WITP in the Alps! Swift (A) vs. Castor Troy (J)

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:53 pm

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

ORIGINAL: castor troy

we moved in 3 AA rgts and now the third is totally wrecked, down to 12/89... [8|] can´t believe that in four days all 3 AA units were wrecked... so much to the myth about what units in a stack get attacked...

I've kinda given up on trying to figure out which units are more likely to get hit on ground attack. I used to think it had more to do w/ unit is freshest (lowest disruption/fatigue) than which one is the strongest. Never believed in "strongest gets attacked" myself.

The only explanation I have in this case is the fact that the 3 AA rgts are the last units that entered the hex. They are not the first units in the stack though.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:54 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/16/43

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TF 89 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 10

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Naval bombardment of Brisbane, at 46,114

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CA Devonshire
BB Valiant

Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

I guess at some point I have to sink Valiant...

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TF 89 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 10

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Day Air attack on Rockhampton , at 46,109

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 68

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress laying mines at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress laying mines at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 8th Reserve AA Regiment, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 12
Hurricane IIb x 14
Spitfire Vb x 9
Kittyhawk I x 23
Vengeance I x 6
Wellington III x 3
Liberator VI x 3
A-20B Boston x 46
A-20G Havoc x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 12
B-25J Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 4 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 damaged
Wellington III: 1 damaged
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

of course an AA rgt gets a visit...

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Ground combat at 44,102

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44956 troops, 493 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 897

Defending force 39447 troops, 81 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 927

Japanese max assault: 838 - adjusted assault: 458

Allied max defense: 769 - adjusted defense: 62

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
835 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

still no enemy units surrender...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:38 pm

We kicked some a$$ today! I´m a very emotional human being and most often I´m reacting too emotional in the game. Most times when things happen that I think are gamey or are exploiting the game engine, like Swift having dozens of mini TFs at Brisbane to screw up my strikes or to guard the port against my ships. Not to talk about the fact that he uses PTs outside of their range to attack me, arguing that they still are near the coast... but still out of fuel... [8|]

I want to point out that I got my a$$ kicked by opponents several times and I applaud everyone for a good move, a good tactic or a good strategy. What really pisses me off are obvious gamey things. Whereas gamey, or game exploits are most often things like above mentioned. A gamey strategy is most often not seen in the game. Or better say, I don´t care where my Japanese or Allied opponent is attacking on grand scale.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/17/43

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TF 89 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 10

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Naval bombardment of Brisbane, at 46,114 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
CA Devonshire
BB Valiant

Japanese ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 180
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36
Ki-30 Ann x 8
Ki-32 Mary x 12

No Japanese losses

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 187

Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 13
Hurricane IIb x 33
P-40E Warhawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 29 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 8 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 7 destroyed, 19 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 18 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 8 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 6 destroyed
Wellington III: 5 destroyed
Beaufighter VIF: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 84

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

Swift must have hundreds of first line aircraft in India at this date but only he knows why he still uses Mohawks for example and only he knows why he doesn´t put his fighters on Cap and only he knows why Calcutta has no flak when there are 300 aircraft at the base... [8|] Why should I wonder, he uses Wirraways in Australia on Cap...

While he is even lucky, the ordered sweep was grounded to bad weather...

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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
Ki-49 Helen x 97

Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 2
Hurricane IIb x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 6 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 23 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 14 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 72

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

second strike from Pagan, the first one came from Mandalay... nearly no Helens were destroyed today...

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Day Air attack on Darwin Defense Brigade, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 70
Ki-49 Helen x 76

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 58

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,113 [X(]

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 120

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 4
Martlet II x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
Swordfish x 66 [X(]

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 4 destroyed
Martlet II: 11 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 destroyed
Swordfish: 55 destroyed [:D]

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Shokaku

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet

I have had KB in this area for days now, but with the IDIOTIC (I can´t call it anything else) tactic of having dozens of mini TFs at Brisbane we were not able to launch any strikes. I have also spotted the enemy carriers before and they have been sitting in this hex 120 miles SE of Brisbane for days also. Yesterday I decided to order KB to go in. I was amazed to see 66 Swordfish to be in this strike. And once again, I can only ask what Swift is doing when he uses Swordfish at this date. Sorry, using Mohawks, Wirraways, Swordfish at this date doesn´t prove that you are a competent player. I really have to say that, while it is clearly to my advantage, that Swift is playing a real poor game and nearly everything he has done was done in a poor way so far. The only day when he came up with a good move was when he attacked my BBs with POW and Repulse at Townsville. But that was by accident as he thought I had only transports there. [8|] The fact that he used Swordfish saved the day as the Swordfish is one of the very few aircraft in Nikmod that is easily shot down. What is my opponent doing? [8|]

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Then we strike back with uncoordinated attacks...

Day Air attack on TF at 47,116

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 72
A6M3a Zero x 42
B5N Kate x 63

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 12
Martlet II x 40
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 10 destroyed, 30 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 12 destroyed, 10 damaged
B5N Kate: 8 destroyed, 47 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Martlet II: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 10 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CV Illustrious
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Formidable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
CA Dorsetshire
CVL Hermes

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Indomitable was sunk after this attack... the Martlets fought very well, achieving a kill rate of something like 20:1!!!

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Day Air attack on TF at 47,116

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 21
A6M3a Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 21

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 5
Martlet II x 23
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
B5N Kate: 21 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CV Illustrious
CV Formidable, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Indomitable, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Swift has to be happy that he has British CVs in this TF as the US ones aren´t AP bomb prove. Lexington takes another torp and Hermes isn´t bomb prove either. Again, I can´t understand why he uses this poor CVL in his CV TF... just to have 12 crappy Swordfish more?

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Day Air attack on TF at 47,116

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 48
A6M3a Zero x 12
B5N Kate x 24

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 8
Martlet II x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 17 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 1 damaged
Martlet II: 6 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CLAA Caradoc
CLAA Columbo
CL Hobart, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CV Formidable, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Indomitable, on fire, heavy damage
CA Dorsetshire
CV Illustrious

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 47,116

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 24

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 8
Martlet II x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Formidable, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CLAA Ceres
CV Indomitable, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Formidable now also is hit with a torp and I´m pretty sure that Lexington won´t survive 9 bomb and 5 torp hits even though it´s only 120 miles to Brisbane...

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now the ordered sweeps over India go in...

Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 64

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51

Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 1
Hurricane IIb x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged

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And here you can see that all strikes are totally screwed up because of the gamey exploits my opponent uses. The dozens of mini TFs result in crappy attacks, even though we repeatably spotted BB Warspite and BB Valiant at Brisbane. Put only 6-10 TFs there (and not three dozen) and you see the game engine not going crazy. That´s why I want a working AI... or an opponent that isn´t trying "trollelites".

Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 9
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 20
Hurricane IIb x 22
Spitfire Vb x 18
Kittyhawk I x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51
G3M Nell x 4
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 9
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 20
Hurricane IIb x 22
Spitfire Vb x 18
Kittyhawk I x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 29 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 6 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 10 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 8 destroyed, 6 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 5 destroyed, 21 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Barwon, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Adelong, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Rhesus, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

The engine just gets totally screwed up or what other explanations are there if we launch only a couple of bombers in total and even more frustrating at AKs and single ship TFs when we have spotted two enemy BBs day after day. The bounce enabled the defender to inflict heavy losses within the Zero daitais.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Brewster 339D x 6
Hurricane IIb x 14
Spitfire Vb x 11
Kittyhawk I x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Brewster 339D x 6
Hurricane IIb x 14
Spitfire Vb x 11
Kittyhawk I x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
PG Genista [8|][8|][8|]

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114 [8|][8|][8|][8|]

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3 [8|][8|][8|][8|]

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Brewster 339D x 6
Hurricane IIb x 14
Spitfire Vb x 11
Kittyhawk I x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Valiant [:@][:@][:@][:@]

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

no, no, everything´s okay with creating dozens of mini TFs... ok ok... I doubt that the game will reach 45 because by that time my opponent won´t have a Navy left [8|] but if so then he will only meet dozens of single and two ship TFs of mine... voilà here we have a stupid PBEM then...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G3M Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Brewster 339D x 6
Hurricane IIb x 12
Spitfire Vb x 11
Kittyhawk I x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Tjerk Hiddes

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

124 Betties/Nells and 80 Zeroes and everything gets screwed up because of dozens of mini TFs at Brisbane.

3 unescorted bombers attacked Valiant, even though we have spotted the two BBs for days already and they were identified at least 5 times in this turn...

APPLAUSE FOR THIS EXCELLENT TACTIC!!!

And still, an exploit won´t help you if you act poorly as seen with the loss of two Allied CVs today for not even a scratch on the Japanese CVs. And I´m not using a super KB as we have a stacking limit of 450 carrier based aircraft/hex. I don´t want to offend my opponent but using such exploits (or how should I call the out of fuel PTs and the dozen mini TFs?) is not amusing for me. Swift is a good opponent and I appreciate him but this doesn´t change the fact that he has played a very poor game so far.

Here are the air losses for today. Wouldn´t we have seen the screwed up air attacks on Brisbane it would have been better.

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Ground combat at 44,102

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43650 troops, 454 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 833

Defending force 38685 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 893

Japanese max assault: 501 - adjusted assault: 209

Allied max defense: 681 - adjusted defense: 70

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
654 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

Allied ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

oops, forgot to set my two divs on defend...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:47 pm

British CV Indomitable was sunk by the IJN off the Australian East Coast! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!

H. M. S. I N D O M I T A B L E

Modified ILLUSTRIOUS-Class Fleet Aircraft Carrier ordered under the 1937 Estimates from Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness on 6th July 1937. The ship was laid down on 10th November that year and launched on 26th March 1940 as the 3rd RN Warship to carry the name. It had previously been used by a battlecruiser sold in 1921. She was completed in 1941 and, after a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in March 1942, was adopted by the civil community of Belfast. Yard No on build was 735.

B a t t l e H o n o u r s

DOGGER BANK 1915 - JUTLAND 1916 - MALTA CONVOYS 1942 - DIEGO SUAREZ 1942 - SICILY 1943 - PALEMBANG 1945 - OKINAWA 1945

H e r a l d i c D a t a

Badge: On a Field Blue, a dexter gauntlet of plate mail White

D e t a i l s o f W a r S e r v i c e

1 9 4 1

June Contractors trials and commissioning.

to October Nominated for deployment in Far East with Force "Z".

Passage to West Indies to work-up for operational service.

November

3rd Ran aground during work-up in West Indies and departure for Trincomalee delayed.

Took passage to Norfolk, Va for repair.

(Note: This accident prevented an aircraft carrier being deployed at Singapore with

HM Battleship PRINCE OF WALES and HM Battlecruiser REPULSE in Force " Z.

These two major fleet units were lost primarily because of lack of air cover. See THE

HUNTING OF FORCE Z by R Hough and Naval Staff History).

December On completion took passage to UK with HM Aircraft Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS.

Slightly damaged in collision with HMS ILLUSTRIOUS.

Passage to join Eastern Fleet in Ceylon.

1 9 4 2

January Diverted to off-load aircraft and embark 50 RAF Hurricane aircraft at Port Sudan for

transfer to Singapore.

Passage to East Indies escorted by HM Destroyers NAPIER, NIZAM and NESTOR.

27th Flew off Hurricanes south of Sumatra for use at Batavia.

February Passage to Trincomalee to refuel.

March Diverted on passage to Java and took second batch of Hurricanes to Ceylon to

reinforce existing air defence resources. Re-embarked own aircraft.

Passage to Addu Atoll for flying training and work-up for operations.

31st Assigned to Force "A" in Eastern Fleet with HM Battleship WARSPITE, HM Aircraft

Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Cruiser CORNWALL, HM Cruiser ENTERPRISE and HM

Cruiser EMERALD.

Joined Fleet south of Ceylon and took part in unsuccessful search for & Japanese

aircraft carrier force reported as bound for an attack on Ceylon.

April

5th Sailed with Force "A" to intercept Japanese ships without success.

(Note: HMS CORNWALL and HMS DORSETSHIRE which had detached earlier were

sunk by Japanese aircraft whilst on passage to Ceylon. For more details see OPERATION

PACIFIC by E Walker and ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C Barnett).

8th Returned to Addu Atoll.

Took passage to Bombay with Force "A".

22nd Nominated for support of allied landings in Madagascar (Operation IRONCLAD).

Took Passage to Durban to join ships preparing for landings

(For details of naval activities in Indian Ocean during 1941 and 1942 see above references).

May

3rd Joined Convoys "Y" and "Z" off Madagascar.

5th Deployed with HMS ILLUSTRIOUS and provided air cover for assault landings.

to Launched attacks in support of shore operations.

7th (For details see RELUCTANT ENEMIES by W Tute and Naval Staff History).

8th Under torpedo attack by Vichy French submarine MONGE which failed.

Submarine was sunk by depth charges from HM Destroyers ACTIVE and PANTHER.

June Under refit followed by flying training

Exercised with HM Battleship VALIANT off Mombasa.

July Transferred to Gibraltar for duty with Force H and took passage.

