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28/3/44

High command 15th army reports that 8 enemy units spotted on the trail leading to the south of bangkok -is this the great out flank I have dreaded?
Also, from the chinese border -3 more units headed towards Hue -.

today i initiated a small airlift of troops from Cam bay to TAAN -2 days and I think this place must be safe from para attack

A AP is lost near manilla -troops swimming , his SS are like sharks headed to blood in the south china sea -Siapan is going to bve a hot spot for em soon.

2CA, 8 DD depart japan -destination Guam -a ready reaction force for any enemy movement north of Truk.
I have now reached the point where i must fight, no more just leave it to the troops stuff.
paper -rock, scissors? anyone?[:D]

29/3/44
troops get out of bandou -back to songhilia, and its level 9 forts
a SS intercepts a AK at sabang -a rare kill for my SS arm[8D]

The chinese front is full of bombardments.

A defining moment -enemy recon spotted for the first time over siapan[:)]

This will be good

Today also 6 different betty units and Francis groups are moved towards the china front -and given targets all over the map -time to fight, make tabpub actually use some of his fighters for defence as well.

30/3/44
i have begun fighting in the air over china again - not going to let tabpub rest.
irvings begin by bombing hengchow -no hits, but the training and annoying has begun
more irvings hit homan
I lose another tanker off manilla -dash!
lautern is hit hard -a timor op is definately coming -little I can do.
I lok at where the game is, and his progress -reckon i will get 3 more months of DEI oil -mid 44 -about as good as I ever hoped for.

The china air might be expensive -Tonies and oscarssweep a hex south of Wuhan -and meet 40 p40n -ouch, I lose 20 planes.
but I will persist
19 francis also guess badly - and die.
I lose a dd trying for sabang to a hord of liberators.
And 26 kami oscars die trying to hit PT boats -so his shipping at sabang bugged out.

bangkok recieves 131 hits today
Chinese troops deliberate attack at hsinyang -0 to 1, a lot of dead chinese.

The orders are along the same lines as before -continuing to try to evac 3 divisions from siagon, the honkers fast transport run (supplies now almost out of the orange),watch the enemy at hue, and watch the enemy try to outflank bangkok -again i will have to time this very well, the forces to the north of the river are pretty huge..

lots of troops moving about the map.

31/3/44
The fleet dispositions:

AT DAVAO
TF 50 - CV Hiryu and 2 dds
the current decoy carrier -at 20 system damage

TF 52
CVE taiyo,unyo,chuyo,shinyo,kaiyo,cvl chitose, cvl chiyoda, 5 DDs
air cover for battle fleet

TF56
BBs Yamato, Mushia, cl sendai,naka,kiru,abukuma, 6 DDs
to engage enemy fleet -absorb air strikes

TF61
BBs haranua,nagato,fuso,kirishima,mutsu, 6 DDs
to engage enemy flets

TF62
CAs chikuma,chokia,myoko,haguro,mogami,mikuma,suzuya,2 dd
to attack invasion fleets

AT Guam
TF 90
CA nachi,ashigari,8 dd

This is the southern pincer

AT IWO
TF35
CV Akagi,kaga,shokaku,zuikaku,taiho,5 dd
TF48
CV junyo,Hiyo,4 dd
TF49
CV soryu,unryu,amagi,katsaguri,cvl ryujo,zuiho,ryuho, CA tone,kinugasa,furataka,kako, 6 DDs -including the famous hibiki[&o]

this is the northern pincer.
All these ships with exception TF 90 will remain at anchor until he attacks the marianas.
period.

I am missing the 2 hybrid BBS -both began conversions (against my wishes) with well over 30 system damage -a lesson -never ever put em in Osaka!

2000 planes all up assigned for this battle.
not enough, but I hope to at least hurt him!
most faith is actually put into the BBs and tanakas CAs.

Todaythe action in thailand is looking bad -again he sweeps saigon -32 P38 -36 george,57 zeke-8 tojo defend
15 p38 shot down for 8 tojo, 14 zeke, 1 george.
3 of my ss are hit near Lea today by patrol planes -effectively ending a evac mission cold
I dispatch all the tanks i have in bangkok east -trouble brewing there big time!

as we enter the 4th month of 44, high command remains totally overconfident of its ability to weary the enemy of this war!
The Amaericans seem very willing to take forever to take us on, with methodiacl attacke, under carpets of LBA -but still each op takes a month -we calculate -wewak the month of April, Holliandia May, biak, maybe by June
Wolemie? in April

bangkok in April -maybe may
Siapan by june, maybe july

malaya I expect to still hold by june as well -at the least.

