AdmNelson
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Joined: 5/14/2001 From: New Mexico Status: offline
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Doggo and I are in Dec16 ( just sent turn back) Not having played the Allies in years, I am not a good person to comment on new positions. Dec 7th Japanese landed to two places in the Aleutian's, Ambon, Mersing, and other places. Manila's port was hit with Land Based bombers. There was no house rules. Pearl was hit pretty hard. KB3 supported the Mersing landing. First turn high lites-- Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island at 169,51, Range 22,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BC Ishitaka, Shell hits 2 BC Kawachi CA Nachi CA Ashigara, Shell hits 3 CL Jintsu, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Oyashio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Tokitsukaze Allied Ships CL Concord, Shell hits 23, and is sunk DD Smith, Shell hits 14, and is sunk DD Hart, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Decatur, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Harwood, Shell hits 11, and is sunk PC Reliance, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PC Tiger, Shell hits 2, and is sunk xAP Santa Barbara, Shell hits 7, and is sunk xAP Santa Maria, Shell hits 13, and is sunk xAP Santa Inez, Shell hits 15, and is sunk xAK T. A. Johnson, Shell hits 17, and is sunk xAK Exhibitor, Shell hits 3, on fire xAK Examiner, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage Manila--Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 G3M2 Nell x 63 G4M1 Betty x 81 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Stingray, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AM Tanager, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Governor Wright, Bomb hits 1 SS Saury, Bomb hits 1 xAKL Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS S-38, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AM Lark, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SS Seal, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1 SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1 SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 1 xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1 SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1 xAK Cape Fairweather, Bomb hits 1, on fire 12/9 Allies fight back Mersing japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 26 Swordfish I x 5 Vildebeest III x 12 Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak Vildebeest III: 1 damaged Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Tosa, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage I believe this ship has sunk BB Nagato CA Takao 12/12 Force "Z"shows up at Koepang Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships---- BCs do escape CS Mizuho BC Kongo, Shell hits 1 BC Haruna, Shell hits 2 CM Kuma CM Tama CM Tenryu CM Tatsuta, Shell hits 1 DD Mutsuki xAP Haruna Maru, Shell hits 1 xAP Hoten Maru xAP Tsingtao Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire xAP Ussuri Maru, Shell hits 2 xAP Kasado Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 4 BC Repulse, Shell hits 4, on fire BC Renown, Shell hits 2 DD Scout DD Tenedos DD Thanet DD Express Japanese ground losses: 1583 casualties reported Squads: 41 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 27 (22 destroyed, 5 disabled) Dutch CLs get into action Japanese ground losses: 2688 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 51 disabled Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 146 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 35 (10 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (17 destroyed, 9 disabled) Hong Kong Falls 12/13 Pay back--at Dutch Harbor Day Time Surface Combat, near Dutch Harbor at 171,50, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships DMS Kunashiri, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DMS Ishigaki, Shell hits 3, and is sunk ACM Yoshino Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PB Magan Maru, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Wales Maru, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Italy Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Koki Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage xAP Yoshino Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk AMC Safir Maru, Shell hits 25, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1 DD Dale DD Worden, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 1250 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 91 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 31 (19 destroyed, 12 disabled) CVL KING MOUNTAIN -- Shows up with Minneapolis Sinapore will probably fall by the end of December-- Airborne units cut Malaya into a 1/3 supporting Mersing landings
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Very Proud Marine Dad
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