aztez
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Aleutians (october 27th - 28th 1942)
A lot of action around the Aleutian Islands.
SS S-30 hit xAK Sanura Maru near Umnak Island. The transport ship is believed to be sunk.
US Destroyers managed to engage the enemy fleet in couple surface combat battles.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Cold Bay at 174,49, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Shell hits 4
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Akagi
CS Nisshin
CS Chitose, Shell hits 2
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
DD Yukikaze
DD Isokaze
DD Arare, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 2
DD Usugumo
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
DD Smith
DD Reid, Shell hits 1
DD Flusser
DD Tucker, Shell hits 1
DD Cassin, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Phelps, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sanak Island at 173,50, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Hiyo
CS Chiyoda
CA Takao
CA Furutaka
CL Kashima
CL Kitakami
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Shiranui
DD Nenohi
DD Yayoi
DD Kuretake
DD Asagao
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
DD Tucker
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sanak Island at 173,50, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Hiyo
CS Chiyoda
CA Takao
CA Furutaka
CL Kashima
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 2
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Shiranui
DD Nenohi
DD Yayoi
DD Kuretake
DD Asagao
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
DD Reid
...too bad that KB managed to launch naval strikes againts our destroyer TF's earlier so the 2nd wave was depleted.
Here is the summary of KB operations near Dutch Harbour.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 172,52
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N2 Kate x 25
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Smith
DD Reid, on fire
DD Phelps, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagai Island at 177,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N2 Kate x 31
D3A1 Val x 10
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Brooks, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Farenholt
DD Lardner
DD Lansdowne
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cold Bay at 174,49
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N2 Kate x 19
D3A1 Val x 34
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Tucker, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Cassin, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nagai Island at 177,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 11
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Lardner
DD Lansdowne
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 172,52
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
B5N2 Kate x 15
D3A1 Val x 18
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Flusser, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Reid
DD Smith
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nagai Island at 177,48
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N2 Kate x 57
D3A1 Val x 40
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
D3A1 Val: 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Farenholt, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Lansdowne
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nagai Island at 177,48
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 17
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed
It seems some of our destroyers managed to withdraw towards our lba umbrella. I have noway of confirming this since I wohn't get the actual turn file until late Saturday or Sunday.
The combat.txt file showed CV Zuikaku putting up CAP fighters so whether or not she is damaged/sunk is questionable. As said the game intel screen showed BB Yamashiro as sunk so only time will tell.
The ground combat at Dutch Harbour is over and japanese have foothold on the base itself.
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Ground combat at Dutch Harbor (171,50)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 49096 troops, 369 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1553
Defending force 11099 troops, 241 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 110
Japanese adjusted assault: 592
Allied adjusted defense: 119
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dutch Harbor !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
1636 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
15757 casualties reported
Squads: 258 destroyed, 135 disabled
Non Combat: 1330 destroyed, 307 disabled
Engineers: 85 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 543 (539 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 595 (554 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Units destroyed 10
Assaulting units:
53rd Division
4th Division
63rd Naval Guard Unit
64th Infantry Group
Kure 5th SNLF
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
65th Brigade
52nd/C Division
54th Div /3
2nd Area Army
Defending units:
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
2/250th Coastal Artillery Battalion
103rd USN Base Force
503rd Coast AA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
209th Field Artillery Battalion
North Pacific
813th Engineer Aviation Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
...that concludes the business at Dutch Harbour at time being. Dave started landing troops at Cold Bay and he will capture it next turn since I only have an base force defendeding it.
I will withdraw my fighters out of the base. There are fresh squadrons which will take their place and more are enroute.
Allied B17E's managed to break through the CAP againts KB few times but no hits were reported. Several japanese carriers were bombed with these missions. I flew these missions at 15 000 feet.
B24D's bombed enemy troops at Dutch Harbour with minor casualties reported.
The allied ground combat reinforcements have finished unloading at Seward and Kodiak.
Unfortunately the below pic is from last turn since as said I don't have the game file until weekend.
This has been on hell of an battle and I still wonder why is he pushing here but I take these losses any given time.
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RE: October 1942 - 
. Aztez you beat me to the Sub link , but heres the commander Lt Olsen , his record does not seem to show any Cv's as kills though 
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