moore4807
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Joined: 6/2/2000 From: Punta Gorda FL Status: offline
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 10, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's HAMMER TIME!!! Japanese style! a little monologue first... I'm noticing a pattern here - Larry compliments my play and then brings out the whuppin stick! I dont know quite where to begin describing the carnage, although Larry's descriptions above do pretty well... Canton Is seems a good start - Canton Is. has been the location of other unnecessary losses before... Night Time Surface Combat, near Canton Island at 153,143, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Nachi DD Akizuki DD Teruzuki DD Ushio DD Hayate Allied Ships DD Mugford DD Mugford escaped at night, but in the light of day... Day Time Surface Combat, near Canton Island at 153,143, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Nachi DD Akizuki DD Teruzuki DD Ushio DD Hayate Allied Ships DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Best sung to the Ray Charles version of "A rainy night in Georgia"... Night Time Surface Combat, near Arorae at 138,136, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yugao, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships AO Tippecanoe AO Kaskaskia, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Esso Durban TK Connecticut TK Emidio TK William H. Berg PC Morris PC Crawford PG Charleston "Hoverin by my suitcase, trying to find a warm place to spend the night" Day Time Surface Combat, near Arorae at 138,136, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yugao, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships AO Kaskaskia, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage "A heavy rain fallin, seems like I hear your voice callin - its alright" Day Time Surface Combat, near Beru at 138,135, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Yugao, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships AO Tippecanoe TK Esso Durban, Shell hits 1 TK Connecticut TK Emidio TK William H. Berg PC Morris PC Crawford PG Charleston "A rainy night in Georgia, Thats the way I'm feelin tonight, Its rainin all over the world" Morning Air attack on TF, near Nikunau at 139,135 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 B5N2 Kate x 40 D3A1 Val x 58 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied Ships PG Charleston, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Connecticut, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Esso Durban, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage TK William H. Berg, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Emidio, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage AO Tippecanoe, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage PC Morris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage PC Crawford, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk "Neon signs aflashin, taxi cabs and buses passin thru the night, distant moaning of the train seems to play a sad refrain to the night" Morning Air attack on TF, near Arorae at 138,136 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 B5N2 Kate x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AO Kaskaskia, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk "Such a rainy night in Georgia, I know its raining all over the world Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 158,91, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Shell hits 1 CL Agano DD Sazanami DD Mutsuki DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 1 E Kunashiri, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships DD Mustin, Shell hits 8, heavy fires DD Russell, Shell hits 6, and is sunk "Such a rainy night in Georgia, such sad news, its raining all over me" Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 158,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 42 B5N2 Kate x 36 D3A1 Val x 16 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Blue DD Henley, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Hadnot, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires AO Cuyama, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Drayton DD Lamson AO Kanawha, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires TK Manzanillo "A rainy night in Georgia, Help me, help me here" Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 159,90 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 D3A1 Val x 19 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Mustin, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk "Late at night its so hard to rest, thats why I hold your picture to my chest, it'll make me feel fine" Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island at 158,91, Range 23,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Shell hits 1 CL Agano, Shell hits 2 DD Sazanami, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Mutsuki DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 1 E Kunashiri Allied Ships DD Blue, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Helm, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Drayton, Shell hits 4, and is sunk DD Lamson, Shell hits 3, and is sunk DD Case, Shell hits 1 AO Brazos, Shell hits 9, and is sunk AO Cuyama, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Manzanillo, Shell hits 11, and is sunk "Kinda lonely now, and its raining all over this mans world" Now for a pick me up! Jackson Browne's "The Load Out" "Now the seats are all empty, lets the roadies take the stage, pack it up and tear it down, Submarine attack near Denpasar at 58,108 Japanese Ships AO Shiriya, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires Allied Ships SS O23 "Theyre the first to come and the last to leave, workin for that minimum wage, they'll set it up in another town" Sub attack near Denpasar at 58,108 Japanese Ships TK Tatekawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Suyozai Maru Allied Ships SS O20 "When it comes to movin me, you know you guys are the champs" Submarine attack near Palmyra at 170,133 Japanese Ships SS I-173, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Clark DD Preston AO Patoka, Shell hits 2, heavy fires TK Gulfdawn, Shell hits 1, on fire "When that last guitar has been packed away, you know I still just wanna play, just make sure you got it all set to go, before you come for my piano" Ground combat at Ichang (83,48) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 56537 troops, 313 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2253 Defending force 13175 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 397 Allied adjusted assault: 2162 Japanese adjusted defense: 623 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2632 casualties reported Squads: 52 destroyed, 261 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Guns lost 38 (5 destroyed, 33 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1198 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 139 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled and finally Miss Orphan Ann to close out tonights show! Japanese forces CAPTURE Pontianak !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Merak !!! Songs courtesy of the artists and respective record companies, no claim other than enjoyment is permitted...
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