August Joined HM Aircraft Carriers VICTORIOUS, FURIOUS, EAGLE and ARGUS in

Atlantic for joint exercises in multi-carrier operations and fighter direction.

(Exercise BERSERK - See RADAR AT SEA).

10th Part of Force "Z" covering passage of military convoy (WS21S) to Malta.

12th Under heavy air attack and hit by three AP bombs. Aircraft already airborne were

diverted to land on HMS VICTORIOUS. Fires brought under control with difficulty

and ship returned to Gibraltar.

(For details of this renowned convoy see PEDESTAL by Peter C. Smith, THE

BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN by D MacIntyre and Naval Staff History).

September Passage to USA for repair and refit.

October Under repair.

to December

1 9 4 3

January Post refit trials.

February Passage to UK.

Installation of Aircraft Warning Radar Sets Type 218B and Type 79 with new Plan Type

radar displays and radio telephone equipment for fighter direction.

(For details of development and use of radar in RN see RADAR AT SEA by D Howse).

March Work-up for service.

April Deployed with Home Fleet.

to May Carried out trials with new radar equipments (See RADAR AT SEA).

June

17th Joined Force "H" at Scapa Flow for duty in Mediterranean and took passage to Oran.

July

5th Sailed from Algiers with HM Battleships WARSPITE, VALIANT, NELSON and

RODNEY, FORMIDABLE, HM cruisers AURORA AND PENELOPE and screen of

five destroyers to cover military convoys to Central Mediterranean.

10th Part of Force "H" deployed in Ionian Sea to prevent interference by Italian Navy

during landings in Sicily (Operation HUSKY).

(For details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by Corelli Barnett and the

Naval Staff History).

16th Torpedoed by aircraft which had been wrongly identified during air attacks as a naval

SWORDFISH returning to carrier.

Repair arranged in USA.

August

20th Took passage to USA via Bermuda escorted by HM destroyers OBDURATE,

OBEDIENT and OPPORTUNE.

31st Arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia.

September Under repair and refit.

to December American Radar Types SM1 and SG fitted. (See RADAR AT SEA).

1 9 4 4

January Under repair and refit.

to April

May Completed refit and returned to UK to embark aircraft.

June Passage to Trincomalee.

July

5th Joined Eastern Fleet with HM Aircraft Carrier VICTORIOUS.

Prepared for operational duties with Fleet.

August

23rd With Eastern Fleet to provide air-sea rescue facilities during US air attacks by XX

Bomber Command on Sumatra (Operation BOOMERANG).

24th Launched air attacks on Padang with HMS ILLUSTRIOUS and HMS VICTORIOUS

covered by HM Battleship HOWE and units of Eastern Fleet. Targets included

cement works at Indaroeng and harbour installations at Emmerhaven (Operation

BANQUET).

(For details of Eastern Fleet operations see OPERATION PACIFIC).

September

18th Deployed with HMS VICTORIOUS escorted by HMS HOWE, two cruisers and seven

Fleet Destroyers to launch air attacks on Sigli, Sumatra and photo-reconnaissance

over Nicobar Islands (Operation LIGHT).

Two aircraft accidentally attacked HM Submarine SPIRIT which was acting as Plane

Guard.

October

15th Deployed with Task Group 63.3 for diversionary operations in Indian Ocean during

US landings on Leyte (Operation MILLET). Six aircrew were lost.

17th Launched air attacks with HMS VICTORIOUS on Nicobar Islands.

HM Cruiser PHOEBE provided fighter direction facilities and AA defence.

Group was screened by HM Destroyers WHELP, WAKEFUL, WAGER and WESSEX.

19th Repeated air attacks on Nicobars.

During retaliatory attacks by Japanese torpedo bombers, ten of the twelve enemy

aircraft were destroyed.

November

20th Deployed with HMS ILLUSTRIOUS to launch air attacks on Belawan Deli.

Cover was provided by HM Cruisers NEWCASTLE, ARGONAUT and BLACK

PRINCE screened by HM Destroyers KEMPENFELT (ii), WHIRLWIND, WRANGLER,

WESSEX and WAKEFUL. (Operation OUTFLANK).

(Note: Original target on Pangkalan Brandon could not be attacked due to weather

conditions in the area).

22th Became part of British Pacific Fleet with HMS ILLUSTRIOUS and HMS VICTORIOUS.

(For details see TASK FORCE 57 by P Smith and CARRIER VICTORY by JM Ludley).

December

17th With HMS ILLUSTRIOUS launched air attacks on Belawan Deli covered by HM

Cruisers NEWCASTLE, BLACK PRINCE and ARGONAUT screened by seven Fleet

Destroyers. (Operation ROBSON.)

1 9 4 5

January Joined Task Force 63.

4th Deployed with HMS INDEFATIGABLE and HMS VICTORIOUS, H M Cruisers

SUFFOLK, CEYLON, ARGONAUT and BLACK PRINCE screened by HM Destroyers

KEMPENFELT, WHELP, GRENVILLE, WAGER, URANIA, UNDAUNTED, UNDINE

and URSA for air attacks on oil refineries at Pangkalang Brandan, Sumatra (Operation

LENTIL).

(Note: The unsuitability of SEAFIRE aircraft for sustained carrier operations was

mentioned in the report on this operation).

16th Sailed from Trincomalee with TF63 for offensive sweep in Indian Ocean prior to transfer

of British Pacific Fleet for service in Pacific area.

24th With HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HMS INDEFATIGABLE and HMS VICTORIOUS carried

out air attacks on the oil refinery at Pladjoe, Sumatra. Cover was provided by HM

Battleship KING GEORGE V, HMS ARGONAUT, HMS EURYALUS and HMS BLACK

PRINCE screened by Fleet Destroyers. (Operation MERIDIAN ONE)

29th With same aircraft carriers launched raids on Soengi Gerong oil refineries and airfields

at Lembak and Tanglangbetoetoe (Operation MERIDIAN TWO).

(Note: These attacks were marred by various problems. All seven KAMIKAZE aircraft

which attacked Fleet in retaliation were destroyed but 16 RN aircraft were lost in action

and another 14 by deck landing accidents. 9 pilots captured after baling out were

executed by the Japanese in August 1945. (Operation MERIDIAN TWO).

February

4th Arrived Fremantle with British Pacific Fleet.

9th Arrived at Sydney to prepare for operational service as TF113 with US Navy.

March Re-designated as part of Task Force 57.

17th Joined Task Force 57, BPF element of US 5th Fleet, at Manus

23rd Sailed from Ulithi to take part in combined RN/USN carrier operations in support of

US landings on Okinawa until 7th April (Operation ICEBERG).

April

1st Damaged in KAMIKAZE attack during operations off Sakashima Gunto group. 14 men

were killed and 16 wounded. Extensive damage to Island structure and some fires were

started. Flight deck was cleared and fires extinguished with an hour.

9th Flying operations transferred to targets in Formosa (Operation ICEBERG OOLONG).

11th With HMS INDEFATIGABLE carried attacks on Schinchiku and Matsugama.

16th Transferred with TF57 to renew attacks on airfields in Ishigaki and Miyako in Sakishimas.

20th Returned to Leyte.

May

1st Sailed from Leyte to resume attacks on Sakishima Gunto group.

4th After replenishing with ships of TG57 launched first of a series of air attacks with

HMS VICTORIOUS and HMS FORMIDABLE on airfields at Hiara, Nobara, Miyako

and Ishigaki.

Hit by KAMIKAZE aircraft but remained operational.

9th Damaged in another KAMIKAZE attack but continued flying operations with gaps for

replenishment until 23rd May.

20th In collision with HM Destroyer QUILLIAM which was seriously damaged.

25th Sailed for Manus on completion of operation requirement for TF57.

June Relieved by HM Aircraft Carrier IMPLACABLE and refitted in SYDNEY.

July On completion remained at Sydney.

August

15th Transferred to RN control after Japan surrendered.

Took passage to Subic Bay, Philippines with HM Aircraft Carrier VENERABLE, HM

Cruisers EURYALUS and SWIFTSURE screened by three Fleet Destroyers

27th Sailed with HMS VENERABLE, HMS SWIFTSURE, HMS BLACK PRINCE, HMS EURYALUS

screened by HM Destroyers KEMPENFELT, URSA, QUADRANT and WHIRLWIND as

Task Group 111.2 to re-occupy Hong Kong.

29th Met HM Battleship ANSON and HM Aircraft Carrier VENGEANCE prior to entry into the

Colony of Hong Kong after minesweeping completed.

30th Carried cut air attacks with HMS VENERABLE on Japanese explosive boats in Lamma Bay.

Entered Hong Kong on completion.

P o s t W a r N o t e s

HMS INDOMITABLE was deployed with the BPF in the Far East until 12th November 1945 and returned to the United Kingdom on 12th December. The ship was reduced to Reserve in 1946. Between 1948 and 1950 she was extensively refitted and modernised including replacement of bow and stem structure as well as installation of British radars. On completion she re-commissioned and was deployed as Flagship of the Home Fleet. In 1954 she was again put in Reserve and then placed on the Disposal List. On 30th September 1955 this ship arrived at Faslane to be broken-up.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:46 am

USN CV Lexington reported sunk 120 miles South of Brisbane!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/18/43

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TF 89 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 10

we will bring in a couple of MSW more to immediately clear the mines that are laid every day by the Fortresses.

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Naval bombardment of Brisbane, at 46,114

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CA Devonshire
BB Valiant

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Valiant obviously still feels save. I don´t get it. Either Swift relies on his dozens of TFs at Brisbane that screw up my air attacks or he doesn´t care about his ships. With the not so big Cap over Brisbane (for whatever reason he seems to have a high % of his fighers on escort instead of super Capping Brisbane [&:]) he could not expect to stop a big raid of torpedo bombers - but this raid probably won´t happen with all the TFs there.

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TF 89 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 10

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 107
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 35
Ki-30 Ann x 8
Ki-32 Mary x 12

No Japanese losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rockhampton , at 46,109

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
A6M3a Zero x 56
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 76

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress laying mines at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 5
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
Wirraway x 8
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 14
Hurricane IIb x 10
Spitfire Vb x 11
Kittyhawk I x 19
Vengeance I x 9
A-20B Boston x 52
A-20G Havoc x 12
B-25J Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 57
Ki-49 Helen x 115

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th/A Division, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 5

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 6000 feet
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Here comes the joke of the day, better say the BUG of the day...

Day Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 46,109

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
A6M3a Zero x 83
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 74

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 12
Kittyhawk I x 11
Wellington III x 4
Liberator VI x 7
B-25C Mitchell x 12
B-26B Marauder x 34
B-17E Fortress x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 24 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 12 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 11 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Liberator VI: 5 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 8 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1 <--- FOW
CV Hiryu
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2 <--- one belt hit and a penetrating 500lb deck hit [:@] from a mine laying B-17!!! [:@]
BB Kirishima
CV Akagi
CV Soryu
CV Kaga
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
1 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
10 x B-17E Fortress laying mines at 6000 feet
1 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress laying mines at 6000 feet

I´m not joking, the two hits on Zuikaku were achieved by MINE LAYING B-17s at 6000 ft. The game screws up once again and the B-17s that are set on minelaying (which they have done already today) join in the nav attack at my TF at Brisbane and CAN NOT be attacked by my fighters!! [8|] I am "lucky" [>:] that only one bomb penetrated Zuikaku´s armor but she takes 18 sys damage. I don´t know if Swift knew about this "bug" (or should I call it feature? [;)]) but I seriously doubt it. Nevertheless I have told him to either lay mines during the night or stop it during the day if he has bombers on nav attack that could fly to the base where he wants to lay mines.

with the aircraft that were going down with Lady Lex the enemy took some serious losses today.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:02 am

CV Lexington joins CV Indomitable that was sunk yesterday! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!

USS Lexington (CV-2)

The fourth USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the "Gray Lady" or "Lady Lex", was an early aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the name ship of the Lexington class, though her sister ship Saratoga was commissioned a month earlier.

Construction
The Lexington is named after the Battles of Lexington and Concord that took place in Lexington, Massachusetts. She and her sister ship Saratoga were originally authorized in 1916 as battle cruisers of 35,300 tons with seven funnels and boilers disposed on two deck levels. After the war, and as a result of the lessons thereof, plans were to a large extent re-cast in 1919. Designated CC-1 and CC-3, they were laid down as smaller battle cruisers on 8 January 1921 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts.

Following the Washington Naval Conference, they were both redesignated and re-authorized to be completed as aircraft carriers on 1 July 1922. As such, they were reduced in displacement by 8,500 tons, achieved mainly by the elimination of eight 16-inch (406 mm) guns in four twin turrets (including mounts, armor, and so on). The main belt armor was retained, and the deck armor was heavily reinforced. The general lines of the hull remained unaltered, and the special system of underwater protection was adhered to. The flight deck was 880 feet (244m) long and 85 to 90 feet (25.9-27.4m) wide, mounted 60 feet (18.3m) above the waterline. The mean draught was 24 feet 1.5 inches (7.4m). The ships had a complement of 169 officers and 1730 men, including flying personnel. They carried eight 8 inch (203 mm)/55 caliber guns, twelve 5-inch (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns,[1] and four 6-pounder (2.24-inch, 57 mm) saluting guns. These two ships were the last two built with a transverse catapult as part of the original design. The catapult had a travel of 155 feet (47 m), and was strong enough to launch the heaviest naval aircraft then in existence within 60 feet (18.3m). As built, these two ships had cranes for launching and retrieving seaplanes and flying boats, a capability removed during the war and replaced by additional anti-aircraft guns. The ships were designed to carry a maximum of 120 aircraft of various types, including fighters, scouts, and bombers. Each ship cost a total of $45,000,000 with aircraft.

