SierraJuliet
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6 January 1943 PACIFIC SS I-2 launches 2 torpedoes and misses at 138,98 near Wake Island. Japanese Ships SS I-2, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Kalk BB Prince of Wales CA Quincy CA San Francisco CA Astoria DD McCall AP Mount McKinley AP Republic~ AP Santa Elena AP Mariposa AP President Polk AP J Franklin Bell AP Henry T Allen~ AP Wharton AK Ara AK Castor" AK Arcturus AK Adhara AK Algorab AK Libra AK Crater DD Drayton DD Cummings DD Dunlap SS I-173 launches 4 torpedoes at 138,98 near Wake Island. Allied Ships xAP Ambrose E Burnside, Torpedo hits 1 xAP Stratford xAP Iron Warrior xAP Iron Prince xAP Diomed xAP Duntroon xAP Haleakala xAK Talamanca* xAK Mizar* xAK Hurricane xAK Colbert xAK Timber Rush DD Buchanan Allied ground losses: Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) SS I-2 is sighted by escort at 137, 98 near Wake Island. Japanese Ships SS I-2, hits 7 Allied Ships DD Nicholas DD Gwin Allied morning Air attacks on Wake Coastal Gun Battalion at Wake Island – 88 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed). Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Resolution~ BB Ramillies~ BB Royal Sovereign~ BB Idaho BB Nevada BB Colorado BB Maryland CA New Orleans CA Salt Lake City CA Pensacola CA Houston DD Balch DD Jarvis DD Mugford DD Helm AP Ernest Hinds~+ Japanese ground losses: 1019 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 37 (15 destroyed, 22 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Amphibious Assault at Wake Island Allied ground losses: 1617 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 167 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 85 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 41 (0 destroyed, 41 disabled) Vehicles lost 22 (0 destroyed, 22 disabled) A much higher set of disablements than I was expecting – surely all are prepped 100% for Wake Island. Is it due to the sheer number of combatants attempting to storm the beaches? Allied shock attack at Wake Island. Attacking force 13051 troops, 309 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 717 Defending force 3985 troops, 63 guns, 1 vehicle, Assault Value = 100 Allied adjusted assault: 42 Japanese adjusted defense: 8 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 1976 casualties reported Squads: 72 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 78 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 26 (18 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3180 casualties reported Squads: 87 destroyed, 96 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 36 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 44 (30 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Div /11 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment 3rd Marine Div /11 Defending units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF 44th Naval Guard Unit 46th JNAF AF Unit 34th JNAF AF Unit Wake Cst Gun Bn /3 The Allied disablements coming ashore surely have contributed to the negative situation in relation to disruption. Surprised that supply is an issue fore the Allied attack. Interesting intel on the way in which the Allies are going to attack the islands. Two full divisions allocated here with a ton of ancillary forces in the follow-on waves. Considering my woeful attention to supply at this base I am most surprised that we have held out for the whole day. More than pleased to see 133 Allied squads + 30 guns and 10 vehicles lost here. It does fill me with some optimism that Allied assaults can be very costly if I can do a better job in future of prepping islands before they are assaulted. KB waits and repairs planes. Time may be on our side with plenty of troops to take off the island and plenty more to come ashore. If the sighting reports are correct the Death Star appears to have taken up a position within the Wake Island hex… will it stay there or move around. I have my only decent unit of Emily search planes on max search out of Truk just able to make it to Wake and beyond. Their reports are bound to be sketchy, but I shall take whatever I can at present. The weather appears to be settling into a pattern of stability at present. DEI IJ troops unloading over beach at Namlea. Japanese deliberate attack at 68,104 near Kolaka. Attacking force 547 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 85 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 11 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: II/81st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Kendari Cdo CHINA Japanese morning Air attacks on Chengchow – 3 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits. BURMA Japanese morning Air attack on 103rd RAF Base Force at 54,50 – 14 casualties. Repairs completed on CL Kuma at Singapore, ship returned to service D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking SS Haddo at 107,96 SS Haddo is reported HIT D3A1 Val-Kanbaku from Kaga-2 attacking SS Haddo at 107,96 Ki-48-Ib Lily-Sokei from 8th Sentai attacking SS Barb at 83,69 Ki-51a Sonia_ reports oil slick at 85, 71 near Batan Island Ki-51a Sonia_ reports object near surface at 85, 71 near Batan Island Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard DD Ushio Tambaya expands port to size 1 E W-7 beginning refit in shipyard at Manila E W-20 beginning refit in shipyard at Manila Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Clark Field (79, 76)! Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kuching (58, 88)! 177th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Sapporo
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