20,000 yards
DD Daly engages DD Oboro at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Finally after 3 days of unopposed Japanese naval activity in the Marianas USN land based naval bombers rise to the occasion:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 108,92

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sagiri

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Saipan at 108,92

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 7
SBD-5 Dauntless x 36

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Oboro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DD Sagiri, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Oboro
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sagiri

CBI

After hammering IJN shipping in the South China Sea last turn, StoneAge is flying recon over all the Allied airfields on the Indochina coast trying to find where the Allied naval bombers are based. I think StoneAge has realized that the Allies have almost completely severed the SRA from the Japanese Home Islands. Next turn long range C-87 Liberator transport AC(range 24 hexes!) will drop USMC paratroops on Puerto Princessa on Palawan and then when the airfield there is operational the SRA will no longer be a factor in Japanese production.

Stick a fork in Jap production....they're done....

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO

General "Howling Mad" Smiths V Amphibious Corps finally captures Cayagan:

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 41130 troops, 803 guns, 1189 vehicles, Assault Value = 1621

Defending force 17337 troops, 209 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 264

Allied adjusted assault: 1022

Japanese adjusted defense: 163

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
5487 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 295 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 115 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 76 (76 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 147 (147 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 11

Allied ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 54 (4 destroyed, 50 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th USMC Tank Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
32nd Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
V US Amphib Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
4th Division
13th Garrison Unit
14th Garrison Unit
2nd Army
54th Construction Battalion
18th JNAF AF Unit
16th Division
34th Road Const Co
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
31st Field AA Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn

V Amphibious Corps will now pursue the retreating IJA troops towards Cotabato.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....PHASE II: CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

SWPAC C-87 transport AC will drop USMC paratroops at Puerto Princessa on Palawan next turn. This will be the final nail in the coffin for Japan regarding a SLOC to the SRA.

SWPAC troops secure Guiuan on Samar. Now construction enginners will build airstrips and docks to help shut down Japanese bases on Luzon.

Two IJN SAGs appear both east of Samar and west of Naga as StoneAge attempts to disrupt SWPAC buildups at Guiuan and Butuan. 5th Fleet.....currently off Samar with 8 CVs, 6 CVLs and 12 CVEs.... pounds the eastern most IJN SAG that threatens the Samar landings:

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 86,85

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 6
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Umikaze
CL Yahagi
CL Sendai

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 86,85

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
FM-1 Wildcat x 16
F6F-3 Hellcat x 80
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 4
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7
TBF-1 Avenger x 168

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 2 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 33 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CL Yahagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Hayanami
DD Kishinami
DD Niizuki
DD Akizuki
DD Ariake
DD Umikaze

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CL

Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 6
TBF-1 Avenger x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 27
SBD-5 Dauntless x 9
TBM-1C Avenger x 6

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Umikaze
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 46
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 7
SBD-5 Dauntless x 9
TBM-1C Avenger x 13

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Ariake
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Umikaze
CA Mogami, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Takao class CA

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 87,80

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 8
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 8
TBF-1 Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Ariake

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Mogami
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Umikaze

An IJN CA and CL are sunk and another 3000 "sons of heaven" are sent to the wrong address.

The IJN SAG west of Naga escapes relatively unscathed:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Burias at 80,81

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
J2M2 Jack x 1
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CL Natori
CL Nagara

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37450
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38500
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Burias at 80,81

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Natori

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
254 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 9000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38500 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Burias at 80,81

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 8
SBD-5 Dauntless x 19
TBM-1C Avenger x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
DD Tamanami
CA Haguro
CL Natori
DD Takanami

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 14000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 38500 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes

USN surface TFs are placed on alert for this IJN SAG at both Butuan and Guiuan.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:15 pm

I was having my morning latte today on the ocean view balcony of the San Diego Bay Marriot and I saw CVN-76 round Cabrillo Point and enter the harbor returning from a patrol. What a sight! I can only imagine what it must have been like in WWII to see USN CVs round Cabrillo Point and return to base after a war patrol. CVN-76.....the USS Ronald Reagan.....displacing 77,000 tons(isnt that 4x the displacement of Yorktown Class CVs!) tied up at North Island Naval Air Station next to CV Constellation. CVN-76 dwarfed CV Constellation and CV Midway(also in port). I tried to take a picture with my POS cell phone camera of CV Constellation next to CVN-76 but the camera didnt do it justice.

SUBS

SS Steelhead sinks AK Surabaya Maru off Saishu To.

SS Ling sinks DD Arare by Aogashima.

SS Trigger sinks SC CHa-66 near Sapporo.

SS O19 is hit by 5 Dcs from an IJN cruiser TF off Jolo.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO

V Amphibious Corps pursues the 41,000 retreating IJA troops down the coastal road toward Cotabato.

