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More aces on both sides are made over Bombay. Canberra is captued. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/02/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Bombay at 20,10 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Atago, Shell hits 3 CA Chokai, Shell hits 1 CA Mogami, Shell hits 2 CA Mikuma, Shell hits 3 CA Kumano CL Sendai CL Naka CL Jintsu CL Nagara CL Natori CL Yura CL Kinu CL Kuma, Shell hits 1 DD Maikaze DD Natsugumo DD Harusame DD Nenohi DD Akatsuki DD Isonami DD Uranami Allied Ships BB Valiant CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1 CL Birmingham, Shell hits 45, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CL Glasgow, Shell hits 2 CL Newcastle DD Nestor, Shell hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Sydney, at 38,125 Japanese Ships CL Isuzu CL Abukuma Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yunan , at 38,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 130 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 170 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 173 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 57 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 41 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Spitfire Vb: 51 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Australian Tank Regiment, at 46,100 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Ki-21 Sally x 144 Ki-49 Helen x 42 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 96,36 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Clyde Maru AK Chile Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 63 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Allied aircraft I-153c x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-153c: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Melbourne , at 28,125 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 70 D3A Val x 52 B5N Kate x 83 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 3 Hurricane II x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged D3A Val: 9 damaged B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Spirilla, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Texan, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage AK Honolulan, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AK Washingtonian, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Unity, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Defiance, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Steel, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Paul Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK British Motorist, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Beaver, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Kalani, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Florence Luckenbach, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Norse, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Amethyst, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Harpa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK West Cawthon, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Oklahoman, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Audacity, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Flint, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Edward Luckenbach, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage TK Empire Emerald, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 96,36 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Celebes Maru, heavy damage AK Chile Maru, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sydney Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 35994 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 897 Defending force 14174 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 352 Japanese max assault: 927 - adjusted assault: 405 Allied max defense: 335 - adjusted defense: 1869 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1193 casualties reported Guns lost 34 Allied ground losses: 168 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canberra Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 39012 troops, 442 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1014 Defending force 12011 troops, 55 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 76 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese max assault: 2012 - adjusted assault: 1042 Allied max defense: 78 - adjusted defense: 267 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 700 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Allied ground losses: 568 casualties reported Guns lost 15 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yunan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 106490 troops, 910 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1749 Defending force 127679 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3578 Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/03/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1002 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61) Allied Ships DD Farenholt AK Boreas, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1007 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61) Allied Ships AK Mana, Mine hits 1 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1010 encounters mine field at Palmyra (106,85) Allied Ships AK Nabesna, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Bombay at 20,10 Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Shell hits 3 BB Nagato, Shell hits 6 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 3 DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire Allied Ships BB Valiant, Shell hits 2, on fire CA Devonshire, Shell hits 2 CL Glasgow CL Newcastle, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Nestor, Shell hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yunan , at 38,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 100 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 160 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Spitfire Vb: 17 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 63 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Allied aircraft I-153c x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-153c: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Melbourne , at 28,125 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 48 D3A Val x 46 B5N Kate x 70 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 2 Hurricane II x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N Kate: 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 1 destroyed Hurricane II: 2 destroyed Allied Ships TK Empire Coral, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Onyx, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage TK Empire Amethyst, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Norse, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Florence Luckenbach, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Selma City, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Flint, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Texan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Unity, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Oklahoman, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Steelmaker, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Honolulan, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage TK Spirilla, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Diplomat, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Santa Ana, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Defiance, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Washingtonian, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Steel, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Kainalu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 6 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 96,36 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Clyde Maru AK Celebes Maru, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canberra Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 38228 troops, 425 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 967 Defending force 10974 troops, 35 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese max assault: 1872 - adjusted assault: 890 Allied max defense: 50 - adjusted defense: 125 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Canberra base !!! Japanese ground losses: 550 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 2247 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yunan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 107494 troops, 921 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1804 Defending force 127726 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3581 Allied ground losses: 208 casualties reported
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