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21 - 22 May 1944 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUBS: Another Brit sub nailed, the Tresspasser near Quinhon. Of the 10-12 sent past Singapore I now only have an account of 2-3 subs. Where did he send the rest? The RO-39 gets one TT into the xAK Donald MacLean near Darwin. One more down, 784 to go. I also lost one E in the same area to the Trident. S/SW PAC: Well, some interesting things happened during these two turns, none of them planned. My BB TF reacted to the bombardment of Biak but apparently didn't catch the perpetrators in time, and ended up hanging out several hexes from Biak in the daylight! That is a bit farther than the react settings I had made, so my only guess is that they reacted once per phase? Anyway, the result was a group of Helldivers getting a free shot out of LR CAP range. The BBs have pretty good AA after recent upgrades and both Yamatos are here. I couldn't figure out why he lost only 1-2 planes to flak until I saw he set them to level bomb from 8k!! Very odd. They managed to ding the deck plating and took out a 12.7cm mount on the Musashi, but that's it. Some B-25 skippers arrived and got a few minor hits as well. The next day I set them to return and took the react down to one hex less than the distance to Sarmi so that they'd still hit the small ships returning from a supply run to Biak. Instead they reacted all of the way to Sarmi (!!) where the CA TF, a CL TF, two DD TFs and many PTs were hanging out. I thought they might go out in style but that this was it for the IJN main battle fleet. Instead they only tangled with the CA TF and sunk 2 of 4, including the Baltimore plus two DDs for the cost of only one DD!!   That's the first victory in months for the surface fleet and a definite moral booster. Now though these ships will have to head for Manilla to get the dings knocked out. That will give the Allies too much time in the North New Guinea area without major surface threats. I'll get another group together, but it won't be as strong and will only be used in spots. The KB all stay active in the area to try to pick off any further incursions. While that all turned out well, strategically these turns were difficult. Because the weather kept the KB from stopping the addition of more troops to Biak, on the 21st they attacked and got a 1:1 lowering forts to 3. This sucks. I'm not sure we can hold this now. I'll still be sending troops in until the next attack, but I think now I have to consider the implications of this battle being lost. That would mean that I'd have to start isolating and bombing the crap out of this place to keep it shut down. This is the line in the sand, and I will put everything into stopping him here for as long as possible. NORTH PACIFIC: At last some action up here. An amphib TF with CVEs as escort moves toward Cold Bay. My Jakes escorted by zeros nail one of the LSTs, but that pinprick won't likely stop anything. I do have some Judys and Georges that have now moved in closer. The motto is take a tithe for space. S DEI: No moves here yet. BURMA: Rangoon gets the business. It's starting to have an effect on supply for sure, but more is on the way. I will LR CAP tomorrow to see what I can catch. CENTRAL PACFIC: Something is moving in the Central Pacific. A big collection that looks like the Allied CVs near Wake. Eyes open on this one. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 21, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Biak at 87,110 Allied Ships CA Boston CA Baltimore CA Wichita CA Portland DD Wadleigh DD Spence DD Philip DD Kimberly DD Claxton DD Chauncey DD Beale DD Fletcher Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 33 Port hits 15 Port supply hits 3 OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Boston CA Boston firing at 8th Garrison Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Darwin at 79,124 Japanese Ships SS RO-39 Allied Ships xAK Donald MacLean, Torpedo hits 1, on fire xAK Donald MacLean is sighted by SS RO-39 SS RO-39 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Donald MacLean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Biak at 88,109 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 33 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 9 damaged SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1 BB Fuso BB Musashi, Bomb hits 1 BB Ise, Bomb hits 3, on fire BB Yamashiro Aircraft Attacking: 32 x SB2C-1C Helldiver bombing from 8000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 49th Infantry Regiment, at 87,110 (Biak) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 20 B-24D Liberator x 12 B-24D1 Liberator x 61 B-24J Liberator x 78 F6F-3 Hellcat x 12 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 21 Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator II x 15 Liberator B.VI x 14 Liberator GR.III x 19 Wellington GR.VIII x 16 Wellington B.X x 16 B-17F Fortress x 3 B-24D Liberator x 11 B-24D1 Liberator x 35 B-24J Liberator x 151 Japanese aircraft losses E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 104 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Wellington B.X bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 16 Wellington GR.XIII x 11 B-24D Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator x 25 B-25C Mitchell x 30 B-25D1 Mitchell x 18 B-25H Mitchell x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged Airbase hits 8 Runway hits 23 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Biak at 88,109 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1 DD Amatsukaze BB Fuso DD Yamakaze BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1 DD Maikaze BB Ise, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB Musashi, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Biak (87,110) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22546 troops, 455 guns, 596 vehicles, Assault Value = 943 Defending force 19393 troops, 119 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 603 Allied adjusted assault: 1669 Japanese adjusted defense: 949 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1934 casualties reported Squads: 41 destroyed, 83 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Allied ground losses: 722 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 127 