Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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*******Situation, New Scotland, Sundown, Feb 8, 1942***** Today, 16 SBD's with 7 F4F's as escort encounter only 4 Zeroes over the landing beaches. 2 F4F's are downed, but the SBD's are unmolested and score 9 reported hits on three transports (56%). Again, the B-26's do not fly, but there is no raid on New Edinburgh, either. IJA 4th Div. attacks today at Koumac, achieving 1:1 odds thanks to the timely arrival of US 34th inf. Regt. 3rd Marine Def. Bn. is still 20 miles away dealing with Union thugs. You can see from the air support troops the Japs intend to build up Koumac as a base of operations for seizure of Noumea. Ground combat at Koumac (113,156) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13056 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 553 Defending force 5656 troops, 124 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 201 Japanese adjusted assault: 190 Allied adjusted defense: 111 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 352 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 564 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: III/84th Naval Guard Unit 61st Naval Guard Unit 4th Indpt SNLF Coy 52nd Naval Guard Unit 4th Div /61 24th JNAF AF Unit 36th JNAF AF Unit 14th Shipping Engr Rgt /73 4th Base Force /64 Defending units: 34th Infantry Regiment 29th NZ Battalion New Caledonia Det 148th Field Artillery Battalion
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