Timor this month, secured by April,s end, possibly Kendari by Aprils end
I still believe i can get oil out by june, maybe even july

he has to take on Siapan by june -and this should take 2-3 months if i have my way.
I intend to make wewak a battle...........and push its conquest back a month at least, and derail him
All this calculation is important -very large troop reinforcements in 90 days -especially the phillipines.
The clock IS ticking, and if tabpub makes a mistake -if i can just bog him down like I have several times now, on a bigger scale, he will be a long way from getting to japan before mid 45.


A final thing about my plans
Tabpub is very predictable now -grab a small base -try to build it -cover the main objective with LBA, bomb, bomb , and bomb.
Then park the entire invasion fleet 1 hex off the objective, next day, go in.
But what if the CVs have to flee during the night because a surface TF arrives in the same hex -what of the invasion force then?
This is my plan.
slim, but I am patient.
Roll on his coming out from under his LBA cover, to attack my inner core.

Well, I manged to lose 3 days of AAR reports -but not much happening in the grand scheme of things, but now, finally, finally they are!

On the 3/4/44 tabpub looks like he will launch his next rounds of invasions -with ships spotted departing darwin, and now headed towards Kai island.

I must now also balance this threat against the gathering thrust against wewak, the bombing there has really got into gear -and many ships gathering near Lea.
The big consideration is fuel -Im still short all over.
Troops, well I have plenty.
I have decided to fight these threats -but only in holding actions for wewak -but a pretty big effort is planned against kai island.

lets see what hapens.
The war is off! and running!

4/4/44
tabpub tells me he has 4 big ops on.............
lets see
One in malaya - sabang is bogged, her needs an alternative -and he expresses total confusion about what is happening in thialand.

Second will be Timor I think
Third is a grab for Kia - this is a diversion I think -but I intend to kill his troops there, and this to force him to divert resources.

Third will be somewhere on the PNG north coast, not sure what.

Fourth -Wolemai?

Today his opening moves........
Kai island invaded, only small forces.
P38s sweep kendari in support, liberators bomb there too
lautern pounded
wewak from all over the place is bombed
And his outflanking of bangkok on the pisanluke trail is rebuffed as my tanks crush his chinese corp on the trail two hexes east of bangkok.

My responses -
Not a single bomber i have rushed from malaya theatre attacked today -poor weather, so the kai island invasion will get away scott free I think -but many planes from China are coming south
Also I order TF 90 -2 CAs and DDs to strike.
TF 98 is coming as well
troops loading at davao
I will fight for kai!

Wewak response - a very large convoy arrives at Biak -it will be dribbling ships and barges south to wewak with supplies, I have a lot of troops for him to try to defeat there -kept supplied Im confident they can hold for a few weeks.

sabang - as above, many ships are creeping north along the west coast, they might get some supplies in here

Timor -will have to fight unsupported at the moment!

China -Im trying to counter attack, troops moving to north of Wuhan.

And in thialand, I will try to clear my eastern flank near bangkok, meanwhile the evac of the country continues, 3 divisions at saigon, undetected i think, and they will really help the defence of the inner ring, once I get them out..
Lets see what happens!

5/4/44
A good day for the empire!
TF 90 fails to intercept any shipping at kai island -the LCVPs have already gone.
TF90 loads the 7th kure SNLF -it will be delivered tomorrow!

The days fighting starts in China
13 oscar on LRCAP intercept 20 P40n bombing tatung -and fail to kill any
Then 103 P40 escorting 15 mitchells to the city blow the oscars away.
I bomb troops in Thailand

He attacks my fast transport run for Honkers today -15 liberators, 8 mitchell, 10 p40n, 30 of my fighters fail to stop them -and a CL nagara wears a bomb -she will have to go home.

