moore4807
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 06, 42
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I'm looking where hes getting the replacement ammo from, I'm mean he SHOULD be out by now - right?
According to my careful analysis (right!) hes killed around 1/3rd of my troops in the past 3 turns...
Night Naval bombardment of Cebu at 80,86
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:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
and like the tides, Japs just keep rolling in to port Moresby.
Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Narita Maru
xAP Kamo Maru
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Amphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)
TF 311 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130
Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Narita Maru
xAP Kamo Maru
EVERY minesweeper sunk is a good day for me.
Day Time Surface Combat, near Probolinggo at 56,105, Range 4,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
AMc Toroshima Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra
1-2 odds against and delivers 3-1 in hits, pretty good shootin Dutchie!
Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,102, Range 15,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 3
TB Manazuru, Shell hits 4, on fire
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
The luck had to run out sooner or later, but you gotta like 1-2 odds and still hitting just under 3-1
Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,102, Range 15,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 7
TB Manazuru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 6, on fire
here's where Billy Mitchell tried to show the Black Shoe Admirals that the end of Battleship dominance had come...
I thought the Dutch fighters LRCAP would hold off an air attack - I was dreadfully wrong!
Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 55,103
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N2 Kate x 10
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1
CW-21B Demon x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Maybe the Dutch havent heard of CAP? or LRCAP? they put up no defense of CL Sumatra at all!!!
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 55,103
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N2 Kate x 8
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1
CW-21B Demon x 1
75A-7 Hawk x 2
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Sumatra
I wanted the PA guys to keep moving, (ergo wrong op mode) obviously they didn't understand blitzkrieg tactics!
Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8754 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 289
Defending force 2066 troops, 35 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 70
Japanese adjusted assault: 190
Allied adjusted defense: 21
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Allied ground losses:
631 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 18 (17 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (17 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
53rd/A Division
53rd/C Division
14th Army
4th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
11th PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
Annie finally has something to crow about...
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!!
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