Lexington was launched 3 October 1925, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson (wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy), and commissioned 14 December 1927, Captain Albert W. Marshall in command.

Lexington and Saratoga had turboelectric drive with 16 Yarrow boilers powering four General Electric steam turbines spinning generators that powered the four slower speed main drive motors. Lexington's engines provided electricity to Tacoma, Washington for thirty days during a power shortage in the winter of 1929/1930.

1928-1941
After fitting out and shakedown, Lexington joined the Battle Fleet at San Pedro, California, 7 April 1928. Based there, she operated on the west coast with Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet, in flight training, tactical exercises, and battle problems. Each year she participated in fleet maneuvers in Hawaii, in the Caribbean, off the Panama Canal Zone, and in the eastern Pacific. On trials, Lexington achieved an average speed of 30.7 knots, and maintained a speed of 34.5 knots for one hour.

The Captain of the vessel in 1930 and 1931 was Ernest King, who was later to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations during the Second World War.

In 1931, Robert A. Heinlein, later science fiction writer, worked on radio communications, then in its nascent phase, with the aircraft carrier's planes. [2]

World War II

1941
In the fall of 1941 she sailed with the battle force to the Hawaiians for tactical exercises.

On 7 December 1941 Lexington was at sea with Task Force 12 carrying marine aircraft from Pearl Harbor to reinforce Midway when word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was received. She immediately launched search planes to hunt for the Japanese fleet, and at midmorning headed south to rendezvous with Indianapolis and Enterprise task forces to conduct a search southwest of Oahu until returning to Pearl Harbor on 13 December.

Lexington sailed next day to raid Japanese forces on Jaluit to relieve pressure on Wake Island; these orders were canceled 20 December, and she was directed to cover the Saratoga force in reinforcing Wake. When the island fell on 23 December, the two carrier forces were recalled to Pearl Harbor, arriving 27 December.

1942
Lexington patrolled to block enemy raids in the Oahu–Johnston–Palmyra triangle until 11 January 1942, when she sailed from Pearl Harbor as flagship for Vice Admiral Wilson Brown commanding Task Force 11. On 16 February, the force headed for an attack on Rabaul, New Britain, scheduled for 21 February; while approaching the day previous, Lexington was attacked by two waves of enemy aircraft, nine planes to a wave. The carrier's own combat air patrol and antiaircraft fire shot down 17 of the attackers. During a single sortie, Lieutenant Edward O'Hare won the Medal of Honor by downing five planes.

Her offensive patrols in the Coral Sea continued until 6 March, when she rendezvoused with Yorktown's Task Force 17 for a thoroughly successful surprise attack flown over the Owen Stanley Mountains of New Guinea to inflict heavy damage on shipping and installations at Salamaua and Lae on 10 March. She then returned to Pearl Harbor, arriving 26 March.

Lexington's task force sortied from Pearl Harbor on 15 April. She went through a short overhaul, during which her 8" turrets were removed and replaced by quadruple 1.1 inch anti-aircraft guns. She rejoinined TF 17 on 1 May. As Japanese fleet concentrations threatening the Coral Sea were observed, Lexington and Yorktown moved into the sea to search for the enemy's force covering a projected troop movement; the Japanese had to be blocked in their southward expansion or sea communication with Australia and New Zealand would be cut, and the dominions threatened with invasion. The Battle of the Coral Sea was the result.

Battle of the Coral Sea

Lexington burning during the Battle of the Coral Sea
Confirmed direct hits sustained by Lexington during the battleOn 7 May, search planes reported contact with an enemy carrier task force. Lexington's air group sank the light carrier Shôhô. Later that day, 12 bombers and 15 torpedo planes from still-unlocated heavy carriers Shôkaku and Zuikaku were intercepted by fighter groups from Lexington and Yorktown, which shot down nine enemy aircraft.

On the morning of the 8th, a Lexington plane located the Shôkaku group; a strike was immediately launched from the American carriers, and the Japanese carrier was heavily damaged. However, enemy planes penetrated the American defenses at 11:00, and 20 minutes later Lexington was struck by a torpedo to port. Seconds later, a second torpedo hit her portside directly abeam the bridge. At the same time, she took three bomb hits from enemy dive bombers, producing a 7 degree list to port and several raging fires. By 13:00, skilled damage control had brought the fires under control and restored her to an even keel; making 25 knots (29 mph/46 km/h), she was ready to recover her air group. Then suddenly Lexington was shaken by a tremendous explosion, caused by the ignition of gasoline vapors below, and again fire raged out of control. At 15:58, Captain Frederick Carl Sherman, fearing for the safety of men working below, secured salvage operations, and ordered all hands to the flight deck. At 17:01, he ordered "abandon ship" and the orderly disembarkation began. Men going over the side into the warm water were almost immediately picked up by nearby cruisers and destroyers. Admiral Aubrey Wray Fitch and his staff transferred to the cruiser Minneapolis; Captain Sherman and his executive officer, Commander Morton T. Seligman ensured all their men were safe, then were the last to leave.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:34 am

Lost the cr for the 19th when the Allied airforce took heavy losses attacking my carriers.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/20/43

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TF 89 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 10

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Fuji Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW Banshu Maru #56

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Fuji Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW Banshu Maru #56

all air dropped mines get cleared within one phase now...

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 33
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-32 Mary x 12

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Paramushiro Jima , at 82,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 18

Allied aircraft
PBM Mariner x 1
B-17E Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBM Mariner: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet

must be a nuissance raid. Two Rufes were destroyed on the ground, one heavy bomber lost.

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Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 89
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 15
Hurricane IIb x 21
Spitfire Vb x 15
Kittyhawk I x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 27 destroyed, 32 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 4 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged

sweep to wear down the defenses over Brisbane as we, once again, try to launch large air attacks against the shipping there, which has been impossible for weeks now... [8|] surely, this has nothing to do with the dozens of mini TFs there.

The result once again shows clearly what the bounce is worth in WITP. While those Allied fighters lose up to 5:1 or even higher, with the never ending bounce due to 20 radar sets at Brisbane the take down my elite pilots at a kill rate in their favour (I don´t count the Dutch aircraft and the Wirraways as they´re just fodder).

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Day Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 28

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M Nell x 7
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 68
Ki-49 Helen x 102

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 47,110

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 105

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 3
Hurricane IIb x 2
Wellington III x 3
A-20B Boston x 32
B-25J Mitchell x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 22 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed
Wellington III: 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 18 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
CA Furutaka

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet

strike against the surface combat TF in this hex. I´m shocked by the low number of fighters on Cap...

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and here we pay the price...

Day Air attack on TF at 47,110

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 105

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 18
Avenger I x 2
CW-21B Demon x 2
Brewster 339D x 7
Kittyhawk I x 2
Beaufort V-IX x 3
A-20B Boston x 66
A-20G Havoc x 15
B-25J Mitchell x 15
B-26B Marauder x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 29 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged
Avenger I: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 6 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 3 damaged
A-20B Boston: 12 destroyed, 42 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 8 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1
BB Kongo
CV Shokaku
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1
BB Yamato
CV Kaga

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
1 x Avenger I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet

not like our raids that go in in mini numbers or not at all against the dozens of TFs at Brisbane, the enemy launched a big strike and with the low number of Zeroes on Cap we take some more or less serious hits on the carriers. Damage ranges from 20-38 sys damage, non of the carriers is in danger of sinking. The carriers will be replaced by others to bring the total strenght of carrier based ac to 450 again. This setback clearly showed that it´s not worth to send KB into range of Brisbane as the super tactic of having all those TFs there made it so far impossible to attack the major naval units there and we now have tried that without luck for weeks... [8|]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2
Brewster 339D x 5
Hurricane IIb x 5
Spitfire Vb x 6
Kittyhawk I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 3 damaged

and here we go again, 9 unescorted bombers launch. 120+ torp bombers and 80+ Zeroes are ordered to attack... [8|]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10 [8|]

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2
Brewster 339D x 5
Hurricane IIb x 5
Spitfire Vb x 6
Kittyhawk I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Dunlap
DD Vendetta

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

next strike against a mini TF... [8|]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 20
A6M3a Zero x 30
B5N Kate x 21

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Hurricane IIb x 5
Spitfire Vb x 5
Kittyhawk I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

the ONLY strike that is flown from KB! We have spotted BB Valiant and BB Warspite! For me (not so for my opponent of course) it´s obvious that the game engine can´t handle dozens of mini TFs in a hex and it´s just an exploit, but that´s what PBEMs are for, searching for a partner to exploit the game engine. A former PBEM opponent (which is reading both AARs) asked me if Swift and I are having discussions as he complained about my rants in his AAR, but in fact we don´t have discussions, I´m speaking to a wall without any replies.

I complained about:

PTs being used when out of fuel... [8|]
having dozens of mini TFs with throw away ships in a port hex... [8|]
using immune mine laying bombers that attack shipping with bombs because the engine goes crazy... [8|]

well, I must be a terrible opponent because I find all things more than an exploit.

As seen in this attack, CL Adelaide is in a single ship TF. At least the CL is sunk... Still, this tactic just screws up everything and is more than BS. I will laugh when I will send a hundred one and two ship TFs somewhere to reinforce a base.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 4
Spitfire Vb x 2
Kittyhawk I x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
PG Fritillary, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

3 bombers... [8|]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G3M Nell x 13

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 4
Spitfire Vb x 2
Kittyhawk I x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Valiant, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

13 bombers against the repeatable spotted BB? We are really lucky to achieve 3 torp hits! It´s just poor to have those two BBs in the hex without adequate air cover (there could be far more fighters on Cap), the only thing that saves my opponent from losing all his ships is the incredible number of throw away TFs (did I mention that already?).

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 17

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 4
Spitfire Vb x 2
Kittyhawk I x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 4 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Torpedo hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

then we see 60 Zeroes on escort and at least 20 bombers... Also Warspite is out of action but I doubt any of the two BBs will sink. Normally KB would launch hundreds of bombers against such targets... not in this case, not for weeks...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Jasmine

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

and then we see another 4 Betties going after a PG...

losses were severe again today and we even took damage on KB. Especially the sweeps over Brisbane are murderous.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:38 am

A quiet day...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/21/43

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36
Ki-32 Mary x 11

No Japanese losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Australian Cavalry Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 36

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 51
Ki-49 Helen x 111

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Brisbane

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5991 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 877

Defending force 186487 troops, 1441 guns, 662 vehicles, Assault Value = 3288

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:31 am

Allied CL Adelaide joins the casualty list of ships lost off the Australian East Coast! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!

H. M. A. S. A D E L A I D E

"BIRMINGHAM' Class Cruiser ordered from Cockatoo Island Shipyard, Sydney, and Australia in 1914. Build was delayed until adequate material was available and the ship was laid down on 20th October 1917. Although she was launched on 27th July 1918 her completion was leisurely until 5th August 1922 when commissioned for training duties. In 1924 she was deployed with HM Battlecruisers HOOD and REPULSE, HM Cruisers DANAE, DELHI, DAUNTLESS, DRAGON and DUNEDIN as part of the Dominion Cruise Squadron during tour by HRH The Prince of Wales. Later she served on the China Station. Old design made her of small value as a fighting unit and she was withdrawn from service to refit and placed in Reserve. In view of the political situation the ship was taken in hand to modernise the ship, which involved reducing her armament and conversion of all boilers to burn oil fuel. As a result only three funnels were needed. Three 4" HA guns were fitted for AA defence and the submerged torpedo tubes were removed. This work began in late 1938 and was completed in March 1939.

B a t t l e H o n o u r s

None are listed in the Official Record.

H e r a l d i c D a t a

As this ships was part of the Royal Australian Navy no details are

included the Official List of Heraldic Crests for the Royal Navy

D e t a i l s o f W a r S e r v i c e

1 9 3 9

August Carried out trials prior to re-commissioning.

Nominated for trade defence duties on mobilisation of the Fleet.

September

1st Re-commissioned at Sydney.

10th Deployed with HM Australian Cruisers AUSTRALIA and CANBERRA in search off

Gabo Island for minelayers.

On completed deployed for convoy escort.

October Convoy escort in continuation.

to Nominated for service in Western Force based at Fremantle for ocean escort duties.

November

December Joined Western Force.

13th Relieved HM Australian Cruiser Sydney as escort for troopship STRATHALLAN

Returned to Fremantle.

(Note: This troopship was taking 2nd Australian Imperial Force to Middle East.)

1 9 4 0

January Under refit at Sydney.

February

22nd On completion joined Eastern Force in place of HMAS SYDNEY.