The 41st Division completes its march overland from Butuan to Mandalaybay and bombards the Jap units there to assess size and composition......they appear to be mosatly AA and aviation personel so an assault is ordered for next turn.

The IJN cruiser force continues south from the central Philippines to Jolo and of course is covered most the way by convenient squalls....they mostly manage to avoid damge from not only the 500 carrier bombers of 5th Fleet off Samar but also another 200 land based SBDs and TBFs at Butuan, Zamboanga and Jolo itself:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 54 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 2
TBM-1C Avenger x 3

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 4000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CA Haguro
CL Natori

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 11
SBD-5 Dauntless x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Wakaba
DD Makigumo

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 27
SBD-5 Dauntless x 12
TBF-1 Avenger x 3

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
DD Nenohi
CL Natori
CA Haguro
CL Nagara, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 54 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
TBM-1C Avenger x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Once the IJA cruiser force arrives at Jolo they hammer the Allied transports there and bombard the airfield:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CL Nagara
CL Natori
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Makigumo
DD Makinami
DD Takanami
DD Tamanami
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
AK Bullock, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
AK Cabell, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Kota Pinang, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 30,000 yards
CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards
CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards
CA Haguro engages AK Bullock at 23,000 yards
AK Bullock sunk by CA Haguro at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
DD Makinami engages xAP Kota Pinang at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Haguro engages AK Cabell at 18,000 yards
CA Myoko engages xAP Kota Pinang at 18,000 yards
CL Nagara engages AK Cabell at 18,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages AK Cabell at 18,000 yards
xAP Kota Pinang sunk by DD Makinami at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CA Haguro engages AK Cabell at 16,000 yards
DD Makinami engages AK Cabell at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
AK Cabell sunk by CA Haguro at 14,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CL Nagara
CL Natori
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Makigumo
DD Makinami
DD Takanami
DD Tamanami
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SC-1066, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Kota Inten, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
CA Myoko engages SC-1066 at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 29,000 yards
SC-1066 sunk by CA Haguro at 29,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
CA Haguro engages xAP Kota Inten at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CA Haguro engages xAP Kota Inten at 19,000 yards
DD Makinami engages xAP Kota Inten at 19,000 yards
xAP Kota Inten sunk by DD Susuzuki at 19,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 74,90, Range 28,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CL Nagara
CL Natori
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Makigumo
DD Makinami
DD Takanami
DD Tamanami
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
LST-464, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
LST-465, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
LST-466, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
LST-467, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
LST-469, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
PC Taney, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 79 (51 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards
CA Myoko engages LST-464 at 26,000 yards
CA Haguro engages LST-467 at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 22,000 yards
CA Myoko engages LST-469 at 22,000 yards
CA Haguro engages LST-465 at 22,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages LST-467 at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 19,000 yards
CA Haguro engages LST-469 at 19,000 yards
CL Natori engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards
CL Nagara engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages LST-465 at 19,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages LST-467 at 19,000 yards
DD Takanami engages LST-465 at 19,000 yards
DD Makinami engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages LST-469 at 19,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages LST-464 at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CA Haguro engages LST-464 at 17,000 yards
DD Takanami engages LST-469 at 17,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages LST-467 at 17,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages LST-465 at 17,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages LST-469 at 17,000 yards
DD Takanami engages LST-465 at 17,000 yards
DD Makinami engages LST-464 at 17,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages LST-464 at 17,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages LST-469 at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CA Haguro engages LST-469 at 16,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages LST-467 at 16,000 yards
CL Nagara engages LST-464 at 16,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages LST-466 at 16,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages LST-465 at 16,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages LST-465 at 16,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages PC Taney at 16,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages PC Taney at 16,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages LST-469 at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 14,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages LST-467 at 14,000 yards
LST-466 sunk by DD Tamanami at 14,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages LST-469 at 14,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages LST-467 at 14,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages LST-469 at 14,000 yards
DD Makinami engages LST-467 at 14,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages LST-465 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 10,000 yards
LST-469 sunk by CA Myoko at 10,000 yards
CL Natori engages LST-464 at 10,000 yards
CL Nagara engages LST-465 at 10,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages LST-464 at 10,000 yards
DD Tamanami engages LST-464 at 10,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages PC Taney at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages LST-467 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards
LST-467 sunk by CA Myoko at 6,000 yards
CL Natori engages LST-464 at 6,000 yards
LST-464 sunk by CL Nagara at 6,000 yards
DD Makigumo engages LST-465 at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsuzuki engages LST-465 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 5,000 yards
CA Myoko engages PC Taney at 5,000 yards
CL Nagara engages LST-465 at 5,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages LST-465 at 5,000 yards
LST-465 sunk by CA Haguro at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Natori engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards
DD Takanami engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards
DD Susuzuki engages PC Taney at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PC Taney at 7,000 yards
PC Taney sunk by CL Natori at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Naval bombardment of Jolo at 74,90

