KenchiSulla
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Last turn for a week - going on a holiday! How things can turn with a bit of reinforcing... Mundy pushes ahead and it looks like he'll succeed within the month at both Ponape and Moresby. Well done by him! If only I had my carriers available as he is pretty reckless at Ponape (no air cover)... At least I am collecting tax in squads destroyed... Kuma with destroyers swoop in and attack, sinking a DD and a pair of DEs for the loss of one of their own.. The transports I had set to reinforce Moresby get shot down, 24 of them.. Murderous CAP but it was worth a shot.. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 16, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 96 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Bulmer DD Alden APA Magoffin DE Baron Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Alden firing at 16th Division DD Bulmer fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 144 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 5 BB Arizona BB West Virginia CA London CA Shropshire, Shell hits 1 CL Newcastle CL Newfoundland CL Ceylon DD Mannert Abele DD Allen M. Sumner APA Sanborn DD Claxton Japanese ground losses: 95 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Pennsylvania BB Pennsylvania firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Arizona BB Arizona firing at Ponape Naval Fortress BB West Virginia firing at 94th Division CA London firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA London Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Shropshire CA Shropshire firing at Ponape Naval Fortress CL Newcastle firing at Ponape Naval Fortress CL Newfoundland firing at 94th Division DD Mannert Abele firing at 94th Division DD Allen M. Sumner firing at Ponape Naval Fortress Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DD Allen M. Sumner Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Kuma DD Inazuma DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1 DD Isonami DD Hatsuyuki DD Murakumo DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1 DD Amagiri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Boyd DD Halligan DD John Hood DD Jenkins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Kuma, Shell hits 1 DD Inazuma DD Shinonome DD Isonami DD Hatsuyuki DD Murakumo DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships DE Wyman, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DE Day, Shell hits 26, and is sunk DE Jobb, Shell hits 2, on fire DE Leslie L. B. Knox, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Kuma, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Inazuma DD Shinonome DD Isonami DD Hatsuyuki DD Murakumo DD Yugiri, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships BB West Virginia BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1 BB Arizona, Shell hits 3 BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 2 BB Arkansas BB Queen Elizabeth CA Shropshire CA London CL Ceylon CL Newfoundland CL Newcastle DD Allen M. Sumner DD Mannert Abele, Shell hits 1 DD Bennion, on fire DD Black DD Bradford DD Callaghan, Shell hits 87, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Caperton DD Charrette DD Claxton AP Gen. W.H.Gordon AP Adm. W.S.Benson AP Adm. W.L.Capps AP Gen. R.L.Howze APA President Polk APA Crescent City APA Arthur Middleton APA George Clymer APA Monrovia APA Sheridan APA John Land APA La Grange, Shell hits 2 APA Sibley APA Tazewell APA Telfair APA Oconto APA Olmsted, heavy damage APA Oxford APA Pickens APA Pondera APA Rutland APA Sanborn, Shell hits 4, on fire AKA Virgo AKA Centarus AKA Almaack AKA Aquarius AKA Electra AK Iran Victory AK Boulder Victory AK Australian Victory Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 114 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APA Sanborn DD Allen M. Sumner DD Claxton Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 117 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Boulder Victory, Shell hits 1, on fire BB Oklahoma BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona APA Sanborn DD Allen M. Sumner DD Claxton Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 14cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging AK Boulder Victory at 18,000 yards BB Pennsylvania firing to suppress enemy battery at 18,000 yards BB Pennsylvania firing to suppress enemy battery at 18,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 119,113 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 95 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIb Lily x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIb Lily: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged Ki-48-IIb Lily: 8 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA London BB Pennsylvania BB Queen Elizabeth, Bomb hits 3 BB Arkansas, Bomb hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1 BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1 BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-48-IIb Lily releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb 9 x Ki-48-IIb Lily releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb 7 x Ki-48-IIb Lily releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb Only a pair of CVEs? ------------------------------------------------------------ Morning Air attack on TF, near Truk at 115,110 