moore4807
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Joined: 6/2/2000 From: Punta Gorda FL Status: offline
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TF 593 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Ships DMS W-20 DMS W-19 DMS W-18 DMS W-17 DMS W-16 DMS W-15 DMS W-14 DMS W-13 DMS W-12 DMS W-11 DMS W-10 DMS W-9 341 mines cleared One turn - one fair sized minefield eliminated, any questions? Now as reported by Larry, The taking of Wake Is. 1-2-3… no supply was the deciding factor- he sunk everything that was sent that way. Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98) 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Yokohama Maru xAK Matsue Maru xAK Venice Maru xAK Nishimi Maru xAK Yokohama Maru fired at enemy guns xAK Matsue Maru fired at enemy guns xAK Venice Maru fired at enemy guns Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards Amphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98) TF 610 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98 Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Yokohama Maru xAK Matsue Maru xAK Venice Maru xAK Nishimi Maru xAK Yokohama Maru fired at enemy guns xAK Matsue Maru fired at enemy guns xAK Venice Maru fired at enemy guns Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet * Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet * Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 48 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet * Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 432 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 782 troops, 45 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese adjusted assault: 2 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 759 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 25 (25 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 1st Maizuru Assault/ Div /1 Defending units: Wake USN CPNAB 1st Marine Defense Battalion
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