moore4807
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Joined: 6/2/2000 From: Punta Gorda FL Status: offline
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First a message from my sponsor.... After feeling crappy all day Friday, it settled into a head cold today. I actually feel better today - thanks to OTC cold medicine. I'm still sleeping a lot though. (yeah I know, who cares?) but being sick just gave me the right to write any little thing I want...Back to the War! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 03, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry's brought out the whippin stick here, I think this will become his way of cracking open the hard nuts! Night Naval bombardment of Cebu at 80,86 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Haruna CA Aoba CA Myoko CA Chokai CL Abukuma CL Yura CL Jintsu DD Karii DD Arashio DD Hamakaze Allied ground losses: 273 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled) Light Industry hits 3 Manpower hits 5 Resources hits 1 Fires 3185 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 29 Port hits 9 Port supply hits 3 CD guns are making a difference at Port Moresby, have to get some supplies flown in there now. Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Akikaze xAKL Kanjo Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Daitei Maru xAKL Konsan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire AK Awazisan Maru, Shell hits 1 These DD's just came out of repairs at Canton, still no TF 234 to be seen! ASW attack near Canton Island at 153,143 Japanese Ships SS RO-62, hits 3 Allied Ships DD Crane DD Kilty Ouch, I didnt see them coming down the road, I'm too distracted at Canton Is. . . poor play on my part. Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4388 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147 Defending force 2310 troops, 32 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 127 Allied adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!
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