It appears that intelligence appraisals of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Forces on Kyushu have been grossly underestimated.
Much of our force has been evacuated in the face of a withering Japanese counter attack.
At sea, we have lost another carrier.
Task groups 90 and 91 have redeployed to support army units that have been cut off from retreat.
In hopes of finding more hospitible landing zones, taskgroups 92 and 95 have repositioned and are awaiting orders for a second landing attempt.
Taskgroup 96 has retreated from the combat zone to perform emergency structural repairs. The flight deck is operational and it's pilots are on alert for defense from air attack.
There is no new information on the ETA of reinforcements from allied held Okinawa.
In positive news, the 9th Bombardment Group has expanded B-29 missions from Okinawa and Iwo.
