Sneer
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well I was really scared tonight I expected Inf rgt there and if it was there it would be extremaly difficult CD guns made sth beyound belief 10k shots to landing forces 3 AP and 7 MSW lost many ships damaged but now the ring of patrol planes is broken and I can harass enemy supply lines also easy transport of short legged a/c to OZ is over. with 1 full crack division and equivalent of second one it will take a long time for allied to be ready for central Pac offensive AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/03/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Benares , at 28,18 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Wellington III x 52 Hudson I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 10 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Canton Island at 98,99 Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna BB Nagato BB Mutsu BB Fuso DD Yugumo DD Akigumo DD Kagero DD Kuroshio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio Allied Ships PT PT-59, Shell hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 151 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! TF 151 troops unloading over beach at Canton Island, 98,99 388 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW Tamaura Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tasei Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire MSW Asahi Maru, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage MSW Atsu Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Banshu Maru #8, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage MSW Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage MSW Shonan Maru #7, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage MSW Shonan Maru #8, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tama Maru #3, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tama Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire MSW Togo Maru, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tamozono Maru #1 MSW Tamozono Maru #2, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage PG Magan Maru PC Fumi Maru DD Okikaze AP Koei Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Coastal Guns at Canton Island, 98,99, firing at TF 151 6098 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Kisaragi Maru CA Aoba, Shell hits 17 AP Koei Maru, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage AP Koshu Maru #3, Shell hits 1 AP Kureha Maru #3, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage AP Kyuden Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3 AP Mitsu Maru #3, Shell hits 39, on fire, heavy damage AP Neikai Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PC Seki Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Katori, Shell hits 27 AP Nissen Maru #3, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage CL Kashii, Shell hits 31 AP Ryugi Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage PC Fumi Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Shikano Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage CL Kashima, Shell hits 28, on fire AP Taimei Maru, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage AP Tenzan Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Toyo Maru #2, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Kokuryu Maru, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage AP Shoto Maru AK Sakae Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage DD Minekaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Koshu Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Okikaze AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Shell hits 1 PG Unkai Maru #1, Shell hits 2, on fire AP Shuko Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Aratama Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AP Hakutetsu Maru #13, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AP Tainichi Maru AP Kowa Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire PG Magan Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Ryoyu Maru #21 Japanese ground losses: 12415 casualties reported Guns lost 95 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 188 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 151 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! TF 151 troops unloading over beach at Canton Island, 98,99 111 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW Tamaura Maru, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tasei Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage MSW Asahi Maru, on fire, heavy damage MSW Atsu Maru, on fire, heavy damage MSW Banshu Maru #8, on fire, heavy damage MSW Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage MSW Hagoromo Maru, on fire, heavy damage MSW Shonan Maru #7, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage MSW Shonan Maru #8, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tama Maru #3, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tama Maru #5 MSW Togo Maru, on fire, heavy damage MSW Tamozono Maru #1 MSW Tamozono Maru #2, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage PG Magan Maru PC Fumi Maru, on fire, heavy damage PC Seki Maru #2, on fire, heavy damage DD Minekaze, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Canton Island, 98,99, firing at TF 151 2875 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Okikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Kisaragi Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage AP Saiho Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage AP Kikuryu Maru, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage AP Kyuden Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP Minryo Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AP Tientsin Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AP Shoto Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AP Ryugi Maru, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage AP Ryuosan Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Shikano Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Shinai Maru, Shell hits 1 PG Magan Maru, Shell hits 1 PG Unkai Maru #1, Shell hits 3, on fire AP Uji Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire AP Shofuku Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AP Tenryu Maru, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage AP Tsuyama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire AP Kaijo Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire AP Shuko Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire AP Shintoku Maru, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage AP Aratama Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Kotobuki Maru #5, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AP Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire AP Tainichi Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire AP Takunan Maru AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage AP Keizan Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Kembu Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage AP Tateyama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire AP Koshu Maru #2, on fire Japanese ground losses: 2230 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 98,99 Japanese aircraft H6K4 Mavis x 1 Japanese aircraft losses H6K4 Mavis: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 76th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 25 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-49 Helen x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 27th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 12 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 98,99 Japanese aircraft H6K4 Mavis x 1 Japanese aircraft losses H6K4 Mavis: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 47,26 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 56199 troops, 695 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 207376 troops, 412 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 262 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24969 troops, 216 guns, 3 vehicles Defending force 13966 troops, 189 guns, 14 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Canton Island base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 18 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 880 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 13623 casualties reported Guns lost 177 Vehicles lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 47,26 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 168872 troops, 412 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 67462 troops, 699 guns, 426 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1
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