Nemo121
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/14/42 This turn should be titled "two can play at that game". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 137 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Yayoi Allied Ships AK Cold Brook, Shell hits 10, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Yayoi Allied Ships AK Exceller, Shell hits 15, and is sunk 4 AKs, 1 PC and 1250 men. Allied ground losses: 1248 casualties reported Vehicles lost 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 39 troops unloading over beach at Nome [Alaska], 104,23 Japanese ground losses: 385 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 39 troops unloading over beach at Nome [Alaska], 104,23 Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 83,84 Japanese Ships DMS Kunashiri DMS Ishigaki Allied Ships SS Argonaut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 111 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged Oil hits 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 16 SB-2 x 15 SB-2M x 168 No Allied losses Oil hits 33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 13 IL-2 Shturmovik x 26 R-12/Yak-4 x 3 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 7 damaged Resources hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 6 Pe-2 x 9 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 3 damaged Resources hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 29 Ki-21-II Sally x 84 No Japanese losses Resources hits 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 55 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Resources hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Saigon [Cochin Ch] , at 31,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 A5M4 Claude x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 23 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 7 Blenheim IV x 13 Hudson IV x 47 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged Ki-27 Nate: 4 damaged Ki-57/MC-21 Topsy: 3 destroyed Ki-56/LO Thalia: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C/D Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Blenheim IV: 2 damaged Hudson IV: 12 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 Really very minor damage and quite a diversion of resources away from India. I believe this is a foolish diversion of RAF resources at such a critical time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Saigon [Cochin Ch] , at 31,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 A5M4 Claude x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 23 Allied aircraft IL-4C/DB-3F x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 45 A5M4 Claude x 2 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 6 P-35A Hawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 7 P-43A Lancer x 9 Beaufort VII x 10 Brewster 339D/F2A x 6 Lancer/P-43 x 13 Martin 139/B-10 x 32 SB-2 x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Brewster 339D/F2A: 3 destroyed Lancer/P-43: 5 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 9 destroyed SB-2: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Toyosaka Maru, Bomb hits 1 AK Yasushima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Waka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Kotoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Port supply hits 1 And the Allies come back at ruinous cost, 31 planes destroyed, just to score 5 bomb hit on previously damaged transports. The CVLs are at sea and making best speed for Ceylon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 B4Y1 Jean x 15 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 14 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 66 Ki-21-II Sally x 164 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 6 Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 114 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships SS SHCH133, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 9 Port supply hits 3 Ah, another sub trying to load up with mines or somesuch. Between my search missions around Manilla and my port attacks whenever they dock subs really are finding Manilla inhospitable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 21 Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-48-I Lily x 61 Ki-21-II Sally x 26 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-35A Hawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 5 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AO Sepulga, Bomb hits 1 SS Pollack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Allen, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Medusa, Bomb hits 1 AE Pyro, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AR Rigel, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Walter Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AR Vestal, Bomb hits 1 DD Dewey, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AS Pelias, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Boreas, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Thresher, Bomb hits 1 AK Manini, Bomb hits 1 AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1, on fire MSW Tern, Bomb hits 1 DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Port hits 6 He hits my port, fine, I'll hit his. It is interesting to still see so many specialised ships in the harbour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 1st Ind Mixed Brigade, at 67,30 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 81 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on KM Batavia Base Fortress, at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USMC 4th Defense Bn , at 115,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 39 B4Y1 Jean x 14 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 9 B-25C/D Mitchell x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged B-25C/D Mitchell: 7 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Mutsu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 99,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 64 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 Blenheim I x 4 Martin 139/B-10 x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Taiho Maru DD RTN Chunphorn AK Gyokurei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Sanfuku Maru AP Kaedesan Maru More bothersome Allied planes operating around the DEI. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships BB Ramilles BB Warspite, Bomb hits 1 CL Ceres, Bomb hits 1 BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 2 A couple of these bombs actually penetrated the deck armour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 95,63 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 7 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AO Brazos, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 99,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 7 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Barnett, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP President Monroe, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 2 AP, 4 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 99,63 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PC Nemaha, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Wow, spoke too soon about the PC. Well, this time it is definitely sunk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mutankiang [Mnchuko] , at 64,31 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 23 Me-109E-4 Mike x 42 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 65 LaGG-3 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Me-109E-4 Mike: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16 Type 24: 38 destroyed LaGG-3: 2 destroyed Not bad, with equal numbers a 5 to 1 exchange rate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 4 B-25C/D Mitchell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Shikano Maru, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 10 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Sanfuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD RTN Chunphorn AP Kaedesan Maru, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 96,58 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Horace Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 AP, 5 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 98,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 8 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Mount McKinley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 AP, 5 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60, firing at TF 40 TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60 62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Minryo Maru PC Ch 4 AP Kisaragi Maru AP Kiri Maru Japanese ground losses: 305 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48802 troops, 870 guns, 294 vehicles, Assault Value = 1300 Defending force 72027 troops, 1454 guns, 741 vehicles, Assault Value = 2431 Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 53009 troops, 765 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1431 Defending force 36682 troops, 881 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1094 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Defending force 1233 troops, 36 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Japanese max assault: 88 - adjusted assault: 39 Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 27 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28253 troops, 403 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638 Defending force 19948 troops, 315 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1009 Allied ground losses: 95 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55615 troops, 1157 guns, 398 vehicles, Assault Value = 2431 Defending force 56243 troops, 902 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 1300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10252 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Defending force 8502 troops, 88 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16827 troops, 280 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 998 Defending force 28253 troops, 403 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 33915 troops, 881 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257 Defending force 53009 troops, 765 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1431 Japanese ground losses: 391 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6412 troops, 168 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 Defending force 17026 troops, 160 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3052 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Defending force 5405 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3096 troops, 149 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 361 Defending force 6313 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 163 Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Below you can see the Allied shipping scatter before KB
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