My Lillies attack his LCVPs retreating from Kai island -only 1 hit
The chinese bombers are hurrying south
sabang bombed
woleai is hit heavily -, i lose a dozen planes on the ground

The great moment of the month arrives
waves of dakatos and C46 fly over bangkok!
My flack drags 15 from the sky -countless planes damaged -and the paras are dropped

tabpub has learnt the trick that paras halve the defence in an attack
Well his army -ALL OF IT -crosses the river into the city
6 chinese divs, 5 indian, 2 british -tanks, artillery, the paras, , the lot, too much to write down
Allied army -54250 troops -AV 3939
Japanese -75600 troops -AV 1362
Adjusted AV-
Allied 361
Japan 5655[:D]
0 to 1, forts at 9
I lose 822 casos, him 3128 casos - I feel quite confident bangkok will hold!

Orders today
new divisions arrive japan
troops deploying in the north of japan
China -the planes are well on the way south -but i am almost ready for a counter offensive
Wewak -the barges begin operation snail trail[8|]
sabang -ditto
kai island -some 8 bomber units will attack the base tomorrow -with escort for most -and i hope to land troops as well, and more are loading further to the north on TF 98

I load a 2 regiments for Woleai at davao

Tomorrow should see action, and i hope the last quiet day has passed

Crikeys its the 4th month of 44, and tabpub has such a long way to go.

Raverdave will hate tabpub for what he does to aussie troops-hes worse than mac .
I see a chance to put a few more into the bag after today.
TF 90 steams into kai island a day after the aussies land -and the kure 7th SNLF is unloaded, without opposition
Already a AF symbol has sprung up -the troops will have to be quick here!
Another ss killed of legaspi today.
Siagon op -38 P38j sweep from china -they meet 39 george, 63 zeke
13 twin tales down, for 5 george and 22 zeke.
bangkok is simply smothered in bombs -again, and again, and again.

Sabang -drats -Cvs enroute -which means Tabpub must have rustled up some reserves from somewhere...........

I begin to raid kai island -8 spitfire CAP -48 zekes , 15 francis and 21 betties atack - 2 spits down, no hits though
14 sallies go in -no losses, no hits

I am convinced kia is a decoy -as CV planes pound Dilli -a AP sunk, and I see many ships headed this way.
Dilli is almost empty -truly a scary moment -please land at lautern tabpub, theres more troops than you expect there!

Allies deliberate at tatung in China -smacked back -in sense some frustration here!

Orders -
Northern front -quite a few troops to deliver -as i have just 10 APs left in that theatre -they are very busy!

Home islands -sending planes south from china -and troops to siapan

Honkers -another run loading up

China -i am fighting all along the front -and soon hope to have some success.

Siagon -troops still coming out -and many will go to davao-and the marianas.

Kai -bombardment orderd for tomorrow -and TF 89 to attack the barges I see approaching.
TF 90 to refuel, and load more troops to the north
Bombers coming into theatre -amazing -Im building 3 francis a day at the moment -have over 200 to put into this battle, shows what not putting pressure on Japan allows one to do.

Timor
OK -multiple CVs here -and some BBs -this is a big effort -should I strike elsewhere with KB?
I debate this hard with myself.
I top up the tanks for the navy -just in case.[:@]

7/4/44
The boundries of the empire are under attack nearly everywhere.
Timor
tabpub tells me he is coming back for the bodies of the troops he left there last time.
I breathe a great sigh of relief as he begins landing at luetern -and not Dilli, which is almost empty[:'(]
reaction to this attack is little today -just 9 Alfs sneak in at wave top -they hit one AK.
The landings are large -so far today the aussie 2nd, 3rd divisions, 2 dutch base forces, 1 USA artillery unit.
I have however in addition to the trrops that won me victory here 3 months or so ago the 38th division.
I am hoping for another month or so long fight.
Troops here are told to fight to the death
My single airlift squadron I have leftbegins flying in troops to dilli from raba.

Kai island
A good day today -4 seperate bomber missions fly and bomb the island, some escorted, some not -and no CAP.
at the end of the day I bombard, just a single base unit -the aussie 105th BF, my AV 60, his 1
Tomorrow it will fall
His LCIs ect seem to have left with out dropping off (or picking up) troops from there -my 2 TFs fail to make contact last night, again I will try to refuel them
Troops that have come south to Ambonia in a convoy are told to wait -maybe they will go elsewhere[:'(]

WEWAK
operation snail trail is not going well -ss and LBA sinks a AK, and some barges enroute from Biak
I have just 1 Jack unit as cover here-and there are NO planes in its pool, so this CAP will not last long
I will try to carry on

SABANG
More bad news, supply levels collapse today -and more allied troops begin to land.
My AKs run away, or are sunk by his carrier air just off the island
I have to accept that this base will fall -but it held for nearly a month i think, more than acceptable.