March Escort duty off Eastern and Southern Australia

April

15th Part of escort with HM Battleship RAMILLIES for troopships ETTRICK, NEURALIA,

STRATHAIRD and DUNERA from Melbourne to Fremantle.

21st Detached from troopships and returned to Sydney.

May Eastern Force escort duties in Australian waters in continuation.

to August

September

2nd Took passage from Sydney with Free French minister to Vila, New Hebrides.

(Note: This representative to become Governor of the French colony at Noumea.)

7th Arrived at Vila.

16th Took passage from Vila for Noumea as escort for Norwegian tanker NORDEN.

19th Landed Governor at Noumea

Ordered to remain at Noumea as Vichy French Sloops DURVILLE and AMIRAL

CHARNER were known to be in the area.

20th Carried out patrol off Noumea.

October Deployed at Noumea.

5th Took passage to return to Sydney.

8th Resumed duty with Eastern Force on arrival at Sydney.

21st Sailed from Sydney to carry out patrol 120 miles SE of Gabo Island after commerce

raider was reported.

November Patrol duty in continuation.

6th Returned to Sydney.

8th Despatched from Sydney to carry out search for minelayer after sinking of ss

CAMBRIDGE.

10th Returned to Sydney after fruitless search.

(Note: Mines were laid by German commerce raider ORION.)

Deployed as escort for mail steamer during initial part of passage to Vancouver.

December

2nd Transferred escort duty to HM Australian Cruiser ACHILLES off North Cape,

Took passage to Sydney.

On arrival taken in hand for refit.

1 9 4 1

January Under refit.

to March On completion of post refit trials resumed duties with Eastern Force.

April Deployed for escort of convoys between Brisbane and Rabaul, New Guinea.

to August

September Convoy escort in continuation.

25th Escorted steamer from Melbourne to Chatham Island.

30th Arrived in Auckland after detaching from steamer.

October Return passage to Sydney.

Resumed duties in Eastern Force.

November Convoy escort in Australian waters in continuation.

December

14th Escorted troop convoy from Darwin to Ambon, Java.

17th Detached on arrival and returned to Sydney

1 9 4 2

January

3rd Escorted trans-Tasman Sea convoy from Sydney to meet RNZN trawlers

8th Detached after transfer and returned to Sydney.

(Note: Only two such convoys were carried out.)

29th Transferred to ANZAC Force with HM Australian Cruisers AUSTRALIA,

CANBERRA, HOBART and PERTH, HM Australian Destroyers STUART,

VOYAGER, VENDETTA, HM Australian Sloop MORESBY, H M Australian Armed

Merchant Cruisers KANIMBLA, MANOORA and WESTRALIA,HM New Zealand

Cruisers ACHILLES and LEANDER.

(Note: This was in implementation of a decision made at a conference in Washington

to establish a naval force in the north eastern part of the Australia Station

See WAR WITH JAPAN Volume III (HMSO).)

February Nominated for escort of tanker convoy and took passage to Tanjong Priok, Java

3rd Deployed as escort for Convoy MS4 during passage from Java to Fremantle.

On arrival at Fremantle took passage to Java for duty with ANZAC Force.

22nd Met HMAS VENDETTA off Java as escort of convoy during passage to Fremantle.

March ANZAC Force deployment for convoy escort in Australian waters.

to May (Note: Evacuation of allied troops from Dutch East Indies involved escort of convoys

search for individual ships making independent passage.)

Nominated for duty with SW Pacific Area Force.

June Deployed for escort of convoys in area during passage between USA and Australia.

to October

November Transferred for convoy escort in Indian Ocean.

(Note: German blockade runner RAMSEES was known to be on passage from Japan.)

24th Escorted military Convoy OW1 with Dutch cruiser HEEMSKERK during passage in

Indian Ocean from Fremantle.

26th Intercepted RAMSEES in position 23.20S 99.13E (700 miles south of Cocos Islands).

Engaged enemy ship which was scuttling and sank her with gunfire.

28th On relief by HM Cruiser GAMBIA as escort for OW1 took passage to return to

Fremantle.

December Indian Ocean and Australia waters convoy escort in continuation.

1 9 4 3

January Deployed at Fremantle for convoy defence.

February Passage from Fremantle to meet military convoy from Aden.

(Note: PAMPHLET Convoy included rms QUEEN MARY, AQUITANIA, QUEEN

OF BERMUDA, French liner ILE DE FRANCE and Dutch liner

AMSTERDAM. It was carrying 9th Australian Division returning from the

Middle East for service in Pacific area following the Japanese advance through

Dutch East Indies.).

17th Joined escort for PAMPHLET Convoy.

(Note: Escort from Aden included HM Battleships REVENGE, RESOLUTION and

WARSPITE, Dutch cruisers HEEMSKERK and TROMP with destroyers.)

18th PAMPHLET Convoy arrived at Fremantle

19th Escorted PAMPHLET Convoy during passage from Fremantle with Dutch

Cruisers HEEMSKERK, TROMP and Dutch destroyer TJERKHIDDES

On arrival at Sydney detached from PAMPHLET convoy.

March Coastal convoy defence in continuation.

to

December

1 9 4 4

January Coastal convoy defence in continuation.

to

February

March

11th Escorted convoy from Melbourne to Albany, Western Australia.

20th Returned with Submarine tenders as escort for passage to Sydney.

April Coastal convoy defence in continuation based at Fremantle.

May Nominated for support of Eastern Fleet operation and took passage from

Fremantle to Exmouth Gulf (Operation COCKPIT).

14th Deployed as Guardship for Tanker Force assembled at Exmouth Gulf

for replenishment of Eastern Fleet ships prior to air attacks on targets

at Sabang in Sumatra. See WAR WITH JAPAN (HMSO).

19th Took passage from Exmouth Gulf to Melbourne on completion of COCKPIT

deployment.

Resumed coastal convoy defence duty.

June Deployed for coastal convoy defence

to Nominated for withdrawal from operational duty.

November

December Deployed at Melbourne pending passage to Sydney

1 9 4 5

January Passage from Melbourne to Sydney.

Deployed at Sydney.

February Sydney deployment in continuation.

to To be Paid-off.

April

May

13th Paid off and destored.

June At Sydney awaiting decision re future use

to

August

P o s t W a r N o t e.

HMAS ADELAIDE remained at Sydney until 1947 when she was used for a target during night gunnery exercises. Placed on the Disposal List in 1948 this ship was sold to the Australian Iron and Steel Company for demolition the next year. She was towed to Port Kembla on 30th March 1949 and breaking-up had been completed by January 1950.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:30 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/22/43

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Fuji Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Wa 10

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 46,114

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Yamato
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Furutaka
DD Yukikaze
DD Shigure
DD Yugiri
DD Oboro
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 52, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PG Niagara, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PT PT-143, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
PG Jasmine, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

it´s obvious that our airforce (neither land based nor KB´s bombers) aren´t able to launch strikes. Either because I have super bad luck or because of the dozens of TFs at Brisban. For weeks so to say...

Because of that, I have decided to give BB Yamato and friends the possibility to increase their crew experiences. Just look at this strange TF... Devonshire was sunk without having fired a single shot. I was more afraid of the PT in the TF than from Devonshire.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 46,114

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Shell hits 1
BB Yamato
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano, Shell hits 2
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yukikaze
DD Shigure
DD Yugiri
DD Oboro
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Another engagement, another time when the Allied TF gets shot up. Far too many IJN torp hits as usual IMO. CA Cornwall isn´t confirmed sunk though. Unfortunately CA Furutaka isn´t armored enough to withstand the 6 inch shells from CL Mauritius and both shells penetrate and damage the heavy cruiser. The British torps all missed.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Shell hits 1
BB Yamato, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka, on fire
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Shigure, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Yugiri
DD Oboro, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Shell hits 10
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 5
DD Arunta
DD Tjerk Hiddes

A third cruiser TF is met, this round goes to the British as their ships were only hit by secondary armament while they shot up two IJN DDs.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Yamato
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Furutaka, on fire
DD Yukikaze
DD Shigure, on fire
DD Yugiri
DD Oboro, on fire
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
ML Pro Patria, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

that´s an important one. Guess Pro Patria laid mines at Brisbane every turn.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Yamato
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Furutaka, on fire
DD Yukikaze
DD Shigure, on fire
DD Yugiri
DD Oboro, on fire
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
LCT LCT-59, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
LCT LCT-60, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
LCM 532D, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCM 532E, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

now the barge TFs... [8|]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Yamato
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Furutaka, on fire
DD Yukikaze
DD Shigure, on fire
DD Yugiri
DD Oboro, on fire
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
LCT LCT-65, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
LCT LCT-129, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
LCVP 532M, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
LCVP 532N, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

[8|][8|]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Yamato, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano
CA Furutaka, on fire
DD Yukikaze
DD Shigure, on fire
DD Yugiri
DD Oboro, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
MSW Katoomba, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
MSW Maryborough, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PG Genista, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
PG Thyme, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

another throw away TF... when we left, there were some 20 TFs left at Brisbane... [8|]

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 104
Ki-30 Ann x 8
Ki-32 Mary x 12

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 4
A-20G Havoc x 3

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 4 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 4
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
Wirraway x 4
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 8
Hurricane IIb x 4
Spitfire Vb x 2
Kittyhawk I x 12
Vengeance I x 14
Liberator VI x 9
A-20B Boston x 45
A-20G Havoc x 19
B-25C Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Liberator VI: 5 damaged
A-20B Boston: 5 destroyed, 14 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Australian Cavalry Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 42

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 7th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 49
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 39
Ki-49 Helen x 91

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 47,112 [:(][:(][:(]

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 20
Avenger I x 5
Vildebeest IV x 12
Wellington III x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 10
B-25J Mitchell x 17
B-26B Marauder x 27

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oboro, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shigure, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Avenger I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet

we have ordered LRCAP over the surface combat TF but the fighters of course stayed over the original TF that made it home savely while the damaged ships were sittin just two hexes NE of Brisbane, all three in a TF. CA Furutaka sank immediately due to 1000 lb bomb hits from the SBDs (VB-2, remainders from Lexington). Oboro was sunk also of course. Shigure will make it. We traded 1 CA and a DD for 1 CA for sure and 1 CA probably sunk, 1 CL, 1 DD and several throw away ships of different types. This is not a good trade at all and I was dumb to use CAs in the TF as they aren´t bomb prove. To have some realistic smell isn´t a good decision in the game and I would have been better off to just send in the fast BBs with a DD escort against subs. The BBs can only be hurt by mines or torps (or other BBs of which there aren´t any at the moment) so 98% of the Allied bombers at Brisbane can do nearly no damage to the battlewaggons. But they can sink my heavy cruisers with 1000lb bombs as seen here. The two penetrating 6 inch shells from CL Mauritius made it possible, otherwise the heavy cruiser would have made it savely back with my BBs. Lesson learnt...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:35 pm

British heavy cruiser CA Devonshire was sunk by IJN battleships off Brisbane! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!

H. M. S. D E V O N S H I R E

KENT-Class Cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 12th October 1925 and laid down on 10th March 1926. The ship was launched on 22nd October 1927 and was the 7th RN ship to bear this name, introduced in 1692 for a 3rd Rate. The last ship to bear the name was a Cruiser built in 1904 and sold in 1921.Build was completed on 18th March 1929 and the ship then was deployed in the Mediterranean Fleet with the 1st Cruiser Squadron. Her pre-war service was marred by soon after joining the Squadron when an explosion in one of the 8in turrets during gunnery firings in the Aegean killed 17 of the ship’s company. She was paid off and re-commissioned in October 1931 after repair. Following a WARSHIP WEEK National Savings Campaign in March 1942 this ship was adopted by the civil community of Torquay. Devonshire. Ships of this name have also established a firm relationship with the County which has been maintained since WW2.

B a t t l e H o n o u r s

HARLOWS ACTION 1697 - FINISTERRE (i) 1747 - LOUISBERG 1758 - QUEBEC 1759 - MARTINIQUE 1762 - HAVANA 1762 - NORWAY 1940 - ARCTIC 1941 - DIEGO SUAREZ 1942

M o t t o

Auxilio Divino: 'By the help of God'

H e r a l d i c D a t a

Badge: On a Field Silver, A Lion rampant Red, armed Blue, crowned Blue.

D e t a i l s o f W a r S e r v i c e

1 9 3 9

September Deployed in Mediterranean with 1st Cruiser Squadron.

(Note: Ships of Mediterranean Fleet were deployed for enforcement of blockade by

interception of German shipping and neutrals carrying cargo destined for

enemy use.)

11th Sailed from Alexandria for exercises with Squadron.

17th Returned to Alexandria.

October Mediterranean deployment in continuation.

11th Took passage from Alexandria to Malta for repair.

13th Under repair to rudder in Malta.

24th Took passage from Malta for Alexandria.

26th Arrived at Alexandria.

November Nominated for return to Home waters with ships of Squadron.

3rd Sailed for Plymouth with ships of Squadron.

8th Sailed from Gibraltar with HM Cruisers SUFFOLK and NORFOLK.

11th Arrived at Plymouth and transferred to Home Fleet with ships of Squadron.

