hawker
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Joined: 6/25/2005 From: Split,Croatia Status: offline
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AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR 10.12 1941 Few good things and one bad. We dispatch surface fleet to catch renegade ships from Philippines.This tactics prove to be useful. Night Time Surface Combat at 48,56 Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CL Yura CL Kinu DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio Allied Ships AK Sagoland, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ----------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 48,59 Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CL Yura CL Kinu DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio Allied Ships AV Langley, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AK Palawan, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AK Princess of Negros, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ------------------------------------------------------------ KB and baby KB manage to criple several more ships Day Air attack on TF at 51,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 G4M1 Betty x 16 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships AVD Childs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Tulsa --------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 51,60 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships MSW Tanager, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,58 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 22 B5N Kate x 26 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Don Jose, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ------------------------------------------------------ Day Air attack on TF at 48,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 G4M1 Betty x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied Ships AK Princess of Negros, on fire, heavy damage AV Langley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage These Bettys are from Davao Day Air attack on TF at 51,60 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AVD Childs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 50,58 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Bisayas, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,55 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G3M Nell x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Mindanao, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Corregidor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,59 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 18 B5N Kate x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AS Otus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage He move ships in every direction bat not a single ship manage to escape yet. Invasin of Philippines are going well.After we finish unloading troops will start to advance south. MALAYA He start to retreat towards Singapore.Our recons only see the empty bases.It seems that he run more rapidly than we could follow Tomorrow Khota Baru will be ready for aircrafts.5th div. dtart to advance towards Alor Star. I did one stupid thing in pacific.I simply forgot to cover my transports with four cruisers from Guam.CA Houston attacks my transports south of Guam.In these transports are complete combined fleet HQ.I am lucky that Houston not sink them Day Time Surface Combat at 62,69 Japanese Ships MSW Asahi Maru #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk MSW Bisan Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Oi Maru PG Takunan Maru #3 PG Takunan Maru #8 PG Tamo Maru #6 PG Tamo Maru #7 PG Yachiyo Maru PG Hong Kong Maru ML Katsuriki AP Aikoku Maru AP Hokoku Maru AP Kaisho Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk AP Karimo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire AP Keisyo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire AP Kinjosan Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Kiyoshima Maru AP Kureha Maru #3 AP Taganoura Maru AP Michiyu Maru AP Rozan Maru Allied Ships CA Houston, Shell hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 1324 casualties reported Guns lost 9 BURMA-INDIA I plan to push north with four div.two eng. reg. and support units.Assembling point is Bankok.Idea is to blitz north to Rangoon.After securing Rangoon move fast further north.
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