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CL Natori
DD Wakaba
DD Nenohi
DD Tamanami
DD Takanami
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Susuzuki

Allied ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 57

CA Haguro firing at Jolo
CA Myoko firing at Jolo
CL Natori firing at Jolo
DD Wakaba firing at Jolo
DD Nenohi firing at Jolo
DD Tamanami firing at Jolo
DD Takanami firing at Jolo
DD Makinami firing at Jolo
DD Makigumo firing at Jolo
DD Hatsuzuki firing at Jolo
DD Susuzuki firing at Jolo

So far this IJN surface TF has lived a "charmed life" for 2 turns(4 days). Im staging more SBDs and TBFs into Jolo, Zamboanga and Butuan along with some FBs. The fast carriers of TG 58 are taking the long way to Jolo.....around the southern tip of Mindanao as the game wont let them sail thru the islands of the central Philippines.....and a USN surface TF with 3 fast BBs accompanied by 12 CVEs IS sailing thru the islands of the central Philippines to attempt either a mid ocean surface or air intercept.

StoneAge realizes the threat to his SLOC from the SRA to Japan posed by Allied airfields at Jolo and Zamboanga and is doing his best to shut thewm down or slow down the buildup.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

The amphibious TFs at Samar complete their unloading of support troops and supplies and head back to Babeldaob.

USMC paratroops capture Puerto Princessa on Palawan.

The SRA is nearly severed fron the Japanese Home Islands but not quite......StoneAge is still sneaking transport TFs thru in the South China Sea:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,78

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Atago Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,78

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Santos Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,78

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Aso Maru
xAK Santos Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teihoku Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

The SBDs and TBFs at Butuan, Zamboanga and Jolo have nearly cut the the SLOC between the SRA and Japan. But the Vengeance DBs at Cam Ranh Bay are too short legged and the medium bombers cannot be relied on to control the sea lanes. However, the capture of Puerto Princessa was the final link in shutting down the SRA and once the airfield there is up and running with SBDs StoneAge will be cut off from the SRA once and for all.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....PHASE III: INVASION LUZON

The 1st Australian Army completes loading at Darwin and Koepang and heads toward Babeldaob to rendezvous with 5th Fleet. Beauforts based at Koepang have shut down the Jap airfield at Kendari to prevent any interference in this operation.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:46 am

1/18-1/21/44

SUBS

SS Steelhead sinks AK Nanrei Maru off Saishu To.

SS Trusty sinks TK Samui Maru by Singapore.

SS Kingfish sinks AKL Hinko Maru near Shanghai.

SS Bluegill sinks AK Burma Maru off Ominato.

SS RO-100 is hit by 17 DCs from USN ASW TF at Puerto Princessa.

SS RO-34 is hit by 9 DCs from USN carrier escorts off Puerto Princessa.

SS I-9 is sink by an USN ASW TF at Puerto Princessa.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO

The US Army 41st Division overruns Japanese [positions at Mandalaybay:

Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10643 troops, 211 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 391

Defending force 2034 troops, 18 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 182

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Malaybalay !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
557 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (30 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division

Defending units:
3rd Air Division
36th Field AA Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion

V Amphibious Corps brushes aside the Japanese rear guard as they advance to the outskirts of Cotabato:

Ground combat at 78,89

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41240 troops, 805 guns, 1198 vehicles, Assault Value = 1643

Defending force 120 troops, 13 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1124

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1124 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
V US Amphib Corps
154th FA Bn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
31st Field AA Battalion

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

Construction engineers complete a level 2 airfield at Guiuan on Samar and P-38s are flown in.

StoneAge sends another wolfpack of subs to Palawan to break up Allied landings at Puerto Princessa. Most of the TBF Avengers on the fast carriers of TG 58 will be put on ASW next turn.

