Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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*****************JAN. 14, 1943(c)**************** Saumlaki: 63 Zero fighter sweep sorties over Saumlaki today. This time the Army P-40's are on their own as the carriers are north of Kai. 49 P-40's on CAP duty. The P-40's did well, claiming 16 kills to 8 losses. Then the Tojos showed up....24 of them. 6 P-40's were lost. No airfield attacks or antishipping attacks. I am going to bring up the P-38 squadron at Sydney that has been refitting and turn them loose over Koepang...followed by the B-24's now beginning to move to Darwin. Sorong: Good raid by 17 B-17E and a few LB-30's. Couple of Helens destroyed on the ground. Fenton: The Allied force moving up from Katherine crushed the LYB's there today. The road from Darwin to Katherine is open. Ground combat at Fenton (76,126) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 15283 troops, 227 guns, 739 vehicles, Assault Value = 1142 Defending force 3657 troops, 51 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 76 Allied adjusted assault: 1276 Japanese adjusted defense: 6 Allied assault odds: 212 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Fenton !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2674 casualties reported Squads: 49 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 218 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 43 (43 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 48 (44 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units retreated 3 Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Motor Brigade 2/4th Armoured Regiment 3rd Army Tank Brigade 9th Australian Brigade 3rd Motor Brigade 4th Armoured Brigade 18th British Division 108th Tank Attack Regiment 205th Field Artillery Battalion I Australian Corps 1st Medium Regiment Defending units: 20th Division 2nd Recon Regiment 38th/C Division
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