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Molon Labe · 12-13-22, 01:18 PM

10 September 1943
USMC dive bombers wipe out an ASW group near Kendari, British dive bombers hit troop transport convoy docked at Rangoon

DEI
Looks like our minesweeper has already finished clearing the mines at Namlea.

I probably should have adjusted my strike parameters to prevent this, but, that force I've been gathering to strike the enemy naval presence at Kendari attacked the ASW group patrolling just outside Kendari. That set off an air battle between 17 Hellcats and 22 Zeroes, 11 Tojos, and 18 Tonies. But the fighters pretty much just fought to a standstill - just 1 F6F, 1 Tony, and 1 Tojo shot down prior to the SBDs making their attacks:

E Hirashima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PB Toko Maru #4, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC Ch 6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC CHa-39, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Unfortunately, on the way out, the SBDs took 6 losses. And, several damaged Hellcats went down on the way back. The biggest price paid: 2 aces KIA and a third missing. Could have been a lot worse though. Not worth it for 4 ASW ships.

A P-38 sweep came into Kendari later, taking care of 3 Georges but taking 1 loss.

Well, if he didn't know how much danger his fleet is in Kendari, he does now. Gonna try to hit it tomorrow.

Burma
P-40s sweeping Rangoon took out 3 Zeroes on CAP. Total CAP strength had only been 4 Zeroes and a Nick.

The enemy unit at Prome is what's left of the 9th Tank Regiment. It's been getting bombed ever since it left Rangoon, but got an extra helping today to protect our base forces that just moved in--70 Medium and 7 heavy bombers total. The enemy unit was completely combat ineffective when they tried to attack and ended up retreating from the hex. I don't think I've ever seen the attacking side of a land battle retreat before.

The daily B-24 raid on Rangoon hit that transport in the shipyard yet again. Maybe we finally sunk her this time.

At some point in the day, a transport task force was detected in Rangoon's docks, so the Vengeance dive bombers went back to their primary mission. The CAP over the base was only 3 Zeroes and a Nick at this point, nothing 13 escorting Hurricanes and a few P-40s on patrol nearby couldn't keep occupied. So, there were no air losses, and we scored several hits on the ships:

xAK Tsukuba Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
xAK Chowa Maru
xAK Mansyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AK Awazisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
38 casualties reported on the ground, but that will hopefully get much worse as the fires burn and ships sink.

China
P-40 sweep at Wuchang got another 4 Tonies.

12-13-22, 01:18 PM	#667
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	10 September 1943 USMC dive bombers wipe out an ASW group near Kendari, British dive bombers hit troop transport convoy docked at Rangoon DEI Looks like our minesweeper has already finished clearing the mines at Namlea. I probably should have adjusted my strike parameters to prevent this, but, that force I've been gathering to strike the enemy naval presence at Kendari attacked the ASW group patrolling just outside Kendari. That set off an air battle between 17 Hellcats and 22 Zeroes, 11 Tojos, and 18 Tonies. But the fighters pretty much just fought to a standstill - just 1 F6F, 1 Tony, and 1 Tojo shot down prior to the SBDs making their attacks: E Hirashima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk PB Toko Maru #4, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage SC Ch 6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SC CHa-39, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Unfortunately, on the way out, the SBDs took 6 losses. And, several damaged Hellcats went down on the way back. The biggest price paid: 2 aces KIA and a third missing. Could have been a lot worse though. Not worth it for 4 ASW ships. A P-38 sweep came into Kendari later, taking care of 3 Georges but taking 1 loss. Well, if he didn't know how much danger his fleet is in Kendari, he does now. Gonna try to hit it tomorrow. Burma P-40s sweeping Rangoon took out 3 Zeroes on CAP. Total CAP strength had only been 4 Zeroes and a Nick. The enemy unit at Prome is what's left of the 9th Tank Regiment. It's been getting bombed ever since it left Rangoon, but got an extra helping today to protect our base forces that just moved in--70 Medium and 7 heavy bombers total. The enemy unit was completely combat ineffective when they tried to attack and ended up retreating from the hex. I don't think I've ever seen the attacking side of a land battle retreat before. The daily B-24 raid on Rangoon hit that transport in the shipyard yet again. Maybe we finally sunk her this time. At some point in the day, a transport task force was detected in Rangoon's docks, so the Vengeance dive bombers went back to their primary mission. The CAP over the base was only 3 Zeroes and a Nick at this point, nothing 13 escorting Hurricanes and a few P-40s on patrol nearby couldn't keep occupied. So, there were no air losses, and we scored several hits on the ships: xAK Tsukuba Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires xAK Heian Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires xAK Chowa Maru xAK Mansyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires AK Awazisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire 38 casualties reported on the ground, but that will hopefully get much worse as the fires burn and ships sink. China P-40 sweep at Wuchang got another 4 Tonies. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 12-13-22 at 11:04 PM.