Gen.Hoepner -> RE: The Marines HOLD!!! (3/13/2008 5:54:06 PM)
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I've finished the PTs for the moment...think i'll have to wait some time to get some of them... Turn arrived during the morning. I just have the combat Txt.... Seems that the KB is back at Truk again. No LRCAP over Ponape today. I was able to unload the last remenants of the first regiment of the 2nd marine div and few more 155mm guns from the 8th CD unit. 16 more Dakotas arrived today at Eniwetok. Tomorrow we'll try to move in more engeneers and we'll start to lift the "B" regiment of the Marine Division. The Ponape Status is however still dramatic...supplies aren't growing enough and the damage at the base is still very high (100 port, 70 repair and 35 runaway)...however we probably have few more days. I suspect tomorrow we'll face another bombardment run and for sure another aerial bombings (either from the KB or from Truk or both). My subs are always on max allert. Today, using Bodhi utility, we finally have managed to trace what seems to be the supply route from India to Sasebo. The first 2 subs (which are part of the sub force based at Darwin) sent to this route managed to engage and attack a convoy south of Saigon. We torpedoed a medium AK, but the greenlings got damaged in return and now they're both heading back to Darwin for some R&R. Anyway this is an important achievement. We have to be patient but soon the sub warfare will become a priority. Thanks to Bodhi's utility our wolf packs (from Addak Island, Darwin, Aden and Eniwetok) have now a more or less precise route where to operate. In China the first 3 tank rgts entered at Chungking. So today we've seen the last para-drop of the chinese war i guess[:D]...I've ordered everywhere shock attacks...let's hope we can get some of those units rebuilt at Chungking in time to help the defences...anyway there's no way we can hold against the whole Japanese chinese army...the goal here is to last the longer possible...exactly like in Manila and Karachi....3 redoubts... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/19/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1067 encounters mine field at Ponape (73,80) Allied Ships DMS Boggs DMS Trevor DMS Zane DMS Hopkins Fast transport TF, delivering fragments of the 8th CD unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 32,48 Japanese Ships AK Arimasan Maru PC Ch 22 PC Ch 17 PC Kyo Maru #13 DD Kiji Allied Ships SS Greenling, hits 1...a terrible single hit...the sub is heading back to Darwin with some flt damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84 Strong training raids over Kwajalein today. The first B-24s are partecipating to these activities. Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 6 P-40B Tomahawk x 19 B-25C Mitchell x 58 B-26B Marauder x 40 P-43A Lancer x 21 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Airbase hits 6 Runway hits 62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 5 B-25C Mitchell x 11 B-26B Marauder x 31 B-24D Liberator x 17 F-4 Lightning x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged B-26B Marauder: 5 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 G3M Nell x 22 Ki-49 Helen x 103 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 5 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 20 damaged Allied ground losses: 261 casualties reported Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 56 G3M Nell x 65 G4M1 Betty x 162 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 31 damaged Allied ground losses: 360 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 172 These bombers are flying in the afternoon...so in the morning they're eventually ready to struck the RN if it comes out...simply too many bastards to deal with[:o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,48 *south of Saigon* Japanese Ships AK Nagara Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Karachi Maru PC Ch 22 PC Ch 17 PC Kyo Maru #13 DD Kiji Allied Ships SS Finback, hits 2 Good job. Finback isn't that damaged but it's heading back to Darwin nonetheless... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking *para drop* Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 27 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 238 Defending force 125082 troops, 716 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 2738 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 2505 - adjusted defense: 8921 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8) Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 1
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