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20 March 1943
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:33 am
by SierraJuliet
20 March 1943
Night Time Surface Combat, near Socotra at 21,3, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
AMC KM HSK-4 Thor
AMC KM HSK-9 Michel
Allied Ships
TK Empire Taj, Shell hits 52, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Agano
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Yamakaze
Allied Ships
PG Asheville, Shell hits 24, heavy fires, heavy damage
PG Tulsa, Shell hits 6, on fire
xAKL Darvel
xAKL Canopus
xAKL Corrimal
xAKL Hetton Bank
xAKL Karuah
xAKL Lady Isobel
xAKL Mortlake Bank
xAKL Mulcra
xAKL Noora (S-136)
xAKL Oorama
xAKL Pelton Bank
xAKL Kidoel
xAKL Tinombo
xAKL Moesi
xAKL Togian
xAKL Toradja
xAKL Tobelo
xAKL Van Goens
xAKL Palopo
xAKL Pasir
xAKL Gen van der Heyen
xAKL Banjoewangi
xAKL Generaal Michiels
xAKL Generaal v. Swieten, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAKL Rokan
xAKL Manipi, Shell hits 6
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Massive explosion on PG Asheville
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Tone
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
DD Makinami
DD Takanami
Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Dumosa
xAK Taiyuan
AMC Cap des Palmes, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Aldinga
xAK Aroona
xAK Koomilya, Shell hits 1
xAK Mundalla, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Period
xAK Time, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAK Ulooloo, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAK Elisavet, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Cap Tarifa, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Orne, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Harry Luckenbach
xAK Mathew Luckenbach
xAK Polynesien, Shell hits 3
xAK Ping Wo, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 10,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Hiei
DD Naganami
Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Dumosa
xAK Taiyuan
xAK Aldinga
xAK Aroona, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Koomilya, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Mundalla, and is sunk
xAK Period, Shell hits 2
xAK Ulooloo, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Elisavet, heavy fires
xAK Orne, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Harry Luckenbach, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mathew Luckenbach, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
xAK Polynesien, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Ping Wo, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Hiei
DD Naganami
Allied Ships
xAP Don Esteban, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Elcano, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Oriskany, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Bordvik, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Prominent, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Buijskes, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAKL Burwah, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAP +Centaur, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAKL Mirani, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Van der Capellen, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAKL Khoen Hoea, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAKL Bronzewing, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
286 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 180 (150 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (22 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAP +Centaur
Sugimoto, Ushie orders Japanese TF to disengage
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 10,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Hiei
DD Naganami
Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Aroona, on fire
xAK Ulooloo, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Elisavet, heavy fires
xAK Orne, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Harry Luckenbach, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mathew Luckenbach, heavy fires
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Both Task Forces evade combat
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 12,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Hiei
DD Naganami
Allied Ships
PG Asheville, heavy fires, heavy damage
PG Tulsa, on fire
xAKL Manipi
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Both Task Forces evade combat
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Shell hits 2
DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Yamakaze
Allied Ships
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 1
DD Nestor~, Shell hits 2
DD Napier~, Shell hits 1, on fire
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Night Naval bombardment of Marcus Island at 123,85
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 7 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 damaged
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Mutsu
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2
Day Time Surface Combat, near Normanby Island at 103,133, Range 18,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Agano
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Yamakaze
Allied Ships
xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAKL Canopus
xAKL Corrimal, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAKL Hetton Bank
xAKL Karuah, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
xAKL Lady Isobel, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAKL Mortlake Bank, Shell hits 2
xAKL Mulcra, Shell hits 2
xAKL Noora (S-136)
xAKL Oorama
xAKL Pelton Bank
xAKL Kidoel
xAKL Tinombo
xAKL Moesi
xAKL Togian, Shell hits 1
xAKL Toradja
xAKL Tobelo
xAKL Van Goens
xAKL Palopo
xAKL Pasir, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Gen van der Heyen
xAKL Banjoewangi
xAKL Generaal Michiels, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Generaal v. Swieten, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Rokan, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 18,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAKL Darvel
Asakura, Bunji orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...