Honkers
terrible day
21 Liberators attack the DDs -escorted by 22 P40n
29 oscar, 9 zeke,32 tony defend
The tonies do very well, 14 p40n shot down, 4 oscar, 4 tony lost
However only 1 liberator is shot down, and again the heavy bombers are able to hit the DDS from 8000 feet.
All 4 are crippled.
Honkers run is finished -and he has recommenced bombing the city

Siagon
This goes very well -last divisions are loading.
I calculate that 5 divisions of troops have come out of the bag here -useful.
The trick is now what to do about the battle of bangkok.
I am very tempted to just pull everything back into the city -LET it be surrounded, and see how long it take for him to kill troops with no escape route.
But first i am going to try to push east, clear my flank, and attempt desperate counter attack.

China
WW1 east front pounds on

Home Islands
After a great debate, High command orders Combined Fleet to sail.
Operation A-GO 1 remains a airforce piority, yet with so many allied ships ID at lautern, and so many APs at TRUK, a tempting target beckons
I will try to get a BB group/s into range.

The war continues well I think

Lautern
Enemy continues to pour ashore
I have little response today -just a couple of ALFs attack
However some 8 bomber squadrons are deploying, redeploying for the Timor battle, 4 of them from the kai island "fight"
A squadron of Sonias go to Dilli -cannot expect much from them

KAI island
BANZIA
island retaken, I might be losing divisions and regiments in places but the propaganda machine lets all know that this island is back in my hands

The 2 TF involved are going to babo island -so are the troops, some tankers, and fighter cover
I just wonder if i could land troops at tenibar island[:'(]
I made a mistake -port attack on darwin by 44 betties -only 12 return

Wewak
snail trail -continues

sabang
Vows to fight to the end

Siagon
today a very , very good day
liberators attack -unescorted -they turn back, as the fully loaded ships depart.

Forgot to add from yesterday -shot down 19 t bolts as well attacking those poor DDs on honkers run

Overall the boundries continue to creak -I will be very careful -but i have started to fight.
The fleet will operate north of truk, looking for an opportunity.
Timor will fight -i have enough troops in reserve -it would be good to take tenibar, need 3 days to get ready I think.
My AV is 616 to his 989 at luatern, as he brings ashore yet more tanks.

9/4/44
well kai island might be the last good news the empire gets..........
BBs new jersy and iowa pound lautern
Cvs of the base attack a AP at Dilli -its hard to judge the enemy fleet strength -I have seen 3 CV, and 2 CVE so far identified.
With 125 HellCat on the strike , the number of CVs must be fairly big

His troops continue to come ashore at sabang and lautern
I have a terible result - the hutchinsen regiment is sunk north of Dilli -no survivors[:(]

In China I pull a nice ambush -oscars on LRCAP nock down 9 p40n on ground attack.

At wewak a CV strike!, 40 Hellcat, 40 helldiver -the 22 jack are useless.
Looks like some CVE coming to cover the next invasion.

I spend the turn plotting ship movements -going to strike Tenibar tomorrow.
Big risk!. Might get a nice catch though.
lets see.

10/4/44
3 Tabpub ops are on now, as I feel another invasion coming.
I wanted to get troops in to the north of wewak -suspect i am too late.
SS trident claimed sunk of saipan today
BBs valiant and Queen elizabeth sink a AK at sabang -tabpub queries this -well i must try to feed the troops, somehow.
His Cvs are of wewak -brushing aside my airforce.
Honkers hit
lautern hit -and more APs sunk trying to get in
His LBA is ranging up and down the png north coast -attacking fields, sinking barges -my jacks fight, but are being attritted quickly away, some light enemy losses being inflicted.

In thailand the last acts are beginging -more troops approaching hue -when it falls eventually, the road to saigon will be open, and bangkok garrison cut off.

nevertheless, i fight on -lots building in the background.
Operation A-GO1 forces are released, as high command feels that this op on wewak offers a lot of opportunities to hurt the allies.

