Raverdave
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Joined: 2/8/2002 From: Melb. Australia Status: offline
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Well this last turn was filled with action ! I had spotted two of Luskan's TFs head for what I thought was Akyab and sent a surface TF with 3 RN BBs and the usual hangers-on to intercept, as well as sending HMS Formidable in a secondary TF to stand off about three hexes and hit him with swordfish. Well bugger me his second TF does a mid ocean interecpt and slaps my CV TF ! HMS Formidable escapes with no damage but her escorting units got slapped well and good. Comes around to the morning and I am unable to launch against him because the IJN TF is under cloud, but in the afternoon i do get a flight to launch and the reports are of only one torp finding it's target. In the mean time LRB launches against my CV and manage to put 2 torps into Formidable. Not a good day for the RN.........the japs have come out of this encounter on top. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/21/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Padang, 17,53 Japanese ground losses: 499 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 28,26 Japanese Ships CA Takao, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2 CA Kumano CL Natori, Shell hits 1 CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari, Shell hits 2 DD Yugumo DD Natsushio DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze DD Arashio, Shell hits 1 DD Shigure DD Nenohi DD Yugure DD Ariake DD Sagiri Allied Ships CV Formidable CLAA Van Heemskerck, Shell hits 17, on fire DD Decoy, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Hotspur, Shell hits 5, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Akyab, at 30,29 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hurricane II: 20 destroyed, 23 damaged PBY Catalina: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo DD Kisaragi DD Yugiri DD Mutsuki CA Atago DD Okikaze BB Haruna BB Nagato DD Numakaze CA Chokai DD Satsuki CL Tama DD Fumizuki CL Oi DD Kikuzuki Allied ground losses: 413 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Benkolen, 18,56, firing at TF 3 TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PG Oi Maru Japanese ground losses: 356 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Benkolen, 18,56, firing at TF 3 TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 258 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Padang, 17,53 Japanese ground losses: 152 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 49,108 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships TK Semiramis, Shell hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25 Allied aircraft I-16c x 22 SB-2c x 12 Allied aircraft losses SB-2c: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet 6 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet 3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 32,31 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 4 Blenheim IV x 10 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 32,31 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,28 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 14 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Japanese Ships CL Tatsuta, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Suzuya CL Yubari Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,28 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Beaufort V-IX x 12 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged Japanese Ships CL Tenryu DD Nenohi CA Kumano CA Takao Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 37 G4M1 Betty x 22 Allied aircraft Fulmar x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 17 damaged Allied aircraft losses Fulmar: 14 destroyed Allied Ships CLAA Van Heemskerck, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CV Formidable, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Benkolen Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1322 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 5793 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles
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