StoneAge attempts to sneak as many TK/Aks as possible from the SRA through the South China Sea to Japan before the airfield at Pueto Princessa becomes operational. USN carriers covering the buildup on Palawan are in a good positon to interdict the South China Sea:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 4

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AO Takasaki, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7
TBF-1 Avenger x 2
TBM-1C Avenger x 10

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
TK Arita Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
TK Kikusui Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Kenwa Maru
TK Okigawa Maru
TK Ayagiri Maru
E Karii

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
10 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 18

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Wakatake
TK Ryoei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Kenwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PB Nanpo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 5
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7
TBM-1C Avenger x 14

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Aso Maru #7, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Ayagiri Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Chosa Maru
TK Kyoie Maru
TK Okigawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
E Karii
E Wakatake

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Aso Maru #7
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Okigawa Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 70,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBM-1C Avenger x 14

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
TK Kyoie Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
E Hato
E Wakatake
PB Nanpo Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

A pretty good air battle breaks out over Puerto Princessa as StoneAge sweeps Allied CAP and then projects his own LRCAP to interdict Allied transport AC flying in supplies:

Afternoon Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 38,750 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 42,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 151 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 28000 , scrambling fighters to 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes

The Ki-43 Oscar II sweep at high altitude and give the Hellcats a bloody nose.

Curiously, the less experienced CVE fighter pilots give a better accounting of themselves:

Morning Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 39,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 28

Allied aircraft
Seafire IIC x 1
Wildcat V x 2
FM-1 Wildcat x 42
F4U-1A Corsair x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 66

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
VF-3 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
VF-18 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-24 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 34000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:21 am

1/22-1/23/44

SUBS

SS KVIII is hit by 7 DCs from IJN TK convoy escorts off Bandjermasin.
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SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....MINDANAO

V Amphibious Corps will invest Cotabato next turn.

Butuan is now a level 6 airfield and Cayagan is nearly up to level 6.....both have 5 radius Air HQs to give them the level 10 admin rating. With Davao 80% damaged and Cotabato about to be assaulted, Japanese airpower has been virtually eliminated on Mindanao.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

TG 58....8 CVs and 7 CVLs.....remains offshore Palawan to cover the buildup at Puerto Princessa along with 12 CVEs. The carriers are also in a position to interdict IJN TF movements in the South China Sea:

Morning Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 39,750 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
Seafire IIC x 1
Wildcat V x 2
FM-1 Wildcat x 41
F4U-1A Corsair x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 50

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (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 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 35000 and 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 73,83

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 43,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Seafire IIC x 1
Wildcat V x 2
FM-1 Wildcat x 41
F4U-1A Corsair x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-9 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 38000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 35000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 38800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 36900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 13

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Tokai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tokai Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kirishima Maru

Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 30
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Uranami
DD Hibiki
DD Inazuma

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,85

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Kamo
E Sarushima

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 71 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
FM-1 Wildcat x 15
F6F-3 Hellcat x 7
TBF-1 Avenger x 16

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Uranami
DD Inazuma
DD Hibiki

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,85

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
E Sarushima
E W-22, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E W-22

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,85

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 2

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Sarushima

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 6

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Uranami
DD Mochizuki

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,81

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 23
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Hibiki
DD Uranami
DD Inazuma

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
TBF-1 Avenger x 29

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1
AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Ukishima Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 2

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E Hayabusa

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Akagi Maru

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 6

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 19

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Shanghai Maru
E Hiyodori

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Beaufighter Ic bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Beaufighter Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Akagi Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AMC Akagi Maru, and is sunk
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Akagi Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Shanghai Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Hiyodori

In the central Philippines, the Japanese airfield at Iloilo is 85% neutralized. Jap airfields in southern Luzon at Naga and Manila have been up to now out of range of Allied land based fighters at Babeldaob, Morotai and Talaud Island.

Now with 2 level 6(10 admin) airfields on Mindanao and a level 3 airfield on Samar at Guiuan, SWPAC will soon have 3 major airfields capable of sending fighter escorts with their medium and heavy bombers to shut down Japanese airfields in southern Luzon. As soon as Guiuan reaches level 4 AF, medium bombers will be staged onto Samar and heavy bombers will be staged into Butuan and Cayagan on Mindanao to start hammering southern Luzon. As soon as the Jap airfields at Naga and Manila are closed the 1st Australian Army will land at Legaspi. StoneAge has over 60,000 troops at Naga so a landing there would be very difficult at best.

In the meantime, 2 P-38H and 1 P-47D2 squadron are staged into Guiuan where they will sweep the skiies over Naga.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:25 am

1/24-1/25/44

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SS Tullibee is hit by 4 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Aogashima.

SS S-36 is hit by 2 DCs from IJN ASW TF by Muntok.

SS Albacore sinks AKL Uga Maru near Shanghai.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO

V Amphibious Corps enters Cotabato and a deliberate assault is ordered for next turn.