Tomorrow we attack!

11/4/44
CAs nachi and Ashigari and 8 DDs attack shipping at tenibar -they are spotted a long way out, and the enemy reacts

The TF encounters The CA Shorpshire and CL achilles at 10000 yrds.
The engagement is brief -nachi survives a single 8" hit -shorpshire eats 2 8" hits -and achilles 1
The DDs swap shots, I have one crippled, he has one sunk

The TF goes in, encounters 4 lots of PT boats, sinks 3, loses the inevitable DD to PT (hard coded result i am convinced -it ALWAYS HAPPENS ON THE THIRD ROUND[:@][:@][:@][8|]), and ops points once again expended, breaks off -the Landing craft not attacked.


dawn sees the TF still in terrible close range to tenibar -but somehow escapes harm today

dawn brings news -enemy transports at Aitape!
wewak will be cut off.[:(]
High command releases many planes from the phillipines -tomorrow we attack.
At sabang 48 Kami zekes die -for 1 hit on the renown -that was 47 misses.[:@][:@]
better news here though, allies attack -0 to 1, forts 8
Hows that tabpub, digging out the imperial troops will be hard still.

regrettfully though the 38th division, that has not had a chance to dig in at lautern, is defeated, and Tabpub begins his climb up the ladder, and this truly is the beginning of the end.

I examine my oil, my industry -and no more ships will be produced, the oil will be used for planes only and armaments only.

12/4/44
troops swarm ashore at Aitape.
troops come ashore at sabang
3 enemy CAs and a fleet of DDs sink 10 Ags at wewak
Dilli is bombed from darwin
64 p38 sweep woleai -tabpub really concentrating on A/F symbols -37 oscars go up -and 32 are shot down.
bangkok is bombed 4 times
And my attacks begin
From Biak -23 zeke 8sally - 30 wildcats, 8 hellcats CAP
9 zeke lost, 3 sally lost, 5 wildcats shot down -no hits on anything
32 zeke escort 9 sally, 8 hellcat and 26 wildcats fail to stop them -2 wildcats down, no losses to me -some hits on ground troops

DD makinami crawling away from tenibar survives 2 air attacks.
DD asanagi does not.
CA nachi repeats history, rent usunder by 5 2000lb bomb hits, cursed liberators again . She will sink
[:(] -its been a long time since i lost a major ship -a long, long time.

REVENGE!!!
19 betty and 12 jack attack from holliandia -the CAs at wewak the target.
CA pittsburhg (who care how you spell it -she eats 2 torpedoes -magazine explodes, sinks -so i wont have to spell it again[:D][:D][:D])
CA detroit eats a torp as well -heavy damage reported

it gets better for me

21 zeke, 4 lilly,5 jill and 5 betty encounter 24 wildcats, 8 hellcats
The zekes are 70 experience -9 wildcats, 2 hellcats go down, 4 zekes lost.
5 bombers go down, but the survivors do well
CVE natoma bay 1 torp
CVE Chenango 1 torp

The pm phase sees a heavy strike on woleai -30 francis lost on the ground, heavy strikes all up and down the coast, my PM strikes weak and pitiful
Aitape falls to the americal, 43rd division[:(]
How long before the 4 see bee units claer the jungle?
Not long

My orders are definative
Strike!
planes are coming in to holliandia, and biak
CVs are approaching biak now
2 task forces will soon be in range.

At timor I will try some desperate attacks.

And the high command holds its breath, can the allies be stopped !
This week will truly hold the fate of the empire in its hands!

13/4/44
yesterday evening the entire fleet, less TF 90, 89, and 1 CV arrived at a hex south of Woleai ----undetected

For myself, 2 choices -fully fuelled, no ops points expended, I can strike at the invasion of Aitape -catching several CVEs, and maybe some BBs.
Or there is TRUK -with over 200 ships reported there - no pt boats sighted in 16 days of recon, and some 200 fighters there.

