Not a pretty turn for all you Japan fanboys. Air Ops
In ascending order of importance.
A handful of B-17Cs hit Kendari AF by night, no damage.
9 Marys hit Nanning, no casualties.
17 Sonias hit Yenen, very little damage.
Wuchow Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-51 Sonia x 50
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All at 2000 feet
B-17Es hit Kendari port, putting 1 bomb in CL Kuma, moderate damage (mid-20s SYS total).
TF carrying BF to Kendari savaged
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 4
Brewster 339D x 5
Vildebeest IV x 16
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Turusima Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire (35/57/16)
PG Nanpo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (43/69/29)
AP Midori Maru, Torpedo hits 1 (24/15/10)
ML Ikitsushima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (33/39/22)
PG Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (sinks)
Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Koepang lashes out at CVL TF escorting invasion
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 37
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 8
Buffalo I x 10
Martin 139 x 29
P-35A x 9
Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1, on fire (15/17/14)
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 2, on fire (30/7/10)
CVL Zuiho
Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
Naval and Sub Ops
5 surviving PTs encounter Koepang Bombardment TF, 1 sunk, no damage to IJN.
Bombardment TF encounters huge fleet at Koepang.
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 31, on fire, heavy damage (66/54/49)
BB Haruna, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage, and is sunk
CA Chokai, Shell hits 4
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Arashi, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage (65/74/49)
DD Hibiki
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage, and is sunk
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 7
BC Repulse, Shell hits 7
CA Houston, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage, and is sunk
CL Danae, Shell hits 3
CL Durban
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2
CL Boise, Shell hits 3
DD Vampire, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Witte de With
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Electra, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
DD Express, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
All Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
Artillery Duel at Bataan
Japanese force 8370 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied force 77798 troops, 651 guns, 128 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
38th Div. 3 days out of Naga. Will move to Bataan.
Kendari Area 2nd Battle of Koepang
A Bombardment TF makes a run in under cover of darkness. Koepang is defended by BC Repulse and a DD.
Allied aircraft losses
Walrus: 4 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
CA Ashigara
CL Natori, Shell hits 1
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 5, on fire (48/48/21)
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Shell hits 64, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 AKs taken out later in the night (Legazpi, Lepus)
Bombardment of Koepang
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
CL Natori
CA Ashigara
CA Maya
Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2
As the bombardment TF retreats, bombers from Koepang attack.
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 7
Buffalo I x 10
Martin 139 x 15
P-35A x 7
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1 (bounces)
Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
Kongo takes another hit from LBA. Looks like she's going down. Vampire sinks from yesterday's fighting.
Major Air Raid on Koepang
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 59
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 4 (awful accuracy, even from 7k)
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
Raid on Convoy bringing BF to Kendari
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 4
Brewster 339D x 5
Vildebeest IV x 13
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AP Midori Maru
AP Tofuku Maru
PG Busho Maru
AP Turusima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Attack on TF carrying 56th Bde. to Amboina
56th was originally headed to Koepang, but redirected.
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 4
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsujin Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Other Theaters
Paras unloading at Brunei. I imagine they'll take a breather, then hop in the Topsies.
Gilbert Island operation underway soon:
"CV TF will depart Kwajalean tomorrow. Course will be towards Canton Island. Will depart in 2 TF.
Kaga and Akaki in the van with the CS. Hiryu/Soryu/Zuikaku/Shokau will maintain contact with lead CV but also insure air cover over transport TF that will be departing later in week.
Surface TF will move with transports and after refueling bombard Canton Island under cover of CV. "
Lead elements of Malaya army entered Malacca, will attack today.
Logistics
Supply: 2.68 M
Fuel: 3.70 M
Resources: 1.65M; 13.9k/day
Oil: 1.63 M; 1111/day
Forgot some sub action:
Sailfish puts 1 torpedo into TK Rikko M. (30ish FLT, should make it to port). Eats 2 DCs in return and goes down.
S-41 is spotted in the same area, takes 4 DCs and sinks.
Seawolf attacks Sacramento Maru, but misses.
