PzB74
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Joined: 10/3/2000 From: No(r)way Status: offline
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That's my only chance Arstavidios - there are dozens of heavily fortified bases the Americans have to invade in order to get to Japan or the Philippines. It takes almost a year to rebuild a shattered division so all the losses they're taking now will win us more time and more time brings more land reinforcements. Japan has barely started to mobilize army formations for the Pacific - over the next 6-8 months huge reinforcements will arrive. Andy is still on a wild goose chase after my 'ghost fleet' which by now is almost back in Tokyo or Ulithi. The US carriers have almost moved to Wake Island <G>. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/19/43 Sub Attacks Sub attack at 38,77 Japanese Ships MSW Himejima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *snks* PG Sozan Maru PG Hirotama Maru PG Busho Maru MSW W.6 Allied Ships SS Finback -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasions I love mines TF 1032 encounters mine field at Madang (54,84) TF 1032 troops unloading over beach at Madang, 54,84 Allied Ships MSW Ballarat MSW Mildura MSW Warrnambool MSW Robin MSW Tern MSW Revenge MSW Wagga MSW Strahan DMS Elliot DD Arunta DD Barton AK Empire Rainbow, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 81 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 3 P-38G Lightning x 11 P-38J Lightning x 32 P-47C Thunderbolt x 8 P-47D Thunderbolt x 3 PB4Y Liberator x 32 B-24D Liberator x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed H8K Emily: 1 destroyed E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 9 Boomerang II x 12 Spitfire Vb x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 40th USA Division, at 82,81 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 13 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 40th USA Division, at 82,81 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Ki-21 Sally x 34 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 6 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships AP Bloemfontrin Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Harrison DD Brownson, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 58,87 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 4 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged Allied Ships AK William Windom, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 3 Kittyhawk I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Harrison Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Andy has been forced to reinforce his Maloelap invasion with substantial forces... Let's make him pay before he gets to Kwajalein - and Eniwetok - and Ponape - and Wake and... Ground combat at Maloelap Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6497 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 19734 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 44967 troops, 233 guns, 212 vehicles Defending force 10123 troops, 0 guns, 79 vehicles Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!! Japanese aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Japanese ground losses: 3017 casualties reported Vehicles lost 15 Allied ground losses: 322 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Vehicles lost 2 ------------------------------------------------------ Rabaul falls There were virtually nothing left in Rabaul in the end - just tattered remnants! The brave defenders made the Americans bleed, Banzai
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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