I gamble that now Aitape has fallen his invasion will retire............

wrong choice in reflection, but I vow to kill an invasion before it sails........
This is the only 2nd combat report I have ever posted, as its just too huge to type and describe

A huge risk, heavy cost -but the phycological shock TABPUB will get might make it worth it
Tomorrow the BBS will go in
I have already told TABPUB that I know that there are no pt boats in truk, if I encounter any tomorrow because he has magically converted points to form them -then i will be very, very annoyed.
Normal conversion at a size 9 port -no problem -when you know the BBs are coming and YOU HAVE LEFT NO REAL NAVAL UNITS TO DEFEND, and you use points to form fleets of the buggars -thats , well, thats........

we will see.

here is the report, please, please dont just scroll over it[8|]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/13/44

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Sub attack at 24,54

Japanese Ships
AK Sydney Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trespasser

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Kai Island (39,78)

Japanese Ships
AK Sydney Maru, and is sunk
AG AG-5032, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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ASW attack at 62,62

Japanese Ships
PG Oi Maru
MSW Kyo Maru #5
PC Manju
PC Hirado
PC Kanju

Allied Ships
SS Barbero, hits 12

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ASW attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
SS I-40

Allied Ships
DE Burden R. Hastings
DE Dempsey
DE Cloues
DE Canfield

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Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 22
Liberator VI x 45
Mosquito PR.IX x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 64

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sabang , at 19,41


Allied aircraft
Walrus x 2


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Sabang , at 19,41


Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 3


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Sabang , at 19,41


Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 1
Liberator VI x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Liberator VI bombing at 8000 feet
8 x Liberator VI bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 8000 feet
2 x Liberator VI bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 15

Allied aircraft
Mosquito PR.IX x 2
P-38J Lightning x 33
F-5A Lightning x 3
B-24D Liberator x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 13000 feet
16 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 13000 feet

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Day Air attack on Hollandia , at 49,79


Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Hollandia , at 49,79


Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 2


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Satawal , at 60,74


Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 48


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Truk , at 63,78 the first strike goes in, and at last i get a co ordinated one

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 75
D4Y Judy x 200
B5N Kate x 19
B6N Jill x 102
H8K Emily x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
F4U-1 Corsair x 19
F4U-1D Corsair x 12
P-38J Lightning x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 61 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 53 destroyed, 73 damaged
B5N Kate: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
B6N Jill: 29 destroyed, 30 damaged
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DE Engstrom, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Keokuk, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Wasmuth, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MLE William Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1
SS Gato, Bomb hits 1
DE Duffy, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Braine, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Weehawken, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD LaVallette, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Nathaniel Crosby, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DE Greiner, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Whale, Bomb hits 1
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 1
SS Devilfish, Bomb hits 1
SS Tuna, Bomb hits 2, on fire
MSW Tumult, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Matthew Lyon, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Terror, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK James Rolph, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DE Whitman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Harris, Bomb hits 1
AK Robert C. Grier, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Trout, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Bashaw, Bomb hits 1
DE Elden, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DE Fair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Pintado, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Henry L. Abott, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DE Donaldson, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Morrison R. Waite, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Monadnock, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Leonidas Merritt, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 1

[8|][8|][8|] not bad -was really hoping for better results though


Allied ground losses:
769 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 6

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
13 x B6N Jill bombing at 9000 feet
18 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
12 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
18 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
13 x B6N Jill bombing at 9000 feet
16 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
12 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
10 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
19 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
11 x B6N Jill bombing at 9000 feet
18 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
10 x B6N Jill bombing at 9000 feet
17 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
13 x B6N Jill bombing at 9000 feet
13 x B6N Jill bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Road Construction Battalion, at 25,40


Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 11
Spitfire VIII x 27


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Spitfire VIII bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Brigade, at 19,41


Allied aircraft
Hellcat II x 50
Barracuda x 7
Avenger II x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hellcat II bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Barracuda bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Hellcat II bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Avenger II bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Hellcat II bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Avenger II bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Hellcat II bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Avenger II bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Brigade, at 19,41


Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 13
Beaufighter VIC x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd South Seas Det. , at 30,40


Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 12
Mosquito FB.VI x 12
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Mosquito FB.VI bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th South Seas Det. , at 29,40


Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 10
Thunderbolt II x 28
Beaufighter VIC x 11
Mosquito FB.VI x 29
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 13
B-25J Mitchell x 45


Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 3 damaged
Beaufighter VIC: 1 damaged
Mosquito FB.VI: 1 damaged
Beaufighter Mk 21: 2 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
472 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Mosquito FB.VI bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Mosquito FB.VI bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
44 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 29,40