Morning Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,133
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 15
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 8
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero-Reisen: 7 destroyed
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra
DD Evertsen
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,133
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 12
G4M1 Betty-Rikko x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero-Reisen: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty-Rikko: 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty-Rikko: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL St Louis, Torpedo hits 1
CL Sumatra
DD Evertsen
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,133
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 3
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Napier~
DD Nizam~
DD Nestor~
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 21
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 7
D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAKL Mulcra, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Taiyuan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Aldinga, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Noora (S-136)
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Mulcra
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 11
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAKL Lady Isobel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Samarai I. at 102,134
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 12
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Manipi, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Manipi
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,134
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 12
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Mathew Luckenbach, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
DD Piet Hein, and is sunk
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mathew Luckenbach
21 March 1943
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:13 pm
by SierraJuliet
21 March 1943
My truncated reports do not show this but American forces have landed on and captured Woodlark Island. I am in a position to contest and Japanese forces are in the process of landing 56 Division on the island.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
DD Makinami, Shell hits 3
DD Takanami
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
CL St Louis, Shell hits 1
DD Monssen
DD Reid
DD Warramunga
DD Nestor~
DD Napier~, Shell hits 1
DD Nizam~
DD Evertsen
DD Van Ghent
Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 5,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 105,134, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
DD Makinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Takanami, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra
CL St Louis, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Monssen, Shell hits 1
DD Reid
DD Warramunga
DD Nestor~, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Napier~
DD Nizam~, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Evertsen
DD Van Ghent
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
Rood, G crosses the 'T'
Task forces break off...
Night Time Surface Combat, near Deboyne Islands at 104,134, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Shell hits 4
DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Reid
DD Warramunga
DD Napier~
DD Nizam~, Shell hits 2, on fire
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Willinge, J J L orders Allied TF to disengage
Task forces break off...
Morning Air attack on Marcus Island
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 31
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 20
D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 31 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 7 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 11 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 3 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed on ground
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 3
Morning Air attack on TF, near Bona-Bona at 100,134
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 10
D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
Morning Air attack on TF, near Samarai I. at 102,134
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 23
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 13
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL St Louis, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Samarai I. at 102,134
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh x 8
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CL St Louis, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Van Ghent
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL St Louis
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 100,139
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 23
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 21
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 12
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 23
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
LCT-127
xAPc Surigao
ML Wannon
ML St John (S-19), Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring ML St John (S-19)
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 105,136
Weather in hex: Overcast
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 7
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 55
A6M2-N Rufe-iSuisen x 9
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 8
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 51
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell_ x 12
P-38G Lightning x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell_: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell_: 1 destroyed by flak
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho
CV Soryu
22 March 1943
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:17 pm
by SierraJuliet
22 March 1943
Morning Air attack on Marcus Island
Weather in hex: Light rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 31
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 20
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 6 damaged
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
24 and 26 March 1943
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:22 pm
by SierraJuliet
24 March 1943
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 33
A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 7
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 11
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 36
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 48
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 24
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 2
Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 6
Kittyhawk IA x 8
P-38G Lightning x 22
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 4 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 4 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed by flak
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 29
A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 6
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 10
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 35
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 24
Allied aircraft
A-20A1 Havoc_ x 6
P-38G Lightning x 31
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
A-20A1 Havoc_: 4 destroyed
Afternoon Air attack on 198th Coast AA Regiment, at 104,133 (Woodlark Island)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 13
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 8
A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 7
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 21
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 2
Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 3
Kittyhawk IA x 8
P-38G Lightning x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 4
A6M3 Zero-Reisen x 7
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 2
Allied aircraft
A-20A1 Havoc_ x 3
P-38G Lightning x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
A-20A1 Havoc_: 2 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
26 March 1943
Night Naval bombardment of Marcus Island at 123,85
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Naval bombardment of Marcus Island at 123,85
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Ground combat at Woodlark Island (104,133)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8544 troops, 109 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 274
Defending force 952 troops, 71 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
56th Division
Defending units:
7th RAAF Base Sqdn
208th Coast AA Regiment
198th Coast AA Regiment
Dugout Doug
27 March 1943
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:26 pm
by SierraJuliet
27 March 1943
Ground combat at Woodlark Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8651 troops, 109 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 282
Defending force 992 troops, 74 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 242
Allied adjusted defense: 15
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Woodlark Island !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
820 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 102 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 97 (97 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4
Assaulting units:
56th Division
Defending units:
198th Coast AA Regiment
7th RAAF Base Sqdn
208th Coast AA Regiment
Dugout Doug
12 April 1943
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:18 pm
by SierraJuliet
Having carriers and other parts of the Imperial Fleet close at hand to Woodlark Island proved to be handy. They had been sent south for a different purpose. During April their purpose would be revealed.