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled Guns lost 30 (1 destroyed, 29 disabled) Vehicles lost 54 (3 destroyed, 51 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st USMC Tank Battalion 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 98th Field Artillery Battalion 51st Marine Defense Battalion 2nd RAA Jungle Regiment Defending units: 3rd South Seas Gsn 53rd Infantry Brigade 49th Infantry Regiment 4th South Seas Gsn 1st Indpt SNLF Coy I/84th Naval Guard Unit Kure 2nd SNLF 4th Raiding Rgt /1 8th Garrison Unit 9th Tank Regiment 5th Garrison Unit /1 37th JAAF AF Bn 24th Field AF Construction Battalion 3rd FF Const Unit 66th JNAF AF Unit 13th Air Fleet /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Deboyne Islands (103,135) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1229 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Defending force 493 troops, 0 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Allied adjusted assault: 11 Japanese adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: N Force Detachment Defending units: 1st Recon Regiment 44th JNAF AF Unit /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 22, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Sarmi at 91,114, Range 9,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Shell hits 1 BB Musashi, Shell hits 3 BB Fuso, Shell hits 7 BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2 BB Ise, Shell hits 2 DD Shimakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Harusame, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 8, heavy fires Allied Ships CA Portland, Shell hits 10, and is sunk CA Wichita, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Baltimore, Shell hits 10, and is sunk CA Boston, Shell hits 3 DD Fletcher, Shell hits 1 DD Beale DD Chauncey, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Claxton DD Kimberly, Shell hits 1 DD Philip, Shell hits 1 DD Spence DD Wadleigh, Shell hits 8, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 9,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 9,000 yards Asakura, Bunji crosses the 'T' DD Maikaze engages CA Boston at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages CA Baltimore at 9,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Boston at 9,000 yards CA Portland engages DD Maikaze at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Wadleigh at 9,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Wadleigh at 9,000 yards DD Wadleigh engages DD Harusame at 9,000 yards DD Wadleigh engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards CA Portland engages DD Maikaze at 9,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Wadleigh at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages CA Boston at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Baltimore at 9,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Portland at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Portland at 9,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Portland at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Spence at 9,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Wadleigh at 9,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Kimberly at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Claxton at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Chauncey at 9,000 yards DD Fletcher engages DD Maikaze at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages CA Boston at 10,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Baltimore at 10,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Wichita at 10,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Portland at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Wadleigh at 10,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Wadleigh at 10,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Fletcher at 10,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Kimberly at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Chauncey at 10,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Chauncey at 10,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Baltimore at 10,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Portland at 10,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Portland at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Wadleigh at 10,000 yards DD Fletcher engages DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Kimberly at 10,000 yards DD Chauncey sunk by DD Amatsukaze at 10,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Shimakaze at 10,000 yards DD Beale engages DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Fletcher at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Yamakaze at 8,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Portland at 8,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Portland at 8,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Spence at 8,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Philip at 8,000 yards DD Kimberly engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Beale at 8,000 yards CA Portland sunk by BB Yamashiro at 8,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Spence at 8,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Wadleigh at 8,000 yards DD Kimberly engages DD Yamakaze at 8,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Claxton at 8,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Philip at 8,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Fletcher at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB Ise engages CA Boston at 6,000 yards CA Baltimore engages DD Yamakaze at 6,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Harusame at 6,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Wadleigh at 6,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Baltimore at 6,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Wadleigh at 6,000 yards DD Wadleigh engages DD Harusame at 6,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Claxton at 6,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Beale at 6,000 yards DD Fletcher engages DD Shimakaze at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Boston at 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Baltimore at 8,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Wichita at 8,000 yards DD Wadleigh sunk by BB Musashi at 