Taken in hand for repairs.

21st Took passage to Clyde to join ships of Home Fleet for

Atlantic convoy defence and interception of enemy blockade

runners and commerce raiders.

23rd Sailed from Clyde with HM Battleships NELSON and RODNEY

to carry out search north of Shetlands for German battlecruisers

SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU after sinking of HM Armed

Merchant Cruiser RAWALPINDI in defence of Atlantic convoy.

29th Returned to Clyde with HMS NELSON after unsuccessful search.

(Note HMS RODNEY had detached.)

December Transferred to Loch Ewe instead of Scapa Flow after loss of HM

Battleship ROYAL OAK in Scapa Flow.

4th Entered Loch Ewe with HMS NELSON, HMS RODNEY.

(Note: HMS NELSON detonated a magnetic mine laid by U31 in

October. This battleship was badly damaged and was under

repair at Portsmouth for four months).

6th Returned to Clyde for Atlantic convoy defence duties.

9th Deployed in NW Approaches.

22nd On release returned to Scapa Flow.

1 9 4 0

January Resumed Atlantic duties based in Clyde.

3rd Sailed for patrol.

10th Returned to Clyde.

18th Passage to Scapa Flow arriving on 19th.

20th Deployed in NW Approaches.

February Atlantic convoy defence and interception duties in continuation. based in Clyde.

March

6th Flag of 1st Cruiser Squadron Home Fleet, Vice-Admiral J H D Cunningham

transferred..

(Other ships of Squadron were HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK, SUSSEX

NORFOLK and SUFFOLK. Last two ships were under repair in Clyde.)

NW Approaches deployment in continuation.

April Nominated for support of planned allied landings in Norway and took passage to

Rosyth. (Operation R4)

7th Deployed at Rosyth with HM Cruisers BERWICK, YORK and GLASGOW to

embark troops of 1/5th Royal Leicestershire Regiment and stores for landings at

Stavanger and Bergen,

8th Following German invasion of Norway, R4 was cancelled.

Troops and stores were landed before the four cruisers sailed to join Home Fleet

ships in North Sea. See NAVAL OPERATIONS OF THE CAMPAIGN IN

NORWAY 1940 (HMSO) for details.)

9th Joined French cruiser EMIL BERTIN and two French destroyers off Kinnaird Head

and carried out sweep to north in search for German force reported on passage to

reinforce landings in Norway. Rejoined main body of Fleet, including HM

Battleships RODNEY and VALIANT with destroyer screen.

Under heavy air attacks in position SW of Bergen and sustained

slight damage from wear miss with heavy expenditure of ammunition.

10th Remained with Fleet during air operations carried out by aircraft from

HMS FURIOUS at Trondheim.

11th Detached with HMS BERWICK, HM Destroyers INGLEFIELD and

ISIS, joined later by ISIS and ILEX to carry out search for enemy

shipping in Inner Lead between Trondheim to Vestfjord.

12th On completion of extended but unsuccessful search in Tromso area

ordered to intercept German warships reported to be on passage off

Lofoten Islands. Rejoined Fleet after fruitless search.

13th Took passage to Tromso with HMS ISIS and ILEX for meeting with

Norwegian military and naval authorities.

14th Sailed from Tromso after discussions and took passage to Kirkenes.

15th Joined by HMS BERWICK and HMS INGLEFIELD off North Cape.

Escorted Norwegian troop convoy from Kirkenes.

16th Deployed at Narvik with HMS BERWICK and HMS FURIOUS for

support for operations pending arrival of main allied landing force.

(Operation RUPERT).

19th Released from support after landing force arrived and took passage to

Scapa Flow with HMS BERWICK and HMS INGLEFIELD.

20th At Scapa Flow.

29th Sailed from Scapa Flow with HM Cruiser YORK, French cruiser

MONTCALM, HM Destroyers AFRIDI, NUBIAN, HASTY,

IMPERIAL and French Destroyer BISON as escort for French

transports LE D’JEZAIR, EL KANTARA and EL MANSOUR during

passage for evacuation at Namsos.

May

1st Subjected to air attacks and near missed. Operation delayed after fog

prevented transfer of troops from shore by destroyers.

2nd Remained off shore and decision made to carry out evacuation in one

night instead of two.

Deployed off Kya Light with HMS YORK and French transport

MONTCALM whilst the transports and destroyers entered Namsos to

embark troops.

(Note: HM Cruiser YORK, HMS Destroyers AFRIDI. KELLY

GRENADE and GRIFFIN together with the other troopships

carried out the evacuation.)

3rd Escorted transport EL D'JEZAIR with HM Cruiser CARLISLE to Scapa Flow.

During air attacks whilst on passage HMS AFRIDI and French

destroyer BISON were sunk. See above reference for details.

5th Arrived at Scapa Flow

(Note: See also THE DOOMED EXPEDITION by J Adams, NARVIK by

D Macintyre and CARRIER GLORIOUS by J Winton. for details of the

disastrous operations off Norway).

Passage to Norway to resume duties off Narvik in support of shore operations.

31st Deployed off Narvik.

June

6th Detached and took passage to Tromso to embark Norwegian Royal

Family, allied diplomats and members of the Norwegian government

for passage to UK.

7th Sailed independently for Clyde from Tromso with passengers.

8th During transit intercepted wireless signals from HM Aircraft Carrier

GLORIOUS when she came under attack by German battlecruisers

SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU,

(Note: The transmissions were garbled and in any event no response was made in

view of the need for security. See CARRIER GLORIOUS by J Winton

10th Resumed Home Fleet Atlantic convoy defence duties after the passengers

disembarked at Greenock and took passage to join Military convoy US3 to reinforce

escort.

(Note: This convoy was composed of ships carrying ANZAC personnel who

eventually served in Egypt.)

16th Detached from US3 west of Gibraltar and took passage to Halifax..

23rd At Halifax to replenish.

July Deployed with HM Battle cruisers RENOWN and REPULSE, HM Cruisers

AUSTRALIA (RAN) and YORK screened by Home Fleet destroyers in an

unsuccessful search for SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU reported on passage

to attack Atlantic shipping.

August Nominated for detached service in support of planned landing of

Free French troops at Dakar (Operation MENACE).

31st Deployed with HM Battleship BARHAM, HM Cruiser FIJI with screen of four

Home Fleet destroyers as Force M and sailed from Clyde as escort for troopships

during passage to Freetown in preparation for landings.

September

1st HMS FIJI withdrawn from operation after being hit by torpedo fired by U31.

3rd At Gibraltar with Force M.

13th Part of escort by Force M for passage from Freetown to Dakar.

(Note: HMS ARK ROYAL, HMAS AUSTRALIA and HM

Cruiser AUSTRALIA had joined Force M.)

14th Deployed to intercept Vichy French cruisers MONTCALM, GEORGES

LEYGUES and GLOIRE reported on passage to Dakar from Casablanca.

16th Returned to Freetown when the Vichy French ships had arrived in Dakar.

19th Sailed from Freetown to join HMAS AUSTRALIA and HMS CUMBERLAND to

ensure enemy cruisers could not leave Dakar during landing operations.

23rd Took part in bombardment of defences at Dakar with ships of Force M

(Note: HM Battleship RESOLUTION hit by shore return fire.

24th Under shore fire during approach for resumed bombardment.

Carried out further attack on defences with ships of Force M

25th Bombardment duties in continuation with HMS BARHAM,

HMS RESOLUTION and HMS CUMBERLAND.

After HMS BARHAM was hit by return fire from Vichy French battleship

RICHELIEU and HMS RESOLUTION hit by a torpedo from Vichy French

submarine BEVEZIERS the planned landings were cancelled.

(For details see MENACE by A Marder.)

29th Returned to Freetown with ships of Force M.

Nominated for further service with Force M in support of planned Free French

operations.

October

2nd Sailed from Freetown with 4 destroyers as escort for transport WESTRALIA during

passage for landings at Duala, French Cameroons by Free French troops.

7th Deployed with HM Sloop BIDEFORD to cover landings at Duala.

(For details see RELUCTANT ENEMIES by W Tute.)

10th On release from support duties returned to Freetown.

Transferred to South Atlantic Station for support of Free French

operations and trade defence based at Freetown.

November

7th Deployed with HM Cruiser DELHI to establish blockade of Gabon

during Free French attack on Libreville.

9th Vichy French submarine PONCELOT attacked by ship’s aircraft

and subsequently surrendered to HMS MILFORD.

23rd Relieved HM Cruiser NORFOLK as Ocean Escort for military

convoy WS4B during Atlantic passage from Clyde to Freetown.

29th Arrived at Freetown with WS4B.

December

1st Sailed from Freetown as Ocean Escort for WS4B during passage to Durban.

(Note: HMS CUMBERLAND was also deployed until 4th when relieved by

HM Cruiser HAWKINS.

12th Arrived at Durban with WS4B

16th Sailed from DURBAN as WS4B Ocean Escort with HM Cruise SHROPSHIRE.

18th Detached from WS4B and took passage to resume trade defence in South Atlantic.

1 9 4 1

January Nominated for refit in UK.

6th Deployed with HM Cruiser NORFOLK and HM Armed Merchant

Cruiser ARAWA in search for the German commerce raider

KORMORAN which was operating in the South Atlantic.

29th Detached from search and took passage to Freetown.

February

3rd Sailed from Freetown to UK for refit. Rejoined 1st Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet.

March Taken in hand for refit at Liverpool commercial shipyard.

to (Note: Twin 4” mountings fitted and close range AA armament

May increased. Tripod foremast and mainmast fitted to enable

Aircraft Warning Radar Outfit 281 to be fitted. See RADAR

AT SEA by D Howse for details of development and use of

radar by RN. Type 285 Fire-Control Radar Type 285 was

fitted.)

June Post refit trials carried out before rejoining Squadron for Home Fleet

duties at Scapa Flow.

July Deployed with Squadron for fleet duties.

23rd Took passage to Iceland with HM Aircraft Carriers FURIOUS and

VICTORIOUS, HMS NORFOLK screened by six destroyers.

29th Sailed from Seidisfjord with HMS FURIOUS, HMS VICTORIOUS

and HMS NORFOLK with screen of four destroyers to carry out

air attacks on shipping at Petsamo and Kirkenes.

30th Provided cover during air operations.

(For details see CONVOY ! by P Kemp.)

August

1st Deployed as escort for HMS VICTORIOUS during passage to Tromso for air

operations

4th Provided cover during attacks at Tromso.

5th Passage to Scapa Flow with HMS VICTORIOUS.

9th Present during visit to Scapa Flow by HM King George VI and took part in

demonstrations.

23rd Deployed with HMS VICTORIOUS, HMS SUFFOLK, HM Destroyers ECLIPSE,

ESCAPADE and INGLEFIELD and sailed from Scapa Flow to provide Distant

Cover for passage of first Russian Convoy to Murmansk (Operation DERVISH)

and the passage of HM Aircraft Carrier ARGUS with a mercantile to Archangel.

(Note: For details of all Russian Convoys with names of escorts and mercantiles see

CONVOYS TO RUSSIA by RA Ruegg, THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS by B

Schoefield, ARCTIC CONVOYS by R Woodman and Naval Staff History.)

26th Joined Convoy PQ1.

30th Detached from PQ1 to refuel at Spitzbergen.

September

2nd Took passage from Spitzbergen to join HMS VICTORIOUS for covering duty with

HM Cruiser SUFFOLK during air attacks at Hammerfest.

3rd Provided cover during air operations and detached on completion to provide Distant

Cover for passage of HMS ARGUS, HM Cruiser SHROPSHIRE, HM Destroyers

ECLIPSE, ESCAPADE and INGLEFIELD during passage to Archangel with aircraft

and RAF personnel. (Operation STRENGTH).

September

4th Joined HMS ARGUS and HMS SHROPSHIRE.

7th Detached with HMS VICTORIOUS and HMS SUFFOLK to refuel at Spitzbergen.

12th Deployed with HMS SUFFOLK to provide cover during air strikes on Bodo by HMS

VICTORIOUS.

13th Arrived at Scapa Flow on completion of air operations.

Transferred for Atlantic trade defence and took passage to Clyde.

October

1st Joined military convoy WS12 in Clyde as Ocean Escort for passage in Atlantic.

12th Detached from WS12 on relief by HM Cruiser DORSETSHIRE.

19th Provided Ocean Escort for WS12 with HMS DORSETSHIRE on departure from

Freetown.

30th Detached from WS12 on arrival of HM Armed Merchant Cruiser DERBYSHIRE.

November Deployed interception of Vichy French ships with HM cruiser

COLOMBO, HM Armed Merchant Cruisers CARTHAGE and

CARNARVON CASTLE. (Operation BELLRINGER)

2nd Intercepted convoy on passage east of Cape of Good Hope from Indo China to

France. Captured five ships which were escorted to South African ports.

13th Consequent on decryption of ENIGMA traffic deployed for the

interception of German commerce raider ATLANTIS known to

be operating in South Atlantic and also providing fuel for U-Boats.

(Note: HMS DORSETSHIRE and HMS CAENARVON CASTLE were also deployed

independently to intercept this raider and another raider, PYTHON.

See HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR Volume 1 by C Blair.)

22nd Intercepted ATLANTIS in position north of Ascension Island after sighting by

aircraft from ship. German vessel was in process of refuelling U126.

Opened fire at long range obtaining hits after which ATLANTIS scuttled and was

abandoned.

Withdrew from area at high speed because of threat of attack from U126 which had

been able to leave the supply ship. See reference.

December Deployed for trade defence in Indian Ocean.

1 9 4 2

January Nominated for repair in USA and passage to Freetown.

12th At Freetown and passage to Norfolk, Va.

(Note: One source records escort of Convoy BM12 in Indian Ocean)

24th Taken in hand for repair by US Navy Yard at Norfolk.

February Under repair

(Note: Surface warning Radar Type 273 fitted during this period

See above reference.)

March Transferred to 4th Cruiser Squadron in Indian Ocean.

On completion of trials took passage to join US Navy escort of

Military convoys AS1 and AS2 during Atlantic passage

(Note: These convoys were on passage to Freetown and

Ascension. US Navy ships included US cruisers MEMPHIS and

CINCINNATI with screen of eight USN destroyers.

HM Escort Aircraft Carrier ARCHER was also part of the escort

before detaching to proceed to UK.)

On release from escort took passage to Freetown.

13th Escorted Convoys AS1 and AS2 with US Navy ships.

(See HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair.)

19th Detached from escort and resumed independent passage from

Freetown

April Nominated for support of planned landings in Madagascar.

(Operation IRONCLAD).

6th Joined HM Aircraft Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS, HM Battleship MALAYA and HM

Cruiser HERMIONE for passage to Durban. as Force F

22nd Arrived at Durban with ships of Force F.

HM Battleship RAMILLIES joined Force F.

24th Detached as escort for “Y” convoy with 3 destroyers, corvettes of

23rd Escort Group and ships of 14th Minesweeping Flotilla.

May Rejoined Force F.

3rd Deployed with HM Aircraft Carrier INDOMITABLE. HM Battleship RAMILLIES

and two destroyers from Eastern Fleet for escort of Fast convoy from Durban during

passage to flying off and gunfire support positions during landings.

5th Provided cover during landings (Operation IRONCLAD)

7th Bombarded position at Diego Suarez. with HMS RAMILLIES and HM Cruise

HERMIONE.

10th On release from IRONCLAD resumed trade defence duties in Indian Ocean.

June Indian Ocean trade defence in continuation.

26th Relieved HM Cruiser MAURITIUS as Ocean Escort for military

convoy WS19 during passage in Indian Ocean to Aden.

27th Replaced as Ocean Escort by HM Armed Merchant Cruiser

CORFU and detached from WS19 with three troopships as Ocean

Escort for passage to Bombay.

July (Note: During this period special deployments of Eastern Fleet

cruisers were made to carrying out search operations for

enemy supply ships operating in support of submarine

operations in the Indian Ocean See WAR WITH JAPAN (HMSO).)

1st Detached from troopships on arrival at Bombay.

14th Relieved HMS MAURITIUS as Ocean Escort for Convoy WS19L

during passage from Durban in Indian Ocean.

17th Detached from WS19L on arrival at Aden.

August Indian Ocean trade defence and patrol duties in continuation.

to See above Note.

September Escorted convoys between India, West Africa and Fremantle,

October

3rd Joined military convoy WS22 in Durban as Local Escort during passage in Indian

Ocean.

11th Detached from WS22 on arrival at separation point for Aden and Bombay sections.

21st Took passage from Kilindini to join search operation with HM Cruisers

MAURITIUS and ENTERPRISE for submarine supply ships in Gulf of Aden and

Gulf of Oman (Operation DEMCAT)

27th Commenced DEMCAT search with RAF CATALINA aircraft co-operation.

30th DEMCAT search terminated without success and resumed trade defence duties.

November Indian Ocean trade defence in continuation.

December Indian Ocean deployment in continuation.

1 9 4 3

January Indian Ocean trade defence in continuation.

February

4th Joined military convoy of five troopships with HM Cruiser GAMBIA as Ocean

Escort during passage in Indian Ocean from Suez to Fremantle with 30,000 men

of 9th Australian Division recalled from Middle East service to Australia after

Japanese threat to Australia and New Zealand. (Operation PAMPHLET)

18th Detached from convoy on arrival at Fremantle and resumed Eastern Fleet duties.

March Indian Ocean deployment in continuation.

Nominated for return to UK for refit.

April Passage to UK via Cape of Good Hope.

29th Called at Freetown.

May Rejoined 1st Cruiser Squadron in Home Fleet and took passage to Tyne for refit.

Taken in hand for refit at commercial shipyard.

June Under refit.

to (Note: Work included:

December Removal of X Turret and increase of close range AA

armament with additional 20mm weapons.

Replacement of Radar Type 281 by Type 281B which

required use of only one mast for aerial siting.

Additional Fire-control radar outfits added.

Surface warning radar Type 273 resited amidships.

IFF equipment added to radar fit. See RADAR AT SEA.).

1 9 4 4

January Under refit

February Post refit trials

March On completion of sea trials rejoined Home Fleet to work-up for

operational service.

April Work-up at Scapa Flow.

May Deployed with Home Fleet for exercises in preparation for

planned allied landings in Normandy (Operation NEPTUNE)

June Deployed with Squadron in Home Fleet at Scapa Flow for

Distant Cover if required to protect landings in Channel.

July

17th Provided cover for air operations by HM Aircraft Carriers

FORMIDABLE, INDEFATIGABLE and FURIOUS against

German battleship TIRPITZ lying in Altenfjord, Norway with

HM Battleship DUKE OF YORK, HM Cruisers KENT,

JAMAICA and BELLONA screened by destroyers of Home

Fleet (Operation MASCOT)

(Note: These attacks were unsuccessful.)

August

9th Took passage from Scapa Flow with HMS KENT and five

Home Fleet destroyers as escort for HMS INDEFATIGABLE,

HM Escort Aircraft Carriers NABOB and TRUMPETER to

carry out air attacks on German airfield at Gossen near

Kristiansund and an air minelay between Lepsoy and Haramsa

Island (Operation OFFSPRING).

10th Provided cover during air operations

11th Returned to Scapa Flow

15th Deployed with HMS DUKE OF YORK, HM Cruiser

BERWICK and 14 Home Fleet destroyers to provide cover for

air attacks by HMS INDEFATIGABLE, HMS FURIOUS and

HMS FORMIDABLE, HM Escort Aircraft Carriers NABOB

and TRUMPETER on TIRPITZ (Operation GOODWOOD).

(Note: This operation also provided Distant Cover for passage

of Russian Convoy JW59 to Kola Inlet and returning

Convoy RA59A to UK.)

20th Provided cover during air operations during which only two hits

to were made on the enemy ship due to weather conditions and

29th use of smoke screens after warning of attacks.

September

5th Joined HMS KENT and HMS BERWICK as escort for rms

QUEEN MARY taking the Prime Minister and Chiefs of Staff

to USA for meeting with US President.

9th Return passage to UK with same ships.

12th Deployed with HMS KENT and destroyers as escort for HMS

FURIOUS and HMS TRUMPETER for air minelay and attack

on shipping south of Voska Is. (Operation BEGONIA)

October Under refit at Rosyth for fit of additional 20mm mountings.

24th Deployed as Senior Officer Force 2 comprising HM Escort

Aircraft Carriers CAMPANIA and TRUMPETER with screen

of destroyers to carry out air minelay and shipping attacks in

Haramsfjord (Operation HARDY).

November Squadron deployment in Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in

continuation

December

14th Deployed with HM Escort Aircraft Carriers TRUMPETER and PREMIER, HM

Destroyers ZEALOUS, ZEPHYR, SIOUX (RCN), ALGONQUIN (RCN),

SAVAGE and SERAPIS as Senior Officer Force 2 to carry out air minelay and

shipping strikes in Ramousund area. (Operation LACERATE).

1 9 4 5

January Home Fleet deployment in continuation.

February

12th Deployed with HMS PREMIER, HMS PUNCHER, HM Destroyers

CAVENDISH, CAVALIER, SCOURGE and ZEBRA as Force 2 to carry out air

minelay off Skatestrommen (Operation SELENIUM)

March Home Fleet deployment in continuation.

to

April

May

12th Escorted HM Minelayers APOLLO and ARIADNE with four

destroyers for passage to Oslo from Rosyth.

(Note: HMS APOLLO had the Crown Prince of Norway

embarked for his return following VE Day)

14th Relieved HM Cruiser BIRMINGHAM as Guardship at Copenhagen.

24th Escorted German cruiser PRINZ EUGEN to Wilhelmshaven

with HM Destroyers IROQUOIS (RCN) and SAVAGE.

June Nominated for trooping duties after dockyard conversion.

5th Escorted HM Cruiser NORFOLK with HM Norwegian Destroyer STORD,

HM Destroyers ONSLOW and ORWELL during passage from Rosyth to Oslo.

(Note: HM King Haakon was embarked in HMS NORFOLK for return to his

Kingdom after end of hostilities.)

Passage to Plymouth

Converted for use as troopship.

29th Took passage from Plymouth for Australia

July Deployed for transport of returning prisoners of war and

to August allied nationals to UK and service personnel to Australia.

P o s t W a r N o t e s

HMS DEVONSHIRE was used for trooping duties until January 1946 and then selected for service as a Cadet Training Ship. She was taken in hand for conversion to suit this role by HM Dockyard, Devonport in September 1946. Her main armament except A Turret was removed and some other AA weapons with extensive changes to provide accommodation and instructional facilities. The ship recommissioned in April 1947 and was used for Cadet training until 1953. During this service she visited many ports in Europe and paid-off on 6th October 1953. This ship was put on the Disposal List in 1954 and sold for breaking up by J Cashmore at Newport where she arrived in tow on 12th December that year. The eighth ship to carry this name was a Guided Missile Destroyer completed in 1960 and taken out of use in 1983 and sunk as a target in the Channel on 17th July 1987.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:42 pm

British light cruiser (Fiji class) CL Mauritius was sunk off Brisbane by superior IJN surface forces! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!

H. M. S. M A U R I T I U S

"FIJI" Class cruiser ordered from Swan Hunter, Newcastle on Tyne under 1937 Build Programme in December 1937. The ship was laid down on 13th March 1938 and launched on 19th July 1939 as the first Royal Navy warship to carry the name. She was completed on 14th December 1940. Following a WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in February 1942 she was adopted by the city of Kingston-upon-Hull, then in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

B a t t l e H o n o u r s

ATLANTIC 1941 - SICILY 1943 - SALERNO 1943 - MEDITERRANEAN 1943-44 - ANZIO 1944 - NORMANDY 1944 - BISCAY 1944 - NORWAY 1945

H e r a l d i c D a t a

Badge: On a Field White, in chief and base a bar wavy Blue,

a key erect ward downwards red, surmounting the bar in

chief and two branches of sugar cane in saltire proper.

D e t a i l s o f W a r S e r v i c e

1 9 4 0

December Contractors trials

14th Build completion and commenced Acceptance Trials.

On completion of trials and storing took passage to Scapa Flow.

1 9 4 1

January

7th Worked-up at Scapa Flow for service with 10th Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet.

Nominated escort of military convoy.

18th Joined military convoy WS6B as Ocean Escort during passage to Freetown from Clyde.

March

5th Detached from WS6B on arrival at Freetown.

Deployed at Freetown for Atlantic convoy defence.

Part of escort for Convoys SL68 and SL69.

April Escorted Convoy SL70 to UK.

After arrival transferred to 4th Cruiser Squadron in East Indies Squadron

Prepared for foreign service and took passage.

May Joined military convoy WS8A during passage in Atlantic as Ocean Escort in place

of HM Battlecruiser REPULSE and HM Cruiser NAIAD.

9th WS8A arrived at Freetown.

14th Deployed as Ocean Escort for WS8A for passage from Freetown to Cape of Good Hope.

24th Relieved as Ocean Escort for WS8A by HM Cruiser HAWKINS and took passage to

join Squadron at Colombo.

Deployed for Indian Ocean trade defence and Patrol.

June Indian Ocean deployment in continuation.

20th Arrived Colombo and relieved HM Cruiser SHROPSHIRE in Squadron.

Escorted Convoy OM11 to Aden.

July Deployed in Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal for convoy defence and patrol duty.

August

1st Escorted mv CAPETOWN CASTLE and ss EMPRESS OF JAPAN during passage

from Colombo to Singapore as military convoy WS9AX

3rd After relief by HM Cruiser DURBAN detached from WS9AX and resumed Squadron

duties for trade defence and interception patrol.

September Deployed with HM Aircraft Carrier HERMES, HM Cruisers ENTERPRISE and

HAWKINS for interception of Vichy French convoy during passage in Indian Ocean to

Madagascar from Saigon.

(Note: Two RAF CATALINA aircraft were also used., but search was unsuccessful

after one aircraft was missing. For details see WAR WITH JAPAN Volume 1

(HMSO).)

October Squadron duties for trade defence in continuation.