12 April 1943
Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Nowaki
DD Hagikaze
DD Akikaze
DD Wakatake
Allied Ships
DD Laffey, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
TK Santa Maria, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
TF 16 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island
Japanese Ships
DD Oite, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Night Naval bombardment of Kwajalein Island
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
A-20A Havoc: 5 damaged
A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
A-29 Hudson: 52 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 3 destroyed on ground
B-25C Mitchell: 54 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40K Warhawk: 13 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
B-24D Liberator: 76 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 5 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 2 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 8 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Maya
Allied Ships
AE Pyro, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
221 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 49
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
CL Sendai
DD Akikaze
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Nowaki
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 13
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Hagikaze
DD Akikaze
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-17F Fortress x 3
LB-30 Liberator x 2
B-24D Liberator x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Akikaze
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 132,115
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
Submarine attack near Eureka at 199,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-15^
Allied Ships
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Submarine attack near Eureka at 199,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-15^
Allied Ships
AK William S Young, Torpedo hits 1
13 April 1943
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:23 pm
by SierraJuliet
13 April 1943
Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero-Reisen x 12
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 78
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 59
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 23
D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 1 damaged
D4Y1 Judy-Susei: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AS Griffin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AVD McFarland, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AVD Thornton, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ARD YFD-2, Bomb hits 1
AS Zuiderkruis, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV +Maunganui, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AVP Mackinac, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Spearfish~, Bomb hits 1
AGP Eridanus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ARD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AG Kaula, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ailinglaplap at 134,116
Weather in hex: Light rain
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 9
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 147
A6M2-N Rufe-iSuisen x 9
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CV Zuikaku
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ailinglaplap at 134,116
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 9
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 136
A6M2-N Rufe-iSuisen x 9
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 2
B-24D Liberator x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Teruzuki
Nojima M. in a A6M2 Zero-Reisen makes head on attack ... forces B-24D Liberator out of formation
Iwamoto, T. in a A6M2 Zero-Reisen makes head on attack ... forces B-24D Liberator out of formation
Muto R. in a A6M2 Zero-Reisen makes head on attack ... forces B-24D Liberator out of formation
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ailinglaplap at 134,116
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 9
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 118
A6M2-N Rufe-iSuisen x 8
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed
14 April 1943
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:55 pm
by SierraJuliet
14 April 1943
Submarine attack near Eureka at 199,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-15^
Allied Ships
AK Edmund Randolph, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 30
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M5 Zero-Reisen sweeping at 20000 feet
Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 71
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 59
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 21
D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 32
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
B-25C Mitchell: 15 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed on ground
B-24D Liberator: 6 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
A-29 Hudson: 8 destroyed on ground
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
Training flight from 18th FG/70th FS has been caught up in attack
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ailinglaplap at 133,118
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 9
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 137
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ailinglaplap at 133,118
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 8
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 116
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ailinglaplap at 133,118
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 7
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 98
Allied aircraft
A-29 Hudson x 3
B-24D Liberator x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
A-29 Hudson: 1 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ailinglaplap at 133,118
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 5
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 72
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed
Sub attack near Eureka at 199,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-15^
Allied Ships
AK Edmund Randolph, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
15 April 1943
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:01 pm
by SierraJuliet
15 April 1943
Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 27
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 39
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 21
D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 21
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
AD Dixie, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AS Zuiderkruis, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Changte, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
ARD YFD-2, Bomb hits 1
AGP Jamestown, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AV +Maunganui, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Shad, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
Port hits 2
Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 23
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x A6M5 Zero-Reisen sweeping at 15000 feet
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 131,116
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 72
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-17F Fortress x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 destroyed
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
[Morning Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 131,116
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 59
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed
Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 27
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AE Shasta, Bomb hits 1
ARD-1, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ARD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Shad, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AG Argonne, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Sculpin~, Bomb hits 1
AGP Jamestown, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Port hits 1
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein Island at 131,116
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 60
Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CV Shokaku
16 April 1943
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:49 pm
by SierraJuliet
16 April 1943
Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 54
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh x 59
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku x 21
D4Y1 Judy-Susei x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate-Kankoh: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val-Kanbaku: 2 damaged
D4Y1 Judy-Susei: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AE Pyro, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AS Changte, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Sculpin~, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AGP Eridanus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AD Dobbin, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AR Vestal, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ARD YFD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AG Argonne, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ML CG-262, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AV +Maunganui, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Gillis, Bomb hits 1
SS Spearfish~, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AS Griffin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 1
Massive explosion on AGP Eridanus
Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 23
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x A6M5 Zero-Reisen sweeping at 15000 feet
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ebadon at 129,117
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero-Reisen x 54
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed
19 April 1943