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
All Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
Bombardment Attack at Bataan
Japanese force 8363 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied force 77709 troops, 645 guns, 130 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
361 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported (feeble counterattack)
Disruption down to the single digits, another attack tomorrow.
Malaya Japanese Deliberate Attack at Malacca
Attacking force 61809 troops, 710 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 7219 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
500 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Disruption in 20s-30s. No attack today. This is the first roadblock the Japanese steam-roller has hit.
China
17 Sonia raid and Bombardment at Yenen, light casualties. Disruption still in the 60s, units sitting tight for now.
9 Maries hit Nanning, but they suck, so no damage.
Assorted Stuff
Saury, Seadragon, and S-37 all spotted in the Menado-Kendari area.
Nanpo Maru (PC or PG, involved in Amboina area ops) sinks from air attack damage. AP Tatsujin Maru is going to sink with some men aboard in the same area.
Thanks for the kind words. I've got all the turns archived on my HD, so they'll get done eventually
Phillippines
No air attack at Bataan today.
Japanese Deliberate Attack at Bataan
Attacking force 229140 troops, 2495 guns, 201 vehicles
Defending force 77372 troops, 630 guns, 131 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
5220 casualties reported
Guns lost 182
Vehicles lost 12
Allied ground losses:
3349 casualties reported
Guns lost 130
Vehicles lost 3
Disruption back to 70s.
DEI
56th Bde. began landing at Amboina. Attack tomorrow
AP Tatsujin Maru, damaged earlier, went down outside Kendari today. A few of the 56th Bde. troopers aboard escaped to land before the ship went down.
Swordfish and Sculpin were both seen outside Kendari. Swordfish attacked the doom Tatsujin without success, and Sculpin engaged a bunch of DDs, but escaped unharmed from her foolishness.
I-154 was attacked by some MSWs N of Derby, and hit with 1 DC. 21/23/0
A few Martins attack Kongo just SW of Kendari, no hits. Air Raid on Force headed to bombard Koepang (near Kendari)
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 11
Martin 139 x 19
Hudson I x 3
P-35A x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
DD Shinonome
CL Natori
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 5000 feet
China
17 Sonias hit Yenen. Japanese Bombardment Attack at Yenen
Attacking force 2108 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 57978 troops, 374 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Disruption around 40, still waiting to attack again.
Reinforcements are taking forever to get to Nanning (still about 100 miles away and moving slowly). Not sure how long that front will be in stasis.
This AAR will have to take a brief hiatus. There's been a death in the family, and I'll be out of town for the funeral for a few days. Precisely how much havoc this will wreak with my schoolwork remains to be seen, but I'llI probably won't have any time to post more turns for a week or two. Sorry.
Hi, I don't have the files so I am not going to try to pick up the AAR. I'll just do a quick update and Roberto can proceed where he left off when he gets back.
The current turn is 16 Mar 1942
Air loss Allied/Japan
A2A 473/153
DOG 346/164
AA 54/154
Ops 236/173
Sortie 163432/71378
OK, back in business. Funeral went well as such things go and school work's back on track. I just started dating someone so that's been hurting my free time (poor me), but I think I'm back in position to get to work.
For reasons that are unclear to me, I watched January 1st and 2nd, took notes, then deleted the turns. I'll give brief recaps, then post details for 1/3
Koepang
BB Kongo succumbed to injuries sustained earlier. CVE Hosho is battling flooding damage at Kendari (90+ SYS, 60-70 FLT). Once she's in reasonable shape, she'll run north. Amboina was captured, with all its defenders.
Landings at Pinrang (west coast of Sulawesi). It's undefended.
Porpoise was spotted and attacked twice near Amboina without success.
Sealion put 1 torp in AP Chinko Maru (empty) E of Kendari. She's at 50SYS/44FLT.
Sculpin took a shot at Ashigara (heading to Koepang) SW of Kendari, but missed.
A cruiser force will hit Koepang tomorrow, followed by Yamashiro and Fuso the next night. Ground troops are on the way.
TK Rikko Maru and Tatsujin Maru were both sunk by subs.