Cayagan's airfield reaches level 6 and 8 USAAF bomber squadrons are staged in with P-38H escorts to hit Manila.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

Allied fighters based on Samar sweep Naga to good effect:

Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
J2M2 Jack x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 15

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 10 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 35000 feet

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
30th Sentai/A with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Raid is overhead
30th Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Raid is overhead
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 37450
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 37000 feet

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 19

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 37000 feet

Morning Air attack on Naga , at 81,81

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
J2M2 Jack x 1
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 35000 feet

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
30th Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (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 15000
Raid is overhead
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 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 37450
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

Naga is now devoid of fighters. USAAF heavy bombers based on Babeldaob will hit Naga airfield next turn. In the meantime, the Allied fighters on Samar will sweep Manila.

IJA bombers try to hit Allied shipping at Jolo but are ravaged by CAP:

Morning Air attack on Jolo , at 74,90

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIc Lily x 27

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIc Lily: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged

Port hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48-IIc Lily releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
15th FG/47th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 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 14 minutes
8th FG/80th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

Meanwhile, air battles rage over the South China Sea as Japan tries to interdict Allied shipping off Palawan while the Allies try to interdict IJN shipping in the South China Sea:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Gosei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Gosei Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
SBD-5 Dauntless x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CA Myoko
CL Natori

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes

Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 34
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 14
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CL Natori, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CA Myoko
DD Makigumo

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Natori

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,83

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 12000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,83

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
TBM-1C Avenger x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Igasa Maru
xAK Gosei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 3000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Gosei Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SC Ch 29

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryoyo Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6
SBD-5 Dauntless x 4

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,83

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Hayabusa, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Hayabusa

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 72,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 34
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 13
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 4 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Makigumo
CL Natori
DD Susuzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Haguro

Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 6

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
E Kamo
E Sarushima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Sarushima

Japan loses 61 AC in A2A combat this turn vs 31 Allied AC.

Evidently StoneAge attempts a counterinvasion at Puerto Princessa but his transports are intercepted by a USN surface TF:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 73,83, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Igasa Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAK Zyuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota
BB Massachusetts
BB Alabama, Shell hits 1
CA Portland
CA Northampton
CA Quincy
CA Vincennes
CA Wichita
CA Canberra
DD Barton
DD Frazier
DD Gansevoort
DD Meade
DD Ralph Talbot

Japanese ground losses:
438 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 4,000 yards
Parker P. crosses the 'T'
BB Massachusetts engages SC Ch 29 at 4,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages SC Ch 29 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Alabama engages SC Ch 29 at 5,000 yards
BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Alabama engages SC Ch 29 at 3,000 yards
xAK Zyuyo Maru sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards
BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 3,000 yards
SC Ch 29 sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards
BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 3,000 yards
BB Alabama engages xAK Igasa Maru at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
xAK Igasa Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 4,000 yards
xAK Igasa Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 4,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......LUZON

A massive invasion force carrying over 130,000 troops of the 1st Australian Army leaves Babeldaob and sails towards Samar to rendezvous with 12 USN CVEs. I had been planning on invading southern Luzon at either Naga or Legaspi. StoneAge has 64,000 troops at Naga including over 1500 AFVs! So an invasion at Naga is out of the question. Im concerned about invading at Legaspi ....
even though the base is deserted the IJA troops next door at Naga can get there quickly.....and I worry about the Aussies being bottled up on the tip of the peninsula by the huge IJA army at Naga......sort of like how the Aussies were bottled up at Galipolli in WWI. Still, a base at Legaspi would be the easiest for SWPAC to reinforce and resupply.

Im going to reconsider the invasion sites in southern Luzon while the USAAF closes down Japanese airfields at Naga and Manila next turn.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:04 pm

1/26-1/27/44

SUBS

SS S-46 is hit by 3 DCs from IJN ASW TF off Muntok.

SS Perch sinks SC CHA-55 by Wakkanai.

SS Apogon sinks AK Sansho Maru near Moppo.

SS Devilfiish sinks AKL Taibu Maru off Shanghai.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......MINDANAO

General Howling Mad Smith orders V Amphibious Corps to launch 2 bloody assaults at Cotabato:

Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42113 troops, 805 guns, 1207 vehicles, Assault Value = 1703

Defending force 34881 troops, 376 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 763

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 803

Japanese adjusted defense: 536

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1951 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 112 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled

Allied ground losses:
644 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 140 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 108 (2 destroyed, 106 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
32nd Infantry Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
V US Amphib Corps
154th FA Bn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Division
13th Garrison Unit
4th Division
14th Garrison Unit
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /2
16th Division
22nd JNAF AF Unit
50th JNAF Coy
54th Construction Battalion
44th Field AA Battalion
2nd Army
58th Construction Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
94th JAAF AF Bn
51st Construction Battalion
34th Road Const Co
24th Special Base Force
18th JNAF AF Unit
Southern Fleet
108th JAAF AF Bn

Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41324 troops, 805 guns, 1208 vehicles, Assault Value = 1657

