castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/08/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Koumac, 67,111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese Ships PG Eifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PG Eiko Maru Allied Ships SS Truant Truant picks off the second ASW vessel of this TF... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 39,61 Japanese Ships PC Ch 9 PC Ch 8 PC Ch 7 Allied Ships SS Grenadier -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 29,69 Japanese Ships AK Hikosan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O23 good day for the Allied subs again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32 Ki-21 Sally x 72 Ki-48 Lily x 34 Ki-49 Helen x 50 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 26000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Samarinda , at 31,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 125 B5N Kate x 41 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 72 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bali , at 24,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 Ki-21 Sally x 89 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 54 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet guess this base will soon not have any enemy ac anymore... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sinkep Island , at 22,53 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12 Ki-21 Sally x 41 Ki-49 Helen x 16 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 23 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 116th Division, at 41,35 Allied aircraft SB-2c x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 41,35 Allied aircraft SB-2c x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th Chinese Corps, at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 2 Ki-21 Sally x 31 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 45,37 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-32 Mary x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Ki-21 Sally x 96 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 107 RN Base Force, at 27,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 92 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 74 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 31,75 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 2 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Thames Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet the remaining Dutch torpedoe bombers are now on Timor! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese Ships PG Eiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PG Eifuku Maru, on fire Allied Ships SS Truant WTH? Truant picks off the third ASW vessel of this TF! All three PGs have a chance to live on though... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 11134 troops, 339 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2892 Defending force 86164 troops, 405 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2468 Allied ground losses: 392 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wuchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2112 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1176 Defending force 73567 troops, 517 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1982 Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Koumac Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2490 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 57 - adjusted assault: 15 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Koumac base !!! we take the empty base on the North tip of New Caledonia... a full IJA division and a special base force are on ships to be landed tomorrow... I have no idea if the enemy has brought in any reinforcements, I didn´t do any recon to keep my landing a surprise. If there are reinforcements, I don´t expect more than a bgd perhaps... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweiyang Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 65879 troops, 365 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1635 Defending force 74291 troops, 749 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 1793 Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 4
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