Sneer
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i did not expected BBs that night and tried to sneak 2 fast transport TFs it failed and losses were high on the other hand they prevented bombardment from 1 enemy group this night which is crucial as you may see british joined US pacific fleet estimated 8-9 Cvs 15+ BBs and countless cruisers and destroyers AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 23 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79) Japanese Ships MSW Bisan Maru MSW Banshu Maru #51 MSW Asahi Maru #2 MSW Aoi Maru MSW Wa 20 MSW Wa 9 MSW Wa 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1003 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DMS Dorsey DMS Hovey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1007 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DMS Zane DMS Hopkins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1153 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-2065, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-2066, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-2067, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-2068, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Hammann DD Mustin DD Fanning DD Mahan DD Porter DD Clark DD Hull DD Worden DMS Hopkins DMS Zane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships CL Kinu, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4 CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 4 DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 8, on fire DD Hibiki, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Inazuma DD Oite Allied Ships DD Hammann, Shell hits 3 DD Mustin, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Fanning DD Mahan, Shell hits 1 DD Porter, Shell hits 2 DD Clark, Shell hits 1 DD Hull DD Worden, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DMS Hopkins DMS Zane, Shell hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 187 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-2060 AG AG-2061 AG AG-2062 AG AG-2063, Shell hits 5, and is sunk AG AG-2064, Shell hits 13, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5070, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AG AG-5071, Shell hits 28, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5030, Shell hits 9, and is sunk AG AG-5031, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AG AG-5032, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AG AG-5033, Shell hits 5, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5051, Shell hits 40, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5087, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-5140, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-5141, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-5142, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5143 AG AG-5160, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-5161 AG AG-5162 AG AG-5163 Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5089, Shell hits 1 AG AG-2056, Shell hits 4, and is sunk AG AG-2057 AG AG-2058, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AG AG-2059 Allied Ships BB Maryland BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships CL Kitakami, Shell hits 12, on fire DD Nenohi, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 24, and is sunk DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 6, and is sunk DD Hakaze, Shell hits 27, and is sunk DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage DD Namikaze, Shell hits 17, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1 BB Colorado, Shell hits 1 BB West Virginia, Shell hits 2 BB Nevada BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 2 BB Arizona, Shell hits 2 BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot Japanese ground losses: 599 casualties reported Guns lost 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5090, Shell hits 3, and is sunk AG AG-2049, Shell hits 12, and is sunk AG AG-2050 Allied Ships BB Maryland, on fire BB Colorado BB West Virginia BB Nevada BB Oklahoma BB Arizona BB Pennsylvania CA Vincennes CL Nashville CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Grayson DD Laffey DD Buchanan DD Farenholt DD Flusser DMS Boggs DMS Long DMS Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-2051, Shell hits 7, and is sunk AG AG-2052 AG AG-2053 AG AG-2054, Shell hits 28, and is sunk AG AG-2055, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Gwin DD Anderson DD Russell DD Walke DD Morris DD Craven DMS Hovey DMS Dorsey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships AG AG-5091 AG AG-5138 AG AG-5139, Shell hits 11, and is sunk AG AG-5164, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-5165, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Gwin DD Anderson DD Russell DD Walke DD Morris DD Craven DMS Hovey DMS Dorsey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Honolulu CL Nashville CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1 BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona BB Oklahoma BB Nevada BB West Virginia, Shell hits 1 BB Colorado BB Maryland, Shell hits 4, on fire Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 23 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79) Japanese Ships MSW Bisan Maru MSW Banshu Maru #51 MSW Asahi Maru #2 MSW Aoi Maru MSW Wa 20 MSW Wa 9 MSW Wa 6 Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 85,63 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships AP Harris, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 85,63 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships CLAA Caledon DD Pakenham DD Nestor CLAA Columbo CL Birmingham -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 34 Ki-49 Helen x 19 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Runway hits 17 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on San Jose , at 41,53 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 48 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 36 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 32 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 67th Chinese Division, at 38,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 67th Chinese Division, at 38,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Ki-21 Sally x 16 Ki-49 Helen x 35 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet 10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet 7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 35 Ki-48 Lily x 6 Ki-49 Helen x 71 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 20th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 17 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 5th New Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 4 Ki-21 Sally x 9 Ki-48 Lily x 4 Ki-49 Helen x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 81,63 Allied aircraft Seafire x 16 F4F-4 Wildcat x 56 SBD Dauntless x 85 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kinu, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Oite, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Inazuma, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 316 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 81,63 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 SBD Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Inazuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 81,63 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 SBD Dauntless x 34 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 31 Swordfish x 14 TBF Avenger x 42 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Kitakami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Shiokaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 5 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 31 TBD Devastator x 11 TBF Avenger x 14 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 5 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 14 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 83,63 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 14 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 85,63 Japanese Ships SS I-172, hits 4 Allied Ships DD O'Brien -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 85,63 Japanese Ships SS I-172, hits 11, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Cummings DD Lang DD Jarvis DD Mugford DD Helm DD Blue
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