Defending force 33021 troops, 375 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 662

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 695

Japanese adjusted defense: 585

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
733 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 74 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 71 (30 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th USMC Tank Battalion
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
V US Amphib Corps
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
13th Garrison Unit
4th Division
2nd Division
14th Garrison Unit
34th Road Const Co
51st Construction Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Army
Southern Fleet
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd JNAF AF Unit
18th JNAF AF Unit
54th Construction Battalion
16th Division
58th Construction Battalion
44th Field AA Battalion
50th JNAF Coy
24th Special Base Force
108th JAAF AF Bn

The Allied troops are heavily fatigued after 2 days of combat......V Amphibious Corps will bombard Cotabato next turn to rest and boost supply levels and watch the USAAF heavies work over the heavily entrenched Japanese.

SWPAC: CENTRAL PHILIPPINES:

USN carriers covering the buildup at Puerto Princessa spot an incoming IJN cruiser force and a possible counterinvasion force and hammer them with SBDs and TBFs :

Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 23
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 4
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 28000 feet
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
64th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(25 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 73,84

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Zenyo Maru
xAK Nako Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Johore Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Kinugawa Maru

Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Johore Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nako Maru

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Myoko, heavy damage
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 12000 feet
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
64th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(21 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36750
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 28
SBD-5 Dauntless x 6

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

5th Fleet is beginning to assmble off Samar. The USN carriers off Puerto Princessa are detached and sent to rejoin 5th Fleet to support the landings on Luzon.

Admiral Ching's SAG with 3 fast USN BBs remains behind off Palawan to cover the buildup there. SBDs are now operating out of the airfield at Puerto Princessa so the Japanese SLOC between the SRA and the Home Islands has finally been severed. With 3 mutually supporting airfields with SBDs at Jolo, Zamboanga and Puerto Princessa plus a 4th airfield at Butuan with TBFs the US carriers are no longer needed to cover ops in the central Philippines.

The airfield at Samar is enlarged to level 4 and medium bombers are staged in along with additional P-47D2 squadrons.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN......LUZON

The Allies need to neutralize the Japapnese airfields in southern Luzon and attrition their air forces before the 1st Australian Army can initiate amphibious landings on the southern portion of the island. USAAF bombers based at Babeldaob continue to work over the airfield at Naga. P-47s based on Samar fly sweeps over Manila followed by airfield strikes from the medium bombers at Samar and heavy bombers at Cayagan.

37 Japanese fighters are destroyed in A2A combat over the Philippines at no cost to the Allies. I had put the USAAF heavy bombers at Cayagan on naval/airfield so that they would hit Manilla AFTER the fighter sweeps but unfortunately they found naval targets:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Shirashika Maru
xAK Horai Maru
xAK Samarang Maru
xAK Nitimei Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 15
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24J Liberator x 4
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitimei Maru
xAK Nitiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shirashika Maru
xAK La Plata Maru
xAK Dainiti Maru
xAK Ayo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
E Sarushima
E Kamo

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Ayo Maru, heavy fires
xAK Nitiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shirashika Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC CHa-12

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ayo Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nitiyo Maru

I dont really care about the IJN shipping being hit by the heavy bombers......I need the airfield at Manila closed PDQ. Next turn all the heavy bombers at Cayagan will be placed only on airfield attack.

racndoc · Post by **racndoc** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:28 pm

1/28-1/29/44

CBI

This theatre has been quiet for awhile. The airfield at Cam Ranh Bay has been enlarged to level 6 and now holds over 150 Vengeance DBs, FBs, Beaufort torpedo bombers and fighters. These air groups, along with those stationed on Palawan at Puerto Pricessa, are tasked with interdicting IJN shipping in the South China Sea and provide the final link in severing the Japanese SLOC from the SRA back to the Home Islands.

On the ground, things have been quiet since the 2 IJA divisions were destroyed in Indochina in late 1943.

At Prachuap Khiri Khan there has been a relative stalemate for over 6 months. Eastern Command and SEAC had some 1600 AV facing off against 75,000 IJA troops in jungle terrain. I had been resting another 1600 AV in Bangkok and was waiting for them to accrue 100 PP before assaulting Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Inexplicably, StoneAge pulled back about 50,000 troops a couple of weeks ago......maybe he was planning on redeploying them elsewhere in the SRA or maybe even the Philippines before the South China Sea SLOC was cut at Puerto Princessa.

