Rio Bravo
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ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo Revised After Action Report October 5, 1943 Highlights for Today 1.) Japanese Carrier Aircraft attack the Allied Invasion Fleet. 2.) The grand tally for aircraft and ships losses for today is as follows: -9 Japanese ships are damaged, including but not limited to, 2 CLs and 4 DDs damaged. -13 Allied ships are sunk and 8 are damaged, including but not limited to, 3 CVs damaged, 2 CVEs sunk and 4 damaged, 1 BB damaged, and 2 DDs sunk. -162 Japanese aircraft destroyed and 52 damaged. -17 Allied aircraft destroyed and 14 damaged. -5,129 Japanese ground casualties. -9,826 Allied ground casualties Synopsis of Combat Action for Today 1.) ASW Attack near Cantanduanes(hex 86,79). Japanese Losses None Allied Losses SS Corvine: 1 hit. 2.) The Marianas Islands. Japanese Losses 5 destroyed (B6N2 Jill). CL Noshiro: 2 shell hits. CL Oyodo: 2 shell hits; 1 torpedo hit; on fire. DD Kosugiri: 8 shell hits; heavy fires. E Uji: 4 shell hits; on fire. E Tsuga: 2 shell hits; on fire. E Kiji: 4 shell hits; on fire. Allied Losses 3 destroyed (F4U-1 Corsair). DD Nepal: Sunk. DD Racehorse: Sunk. AM Sheldrake: 7 shell hits; heavy fires; heavy damage. SC PC-781: 1 shell hit. PC Vigilant: Sunk. PC Jackson: Sunk. YMS 244: Sunk. YMS 287: Sunk. YMS 288: Sunk. YMS 290: Sunk. 3.) Taihoku. Japanese Losses 1 destroyed (N1K1 George). 1 destroyed (J2M2 Jack). DD Suzkaze: 1 bomb hit; on fire. DD Akatsuki: 2 bomb hits; heavy fires; heavy damage. DD Tadeshiwa: 2 bomb hits; heavy fires; heavy damage. Allied Losses 13 destroyed (F6F-3 Hellcat). 4 destroyed and 9 damaged (SB2C-1C Helldiver). 5 damaged (B-24D1 Liberator). No Allied ship losses. 4.) The Philippine Sea near Daito Shoto. Japanese Losses 38 destroyed (A6M5 Zero). 59 destroyed and 21 damaged (B6N2 Jill). 58 destroyed and 31 damaged (D4Y3 Judy). No Japanese ship losses. Allied Losses 1 destroyed (F4F-4 Wildcat). 3 destroyed (F6F-3 Hellcat). CV Enterprise: 2 bomb hits; 1 torpedo hit; heavy fires. CV Saratoga: 1 bomb hit; 1 torpedo hit. CV Lexington: 1 torpedo hit. CVE Altamaha: Sunk. CVE Santee: Sunk. CVE Long Island: 2 torpedo hits; heavy fires; heavy damage. CVE Copahee: 2 torpedo hits; heavy fires; heavy damage. CVE Nassau: 2 bomb hits; 1 torpedo hit; heavy fires; heavy damage. CVE Suwannee: 1 bomb hit; heavy fires. BB Mississippi: 1 torpedo hit. SS Bluefish: 2 hits. CM Gouden Leeuw: Sunk. 5.) Japanese bomb Chungking. Same old story; minimal casualties, manpower hits, and hundreds of thousands of fires. 6.) Japanese bomb 10th Chinese Corps near Chungking (hex 77,46). Japanese Losses None. Allied Losses 112 Chinese casualties. 7.) Japanese bomb 94th Chinese Corps near Chungking (hex 77,47). Japanese Losses None. Allied Losses 63 Chinese casualties. 8.) Japanese bomb 90th Chinese Corps at Shaoyang. Japanese Losses None. Allied Losses 88 Chinese casualties. 9.) Japanese deliberate attack near Chungking (hex 77,46). Japanese Losses 5,026 Japanese casualties. Allied Losses 8,946 Chinese casualties. 10.) Allied shock attack at Taichu. Japanese Losses 133 Japanese casualties. Allied Losses 612 Allied casualties. Attached below as a link is the entire genuine Combat Report for October 5, 1943. Best Regards, -Terry Losses are not decisive yet, but they could be more, for current phase of the war only, if El Lobo reaches and disposes of of your crippled CVs. Luckily for you, he lost great numbers of airplanes (and, much more painful and decisive, great numbers of fine pilots). Much depends on your respective choices now. Besides this, I'd like to say that you are a fine and keen strategist and organizer, while El Lobo is growing savior more and more with the game, and aggressive. This a very enjoyable match to see from the two of yours, sparks adarbrauner- I agree, to date, the Allies have taken minimal losses to carriers and major surface combat ships. I agree, the Japanese have taken some heavy carrier aircraft losses during the battles at the Marianas Islands and in the middle of the Philippine Sea. Few occurrences in the war give me more pleasure than killing Japanese pilots. I would be extremely surprised if El Lobo does not launch another Carrier Strike on October 6, 1943. I expect additional Allied carrier losses. I agree with your assessment of El Lobo. He is intelligent, a quick study, and pays fastidious attention to detail. The more experience he gains on the battlefield, the deadlier foe he becomes. And yes, El Lobo can be extremely aggressive and stubborn. *laughing* Thank you for the compliment. I am pleased that you are following both of our AARs and that you are enjoying the "sparks" between El Lobo and me. October 6, 1943 may prove to be a rather interesting day. Keep your radio dialed to the six o'clock news. *laughing* Best Regards, -Terry
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"No one throws me my own guns and tells me to run. No one." -Bret (James Coburn); The Magnificent Seven
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