Danger for allies in basing your amph too far forward

[Cavalry Corp]

Preceeding this was a lot of sweeps so the raid was almost un opposed.

PBEM 2 DAY TURNS SCN 2 13/3/44

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Afternoon Air attack on Batangas , at 79,78

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 197 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 58 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 44
A6M5c Zero x 4
B6N1 Jill x 41
B6N2 Jill x 135
D4Y1 Judy x 161
D4Y3 Judy x 42

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 6 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 17 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak
D4Y3 Judy: 9 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 60 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 10 damaged
C-47 Skytrain: 5 damaged
C-47 Skytrain: 3 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
xAKL Columbian, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Golden Eagle, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Trade Wind, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP William S. Colley, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Bridge, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
APA Sumter, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APA La Salle, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Harpoon, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APA Wayne, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Mount McKinley, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
APA President Polk, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AG Canopus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mormacland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE City of Elwood, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
SC-744, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
APA Fuller, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Republic, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Horace Luckenbach, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Fusto Arosemena, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Glenelg, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Adabelle Lykes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
APA President Adams, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Lamberton, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
APA Warren, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SC-705, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Titan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AM Mildura, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AGP Portunus, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Inverell, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC-1065, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP General Fleisher, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AD Dobbin, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Admiral Day, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APA John Penn, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAP Colbert, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Peter Kerr, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AM Dubbo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Am. Leader, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Red Jacket, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AVD Half Moon, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APA William P. Biddle, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Alcoa Polaris, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Ruth Alexander, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SC-749, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC-701, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK West Cactus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APA Sheridan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AGP Oyster Bay, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Port hits 26
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x B6N1 Jill bombing from 7000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
17 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
17 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
16 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
15 x B6N1 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
18 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
20 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
10 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
15 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
17 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
20 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
14 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
10 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
7 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
16 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
1 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Allied aircraft
no flights
[X(]

You need strong CAP... but even with it, I doubt you would had not received heavy losses

[Cavalry Corp]

there was around 70 fighters on cap - they were taken out by sweeps from my best CV and also from Manila around 100 jap fighters - I am Japan!

[Ambassador]

Well, an xAP and a few SC sunk, and twenty transports heavily damaged (could mean a lot of things, but disbanded in port I doubt seriously that they would sink). I don't call this a crippling loss in '44, especially with the Allies already in the PI.

But well done anyway !

[Cavalry Corp]

Heavy fires and heavy damage are as good as sunk.

this is a good part of the allied lift capacity in the theatre. They have only advanced in DEI so all replacement stuff supplies and fuel have a long journey. They have not captured any big port on the way and the nearest port with any shipyard I think is Brisbane.

As Japan by 44 if you can you must get to the allies fast lift and unload ships.

[Odin]

That was a good one![&o]

[Cavalry Corp]

A few days later did this. All in all some good raids and damaging the allied lift capacity - DD from the TFs also sank around 10 lCT and escorts making a run for it...


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Afternoon Air attack on Peleliu , at 90,98

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 92
A6M5c Zero x 3
B6N1 Jill x 42
B6N2 Jill x 111
D4Y1 Judy x 173

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 2 ( allied fighters swept away by LBA sweeps and 2 lots of the best CV pilots)

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 3 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 12 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Wollongbar, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAKL Coloradan, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAKL Morazan, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Vincent, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AM Motive, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Crane, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Elna, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AM Chief, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Tennessean, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
AM Vigilance, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Pacific, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Absaroka, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
xAKL De Haan, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
AM Revenge, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 17
Port supply hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
24 x B6N1 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
16 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
18 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
15 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
27 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 22000 feet
9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
18 x B6N1 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
24 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
17 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
18 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
18 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
13 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 38500 feet
9 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
10 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
7 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
5 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
10 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
14 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
12 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes

Massive explosion on xAKL Absaroka