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The Daylight hours:
Unaware of the premature start of hostilities off the coast of Mindanao earlier in the morning, Air Units of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Forces lift off from Saigon for Singapore. These elite aviators have been waiting patiently for the opportunity to show the west just how underestimated they have been. It is time to strike and strike hard!
Nells Leaving Indo-China are cheered by hopeful maintainers
The Raid was executed flawlessly, acheiving total suprise and catching the RAF fighter units flat-footed. Only 10 inferior Brewster Buffaloes mustered enough moxy to rise to the defense of Britain's Jewel of the East. Through no fault of their own the crews of the strike force produced results that were less than desirable. A broken layer at 6,000 feet made target acquisition and identification difficult. Though 28 aircraft recieved damage, most of it was due to heavy flak in the target area and the need to drop altitude for target Acq.
 Reported markings on the Buffs confirm
453 Sqdn was involved in the interception
Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 80
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 28 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Runway hits 7
Attack on Clark Field:
Finding more favorable weather in the Phillipines, the Second large raid of the day produced wonderful results! The reaction of the Americans to the well coordinated and unexpected strike on Clark Field is no more suprising than the sloth exhibited by their long ailing allies the British. How would the americans say...."Birds of a feather?"
Though pitiful, the crews of the 22nd Air Flotilla almost
rooted the Philipino interceptors on...
Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G3M Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 53
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
P-35A x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 5 destroyed
P-35A: 7 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 32
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 168
The Aftermath, Clark Burns
The Big Show:
All of Japan's hopes and dreams of equality among the old world powers rested on the outcome of this most important of the three pronged attack on the West. in the early morning hours of 7 December the Air units of the Kido Butai performed a feat that can only be described as a "Divine Wind" to those who did not witness it first hand. Results were spectacular, and the months of planning and training invested by our heroic aviators are to be commended, may this Divine Wind continue to rage in our favor...
Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chew, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 8, on fire
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PT PT-26, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, on fire
MSW Bobolink, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 49,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Ki-36 Ida x 31
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 6 destroyed, 19 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-36 Ida bombing at 2000 feet
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Not all Formosa assets were detailed to hit Philipines
Day Air attack on TF at 43,45
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
A6M2 Zero x 31
Ki-27 Nate x 21
Ki-30 Ann x 24
Ki-48-I Lily x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Ben Nevis, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
Ki-21-II Sally x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Wawa
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Hai Lee
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44
Experimental Imperial Army Air Force Ki-44 Shoki's
get in on the Hong Kong Turkey Shoot
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Churruca
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Federlock
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,43
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Kalgan, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,43
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Kalgan, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 51,41
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Morazan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 37
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 31 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet (I found this very interesting!)
16 x G3M Nell bombing at 3000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 5
Hudson I x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 5
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 45,54
The much feared B-17 "Fortress" was ineffective against our ships
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12
Blenheim IV x 8
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Nagara Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batan Islands at 46,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 11
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,40
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Wake, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-48-I Lily x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AP Ariadne Moller
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 16
Ki-27 Nate x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Chekiang, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-21-II Sally x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Ebonol
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Soochow, Bomb hits 5, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Taiping
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Halldor
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 41,43
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
AK Wawa, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat at 41,43
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma, on fire
Allied Ships
AK Taiping, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat at 110,130
Japanese Ships
PG Aikoku Maru
PG Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 2
Allied Ships
AK Vincent, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat at 43,44
Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Hiyodori
Allied Ships
AK Hai Lee, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat at 43,44
Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Hiyodori
Allied Ships
AK Chekiang, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat at 43,44
Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Hiyodori
Allied Ships
AK Haraldsvang, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
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Naval bombardment of Guam, at 63,66
Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied Ships
AO Robert L Barnes, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Penguin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 2
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Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 85,72, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 85,72
144 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 4
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 9
AP Kinryu Maru
Japanese ground losses:
320 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 63,66
Japanese ground losses:
487 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Kota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 45,49
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TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 45,49
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 44,49
Japanese ground losses:
230 casualties reported
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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 45,54
Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
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TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Islands, 46,47
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5042 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
Defending force 3912 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
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Ground combat at Wake Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1140 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Defending force 1237 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58
Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Batan Islands
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1194 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 128 - adjusted assault: 130
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 130 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Islands base !!!
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Ground combat at Wake Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 881 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 3004 troops, 63 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese max assault: 60 - adjusted assault: 4
Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 18
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese ground losses:
407 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Totals for the day. Not a great day for Air combat due to the suprise factor, but good to see Sakai and Ota get on the board early. With a little luck the damage caused at Pearl will tell. Hoping that a couple more BBs founder in the harbor. Would help make the higher than historical losses to KB easier to take. Man that was tough to watch... Should see more sinkings on turn 2 elsewhere on the map...
Are you happy now Ron?...ye of little faith!
< Message edited by TheElf -- 6/26/2006 5:35:15 AM >
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