Beginn einer Katastrophe (Geleitzugschlacht)
Day Time Surface Combat, near Kingscote at 60,172, Range 19,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
xAK Bellerophon
xAK Clan Mactavish, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAK Elysia
xAK Karoa
xAK Khandalla
xAK Maldive
xAK Masula
xAK Matiana
xAK Mulbera
xAK Penrith Castle
xAK Shirina
xAK Tanda
xAK Yoma
xAK Adrastus
xAK Autolycus, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK City of Exeter
xAK City of Hankow
xAK Glenaffric
xAK Mahout
xAK Rajput
xAP Kota Tjandi
xAK Boero
xAK Siantar
xAP Van Cloon
TK British Zeal, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
xAK Khandalla collides with xAK Adrastus at 60 , 172
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Autolycus at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Clan Mactavish at 6,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 6,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Clan Mactavish at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CL Kashii engages TK British Zeal at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kingscote at 63,172, Range 19,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Kashii
Allied Ships
xAK Bellerophon, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Elysia
xAK Karoa
xAK Khandalla
xAK Maldive
xAK Masula
xAK Matiana
xAK Mulbera
xAK Penrith Castle
xAK Shirina
xAK Tanda, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Yoma
xAK City of Exeter
xAK City of Hankow
xAK Glenaffric
xAK Mahout
xAK Rajput
xAP Kota Tjandi
xAK Boero
xAK Siantar
xAP Van Cloon, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAP Van Cloon at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Bellerophon at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAP Van Cloon at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Mahout at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAP Van Cloon at 11,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Tanda at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAP Van Cloon at 10,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Elysia at 10,000 yards
Sone, Akira orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAP Van Cloon at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Masula at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAP Van Cloon at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CL Kashii engages xAK Mahout at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Zumindest ist ein Uboot wieder erfolgreich:
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Sub attack near Esperance at 56,153
Japanese Ships
PB Choun Maru #8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC CHa-25
PB Fumi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Haddock, hits 6
SS Haddock launches 2 torpedoes at PB Choun Maru #8
Haddock bottoming out ....
PB Fumi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fumi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fumi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fumi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fumi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Fumi Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub
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Ansonsten die üblichen massiven Angriffe in China.
Folgende Versenkungen wurden bekanntgegeben:
PB Choun Maru #8 is reported to have been sunk near Esperance on Jan 12, 1943
xAK Tsuyama Maru is reported to have been sunk near Swatow on Jan 20, 1942
Neue Schiffe:
LST-18 arrives at Balboa
LCI-62 arrives at San Francisco
VP-13 arrives at San Diego