With 1600 AV still in transit from Bangkok, the Allies launch a hasty attack at Prachuap Khirir Khan:

Ground combat at Prachuap Khiri Khan (54,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43548 troops, 878 guns, 1241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1693

Defending force 13117 troops, 181 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 486

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 4602

Japanese adjusted defense: 567

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Prachuap Khiri Khan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4363 casualties reported
Squads: 128 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 205 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 87 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 42 (37 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (32 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 10

Allied ground losses:
950 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 161 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 73 (1 destroyed, 72 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Provisionl Tank Brigade
267th Armoured Brigade
46th Indian Brigade
26th Indian Division
SSVF Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
44th Indian Brigade
5th Indian Division
8th Medium Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
13th Indian Light AA Regiment
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
IV Indian Corps
85th British AT Gun Regiment
XV Indian Corps
21st Light AA Regiment
14th Army
56th Heavy AA Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
137/155th Field Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
81st Naval Guard Unit
7th RTA Division
1st RTA/B Division
84th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
32nd Field AA Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
92nd JAAF AF Bn

This is just the beginning of the British offensive to drive the length of the Malay peninsula and liberate Singapore.

The next Allied objective is Chumpon.

CENTPAC

StoneAge moves some cruisers and over a half dozen DDs to Truk.....probably to raid our shipping lanes. The airfield and port are 100% damaged at Truk but maybe Japan still has fuel reserves stored there. I dont have any SBDs or TBFs in range and if I sent in medium bombers they would only scratch the paint and let StoneAge know that I know that he is there.

CV Intrepid was in transit from Panama to Rabaul and is close by....she is ordered to close within 300 miles of Truk and launch her first offensive mission of the war. A surface TF is created of ships that were repairing at Rabaul......including BC Repulse and 7 cruisers......and they are ordered to close on Truk at full speed.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.....MINDANAO

V Amphibious Corps launches a couple of bombardment attacks on the Japanese troops at Cotabato while while USAAF heavy bombers based at Morotai rain death from above:

Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39183 troops, 803 guns, 834 vehicles, Assault Value = 1611

Defending force 33681 troops, 386 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

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

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
27th Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
43rd Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
V US Amphib Corps
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
154th FA Bn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Division
4th Division
13th Garrison Unit
14th Garrison Unit
16th Division
44th Field AA Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd JNAF AF Unit
2nd Army
Southern Fleet
58th Construction Battalion
51st Construction Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion
24th Special Base Force
3rd Air Division
18th JNAF AF Unit
50th JNAF Coy
34th Road Const Co
54th Construction Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
108th JAAF AF Bn

Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39295 troops, 803 guns, 834 vehicles, Assault Value = 1622

Defending force 33580 troops, 385 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

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

Allied ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn
165th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
V US Amphib Corps
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
13th Garrison Unit
4th Division
2nd Division
14th Garrison Unit
18th JNAF AF Unit
34th Road Const Co
58th Construction Battalion
44th Field AA Battalion
50th JNAF Coy
3rd Air Division
54th Construction Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn
51st Construction Battalion
16th Division
22nd JNAF AF Unit
24th Special Base Force
Southern Fleet
36th Field AA Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Army
52nd Construction Battalion
108th JAAF AF Bn

I was a bit surprised from the casualties my troops took in the 2nd bombardment.....I have more than a 2:1 advantage in artillery tubes. General Holland M. Smith is howling mad at the lack of progress here.....but the troops are all around 50% fatigued so will be given a rest next turn before the offensive resumes.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN....CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

For whatever reason Japan attempts a counterinvasion at Puerto Princessa but the IJN transports provide nothing but target practice for the USN BBs:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 73,83, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PC Kaki, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC Ch 17, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
SC Ch 20, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
SC Ch 21, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Kinugawa Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAK Zenyo Maru
xAK Nako Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota
BB Massachusetts
BB Alabama
CA Portland
CA Northampton
CA Quincy
CA Vincennes
CA Wichita
CA Canberra
DD Barton
DD Frazier
DD Gansevoort
DD Meade
DD Ralph Talbot

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 10% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 3,000 yards
Parker P. crosses the 'T'
SC Ch 21 sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards
SC Ch 17 sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards
xAK Johore Maru sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards
DD Meade engages xAK Nako Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Gansevoort engages xAK Nako Maru at 3,000 yards
PC Kaki sunk by BB Alabama at 3,000 yards
BB Alabama engages SC Ch 20 at 3,000 yards
DD Gansevoort engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Gansevoort engages xAK Zenyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Frazier engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 3,000 yards
SC Ch 20 sunk by BB Massachusetts at 3,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
BB Alabama engages xAK Nako Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Kinugawa Maru sunk by BB South Dakota at 2,000 yards
DD Gansevoort engages xAK Zenyo Maru at 2,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

