RUPD3658
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Joined: 8/28/2002 From: East Brunswick, NJ Status: offline
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Dead Jap soldiers were found holding umbrellas and small signs on sticks. The translators have determined that the symbols on the signs translate to "Yipe!" Wake got pummelled by air and sea but managed to hold out for 2 days. Note to self: next time play the Allies My Bettys were supposed to be set to range 10 to avoid a futile attack against Wake. I didn't bother setting a shorter range for the fighters because the Bettys should not fly. Well, I missed one group of Bettys with a suicidal commander and the Zeros dutifully flew escort. Lost over 100 planse as a result. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/08/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1024 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DD Van Ghent DD Vendetta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1057 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DD Cony DD Conway -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1063 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DD Thatcher DD Philip DD Terry DD Sigsbee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1064 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DD Cassin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1073 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DD Stanly DD Boyd DD Mustin, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1127 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships DD Monaghan CA Baltimore, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1128 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships MSW Turkey, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Oriole MSW Tumult MSW Sage AP Van Diemen, Mine hits 1 Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1130 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) Allied Ships AK Prominent, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CLAA Van Heemskerck CLAA Capetown, Shell hits 1 CL Marblehead CL Newcastle CL Glasgow CL Enterprise CL Achilles CL Leander CA Canberra CA Australia CA Quincy CA Astoria BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB Idaho BB Colorado Japanese ground losses: 1238 casualties reported Guns lost 24 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 74 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 Allied Ships CL Mobile CL Raleigh CL Richmond CL Perth CL De Ruyter CL Detroit BB Prince of Wales BB Massachusetts BB South Dakota BB North Carolina BB Oklahoma BB Nevada Japanese ground losses: 1006 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 52 Port hits 9 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 Allied Ships CA Cornwall CA Devonshire CA Baltimore, on fire CA Wichita CA Vincennes CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CA Pensacola CA Louisville CA Chester CA Houston CA Northampton CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 225 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 36 Port hits 9 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1024 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1024 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 Allied Ships DD Voyager DD Van Ghent Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1024 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Van Ghent Allied ground losses: 699 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1111 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1111 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 Allied Ships LST LST-457, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-62, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1111 120 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI LCI-222 SC SC-648, Shell hits 2 LCI LCI-85, Shell hits 1 LCI LCI-62, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2035 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1128 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1128 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 Allied Ships MSW Turkey, on fire, heavy damage MSW Oriole MSW Tumult MSW Sage Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1128 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships SC SC-984 Allied ground losses: 1923 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1130 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1130 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 Allied Ships PG Dawson Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1130 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships PG Dawson Allied ground losses: 610 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 146 Ki-49 Helen x 97 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 270 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Samo , at 62,88 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 9 Liberator VI x 132 P-40B Tomahawk x 29 Allied aircraft losses Liberator VI: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Port hits 2 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 8 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 53rd Division, at 82,63 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 153 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd Naval Guard Unit, at 82,63 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 264 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 381 casualties reported Guns lost 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 41 G4M1 Betty x 3 G4M2 Betty x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 37 F6F Hellcat x 129 F4U-1 Corsair x 86 Corsair IV x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 40 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 8 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 3 damaged F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 2 LB-30 Liberator x 67 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 14 G4M1 Betty x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 22 F6F Hellcat x 89 F4U-1 Corsair x 65 Corsair IV x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 14 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 Allied Ships CL Phoenix CL Emerald CL Tromp CL Sumatra CL Java CA Shropshire CA Salt Lake City CA Chicago BB Valiant BB Warspite BB California BB Arizona BB West Virginia Japanese ground losses: 99 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 42 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 24641 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 689 Defending force 160487 troops, 1778 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 3283 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12459 troops, 403 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1935 Defending force 307106 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10536 Allied ground losses: 313 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island Allied Shock attack Attacking force 120938 troops, 1688 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 3283 Defending force 29716 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 689 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7 Allied max assault: 4322 - adjusted assault: 2475 Japanese max defense: 444 - adjusted defense: 375 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 7) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 3146 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Allied ground losses: 4620 casualties reported Guns lost 175 Vehicles lost 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/09/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1024 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1024 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Kortenaer DD Voyager AK Seginus Allied ground losses: 279 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1111 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1111 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI LCI-336 LST LST-16 Allied ground losses: 119 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1128 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1128 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 Allied Ships MSW Turkey, on fire, heavy damage MSW Oriole MSW Tumult MSW Sage AP Van Diemen, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1128 65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Meigs Allied ground losses: 1329 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1130 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1130 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Carlos Carrillo PG Dawson Allied ground losses: 334 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1024 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1024 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 Allied Ships DD Van Ghent Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1024 Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1128 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) TF 1128 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 Allied Ships MSW Turkey, on fire, heavy damage MSW Oriole MSW Tumult MSW Sage AP Van Diemen, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1128 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Speelman Allied ground losses: 1339 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 1130 TF 1130 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 165 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 88,76 Japanese Ships SS I-38, hits 7, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships AK George Chaffey, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Outarde MSW Nipigon MSW Bungaree MSW Maryborough MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie AP Dardanus AK Empire Darwin AK Empire Faith AK Josiah Royce AK City of Rayville AK Mormacmar AP J. Franklin Bell AP President Coolidge MSW Agra MSW Penguin MSW Strive MSW Latrobe MSW Glenelg MSW Cootamundra DD Warramunga Allied ground losses: 76 casualties reported Vehicles lost 3 I wonder where these guys are going. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Samo , at 62,88 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 6 Liberator VI x 136 P-40B Tomahawk x 29 Allied aircraft losses Liberator VI: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Port hits 5 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Samo , at 62,88 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 9 CW-21B Demon x 9 Brewster 339D x 11 B-25J Mitchell x 138 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 8 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 53rd Division, at 82,63 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 365 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 584 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 28 G4M1 Betty x 2 G4M2 Betty x 4 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 23 F6F Hellcat x 86 F4U-1 Corsair x 67 Corsair IV x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 28 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 2 LB-30 Liberator x 72 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 27 G4M2 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 23 F6F Hellcat x 76 F4U-1 Corsair x 59 Corsair IV x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 27 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 2 damaged F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 19429 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 422 Defending force 178001 troops, 1753 guns, 310 vehicles, Assault Value = 2842 Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12425 troops, 401 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1933 Defending force 306884 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10500 Allied ground losses: 233 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island Allied Shock attack Attacking force 137452 troops, 1663 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 2842 Defending force 23549 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 422 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied max assault: 3316 - adjusted assault: 2231 Japanese max defense: 240 - adjusted defense: 22 Allied assault odds: 101 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 destroyed A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 17382 casualties reported Guns lost 59 Allied ground losses: 1859 casualties reported Guns lost 79 Vehicles lost 4
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