Allied aircraft
Barracuda x 8
Spitfire VIII x 10
Thunderbolt II x 16
Liberator VI x 9
Beaufighter VIC x 13
Mosquito FB.VI x 13
Beaufort V-IX x 13
B-25J Mitchell x 38


Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 2 damaged
Mosquito FB.VI: 2 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Barracuda bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 8000 feet
13 x Mosquito FB.VI bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Liberator VI bombing at 8000 feet
16 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
38 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,79


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 62
P-38J Lightning x 36


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,75 A lot of TRUK fighters set for naval attack -or bombing missions.

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 139

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 22
B-24D Liberator x 30
B-24J Liberator x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 6 destroyed, 29 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 22 destroyed[:'(][:'(][:'(][:'(]
B-24D Liberator: 17 destroyed[:'(][:'(]
B-24J Liberator: 22 destroyed[:'(][:'(]

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Day Air attack on TF at 59,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 133

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 59,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 133

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 26 destroyed[:'(][:'(][:'(][:D]

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,78


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG AG-5052
AG AG-5090, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 50,78


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 18
SB2C Helldiver x 25
TBM Avenger x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kurama Maru, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Woleai at 57,72

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 2

Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M Jack: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Tamon Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Shigure Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet
8 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Truk at 63,78 [8|][8|][8|]

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 149
B6N Jill x 70

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 18[:@]
F4U-1D Corsair x 10[:@][:@]
P-38J Lightning x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 55 destroyed, 7 damaged[8|]
B6N Jill: 4 destroyed, 34 damaged[:'(]

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 15 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 9 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
AO Chepachet, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AS Howard W. Gilmore
AD Whitney, Torpedo hits 1
AO Suamico, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AO Niobrara, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AE American Leader, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Cimarron
AO Neshanic
AD Prarie
AO Saranac[8|][8|] better, but still................

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 3

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged


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Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 8
P1Y Frances x 13

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK John S. Bassett
APD Herbert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK James Harlan
AO Cache

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
F4U-1D Corsair x 13
Spitfire Vb x 13
Spitfire VIII x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 9 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Sabang , at 19,41


Allied aircraft
Walrus x 2


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Sabang , at 19,41


Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 6

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 22
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 59
P-38J Lightning x 30
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-25J Mitchell x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 3 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Kittyhawk III bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Kittyhawk III bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 8000 feet
2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Kittyhawk III bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Kittyhawk III bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77


Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 32
B-24D Liberator x 33


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wewak , at 52,81


Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 17
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 7
P-47D Thunderbolt x 67


Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
5 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 82

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 3
B-24D Liberator x 9
B-24J Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 59,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 82

Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 41 damaged[:(][:(][:(] is this crap or what

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 82

Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 14000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Woleai at 57,72

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 1

Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tango Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Truk at 63,78

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 17

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
F4U-1 Corsair x 11
F4U-1D Corsair x 2
P-38J Lightning x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 17 destroyed[8|][8|]inevitable -still last time i tried a naval CV strike i lost 100 unescorted kates


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Day Air attack on TF, near Truk at 63,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 199
B6N Jill x 11

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
F4U-1 Corsair x 11
F4U-1D Corsair x 2
P-38J Lightning x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 76 destroyed, 7 damaged
B6N Jill: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 18 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DE Dempsey, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DE Cloues
[:@][:@][:@] not worth it
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B6N Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 5
P1Y Frances x 3

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 4 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged


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Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 3

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged


Allied Ships
LST LST-45

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
SS I-40, hits 16

Allied Ships
DE Cloues, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DE Burden R. Hastings
DE Canfield

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ASW attack at 63,46

Japanese Ships
PC Showa Maru #3
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Gamitsu Maru #1
MSW Ataka Maru
MSW Shonan Maru #7
MSW Tomozono Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Grouper, hits 1, on fire

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Sub attack at 41,51

Japanese Ships
AP Koyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Rasher

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Wuhan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 102681 troops, 1269 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 3278

Defending force 139915 troops, 763 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3601



Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanchang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 84971 troops, 1030 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1787

Defending force 64005 troops, 359 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1664



Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Sabang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5116 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 178

Defending force 39724 troops, 223 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 751


so thats the day
Tomorrow as stated the battle line will attack TRUK, the CVs are all topped up with fighters from siapan - and will go again.
May the Empire live 10000 years

OH, tomorrow just to keep him busy, a single CV will attack aitape, and TF 89 -will as well
MORE CARNAGE!!!

