Gen.Hoepner -> RE: The Marines HOLD!!! (3/12/2008 1:16:58 PM)
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/18/42 Seems that the days of the Marines' dominion at Ponape are ending. Today the brave americans got a terrible day. At night came 2 heavy bombardment runs. The whole cruiser fleet is at sea... damage isn't that terrible but it's just a beginning... Then, when the light came, the marines found over their heads more than 20 zeros patrolling the skies... Late in the morning a sweep mission made by the KB and the zeros over Ponape were more than 100!!... then the bombers came. 2 different waves, one composed by Vals and Kates from the Kido Butai targeted the trenches of the marine regiment, killing nearly 300 men...after that it was the time of the Truk land based betties....more destruction!!! In the afternoon what remained of the japanese former invasion force attacked en masse...impaling themself on the marines' positions... However the bombings scrumbled the defensive positions and now the AV is absolutely reduced[:o] I'm pretty sure another invasion is on the way.... My Dakotas, without any escort, were intercepted and shot down en masse...lost 11 of them today...with a lot of marines in them....[:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Ponape, at 73,80 Japanese Ships CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CL Tama CL Kuma CL Abukuma CL Yura CL Isuzu Allied ground losses: 122 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 5 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Ponape, at 73,80 Japanese Ships CA Kinugasa CA Ashigara CA Chokai CA Maya CA Chikuma Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ponape , at 73,80 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 No Japanese losses the LRCAP over Ponape from the KB (positioned 2 hexes west of Ponape) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Marine/A Division, at 73,80 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 D3A2 Val x 22 B5N2 Kate x 184[X(][X(][X(][X(] Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged B5N2 Kate: 29 damaged Allied ground losses: 308 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Marine/A Division, at 73,80 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 34 G4M1 Betty x 68 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Allied ground losses: 133 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ponape Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2113 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Defending force 6830 troops, 68 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Japanese max assault: 32 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 113 - adjusted defense: 70 [:o][:o][:o][:o][:o][:o] Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 357 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking[8|][8|] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 27 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 124883 troops, 712 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 2729 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 2472 - adjusted defense: 5501 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8) Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52nd Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maizuru 2nd SNLF Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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