aaffins
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March 25, 1942 The DDs hit home at Baker, taking out a couple loaded PBs. The accompanying TF appears to be APDs, which are too much for old Wickes-class cans to handle: Night Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 146,139, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Aso Maru #3, Shell hits 1 PB Busho Maru, Shell hits 2 PB Chitose Maru PB Choko Maru #2 PB Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire PB Eiko Maru PB Fukui Maru PB Kenkon Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships DD Dent DD Kennison Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Day Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 147,140, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships APD Sawakaze APD Yakaze APD Yukaze APD Hokaze APD Shimakaze APD Nadakaze Allied Ships DD Dent, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Kennison, Shell hits 1, on fire Day Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 148,138, Range 17,000 Yards Japanese Ships APD Sawakaze APD Yakaze, Shell hits 2 APD Yukaze APD Hokaze APD Shimakaze APD Nadakaze Allied Ships DD Dent, on fire DD Kennison, Shell hits 3, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Happily, a USMC DB squadron flying from Canton hits the APDs, likely taking out 3-4: Morning Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 148,137 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 14 Allied aircraft losses SB2U-3 Vindicator: 2 damaged SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships APD Yakaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Yukaze APD Hokaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Yakaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Hokaze Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 148,137 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships APD Nadakaze APD Hokaze, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk APD Sawakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 398 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (6 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Hokaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Sawakaze Over Akyab the sweeps clear the remaining Oscars and the Blenheims get an unfettered shot. AF is now showing 52% damage on recon. The British 7th Hussars have also arrived and the BB Royal Sovereign closes for a bombardment. In China, the IJA takes back Loyang from a Chinese unit (most of our forces moved across the river to Tsiatoso), but they used 3 divisions. To me pulling those forces away from an attack on Sian or Sinyang is a big win and helps delay him. Broome falls to a couple SNLF companies. 5 IJN TFs, including a carrier TF, show up in NE Oz. SigInt says the 38th ID is not inbound to Cairns...almost assuredly we have a major landing on our hands.
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