Andy Mac ...... Revenge of the Allies

[Andy Mac]

2 Days in a row !!!! all AF's are open

And the 1st raid on the HI knocks out 30% of Akita's Oil Refinery....

Pauk is going to have to thin out his fighters now to protect the HI

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Day Air attack on Akita , at 68,39


Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 38


Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged

Oil hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:

OK day two of the battle for Palembang.....

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Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 89
J2M Jack x 22
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 33

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 18
P-38J Lightning x 71
B-25J Mitchell x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 32 destroyed, 6 damaged
J2M Jack: 18 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 27 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 9 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 42 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged

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Long Range CAP is just not as effective against massed air attack !!!!

Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 55
J2M Jack x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 106

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 16 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Oil hits 17
Runway hits 15

[Andy Mac]

OK guys now it gets interesting Pauk is going to have to send fighters to the HI he will have no choice Out of 48 bombers sortied 38 hit Akita now that is not bad.....the oil refinery is down to 68/100 so BDA has to be happy
 
I have ordered a follow up raid on the other HI Oil Refinery.
 
The B29's will need to rest after two back to back ops but the shock value is what I want to drive home.
 
The damage is nothing to be unhappy about either !!!!

[Andy Mac]

Pauk is off getting drunk and watching football - git - but he sent me the replay of last turn

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/26/44

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The AD escaped but the last of my AR's is sank the previous convoy made it in one piece

Sub attack at 4,39

Japanese Ships
SS I-40

Allied Ships
AR Prometheus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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TF 1059 encounters mine field at Muntok (21,55)

Allied Ships
AR Prometheus, and is sunk
DD Lang, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilson, Mine hits 1, on fire

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Sub attack at 38,49

Japanese Ships
AK Hidaka Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Ling

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Sub attack at 55,48

Japanese Ships
TK Kuroshio Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 15
PG Shinko Maru #5
PG Magan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Lapon, hits 1


No Good the Japs were ready for us and yesterdays heroic strike caused to much fatigue time to rest em up ready for Marianas.

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Day Air attack on Sapporo , at 70,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 12

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 3 damaged

Oil hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Bandou Pocket

I spotted a Jap concentration in the south so I decided to shift my attention - I did not want to but I felt I had no choice my men needed the cover. It gives Pauk time to repair palembang but it needed to be done - it was a fortunate decision as you will see

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Day Air attack on Songkhia , at 24,43


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
Spitfire VIII x 9
B-29 Superfortress x 54


Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:


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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed


Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:

OUCH he saw that one coming I tried to hit his LRCAP base - unsuccesfully
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Day Air attack on Muntok , at 21,55

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 43
J2M Jack x 24

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 9
B-25J Mitchell x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 8 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Muhahaha the reason my Muntock raid was badly escorted......

All the P38's were busy elsewhere !!!!

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Day Air attack on 7th USA Division, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 50

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
P-38J Lightning x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 27 destroyed


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Day Air attack on 43rd USA Division, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 10

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
P-38J Lightning x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on 43rd USA Division, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 11

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 10
P-38J Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 11 destroyed


A Destroyer TF entered Palembang harbour found a nice little target elsewhere !!!!

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
TK Kaijo Maru #2, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
TK Syoyo Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Wilson, on fire
DD Porter
DD MacDonough

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
TK Yuho Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Wilson, on fire
DD Porter
DD MacDonough



Closer than I would have liked thank god for the flyboys not often you hear the ground punders say that one LRCAP and Superfort raids may just have tipped the balance on this one....

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Ground combat at Songkhia

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 166177 troops, 1636 guns, 753 vehicles, Assault Value =
3259

Defending force 71737 troops, 821 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value =
1580

Japanese max assault: 6466 - adjusted assault: 4149

Allied max defense: 1486 - adjusted defense: 2593

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
9436 casualties reported
Guns lost 221
Vehicles lost 18

Allied ground losses:
1131 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 1

[Andy Mac]

OK 7 days have passed since my last update and a lot has happned.

Destroyers have raided Palembang (with heavy losases to mines)

B24's and B29's supported but sweeps from Bankha have caused heavy casualties.

I figure Pauk has lost 300 fighters defending Palembang a loss rate he cannot sustain. 5th Indian Div plus other forces have arrived at Mandalay I have alos sortied Eastern Fleet to try and get Pauks atteniton in the West.

All the time my forces are loading in the East.

Nearly 1,000 ships inclung 10 BB's, 32 Carriers and 150 Destroyers are on the move the fleet is currently assembling at French Frigate Shoals where all the TF's are rendevouing. I have put every bomber on Naval Search/ASW I need to keep Jap subs away until I am little further West

[Andy Mac]

I really hope that Pauk will keep trying to fight for palembang I need to keep his attention focussed in the West.
 