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:50 pm
by SierraJuliet
19 April 1943
Submarine attack near Kwajalein Island at 133,115
Japanese Ships
SS I-124*
Allied Ships
ARD YFD-2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
24 April 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:42 am
by SierraJuliet
24 April 1943
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Overcast
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 11
Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 9
Kittyhawk IA x 8
B-25D1 Mitchell_ x 13
P-38G Lightning x 59
F4U-1 Corsair x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25D1 Mitchell_: 11 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
xAK Syunsei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Kako
xAK Kaisyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Borneo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Murakumo
CA Atago
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Overcast
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 10
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 16
B-25D1 Mitchell_ x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell_: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell_: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Kako
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 10
Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 3
Kittyhawk IA x 16
B-25D1 Mitchell_ x 6
P-38G Lightning x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk IA: 3 destroyed
B-25D1 Mitchell_: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
xAK Singapore Maru
xAK Kaisyo Maru
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 7
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell_ x 3
P-38G Lightning x 35
F4U-1 Corsair x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell_: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
26 April 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:46 am
by SierraJuliet
26 April 1943
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 16
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 7
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 20
B-24D Liberator x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
DD Amagiri
CA Kako
CA Kumano
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 7
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Borneo Maru
CA Atago
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 4
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Syunsei Maru
CA Kumano
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 2
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero-Reisen: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Kako
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero-Reisen x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
28 April 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:48 am
by SierraJuliet
28 April 1943
Ground combat at Tacloban
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5198 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 222
Defending force 1649 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Japanese adjusted assault: 151
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tacloban !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
802 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
32SBF 32nd Naval Guard Unit
26IMB 16th GrsnUnit
2nd Sasebo Coy SNLF
Defending units:
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
Leyte Constabulary Battalion
4 May 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:51 am
by SierraJuliet
4 May 1943
Ground combat at Baybay
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4602 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
Defending force 911 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
Japanese adjusted assault: 82
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Baybay !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1011 casualties reported
Squads: 94 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
26IMB 16th GrsnUnit
32SBF 32nd Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
Leyte Constabulary Battalion
Ground combat at Kienko
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3792 troops, 43 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 158
Defending force 2163 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Japanese adjusted assault: 224
Allied adjusted defense: 31
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kienko !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
951 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
26th/A Division
Defending units:
#Administration
3rd Chinese Base Force
8 May 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:54 am
by SierraJuliet
8 May 1943
Japanese forces have decided the time is right for an assault on the mountain fortress of Kungchang.
Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9790 troops, 182 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 758
Defending force 25165 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 956
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
63rd Division
35th Division
27th Ind Engineer Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
82nd Chinese Army Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry
2nd Chinese Cavalry
3rd Chinese Cavalry
6th Chinese Base Force
11 May 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:59 am
by SierraJuliet
11 May 1943
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 16
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 17
B-17F Fortress x 30
B-24D Liberator x 21
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 12 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 2
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Runway hits 1
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged
Runway hits 7
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Meigen Maru
xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
Assault Number 1 at Kungchang
Ground combat at Kungchang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19468 troops, 282 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 786
Defending force 25141 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 955
Japanese adjusted assault: 435
Allied adjusted defense: 1801
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1940 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 140 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 26 disabled
Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1TD 5th Ind Engineer Regiment
35th Division
63rd Division
27th Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
82nd Chinese Army Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry
2nd Chinese Cavalry
3rd Chinese Cavalry
6th Chinese Base Force
12 May 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:03 am
by SierraJuliet
12 May 1943
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Light rain
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 27
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 9
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 7
B-17F Fortress x 13
B-24D Liberator x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily-Sokei: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Liberator II: 1 destroyed by flak
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 7 damaged
Runway hits 13
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Light rain
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 21
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 6
Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 4
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Light rain
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 4
Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 9
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Light rain
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 3
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-56 Thalia: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4
Ground combat at Kienko
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 51608 troops, 225 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2351
Defending force 3792 troops, 43 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 158
Allied adjusted assault: 1276
Japanese adjusted defense: 149
Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Kienko !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1856 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 26 (16 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
129th Red Chin Div*
120th Red Chin Div*
51st Chinese Army Corps
57th Chinese Army~ Corps
3rd Guerilla
115th Red Chin Div*
8th Prov Chin Army- Corps
Red Chinese Army*
22nd Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
26th/A Division
13 May 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:05 am
by SierraJuliet
13 May 1943
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 4
Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 5
B-17F Fortress x 10
B-24D Liberator x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 10 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Runway hits 2
Morning Air attack on Rangoon
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Ki-61-Ia Tony-Hien x 2
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
16 May 1943
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:06 am
by SierraJuliet
16 May 1943
Second Japanese assault on Kungchang
Ground combat at Kungchang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 20565 troops, 298 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 791
Defending force 24985 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 935
Japanese adjusted assault: 478
Allied adjusted defense: 2764
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
788 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
450 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Assaulting units:
40th Division
1TD 5th Ind Engineer Regiment
35th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
2nd Chinese Cavalry
82nd Chinese Army Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry
3rd Chinese Cavalry
6th Chinese Base Force