July was a mopping up month overall. Operation Snowbell Phase 3 came to end with the capture of the final few bases north of Darwin and Sorong. The main US Navy units are now on their way back to PH with the CV's almost reaching home. A 'secondary' group of 12 x CVE and a BB TF remain in Aus along with some transport assets to conduct further base hopping campaigns in the SRA.
In Sumatra both Djambi and Oosthaven were captured leaving Palembang as a 100K men Jap prison. Troops are now preparing for Malaya invasions....
August sees the arrival of a new Coronado version and PV2-Harpoons. On the Sea CV Randolph, CVE Roi, Munda and 8 x SS arrive.
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Points:
Allies: +1,468 points
Japanese: +499 points
Bases:
Allies: +13 (+307 points)
Japanese: -13 (-231 points)
Planes:
Allies: +450 lost
Japanese: +356 lost
Troops:
Allies: +84 lost
Japanese: +185 lost
Ships:
Allies: +21 lost (+196 points. 8 x subs and the rest were transports snagged by Jap LBA during the Southern SRA Operation.)
Japanese: +65 lost (+523 points. 11 of these were due airpower tagging convoys in southern SRA. 3 were enemy subs and the rest claimed by Subs.)
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Sub Kills:
46 of 76 attacks were successful = 60.53% success!
Dutch Boats:
PB - 5 (1 mine)
AK - 34
TK - 10
CM - 6
DD - 4
TB - 1
DMS - 4 (1 mine)
E - 1
APD - 1
ACM - 1
AP - 1
AMC - 1
= 69 ships
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British Boats:
DD - 1 (1 mine)
AK - 9 (1 mine)
SC - 1
PB - 1
TK - 2 (+1)
AO - 1
SS - 3 (2 mine)
= 18 ships
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Fleet Boats:
AK - 274 (+21)
SC - 19 (+2)
AP - 15 (+2)
PB - 53 (+8)
TK - 67 (+2)
AKE - 1
CM - 6
ACM - 2
E - 33 (+7)
APD - 2
DD - 6
CL - 2 (Oi, Kashima)
AO - 8
PC - 1
AMC - 1
AV - 2
AM - 1 (1 mine)
SS - 1
DMS - 4 (+1)
CVE - 1 (Chuyo) (+1)
= 498 ships
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S-Boats:
AK - 22 (+1)
AP - 2
CM - 1
PB - 5
DMS - 1
SC - 6
TK - 4 (+1)
= 41 ships
= 626 ships = 53.92% of reported sunk ships total.