I am tempted to send the Eastern Fleet TF round to the other side of Sumatra to threaten Batavia.
 
Pauk knows I have a TF West of Sumatra lets try and build a little paranoia !!!
 
All I need is a few days of misdirection and Pauk will be in a world of pain....

[Andy Mac]

I have ordered the Joint RN/USN Saratoga Battle Group NW of sumatra and will run em down the western side the plan as always is to keep Pauk focussed on the West The Invasion TF heading for the Marianas is now 360 miles due west of French Frigate Shoals I want to get as close as possible before detection.....

[Andy Mac]

Last turn the Invasion fleet arrives south of Midway keep on chugging along at 3 hexes per day
 
In the West the pressure mounts on Palembang now at 50% Oil Capacity

[Andy Mac]

Looks like a big fight over Palembang today lots of allied losses but also lots of Japanese fighters shot down - I just need to keep Pauk looking West I have 500,000 men at sea at risk just now although they are covered by 30 Carriers, 10 BB's and over 250 other warships I can take no risks with this Armada they must get closer undetected.
 
All efforts are being made to keep Pauk looking West....
 
Whatever the cost I MUST attrit his fighters and suck his units away from the main axis of attack.
 
I think I have the naval airpower to take KB in the East and after Tico and Bennington arrive I am 100% certain of it (ETA 9 days at San Francisco with 40 F6F's and 36 F4U1D's each !!!) this doubles my fleet based corsairs and Hellcats..
 
We Must at all costs keep Pauk looking West.
 
Subs are eing moved into a long arc slowly covering West to North of the Marianas.

[Andy Mac]

If I can get to near Wake undetected I will give this operation a high success factor if Pauk knows what I am up to KB will be hovering near Appari but I don't think he does know what I am up to !!!
 
But you never know he is sneaky and has won the carrier battles so far I feel a lot safer when Tico and Bennington arrive on station as I have a few to many Wildcats on the fleet for comfort at present.
 
 

[Andy Mac]

Is Tinian an Island or an Atoll ?

I should know but I always forget.

[Andy Mac]

The plan is to land the assaulting Divisions and HQ's but hold back all the support troops until after the base is secured.
 
As soon as the base is secured but before resistance is totally finished I will begin to attack the other islands in that way I am not leaving to many forces on any one island for a long time.

[String]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Is Tinian an Island or an Atoll ?

I should know but I always forget.

Island Afaik

[Andy Mac]

Good good
 
TF's still undetected now 120 miles west of Midway I will need to refuel at Wake (500k fuel waiting for my thirsty TF's)
 
I had a bad day in the air today Pauk came back and ht my air fleets hard.
 
Only 1 Sqn of B29's are now in the West but they are active trying to keep Pauk convinced I have a lot of strength in the West.
 
Still no sign of the Jap Carriers I hope this diversion is working...
 
My Carriers are now low on fuel and need to head to Ceylon. Saratoga is at 20 sys which is to high they need some yard time

[Andy Mac]

And another turn passes.....1,800 miles to go....the invasion fleet is making 180 miles a day so thats 10 days.
 
Allow another for a refuelling stop at Wake so we are at D DAY - 11..
 
The great thing about this plan if the diversion works its great if it doesnt I still have the strength to go in....unlike previous plans I dont need the diversion to work but it would be helpfull !!!
 
B 29's and B24's put on LR Naval Search today lets light em up and see what we shall see.
 
 

[Andy Mac]

OK the latest from Malaya

[Andy Mac]

And from East of Wake

[Andy Mac]

Different games different houserules I offered Pauk a carrier stacking rule and he declined something I think he will regret....

[Andy Mac]

I would feel a lot better if I knew where int he blazes KB is.

Last ID was at or around north Borneo about 14 days ago.

Allowing 10 hexes per day plus 1 refueling stop I estimate its about 7 days steaming to Marianas I have not been detected (i think) and I am probably 10 days steaming from the Marianas

SO what does all this mean well if I can remain undetected for 3 days and IF Pauk still has his carriers watching North Borneo then he will not be able to intervene until 8th Armies assault Divisions are ashore.

Andy

[ny59giants]

It may be too late, but what are all your subs doing??

[Andy Mac]

About 15 are moving in advance of the fleet or moving to interdict marianas

Another 10 are in two packs 1 west of PI and the other off of Okinawa.

lastly 2 are in the Borneo Channel

All others are damaged and under repair or en route to repair yards

HK Groups and Air ASW are criminally effective

Another day of nothing much happening my forces are now 300 miles from Wake and will fuel in 2 days