Another IJN surface TF......headed by BB Kirishima.....steams down the eastern shores of the Philippines in an attempt to dirupt 5th Fleet's assembly off Samar. At Samar, there are 12 CVEs and Admiral Marc Mitcher's Air Combat TF with CV Enterprise, CV Yorktown,
CV Lexington, CVL Cowpens and CVL Princeton. Together they launch a series of devasting blows to the oncoming IJN surface TF:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone
BB Kirishima
CA Atago

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 2
TBM-1C Avenger x 24

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
CA Tone, Torpedo hits 1
CL Tama
CL Kiso

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 30
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 5
SBD-5 Dauntless x 7
TBF-1 Avenger x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 3 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
CA Atago

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
6 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 84,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 22

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ariake
CL Kiso
DD Teruzuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kasumi

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

SS Sturgeon adds to the ordeal of BB Kirishima:

Sub attack near Guiuan at 84,84

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Ariake
DD Kasumi
DD Shirakumo

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at BB Kirishima
Sturgeon diving deep ....
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

More carrier air attacks ensue:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
J2M2 Jack x 1

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37450
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

Allied land based air from Butuan gets into the act:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 54 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
J2M2 Jack x 1

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 9
Kittyhawk III x 2
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13
TBM-1C Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Ariake
BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kasumi
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 20000 feet
9 x Beaufort VIII launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (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 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 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 37450
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 1

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 11
F6F-3 Hellcat x 13
TBM-1C Avenger x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kasumi
DD Ariake
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 13000 feet *
8 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet

CAP engaged:
381 Ku S-1/B with J2M2 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 37450
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,83

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 2
SBD-5 Dauntless x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Ariake
CA Tone, heavy damage
DD Kasumi
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

For the 3rd time this war BB Kirishima is reported as sunk....this time I believe it. I think that Japan is now left with 2 BBs....BB Yamato and BB Yamashiro.

Japanese bombers on Luzon launch a counterattack on Allied shipping throughout the Philippines:

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

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Kittyhawk III x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.15 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk III (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Siargao at 84,89

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 22

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
FM-1 Wildcat x 2
F6F-3 Hellcat x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Raid is overhead
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 70,84

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15
SBD-5 Dauntless x 30

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Zenyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Zenyo Maru

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

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 22

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 6
Kittyhawk III x 3
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Java
CA Dorsetshire
DD Haggard
CA Salt Lake City
CL Ceylon

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
No.15 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk III (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
No.75 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (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 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 38000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,86

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
Seafire IIC x 2
Wildcat V x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
FM-1 Wildcat x 44
F4U-1A Corsair x 9
F6F-3 Hellcat x 80

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 83,86

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 11

Allied aircraft
Seafire IIC x 1
Wildcat V x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
FM-1 Wildcat x 40
F4U-1A Corsair x 9
F6F-3 Hellcat x 74

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-42 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-6 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VF-23 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VF-25 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Seafire IIC (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Raid is overhead
No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-35 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VC(F)-39 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VC(F)-41 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VC(F)-65 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VOC(F)-1 with FM-1 Wildcat (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VC(F)-5 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
VC(F)-7 with FM-1 Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VMF-113 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Jolo , at 74,90

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIc Lily x 13

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIc Lily: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
15th FG/47th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 15 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

Recon shows a concentration of IJN DDs and transports at Miri with several TKs in port. SBDs are ordered to attack the port at Miri and a Royal Navy SAG with BB PoW, currently off Palawan, is ordered to bombard Miri next turn.

SWPAC: PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN.......LUZON

USAAF heavy bombers based at Babeldaob and Cayagan and medium bombers based on Samar hammer Japanese airfields at Manila and Naga. For Japanese airfields in the Philippines, Naga is 80% damaged, Cotabato is under assault, Iloilo is 100% damaged, Naga is 60% damaged and Manila is 50% damaged. Next turn the heavy bombers at Cayagan will turm there attention to the level 8 Japanese airfield at Clark. There is still a level 2 airfield at Iba and probably others in northern Luzon.....its virtually impossible to shut everything down but more importantly Japanese air forces on Luzon have been gratly attritioned. This turn 78 Japanese AC are destroyed in A2A combat vs 37 Allied AC. A week ago Japan had over 200 AC in southern Luzon.....now there is less than 2 dozen AC.

With the destruction of Japanese air forces and naval forces on and around Luzon, 5th Fleet moves their assembly point 200 miles to the north to a position just offshore of Legaspi. Manila has been almost completely denuded of Japanese fighters but there are at least 13 ships in port including 3 TKs.

The fast carriers of Task group 58 are ordered to launch port strikes at Manila next turn.

nicwb · Post by **nicwb** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:57 am

I have been reading and enjoying your AAR from the start

Was Kirishima Stoneage's last (or close to last) BB ? He has pretty clearly given it all he's got but he can't have too much real fleet offensive capability left.

nicwb

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