SierraJuliet
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12 May 1942
INDIA
The IJN return to Addu with LCU reinforcements. Firstly light cruisers and destroyers go in and attempt to subdue the Brits.
Night Naval bombardment of Addu - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
CL Natori
DD Shikinami
DD Yugure
DD Murasame
DD Amatsukaze
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
So far, so good.
Pre-Invasion action off Addu - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Usugumo
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #6
xAK Syokyu Maru
DD Ayanami
DD Mikazuki
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Now to get the troops off the water and into our beachhead.
Amphibious Assault at Addu
TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Addu, 16,52
Japanese ground losses:
223 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Here comes the response.
Invasion Support action off Addu
19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK England Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Yura
DD Mikazuki
xAK Cuba Maru
xAK Burma Maru, Shell hits 2
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #6
xAK Syokyu Maru
DD Ayanami
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging xAK England Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Mikazuki firing to suppress enemy battery at 13,000 yards
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging xAK Cuba Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Mikazuki firing to suppress enemy battery at 13,000 yards
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging xAK Burma Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Mikazuki firing to suppress enemy battery at 13,000 yards
PB Shuko Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #6 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
The Brits continue with the harassing fire.
Invasion Support action off Addu
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK England Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Yura
DD Mikazuki
xAK Clyde Maru, Shell hits 1
DD Ayanami
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #6
xAK Syokyu Maru
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging xAK England Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Mikazuki firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
6" Mk XI/XII Gun Battery engaging xAK Clyde Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Ayanami firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
DD Ayanami firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
DD Mikazuki firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
PB Shuko Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #6 fired at enemy troops
And now for the ground action at Addu. The hot reception from the defenders becomes a deadly hot reception.
Japanese Shock attack at Addu
Attacking force 2699 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96
Defending force 2366 troops, 26 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
Japanese adjusted assault: 18
Allied adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
1690 casualties reported
Squads: 65 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
II/143rd Infantry Battalion
I/143rd Infantry Battalion
III/143rd Infantry Battalion
Defending units:
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
Addu RN Base Force
II/143rd Infantry Battalion is decimated. Not a single combat soldier is left alive (not a single disable squad out of the lot) and a few support squads is all that remain. I guess the high number of disablements coming ashore is going to wreck the party when you have to front up for an immediate shock attack against level 4 forts (they came as a nasty shock and a good lesson about becoming too complacent. The battalion already entrenched fairs well whilst the remaining battalion has suffered substantial disablements. In the long run all should go well once the disablements have been sorted. Supply should not be an issue either. In the end fatigue and experience will surely doom the defense unless reinforcements make their way to this isolated outpost. The ships that were hit all have fires in single digits so high hopes there that all fires will be dealt with swiftly. In a few days’ time some battleships will steam into view and deliver misery to these troublesome defenders.
Sweep of Bombay meets less defensive air assets than expected.
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
IV Indian Corps at Mangalore is bombed – 36 casualties.
Allies bombard at Addu.
Attacking force 720 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
Defending force 1557 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
CHINA
Kukong is bombed – 6 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 28 runway hits.
Changteh is bombed – 8 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 33 runway hits.
64th Chinese Corps at 73,56 near Nanning is bombed – 5 casualties.
28th Chinese Corps at 80,54 near Hengyang is bombed – 12 casualties.
Tuyun is bombed – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 6 runway hits.
Japanese bombard at Changteh – A 24 casualties.
Attacking force 27619 troops, 425 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1397
Defending force 56869 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1934
MALAYA/DEI
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion at 45,80 near Sibolga is bombed.
Padang Base Force at Padang is bombed.
Troops unload over the beach at Christmas Island IO.
BURMA
Japanese deliberate attack at Warazup.
Attacking force 3622 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 75 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 57
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Warazup !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
102nd RAF Base Force
AUSTRALIA
Japanese bombard at Port Moresby.
Attacking force 1538 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 3356 troops, 23 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 83
Allied Fighter sighted over Hailar.
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Hailar.
Repairs completed on DD Harusame at Rangoon, ship returned to service.
Ace pilot Koizumi R. of Shokaku-1 is promoted to PO1.
xAK Bushu Maru arrives at Nagoya.
< Message edited by SierraJuliet -- 10/14/2015 7:16:34 AM >
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