China
Artillery duels at Yenen. Another deliberate attack went in today. Japanese Deliberate Attack at Yenen
Attacking force 228864 troops, 2715 guns, 171 vehicles
Defending force 58115 troops, 373 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
4748 casualties reported
Guns lost 132
Vehicles lost 6
Allied ground losses:
1464 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Bloody, but disruption in the besieging army is very low (in the 30-40s). Final attack should take place in a couple days.
Raid on Wuchow
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 47
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
Smaller DB raids against Nanning and Yenen.
Malaya
Malacca falls (1/2). The 25th Army units are heading to Johore Bharu now.
Phillippines
The battle for Bataan rages. There was a deliberate attack 1/2, there's still a long fight remaining. Bombardments traded today Bombardments at Bataan
Japanese force 230869 troops, 2277 guns, 191 vehicles
Defending force 71555 troops, 447 guns, 122 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
The last 2 base forces at Tuguegarao are being difficult. they tried to break out west, but they were repulsed. 3 armor units are moving very slowly from the SW to finish them off.
I'm sure I've left some stuff out from the last few days, I'll post as i remember.
Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1 (bounces)
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1 (bounces)
CA Chokai
DD Matsukaze
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombing at 5000 feet
Several small Naval attacks from Darwin, no hits. Silencing Koepang and Darwin are going to be crucial to maintaining Kendari as a viable base. Hosho's still in port, FLT up to 79.
China Air Raid at Yenen
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
Artillery Duel at Yenen
Attacking force 2148 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 54813 troops, 293 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Counter bombardment achieves nothing.
Another bombardment next turn, presumably an attack the following day.
Phillippines Big Raid on Bataan
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 18
Ki-48 Lily x 64
Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 1
BB Fuso
CL Nagara
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko
Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
The area is also crawling with subs:
-Swordfish is attacked by a DD group and hit with 1 DC. In a move showing more balls than rationality, the sub maneuvered around later in the day to take a shot at one of the DDs. It was promptly destroyed.
-Tarpon spotted NW Amboina
-Spearfish spotted NE Kendari
-Saury spotted same area
Hosho is up to mid 70s with FLT, but an AR arrived today. The fight to save her continues. Fortunately the Fortresses are focusing on the airfield, not the port.
Phillippines Air attack at Bataan
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 45
Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
All Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
Japanese Deliberate Attack at Bataan
Attacking force 225161 troops, 2303 guns, 190 vehicles
Defending force 71807 troops, 465 guns, 124 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
2527 casualties reported
Guns lost 47
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
4723 casualties reported
Guns lost 89
Vehicles lost 4
China
Bombardments traded at Yenen, along with a small Sonia raid. No deliberate attack planned for tomorrow, although disruption is falling to single digits. Not sure what the delay is.
Bombardment at Yenen
Attacking force 2134 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 55034 troops, 300 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Other stuff
On the progress of operations, the Admiral has the following to say:
"Looks like PI will be done by mid Jan. Give a month to move troops to Malaya and Singapore will be taken by the end of Feb. SRA should be done by end of Mar (if not sooner) So no problem there. Will be able to be in major operation South Pacific by 1 May.
Major battle for Timor and bomberdmants from Darwin causing more trouble then forseen but you have to win battles ehrre the enemy decides he will fight.
Working on way to use to advantage. Once I get solid intell on strength of enemy LCU at Darwin I'll develop means to take it. Don't intend on trying to to hold it just buy time to strengthen air defense against future allied operations. "
I-122 put 3 torpedoes into AK Empire Carey near Ceylon. Down she goes. (The alert reader will recall that the very same sub hit the very same ship with one torpedo in the same area Christmas day. It seems probably that she docked in Trimcomalee for a while, then was headed to Karachi or back into service... Oops)
Gilberts
Makin and Apamama captured, wrapping up the operation. Airfield will be built on Tarawa with an eye towards an advance to Baker/Canton. For now, transports and CVs will retire.
