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Molon Labe · 01-27-23, 06:01 PM

11 November 1943
A very uneventful day. Lots of bomber sorties flown by both sides but no combat losses. Of note, Japan attacked on Tinian again, resulting in 933(J) vs 645(A) casualties, but it's far worse than it looks because we're getting far more squads destroyed than disabled. It's the beginning of the end.

12 November 1943
USS Nautilus was depth charged for moderate damage near Lagaspi on the east coast of Manila. It's headed home for repairs.

We've landed troops on Salajar, a small island south of Celebes. This will become an airbase to provide fighter cover to invade Makassar.

We lost one Avenger to flak bombing Truk.
Another land attack on Tinian: 1000(J) to 114(A) - the enemy troops are clearly fatigued. As are mine.

Reinforcements:
DD Cowell arrives at Los Angeles
DE Canfield arrives at Eastern USA
PF Coronado arrives at Mare Island
186th USAAF Base Force arrives at San Francisco

13 November 1943
Reinforcing the invasion of Truk

CENTPAC
USS Bonefish torpedoed two cargo ships at Saipan. One definitely survived, the second probably did too but only because it was already in port.

The enemy attacked at Tinian, again, 438(J) to 297(A). I think this would have been over already if he's just let his troops rest.

We started landing another division's worth of troops on Truk, and it looks like the carnage wrought by the base's guns were even worse this time. Here's the first round:

BB South Dakota, Shell hits 31, on fire
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 15
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
DD Dewey, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Smith
DD Perkins, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Drayton
DD McCook, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Stanly, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD McKee, Shell hits 6
DD Jenkins, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hale, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Foote, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Chevalier, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Ammen, Shell hits 2, on fire
AKA Betelgeuse, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
CVE Natoma Bay
AKA Bellatrix, Shell hits 2
CVE Long Island
APA W.A. Holbrook
CVE Anzio
Few casualties to the troops though, so hopefully at the cost of a few destroyers and transports we'll get Truk. Maybe even use it to bail our marines out at Tinian.

2 hits on enemy subs reported by patrolling Avengers/Kingfishers.
We shot down 15 transport aircraft at Truk, presumably flying in reinforcements.

DEI
An enemy submarine torpedoed and destroyed a landing craft at Dili

Reinforcements
DD Bell arrives at Balboa
DD Isherwood arrives at Eastern USA
AD Woolwich arrives at Aden
AGP Varuna arrives at Eastern USA
VT-5 arrives at San Francisco
5318th PAU/TS arrives at Karachi
23rd USN Naval Construction Battalion arrives at San Francisco

01-27-23, 06:01 PM	#732
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	11 November 1943 A very uneventful day. Lots of bomber sorties flown by both sides but no combat losses. Of note, Japan attacked on Tinian again, resulting in 933(J) vs 645(A) casualties, but it's far worse than it looks because we're getting far more squads destroyed than disabled. It's the beginning of the end. 12 November 1943 USS Nautilus was depth charged for moderate damage near Lagaspi on the east coast of Manila. It's headed home for repairs. We've landed troops on Salajar, a small island south of Celebes. This will become an airbase to provide fighter cover to invade Makassar. We lost one Avenger to flak bombing Truk. Another land attack on Tinian: 1000(J) to 114(A) - the enemy troops are clearly fatigued. As are mine. Reinforcements: DD Cowell arrives at Los Angeles DE Canfield arrives at Eastern USA PF Coronado arrives at Mare Island 186th USAAF Base Force arrives at San Francisco 13 November 1943 Reinforcing the invasion of Truk CENTPAC USS Bonefish torpedoed two cargo ships at Saipan. One definitely survived, the second probably did too but only because it was already in port. The enemy attacked at Tinian, again, 438(J) to 297(A). I think this would have been over already if he's just let his troops rest. We started landing another division's worth of troops on Truk, and it looks like the carnage wrought by the base's guns were even worse this time. Here's the first round: BB South Dakota, Shell hits 31, on fire CA Vincennes, Shell hits 15 CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1 DD Dewey, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Smith DD Perkins, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Conyngham, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Drayton DD McCook, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Stanly, Shell hits 3, on fire DD McKee, Shell hits 6 DD Jenkins, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Hale, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Foote, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Chevalier, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Ammen, Shell hits 2, on fire AKA Betelgeuse, Shell hits 3, heavy fires CVE Natoma Bay AKA Bellatrix, Shell hits 2 CVE Long Island APA W.A. Holbrook CVE Anzio Few casualties to the troops though, so hopefully at the cost of a few destroyers and transports we'll get Truk. Maybe even use it to bail our marines out at Tinian. 2 hits on enemy subs reported by patrolling Avengers/Kingfishers. We shot down 15 transport aircraft at Truk, presumably flying in reinforcements. DEI An enemy submarine torpedoed and destroyed a landing craft at Dili Reinforcements DD Bell arrives at Balboa DD Isherwood arrives at Eastern USA AD Woolwich arrives at Aden AGP Varuna arrives at Eastern USA VT-5 arrives at San Francisco 5318th PAU/TS arrives at Karachi 23rd USN Naval Construction Battalion arrives at San Francisco __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 01-27-23 at 06:24 PM.