8,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Boston at 8,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Claxton at 8,000 yards DD Kimberly engages DD Harusame at 8,000 yards Magazine explodes on DD Harusame DD Harusame sunk by DD Claxton at 8,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Beale at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB Ise engages CA Baltimore at 5,000 yards CA Baltimore engages DD Yamakaze at 5,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Wichita at 5,000 yards DD Spence engages DD Amatsukaze at 5,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Philip at 5,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Claxton at 5,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Claxton at 5,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Beale at 5,000 yards DD Fletcher engages DD Yamakaze at 5,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Ise engages CA Baltimore at 8,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Baltimore at 8,000 yards CA Wichita engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages CA Baltimore at 8,000 yards BB Yamato engages CA Boston at 8,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Claxton at 8,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fletcher at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Kimberly at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Fletcher at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards BB Ise engages CA Boston at 9,000 yards CA Baltimore sunk by BB Musashi at 9,000 yards BB Fuso engages CA Wichita at 9,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Philip at 9,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Fletcher at 9,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Yamakaze at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Claxton at 9,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Claxton at 9,000 yards CA Boston engages DD Maikaze at 9,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages CA Boston at 9,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Spence at 9,000 yards DD Philip engages DD Shimakaze at 9,000 yards BB Yamato engages DD Kimberly at 9,000 yards DD Claxton engages DD Maikaze at 9,000 yards Asakura, Bunji orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Biak (87,110) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 58 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APD Barr APD Daniel T. Griffin APD Crosby APD Barr firing at 8th Garrison Unit APD Daniel T. Griffin firing at 53rd Infantry Brigade APD Daniel T. Griffin fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Biak (87,110) TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Biak, 87,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Quinhon at 66,69 Japanese Ships E Manju E Yomogi E No.12 E Nomi Allied Ships SS Trespasser, hits 10, heavy damage SS Trespasser launches 2 torpedoes at E Manju Trespasser diving deep .... E No.12 fails to find sub and abandons search E Nomi attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Sarmi at 89,111, Range 28,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Yamato BB Musashi BB Fuso BB Yamashiro BB Ise DD Shimakaze DD Maikaze DD Amatsukaze Allied Ships APD John D. Ford APD Crosby, Shell hits 3, and is sunk APD Kilty APD Humphreys, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Sands, Shell hits 2 APD Goldsborough, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Belknap APD Daniel T. Griffin, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Barr, Shell hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 14 Liberator B.III x 12 Liberator B.VI x 15 Liberator GR.III x 9 Wellington GR.VIII x 16 Wellington B.X x 32 Wellington GR.XIII x 11 B-17F Fortress x 3 B-24D Liberator x 22 B-24D1 Liberator x 33 B-24J Liberator x 135 Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged Wellington B.X: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 41 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 138 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Wellington B.X bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 8 B-17F Fortress x 9 B-24J Liberator x 9 B-25C Mitchell x 54 B-25D1 Mitchell x 30 B-25H Mitchell x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 35 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cold Bay at 175,50 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 11 E13A1 Jake x 6 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 59 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed E13A1 Jake: 3 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships LST-479, Bomb hits 1, on fire LST-447 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: VC(F)-77 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 10 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-78 with F6F-3 Hellcat (7 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-93 with F6F-3 Hellcat (6 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers VC(F)-13 with F6F-3 Hellcat (5 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Garrison Unit , at 87,110 (Biak) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 12 B-24D Liberator x 10 B-24D1 Liberator x 31 B-24J Liberator x 71 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Quinhon at 66,69 Japanese Ships E W-28, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage E Mikura E W-21 Allied Ships SS Trident, hits 1 SS Trident launches 4 torpedoes at E W-28 Trident diving deep .... E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-21 attacking submerged sub .... E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reinforcements: SS RO-42 arrives at Fukuoka Losses: Loss of DD Harusame on May 22, 1944 is admitted Loss of E W-28 on May 22, 1944 is admitted Ships Sunk: CA Portland is reported to have been sunk near Sarmi on May 22, 1944 CA Baltimore is reported to have been sunk near Sarmi on May 22, 1944 DD Chauncey is reported to have been sunk near Sarmi on May 22, 1944 DD Wadleigh is reported to have been sunk near Sarmi on May 22, 1944 APD Crosby is reported to have been sunk near Sarmi on May 22, 1944 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Musashi came through in the surface battle, killing off a cruiser and a DD. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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