Koepang
Recon reports 167 a/c and 24,600 men at Koepang. BBs move in to bombard tonight, along with two cruiser groups. 3 SNLFs are about to land, and the 56th Bde. is waiting on transports at Kendari. See screenshot, infra. 1 SNLF each are moving to bases on East Timor.
Many small raids against the ships between Kendari and Koepang.
I won't bother to list them all, most were against Yamashiro and Fuso. In total, 17 Hudsons, 15 Martins, and 3 B-17Es attacked targets. About 55 fighter sorties were flown in the escort role. 3 Martins were lost to flak, 1 Hudson and 1 Buffalo to Ops. 1 hit on Fuso, no damage.
Hosho has turned the corner on FLT damage, barring any future port attacks, at least. 91/72 right now, losing about 2-3/day.
I-153 torpedoed and sank DD Parrott north of Australia (magazine explosion), but was hit by 1 DC in return. Damage at 26/37, returning to Kendari.
Sculpin was attacked without success by an ASW TF SW of Kendari. Pickerel was spotted near Menado, and Pike missed a shot at AP Rakuyo Maru near Amboina (moving support troops in).
Makale (W Sulawesi) falls.
Phillippines Bataan Raid
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 59
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
All Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
Artillery Duel at Bataan
Japanese force 230047 troops, 2182 guns, 189 vehicles
Allied force 65928 troops, 286 guns, 117 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
235 casualties reported
Shock attack tomorrow.
China Artillery Duel at Yenen
Japanese force 227759 troops, 2556 guns, 163 vehicles
Allied force 55017 troops, 304 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Shock attack tomorrow.
Nanning
The units moving along the rail to Nanning have slowed to a snail's pace. No ETA on their arrival, and no word on how plans are changing in this theater.
Screenshot, Koepang, January 6, 1942 (recon data is for Koepang)
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Koepang
The BBs returned to Kendari instead of hitting Koepang. Must not have looked at orders carefully enough. The two CA groups did attack. The first engaged an Allied TF built around PoW and a ton of CLs. The second got through and bombarded.
Surface Combat at Koepang (2 rounds)
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai
CA Ashigara
CL Natori
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fubuki
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 3
CL Java, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
CL Danae, Shell hits 2
CL Dragon
CL Durban
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise
DD Barker, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Bulmer
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Peary
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 4, on fire (32/36/18)
CA Chokai
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1, on fire (29/2/4)
CL Natori, Shell hits 3, on fire (48/14/12)
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1, on fire (47/18/15)
DD Isonami, Shell hits 3, on fire (48/14/12)
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (91/77/31, going down for sure)
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hatakaze, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Java, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
CL Tromp, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Danae, Shell hits 2
CL Dragon, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Durban, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise, Shell hits 8
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1
DD Peary, Shell hits 1, on fire
PoW was shockingly ineffective. A few 5.25" shells on Maya (maybe a big caliber one after i quit watching, judging from damage reports), and nothing else. Torpedoes played a big role in the battle, allowing the Japanese DDs to do some damage to all those CLs. All the damaged ships should make Kendari tomorrow, although I don't think Mogami will leave them there long due to the danger of port attacks.
Japanese Ships
DD Yugure
DD Ariake
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yugumo
CL Nagara
CA Nachi
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CL Kitakami
Allied Ships
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage (sinks)
Allied ground losses:
1472 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 4
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37
Port hits 18
Port supply hits 15
A few air raids during the day. 6 B-17C's, 6 Vildebeests, 4 Martins, 7 Hudsons fly. One bomb hit on CL Nagara (bounce), and 4(!) torps from the Vildebeests. DDs Usugumo and Minazuki ate the torps, and they're both done for. 1 Martin, 1 Hudson, 2 Hawks, and 1 Lockheed lost.
The invasion targetting Koepang has been shifted to Dili. Once E. Timor is taken, troops will move overland to Koepang.
Hosho down to 64 FLT.
Landings at Macassar, Tomini, and Pomala on Sulawesi. Also landings on Pomala in E New Guinea.
Phillippines Raid on Bataan
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-48 Lily x 51