31st Deployed as escort for military convoy WS11X from Colombo to Singapore.

November

6th Detached from WS11AX on arrival at Singapore.

Taken in hand for refit.

December

10th Refit work suspended after Japanese invasion of Malaya.

11th Passage to UK via Cape after embarking some of the survivors from HM Battleship

PRINCE OF WALES and HM Battlecruiser REPULSE.

1 9 4 2

January Passage to UK.

February Taken in hand by HM Dockyard, Devonport to complete refit

March Under refit.

(Note: Fire control radar for HA and LA armament fitted.

20mm AA armament increased.

April On completion took passage to Scapa Flow to work-up with Home Fleet

Nominated for further service in Ceylon with 4th Cruiser Squadron.

May On completion prepared for foreign service.

11th Joined military convoy WS19 with HM Armed Merchant Cruiser CARNARVON

CASTLE, HM Destroyers BELVOIR and HURSLEY during passage from Clyde to

Freetown for duty as Ocean Escort.

22nd Detached from WS19 on arrival at Freetown.

26th Rejoined WS19 on its departure from Freetown as Ocean Escort during passage to Cape

of Good Hope with HMS HURSLEY and HM Sloop MILFORD.

June

5th Detached from WS19 with ships of Ocean Escort on arrival at Capetown.

6th Deployed for Squadron duties in Indian Ocean.

18th Joined WS19 as Ocean Escort duties during passage from Durban to Bombay in place

of HM Cruiser SHROPSHIRE.

26th Detached from WS19 when relieved by HM Cruiser DEVONSHIRE as Ocean Escort.

Resumed Squadron duties in Indian Ocean.

July

7th Escorted military convoy WS19L from Durban for part of passage to Aden.

14th Detached from WS19L on relief by HMS DEVONSHIRE and took passage to Kilindini

21st Joined HM Battleship WARSPITE, HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and

FORMIDABLE, HM Cruiser BIRMINGHAM, HM Destroyers NORMAN, NIZAM,

INCONSTANT and Dutch VAN GALEN in Force "A" for Fleet diversionary operation in

Bay of Bengal. (OPERATION STAB - See WAR WITH JAPAN Vol II (HMSO).)

23rd HM Destroyer NAPIER (RAN) joined Force "A" during passage to Seychelles.

28th Arrived at Colombo after refuelling with Force "A" in Seychelles.

30th Sailed with Force "A" from Colombo to provide cover for diversionary convoys.

See Reference.

August

1st Force "A" sighted by Japanese seaplane.

2nd Japanese aircraft shot down by MARTLET fighter from HMS FORMIDABLE.

Operation terminated and Force "A" returned to Trincomalee.

Passage to Kilindini to resume Squadron duties in Indian Ocean.

26th Sailed from Kilindini to intercept Vichy French ss AMIRAL PIERRE known to be on

passage from Madagascar to Reunion, a French possession in Indian Ocean.

(Note: Did not take part in support of British landings to occupy whole island

of Madagascar (Operation STREAM - See above Reference.)

29th Began interception patrol.

September

2nd Refuelled at Mauritius and returned to patrol area.

4th Ceased interception patrol and took passage to join military convoy US16 during

passage from Fremantle to Aden as Ocean Escort.

October Detached from US16 and returned to Kilindini

21st Nominated with HM Cruisers DEVONSHIRE AND ENTERPRISE to carry out search

for a Japanese mercantile reported in use as a supply ship for submarines or commerce

raiders deployed in Indian Ocean for attacks on shipping.

(Operation DEMCAT - See above Reference.)

27th Carried out search operation with assistance from RAF aircraft.

30th Naval search operations abandoned and returned to Kilindini.

November Deployed at Kilindini for trade defence.

16th Joined HM Armed Merchant Cruiser CARTHAGE and HM Cruiser HAWKINS to

supplement Ocean Escort for military convoy WS23 during Indian Ocean passage.

17th Remained with Bombay Section of WS23 when convoy split and detached as Ocean

Escort for ships on passage to Bombay as Convoy WS23B.

24th Detached from WS23B on arrival at Bombay.

Embarked CinC East Indies for passage to Kilindini from Ceylon after a meeting in

London with Prime Minister.

December

12th Relieved HM Cruiser FROBISHER as Ocean Escort for military convoy WS24B during

passage from Durban to Bombay.

(Note Convoy comprised troopships mv. STIRLING CASTLE and mv ATHLONE

CASTLE.

17th Detached from WS24B on arrival at Bombay.

Resumed Indian Ocean Squadron duties.

1 9 4 3

January Indian Ocean convoy defence in continuation

February

10th Joined 'Force A1 with m Battleships RESOLUTION, REVENGE and WARSPITE to

cover passage of convoy including rms QUEEN MARY, rms AQUITANIA, ILE DE

FRANCE, NIEUW AMSTERDAM, and mv QUEEN OF BERMUDA.

(Note: This convoy was taking ANZAC troops back to Australia from Middle East

(Operation PAMPHLET).

15th Detached from PAMPHLET.

March Indian Ocean trade defence and interception patrol in continuation.

to

April

May Nominated for service with Mediterranean Fleet in support of planned operations.

19th Transferred to 15th Cruiser Squadron in Mediterranean.

June Passage to Alexandria via Red Sea.

Damaged by grounding in Suez Canal during transit.

Under repair at Alexandria.

(Note: Additional 20mm AA mountings fitted to improve defence against close range

attacks.)

July Joined Squadron at Alexandria on completion.

7th Sailed from Alexandria with HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, UGANDA and ORION

screened by six destroyers for support during Sicily landings (Operation HUSKY).

(For details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by Corelli Barnett and

Naval Staff History).

9th Joined HM Cruisers CARLISLE, COLOMBO and DELHI in Support Force East.

Sustained damage to Keel after grounding at Malta.

10th Provided naval gunfire support during landings SW of Syracuse.

11th Provided naval gunfire support during German counter-attack on beachead.

12th Embarked Rear Admiral Troubridge (Flag Officer "Force A") from damaged destroyer

HMS ESKIMO to transfer to HM Destroyer EXMOOR.

14th Bombarded shore battery at Lentinmi in Catania Bay.

23rd Under air attacks at Augusta.

Flag transferred from HM Cruiser NEWFOUNDLAND which had been damaged..

August

6th Joined Force "K" in Malta with HM Cruisers ORION and UGANDA.

12th Bombarded Riposto on Italian coast with HM Destroyers NUBIAN and TARTAR.

Carried out offensive sweep along coast near Crotone with HMS UGANDA.

September

2nd Bombarded Calabrian coastal targets prior to allied landings on the mainland of Italy

with HM Battleships VALIANT and WARSPITE, HM Cruiser ORION, HM Monitors

ABERCROMBIE, ROBERTS, Fleet destroyers and River Gunboats.

(Operation BAYTOWN - See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY).

3rd Joined HMS ORION and provided naval gunfire support during landings with HM

Monitors EREBUS, ROBERTS and ABERCROMBIE.

7th Escorted convoy to Salerno with HMS UGANDA, HMS ORION, and Fleet destroyers.

9th Joined Northern Attack Force (TF85) to support landings at Salerno.

(Operation AVALANCHE - See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY).

10th Provided continuous naval gunfire support for British military operations on the

bridgehead..

Under air attacks including FX1400 and Glider Bombs.

17th Relieved from naval gunfire support by HM Cruiser SIRIUS.

October Deployed in central Mediterranean.

5th Passage to Taranto from Salerno for exercises.

November Military support and convoy escort in continuation.

December Detached for duty at Gibraltar for Atlantic convoy defence and interception patrol.

24th Deployed with HM Cruiser GAMBIA in search for German blockade runner in Bay of

Biscay (Operation STONEWALL).

1 9 4 4

January On completion of STONEWALL called in Plymouth before return to Gibraltar.

15th Escorted HM Battleship KING GEORGE V with 3 destroyers from Gibraltar to Scapa Flow..

Returned to Mediterranean on completion.

30th Deployed at Naples for naval gunfire support of military operations at Anzio.

(Operation SHINGLE - See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY and Naval Staff History).

February Deployed in rotation with another cruiser for support duty,

(Note: Thus was shared with HMS DIDO, HMS DELHI, HMS PHOEBE, HMS ORION, HMS

PENELOPE (before loss), US cruisers USS BROOKLYN and USS PHILADELPHIA).

March

3rd Released from SHINGLE support duty.

15th Bombarded targets along west coast of Italy in support of military operations.

Deployed in Western Mediterranean for convoy escort duty.

April Transferred to Home Fleet and took passage to UK.

Nominated for support of planned allied landings in Normandy as Flagship Bombarding Force D.

May Under refit at Chatham.

(Note: Aircraft facilities removed.

Surface warning radar, Type 273) fitted and aircraft warning radar Type 279

replaced by Type 281. For details of development and use of radar see RADAR

AT SEA by D Howse).

26th Invasion training in Clyde with Force "D" ships.

(Note: Other ships in Force D were HM Battleships WARSPITE. RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers

ARETHUSA, DANAE and Polish cruiser ORP DRAGON.)

June

2nd Passage from Clyde in Convoy S6 with Force "D" escorted by HM Destroyers SAUMAREZ and

SWIFT, Norwegian STORD and SVENNER, HM Frigates ROWLEY and HOLMES.

5th Met HM Monitor ROBERTS for Channel crossing with Force "D" to support landings

on SWORD Beach (Operation NEPTUNE - See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY

and Naval Staff History).

6th Bombarded Houlgate and Merville Battery during assault on SWORD Beach.

8th On completion of Bombardment Phase joined Eastern Naval Task Force to continue support role.

13th Slightly damaged by shore fire.

July

4th Provided naval gunfire support for military operations.

11th Bombarded enemy positions near Caen with HMS ROBERTS.

17th Bombarded German positions at Caen to support military operation.

18th Repeated Caen support bombardment.

August

5th Deployed in Bay of Biscay to intercept craft evacuating troops.

14th During patrol off Les Sables with HM Destroyer URSA and HM Destroyer IROQUOIS (RCN)

as Force 27 engaged German convoy and damaged Torpedo Boat T24 and two ships under

escort.

Later engage coastal steamer which grounded.

15th Force 27 engaged 2 minesweepers with 2 merchant ships off Ile de Yeux and sank a

minesweeper.

22nd Under shore/fire during patrol with Force 27 near Gironde.

25th Engaged escorted convoy with HMS URSA and HMCS IROQUOIS in Audieme Bay.

German patrol boats V702, V717, V720, V729 and V730 were sunk and ships set on fire.

28th Requirement ceased when Germans reported by French resistance to be leaving the Brittany area.

Returned to Devonport.

September

1st Under repair in Devonport.

October Transferred to 10th Cruiser Squadron for Hone Fleet operations.

16th Escorted HMS KING GEORGE V from Plymouth to Scapa Flow.

26th Escorted HM Aircraft Carrier IMPLACABLE with 6 Fleet destroyers for air strikes against

targets in Norway. During these two ferry barges were damaged near Bodo,

patrol vessel V5722 and depot ship KARL MAYER at Rorvik, M433 minesweeper and two

steamers at Kristiansund.

Submarine U1060 was also damaged in North Sea and was later sunk by bomber aircraft.

(Operation ATHLETIC)

November Deployed with 10th Cruiser Squadron for Home Fleet operations off Norway.

(See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY).

December Deployed with Home Fleet units to intercept German destroyers and Alesund without success.

1 9 4 5

January

28th During deployment with HM Cruiser DIADEM engaged two German destroyers found to

be attempting passage into Baltic Sea from Bergen.

Damaged Z31.

Received one hit from return fire.

(Note: Enemy ships later reached Kiel).

February Home Fleet deployment in continuation.

Nominated for refit.

25th Began refit at commercial shipyard in Birkenhead

March Under refit

to (Note: Work included fit of Low Angle Fire control radar Type 275 to replaced Type 284.

August and Warning radars Types 293 and 277 with IFF in place of Type 273.

Air warning radar Type 960 replaced Type 281. See RADAR AT SEA).

P o s t W a r N o t e s

HMS MAURITIUS was retained in operational service on completion of refit in March 1946. She was deployed as a Cruiser Squadron Flagship in Home Waters and in the Mediterranean until 1947. After a period in Reserve the ship re-commissioned in 1950 as Flagship in the East Indies and took in operations in the Persia Gulf after the unrest at Abadan. Paid off in 1952 she went into refit for several months before being placed in Reserve. This expense was subjected to some criticism by a Parliamentary Select Committee. After seven years in the Reserve she was placed on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for breaking up at Inverkeithing by T W Ward. She arrived in tow at the breaker’s

yard on 27th March 1965.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:57 pm

CA Furutaka was sunk by Allied bombers operating out of Brisbane after being damaged by British cruisers during a night naval engagement.

Furutaka and her sister ship Kako were the first generation of high speed heavy cruisers in the Japanese navy, intended to counter the US Navy Omaha class and Royal Navy Hawkins class scout cruisers.

Service career

Early career
Furutaka was commissioned at Mitsubishi shipyards, Nagasaki on 31 March 1926.

It was reconstructed and modernized at Kure Navy Yard on 30 April 1939.