WHOOOO HOOOOOOOOO

man I hope to catch some planes on the ground tomorrow, or a harbou[:)]r full of ships.

Still waiting for the turn
Tabpub promises that no PT boats will magically be uncrated.
[&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][:)]

This is the sort of opponent one dreams about -where the journey is always more important than the destination.

before the turn comes -Im sure going in was a mistake.................

ORIGINAL: 1275psi

Day Air attack on TF at 59,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 133

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 26 destroyed[:'(][:'(][:'(][:D]

Something to print out and frame, methinks... [;)]

14/4/44

well the plan was good.
the execution was terrible
half the Bbs did not engage .

The day was long -and terrible

It began with 7 DD's striking mines at Truk -yes, 7 of them!
2 immediately sank

He put hellcats on night naval attack -and havocs -and they hit more Dds
And 2 of my Ss were sunk as the great herd of ships evacuated from truk -all headed south

yamato and Mushia swept in -in two engagements sunk 4 DE/DDs, missed the A/F on the bombardment, and departed
tanaka -sans his DDs, also missed the field with 7 CA's -this was so dissapointing -I needed, really needed to close the field

All the other BBs decided to retire instead[8|]

So, dawn
CVL Ryuho was promptly torpedoed by a ss -crippled
181 zeke, 18 jill, 41 judy, 13 kate attacked
33 corsairs, 25 hellcat, 8 w/c , 21 p38 cap

158 zeke lost!
7 jill, 16 judy, 2 kate as well - he loses 8 corsairs, 5 hellcats,21 p38
I deliver a mere 5 bomb hits on a AGC, a AK, a AR, a MSW, a pg

GAWD -terrible

Then his strikes go in
173 zeke CAP -4 corsair, 4 p38,6 hellcat,25 avengers,15 helldivers
No problem i thought
28 zekes down, 20 avengers s/d, 15 h/d shot down, and the hiyo is missed

then 38 corsair, 39 hellcats, 12 wildcats ,31 p38 arrived, escorting just 11 helldivers
141 zekes on CAP -and 127 are shot down, only 20 enemy go down
just 3 helldivers attack!
Amagi -1000 lb bomb

Im sweating now!
Liberators, and mitchells -in massive numbers attack -the zuiho -and she takes nearly 60 bombs[8|]
her strike inreturn however takes out 2 Aos near kavieng

CV Hiryu strikes the wewak area -and hits 3 AK, 1lst, demonstrating what an idiot I was to strike Truk -I should have struck here!

I have no fighters left for the PM phase -so when just 15 zeke escort 97 judy, 42 jill to Truk I could hardly watch[:(]
56 judy, 35 jill lost, all the zekes.
I do hit 8 AP/AK/AR type ships, not worth it though[8|]

Another counter strike
I consider myself very lucky, what little CAP I have is destroyed, but only 5 helldivers attack
Katsaguri a 1000 lb bomb
CVL ryuho -1000 lb bomb

A terrible day
The fleet flees
I lost 7DDs today
559 a/c to his 154

nearly 1000 in two days

All but my Judy pools are empty, empty, empty -let alone how am I going to replace the pilots?

katsaguri 15/4/0
Ryuho 46/48/16
amagi 17/11/15

yamato took a torp at truk -8/1/0 -wierd, last torp she took her out of the war for 4 months[8D]

Tomorrow -well tomorrow we continue fleeing, and wondering what to do.
I do have about ten zeke groups left on the map -and plenty of judys.
Its obvious that If I tried to go against any, even 1 allied CV, it would destroy 10 of my CVs worth of planes.
I now do not have a clue what to do.

15/4/44
The fleet flees north -dodging SS all the way -CV Hiyo is missed

The turn is spent emptying the CVs of planes, and trying to rebuild groups.
Pools are empty[8|]
he bombs Holliandia, Timor, bangkok.
The usual stuff
2 more crippled DDs are finished off.
sabang will fall soon
Tomorrow i will try a desperate attack in china

nevertheless tomorrow i continue to fight.