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Allied aircraft Avenger II x 18 F4U-1D Corsair x 9 Allied aircraft losses Avenger II: 1 damaged Avenger II: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships APD T-5 APD T-13 APD T-14 APD T-15 APD T-4 APD T-11 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Avenger II bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 236 encounters mine field at Ponape (119,113) Allied Ships DD Charrette DD Bradford BB Pennsylvania, Mine hits 1 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 115 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APA Sanborn DD Allen M. Sumner DD Claxton Allied ground losses: 92 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 49 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCS(L)-22 LCS(L)-21 LCS(L)-20 LCS(L)-19 LCS(L)-18 LCS(L)-17 LCS(L)-15 LCS(L)-13 LST-87 LST-86, Shell hits 3 PF Hawkesbury LST-119 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled LCS(L)-22 fired at enemy troops LCS(L)-21 fired at enemy troops LCS(L)-20 fired at enemy troops LCS(L)-19 fired at enemy troops LCS(L)-18 fired at enemy troops LCS(L)-17 fired at enemy troops LCS(L)-15 fired at enemy troops LCS(L)-13 fired at enemy troops 75mm T94 Mtn Gun battery firing at LST-86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130) TF 391 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13569 troops, 136 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 388 Defending force 63895 troops, 966 guns, 819 vehicles, Assault Value = 1820 Japanese ground losses: 101 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 16th Division 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 36th/C Div /1 308th Ship Eng Coy 35th Army 306th Ship Eng Coy 106th Ship Eng Coy 46th JNAF AF Unit 108th Ship Eng Coy 50th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 2/4th Armoured Regiment 11th Australian Division 2/7 Commando Battalion 13th Australian Brigade 32nd Infantry Division 3rd Australian Division 2/6th Armoured Regiment 37th Infantry Division II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 5th Australian Division 223rd Field Artillery Battalion III Amphib Corps 2nd Medium Regiment 109th Anti Tank Regiment 2nd RAA Jungle Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14577 troops, 163 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 467 Defending force 29280 troops, 554 guns, 516 vehicles, Assault Value = 1064 Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 47th Ind.Mixed Brigade 94th Division Ponape Naval Fortress 3rd Base Force Defending units: 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Arm Amphib Battalion 6th Marine Division 77th Infantry Division 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th USMC Tank Battalion 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 706th Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion 6th Pioneer Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 61362 troops, 966 guns, 817 vehicles, Assault Value = 1818 Defending force 21453 troops, 180 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 381 Allied adjusted assault: 1292 Japanese adjusted defense: 913 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1380 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 87 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 17 disabled Guns lost 20 (4 destroyed, 16 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2102 casualties reported Squads: 67 destroyed, 132 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 49 disabled Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 47 (19 destroyed, 28 disabled) Assaulting units: 2/6th Armoured Regiment 2/7 Commando Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 11th Australian Division 37th Infantry Division 3rd Australian Division 2/4th Armoured Regiment 13th Australian Brigade II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 5th Australian Division 223rd Field Artillery Battalion 109th Anti Tank Regiment 2nd Medium Regiment III Amphib Corps 2nd RAA Jungle Regiment Defending units: 16th Division 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 36th/C Div /1 106th Ship Eng Coy 46th JNAF AF Unit 35th Army 308th Ship Eng Coy 108th Ship Eng Coy 306th Ship Eng Coy 50th JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ponape (119,113) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 29280 troops, 554 guns, 516 vehicles, Assault Value = 1064 Defending force 16338 troops, 175 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Allied adjusted assault: 588 Japanese adjusted defense: 381 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2087 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 157 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Guns lost 28 (9 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 961 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 112 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 6th USMC Tank Battalion 6th Marine Division 77th Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Arm Amphib Battalion 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 706th Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion 4th Field Artillery Battalion 6th Pioneer Battalion Defending units: 47th Ind.Mixed Brigade 94th Division Ponape Naval Fortress 3rd Base Force
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