Oleg Mastruko
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Joined: 10/21/2000 Status: offline
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Marcus part of the story wasn't too rosy either. His CVs appeared couple hexes away from Marcus and clobbered my conwoy. No way to notice them since I sent patrol a/c only just yesterday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 6 A6M2 Zero x 52 D3A Val x 82 B5N Kate x 49 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 damaged B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships DD Lawrence, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Clevedon, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Makua, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Farenholt AK Elout, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Indianan, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Sipirok AK Iowan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Silindoeng, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Hughes, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Siaoe, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Maliko, Bomb hits 1 AK Cynthia Olson, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Pasir, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Whipple, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Poelau Bras, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Sigli AK Sinabang, Bomb hits 1 AK Boelongan, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Illinoian, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP McCawley, Bomb hits 1, on fire DMS Hovey AK Hřegh Merchant Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported Well, conwoy hit pretty hard, but they already mostly finished their most important task, that is, unloading of troops and supplies. Nells, flying from Bonin (level 3 thus no torps) added to the carnage: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Lawrence, on fire, heavy damage DD Whipple, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Reid, on fire DD Farenholt, Bomb hits 1, on fire And another CV strike, in the afternoon: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 75,56 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 6 A6M2 Zero x 47 D3A Val x 77 B5N Kate x 60 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Liloa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Manoa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Columbian, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP McCawley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Don Isidro AK Nordhval, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Boelongan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Makena, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Makiki, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Siaoe, on fire AK Lihue, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK De Klerk, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Parigi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sigli DD Farenholt, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Elout, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Makawao, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Silindoeng, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Coast Farmer AK Exmoor, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Johanne Justesen, Bomb hits 1 AK Pasir, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Cynthia Olson, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Lawrence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 232 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Day ended with my troops on Marcus eliminating remains of his troops: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Marcus Island Allied Shock attack Attacking force 14558 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 753 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 295 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1319 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 This is Marcus situation, pretty clear, CVs and my transports.
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