Early stages of the Pacific War
In late 1941, Furutaka was assigned to CruDiv 6 Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto in the First Fleet with the Aoba, Kako and Kinugasa. At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, it was engaged in support for the invasion of Guam.

After the failed first invasion of Wake CruDiv 6 was assigned to the larger second invasion force, and after the fall of Wake, returned to its forward base in Truk, Caroline Islands.

From 18 January 1942, CruDiv 6 was assigned to support Japanese troop landings at Rabaul, New Britain and Kavieng, New Ireland and in patrols around the Marshall Islands in unsuccessful pursuit of the American fleet. In March and April 1942, CruDiv6 provided support to CruDiv 18 in covering the landings of Japanese troops in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea at Buka, Shortland, Kieta, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands and Tulagi from a forward base at Rabaul. While at Shortland on 6 May 1942, Furutaka was attacked by four USAAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, but was not damaged.

Battle of the Coral Sea
At the Battle of the Coral Sea, CruDiv 6 departed Shortland and effected a rendezvous at sea with light carrier Shoho. At 1100 on 7 May 1942, north of Tugali Island, Shoho was attacked and sunk by 93 SBD Dauntless dive-bombers and TBD Devastator torpedo-bombers from USS Yorktown and USS Lexington.

WW-2 recognition drawing of FurutakaThe following day, 8 May 1942 46 SBDs, 21 TBDs and 15 Grumman F4F Wildcats from Yorktown and Lexington damaged Shokaku severely above the waterline and force her retirement. Furutaka and Kinugasa, undamaged in the battle, escorted Shokaku back to Truk.

Furutaka returned to Kure on 5 June 1942 for repairs, and returned back to Truk on 7 July 1942. In a major reorganization of the Japanese navy on 14 July 1942, Furutaka was assigned to the newly created Eighth Fleet under Vice Admiral Mikawa Gunichi and was assigned to patrols around the Solomon Islands, New Britain and New Ireland.

Battle of Savo Island
In the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942, CruDiv 6, Chokai, light cruisers Tenryu and Yubari and destroyer Yunagi engaged the Allied forces in a night gun and torpedo action. At about 2300, Chokai, Furutaka and Kako all launched their reconnaissance floatplanes. The circling floatplanes dropped flares illuminating the targets and all the Japanese ships opened fire. USS Astoria, USS Quincy, USS Vincennes and HMAS Canberra were sunk. USS Chicago was damaged as were the USS Ralph Talbot and USS Patterson. On the Japanese side, Chokai was hit three times, Kinugasa twice, Aoba once and Furutaka was not damaged and returned to Kavieng on 10 August 1942.

In late August, CruDiv 6 and the Chokai departed Shortland to provide distant cover for the Guadalcanal reinforcement convoys. That same day, a Consolidated PBY Catalina of VP23's "Black Cats" boldly, but unsuccessfully, attacked Furutaka in broad daylight. Furutaka shuttled between Kieta and Rabaul as needed to refuel and resupply through mid-September. Furutaka was unsuccessfully attacked on 12 September south of New Ireland by the USN submarine USS S-47, but was not damaged.

Battle of Cape Esperance
So alerted, the radar-equipped American cruisers USS San Francisco, Boise, Salt Lake City, and Helena and five destroyers steamed around the end of Guadalcanal to block the entrance to Savo Sound.

At 2235, Helena's radar spotted the Japanese fleet, and the Americans successfully crossed the Japanese "T". Both fleets opened fire, but Admiral Goto, thinking that he was under friendly-fire, ordered a 180-degree turn that exposed each of his ships to the American broadsides. Aoba was damaged heavily, and Admiral Goto was mortally wounded on her bridge. With Aoba crippled, Captain Araki of the Furutaka turned his ship out of the line of battle to engage Salt Lake City. USS Duncan launched two torpedoes toward Furutaka that either missed or failed to detonate. Duncan continued firing at Furutaka until she was put out of action by numerous shell hits. At 2354, Furutaka was hit by a torpedo that flooded her forward engine room. During the battle, about 90 shells hit Furutaka and some ignited her Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes, starting fires.

On 12 October 1942, at 0228, Furutaka sank stern first at 09?‹02?ŒS, 159?‹33?ŒE. Captain Araki and 514 survivors were rescued by Hatsuyuki, Murakumo and Shirayuki. Thirty-three crewmen were killed and 110 were later counted as missing. The Americans took 115 of Furutaka's crew as prisoners of war.

Furutaka was removed from Navy List on 10 November 1942.

Class and type: Furutaka class heavy cruiser
Displacement: 7,950 tons (standard); 9,150 tons (after modification)
Length: 176.8 meters
Beam: 15.8 meters
Draught: 5.6 meters
Propulsion: 4-shaft Parsons geared turbines
12 Kampon boilers
102,000 shp
Speed: 34.5 knots (64 km/h)
Range: 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 616
Armament: (initial) 6 ?~ 200 mm/50-cal guns (6x1)
4 ?~ 80 mm/4-cal guns,
6 ?~ 610 mm torpedo tubes (4x2)
Armor: 76 mm (belt)
36 mm (deck)
Aircraft carried: 1 x floatplane, 1 catapult

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:25 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/43

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Fuji Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Wa 10

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TF 37 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58

Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported

decided that it´s time to take all the remaining Allied (mostly empty) bases inside the SRA. Landing one of the small NLF...

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TF 37 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58

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TF 38 encounters mine field at Singapore (23,50)

Japanese Ships
MSW Shonan Maru #7
MSW Shintohoku Maru

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Fuji Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Wa 10

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 108
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36
Ki-30 Ann x 8
Ki-32 Mary x 12

No Japanese losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 3

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Mixed Brigade, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 3

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Liberator VI x 2
A-20B Boston x 4
A-20G Havoc x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 1 damaged
A-20B Boston: 4 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 4
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
Wirraway x 6
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 10
Hurricane IIb x 12
Spitfire Vb x 8
Kittyhawk I x 13
Vengeance I x 9
Liberator VI x 3
A-20B Boston x 39
A-20G Havoc x 20
B-25C Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 4 damaged
Liberator VI: 3 damaged
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G3M Nell x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 41
Ki-49 Helen x 113

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

Historiker · Post by **Historiker** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:28 pm

How many turns do you play per day?

BTW: may the better one win tonight. I hope that you'll win at least the title if there's another Cordoba [;)]

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:30 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/24/43

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Fuji Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Wa 10

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8
Ki-32 Mary x 2

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 89
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 9
Hurricane IIb x 12
Spitfire Vb x 9
Kittyhawk I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 19 destroyed, 27 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 2 damaged
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged

once again I´ve made the (wrong) decision to sweep Brisbane to have my torp bombers attack the shipping there. The Allied fighters achieve a 2:1 with the bounce on their side for the whole fight (again, not counting the obsolete Dutch, nor the Wirraways). Can someone explain me why I still encounter Throwaways when they can be upgraded to Hurris, Kitties or Spits? [8|]

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Day Air attack on 20th Mixed Brigade, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
Wirraway x 2
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 4
Hurricane IIb x 7
Spitfire Vb x 3
Kittyhawk I x 6
Liberator VI x 3
A-20G Havoc x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 3 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 3 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 3
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
Wirraway x 6
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 9
Hurricane IIb x 10
Spitfire Vb x 10
Kittyhawk I x 14
Vengeance I x 6
Liberator VI x 3
A-20B Boston x 33
A-20G Havoc x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 10
B-25J Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 6 damaged
Liberator VI: 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 12 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 5
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 81
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 47
Ki-49 Helen x 81

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 46,109

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 46,109

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 7
Spitfire Vb x 4
Kittyhawk I x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 6 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 4 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Kalgoorlie
MSW Pirie

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

we attack once again one of the countless throw away TFs that isn´t worth our losses. Even more so when all torps miss...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 46,109

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 8
Kittyhawk I x 9
Wellington III x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G3M Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 8
Hurricane IIb x 20
Spitfire Vb x 13
Kittyhawk I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 2 damaged
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 6 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

then 3 Nells decide to attack the light cruiser... We spotted some 20 TFs at Brisbane today and 20 torp bombers launched for no result but losses on our side. Must be only my feeling that tells me that all those mini TFs are still screwing up the attack routine of my daitais.

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Ground combat at Tacloban

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 323 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese max assault: 9 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tacloban base !!!

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:39 pm

ORIGINAL: Historiker

How many turns do you play per day?

BTW: may the better one win tonight. I hope that you'll win at least the title if there's another Cordoba [;)]

it depends, when we both are available on weekends (like yesterday), then we get A LOT of turns done. During the week, we only get one or two turns done on average. Guess we´re both very reliable when it comes down to sending turns. I´m of course a very complicated guy with my views on what is ok and what´s not! [;)] But nevertheless I really appreciate both my PBEM opponents at the moment! Thanks for playing guys!

Actually I´m not really (better say, not at all) a fan of the Austrian soccer and because my mother is Dutch, I´ve always been a fan of the Dutch team when it comes down to the national teams. Or, you won´t believe it, a fan of the German team as I watch the Bundesliga every week so why shouldn´t I be a fan of the German team then. First I´m a fan of the Dutch, then the German, then another 4 or 5 nations ..... and then the Austrian team. I surely know more about the German players than I do about the Austrian players. There are even a couple of Austrian players in the team I have never heard of before. I´m living only 90 km away from Munich so if I´m live at a game then it´s a game of Bayern Munich and not one of the Austrian third class clubs. So most times I´m watching games of Bayern.

Historiker · Post by **Historiker** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:47 pm

Nice to hear...
But while there can't be a doubt (well, our team can do every bullshit possible) that we're going to win against the Austrians, I'm afraid it's over after meeting the Portuguese.
But if.. and if... and if... we might see the plainly dream-finale: Holland-Germany [:)]

Ah, and if you like: write me if you need a new pbem. I would like to play a german languaged game against such an active opponent!

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:52 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/25/43

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TF 67 encounters mine field at Rockhampton (46,109)

Japanese Ships
MSW Fuji Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Wa 10

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 66
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-32 Mary x 12

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 20th Mixed Brigade, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 4
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
Wirraway x 4
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 8
Hurricane IIb x 6
Spitfire Vb x 6
Kittyhawk I x 10
Vengeance I x 7
A-20B Boston x 51
A-20G Havoc x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 7
B-25J Mitchell x 10

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
A-20B Boston: 5 destroyed, 27 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 46,114

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 5

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 3 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 6000 feet

I´m really happy with the enemy airforce bombing my troops at Brisbane as we get a lot of flak kills (as long as my AA units aren´t wiped out again). If the enemy launches at full strenght we get on average 10 kills per turn. The LCUs are highly disrupted after an airattack but that´s it. Division sized units don´t really take damage, mostly only disabled with very few killed. And what Swift doesn´t know, I don´t intend to take Brisbane anyway as there´s no sense doing that. The reason why we attacked Australia was to take the North and build a defensive line there and to destroy some enemy ground units. So the mission is more than accomplished at the moment. We took the North easily as the enemy retreated, we have encircled 100.000 troops (including 3 Australian divs) West of Charter Towers (we work on getting them to surrender) and we have sunk A LOT of enemy shipping. Air losses are becoming severe though and we also lost one BB, two CAs a CL and a couple of DDs. A lot more ships damaged. Not to forget the damage on my carriers just recently. But that´s not comparable with the huge losses of the Allied side, with two dozen of light and heavy cruisers lost, a BB and a BC, two CVs, two more BBs heavily damaged, a lot of DDs sunk, dozens of throw away ships sunk. Also hundreds of enemy aircraft shot down so far. And as a bonus, we will get something like 250.000 extra resources (and supplies) from the resource centers at Cooktown and Rockhampton, depending on how long we will stay in this area. For the moment the plan is to stay as long as it takes to destroy the encircled enemy troops further North and how many more major naval forces my opponent brings to Brisbane. Even when we take more losses down there, it´s a perfect chance to keep on wrecking havoc on the enemy naval forces.

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Day Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5
Ki-49 Helen x 56

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Australian Division, at 44,102

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
G3M Nell x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 58
Ki-49 Helen x 96

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brisbane at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 52
G3M Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 1
CW-21B Demon x 5
Brewster 339D x 17
Hurricane IIb x 10
Spitfire Vb x 9
Kittyhawk I x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 9 destroyed, 14 damaged
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

the usual strike, 3 out of 120 bombers... [8|]

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:56 pm

ORIGINAL: Historiker

Nice to hear...
But while there can't be a doubt (well, our team can do every bullshit possible) that we're going to win against the Austrians, I'm afraid it's over after meeting the Portuguese.
But if.. and if... and if... we might see the plainly dream-finale: Holland-Germany [:)]

Ah, and if you like: write me if you need a new pbem. I would like to play a german languaged game against such an active opponent!

The Dutch vs the German would be clearly a dream final! With the Dutch achieving a 3:0! [:D]

Thanks for the offer, I guess I won´t start another PBEM before AE as I hope none of my opponents will drop out. Even if one game would end, there´s just not the time anymore to play it long into the campaign. But after the release of AE (and the first couple of patches [:D]) I will surely would like two games with AE!

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