Deadline Manila Campaign

[_AH_Bear]

so.. the B17 isnt flying?

[Kopfdorfer]

No. Just AAMG Defense for the base.

[Kopfdorfer]

Deadline Manila Mission 8

February 1942

We are losing ground in Bataan.

   Well it looks like the reinforcements we were supposed to receive from Stateside to drive the Japs out of Luzon were just another politician's promise.
   No-one has seen "Dugout Doug" (Gen MacArthur ) on the frontline for weeks.
Scuttlebutt is that he is deep in a bunker on Corregidor.
   At least when the Japs bomb Corregidor , they aren't bombing the troops on Bataan.
   All that's left of the FEAF is a ramshackle collection of P40 parts that sometimes flies in the guise of a few fighters. We are now calling it the 24th Composite Group. We only have 3 airfields in Luzon - Pilar (under enemy artillery fire) , Mariveles , and Kindley on Corregidor.
   Our attempts to destroy the Japanese amphibious force that landed behind our lines at Bagac Bay were unsuccessful , but the Philippine Army has driven them into the jungle on the hills to the east , so at least they didn't split our forces on western Bataan.
   In addition , now that the Nips have discovered our emergency base at Masbate , it has been getting regular attention - mostly from seaplanes.
We believe an enemy Seaplane Tender is currently operating somewhere off the coast of Samar Island.

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Orders of the Day
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Men , we are running short of all necessary supplies.
We are resorting to desperate measures to hold Bataan.

2 x P40E(bombs) 3rd FS Pilar
2 x P40C(bombs) 3rd FS Pilar
2 x P40E(bombs) 17th FS Mariveles
2 x P40C(bombs) 17th FS Mariveles
1 x O-46 Kindley available to spot for ground targets.

Working as a team , attack any/all of the following target list as ordinance
loads allow.

Target List
(Selection and attack as per Senior Air Officer Flying)
1) Enemy Artillery abandoned Seaplane Base BB-45-9.
2) Enemy Ground Troops Orani Airfield and Coastal belt in BB-47-8.
3) Enemy Ground Units north shore Bagac Bay BA-47-5.
4) Enemy Ground Units Coastal Belt BB-48-1.
5) Enemy Patrol Gunboats west of Mariveles and Corregidor.
6) Enemy Aircraft Nichols Field

After bomb drop assume CAP over Corregidor as long as fuel allows.

1 x PBY(default only) VP-101 Masbate Docks
Patrol northwestern Samar searching for the enemy Seaplane Tender.
DO NOT ENGAGE - mark the position exactly for a future strike.
Landing Masbate Docks.

2 x C47 , 1 x B17 61st TCG Del Monte #1 (secret field) Mindanao fly to Masbate.Rendezvous with 2 x P35s over Leyte in BV-29.
Pancake Masbate.

2 x P35 39th FS Masbate Rendezvous with 2 x C47 and 1 x B17 over Leyte in BV-29 , escort to Masbate.
Pancake Masbate

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Kopfdorfer

[_AH_Bear]

I didnt see any maps.. but ill take the B17 please..

[AH_DealnDave]

PBY Pilot reporting for duty  :)

[_AH_Bear]

Are there any bombing mission for the B17s at any time?? Im good for runway targets from 30,000 ft... :happy-112:

[_AH_fraggmann]

C-47 for me please

[Kopfdorfer]

Deadline Manila Mission 9
11 March 1942
1700 hours

           We've lost Pilar Field on the East Side of Bataan , leaving us with just Mariveles on the mainland , and Kindley on Corregidor. The Engineers have scraped another field out of the jungle, which the Doughs have dubbed "Bataan Field" just to the east of Mariveles.
           The Bataan perimeter is shrinking daily and the Japs have just brought in a Division of reinforcements at Lingayen Gulf.\Our only fresh food , medicine and ammo is coming in by submarine and transport flights - but there aren't that many transports left , and the deliveries have been undependable.
           In fact their are more Air Force men in the Army than in the Air Force here on Luzon !
           The brass is finally admitting aloud that we are going to lose Bataan, but since no US Army has ever surrendered the field , well , you guys see how it is.
           The transports are taking out officers and technical specialists to Australia to help train the reinforcements that are heading there now - rather than here.
           And to top it all off , scuttlebutt has it that the 3 MTBs we are escorting this evening are carrying Dugout Doug himself , his staff and his family out of the Philippines to Australia to lead the reinforcements !

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***ORDERS of the DAY***

WATCH YOUR FUEL LOADOUTS - SHORTAGE CONTINUES !!!

2 x P40E(bombs) and 2 x P40C(bombs) 17th FS Mariveles suppress enemy fighters at Nichols (BD-46-8) and Zablan (BE-45-3) Airfields.
Pancake Mariveles.

2 x P40C 20th FS (AIRSTART AX-43) Escort of  3 x MTB - keep station until relieved by the rest of the Sqdn.
Pancake Mariveles.

2 x P40E 20th FS Bataan Field - Relieve 3rd Flight 3FS (AY-41) Escorting 3 x MTB as long as fuel allows.
Pancake Bataan Field.

2 x P40C 20th FS Bataan Field rendezvous with incoming Transports at BH-40 and escort to Luzon.
Pancake Bataan Field.

2 x C47 and 1 x B17E 61st  TCW (Evacuation)  Masbate  1 x C47 to Kindley , 1 x C47 to Bataan Field , and 1 x B17E to Mariveles.
1 x C47 Pancake Bataan Field.
1 x C47 Pancake Kindley Field , Corregidor.
1 x B17 Pancake Mariveles.

2 x P35(RE2000) 39th FS Masbate Escort 3 x Transports until relieved by P40s of 20th FS at rendezvous point BH-40.
Pancake Masbate.

Kopfdorfer

[_AH_Bear]

B17 pls

[Kopfdorfer]

Deadline Manila Mission 10

Evacuation of Bataan
Description 13 March 1942
0700 hours

Well that's it.
We just got word from Corregidor.
Every plane that can fly is getting out of Luzon immediately.
The mechanics have been working for 2 days straight to
make every possibly aircraft capable of flight.
We had a couple of minor crack ups on the 11th.
All told , we have 3 x P40E , 3 x P40C , 1 x B17 , 1 x C47 and
1 x O-46 on Luzon to get to Masbate.
Every other guy in an Air Force Uniform gets a rifle , and that's it.
We haven't heard anything about whether McArthur made it
to Mindanao or not.

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***ORDERS OF THE DAY***
All Aircraft at Mariveles , Bataan Field and Kindley Take Off and Evacuate for Masbate.
All P40s act as escort for all transports.
(Flight Distance ~ 100 miles)

1 x B17E 61 TCW Mariveles
1 x C47    61 TCW Bataan Field
2 x P40E and 1 x P40C 3rd FS Mariveles
1 x P40E and 2 x P40C 17th FS Bataan Field
1 x O-46  US FEAF Kindley Field Corregidor
All evacuating aircraft rendezvous with Masbate P35s at grid BH-40
Pancake Masbate

2 x P35 (RE2000) 39th FS Masbate rendezvous with evacuees BH-40.
Pancake Masbate.

Good Day and Good Luck.

MacArthur claimed he would be back , but it won't be with us !

[_AH_Bear]

B17 plz

[_AH_fraggmann]

C-47 please

[_AH_Col._Hogan]

P40E

~S

[_AH_Col._Hogan]

Only 8 AC, looks like Bear is gonna have a plane full of human gunners.

S!