Nemo121 -> RE: Operation Singers (9/22/2010 9:15:40 PM)
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Well, today was a bit of a disaster... I hit the IJN at Singers but my forces went in in the wrong order - sweeping Hurris last, dive-bombers first. Harlock, If the mission hadn't flown ur renaming of the thread could have given the game away. Fortunately it had flown so no harm done. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 42-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singapore at 50,84 Japanese Ships DD Yukaze DD Kyukaze Allied Ships SS Grayling, hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Ise CA Ashigara CA Suzuya CA Furutaka CA Kako CL Nagara CL Abukuma CL Kiso CL Kitakami CL Tenryu DD Yukikaze DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Samidare DD Umikaze DD Yugure DD Ayanami DD Tadeshiwa Allied Ships xAK Bandra, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Barpeta, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Ho Kiang, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Matiana, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Penrith Castle, Shell hits 19, and is sunk xAK Tanda, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Admiral Chase, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Pasha, Shell hits 14, and is sunk xAK Varela, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAK City of Manchester, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Jalapalaka, Shell hits 14, and is sunk PC Zeeman, Shell hits 8, and is sunk TK Buccinum, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk TK British Trader, Shell hits 5, and is sunk These ships were escaping and seem to have retreated TOWARDS the IJN bombardment TF... A questionable decision at best. Still, such is life. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Manado at 75,99 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground 16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Ise CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Suzuya CA Ashigara CL Tenryu CL Kitakami CL Kiso CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1 CL Nagara DD Tadeshiwa DD Ayanami DD Yugure DD Umikaze DD Samidare DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Tokitsukaze DD Amatsukaze DD Hayashio DD Yukikaze Allied ground losses: 226 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Onnekotan-jima at 136,48 Japanese Ships AMC Awata Maru xAP Palau Maru xAP Kanzyu Maru DD Matsukaze DD Harukaze Allied Ships SS Cachalot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 28,300 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 51 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 26 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed A nice start with 26 F4F4s. But where are the 60+ Hurri IIs from the same base? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 34,200 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 43 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Sea Hurricane Ib: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 34,550 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 38 Allied aircraft B-339D x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 37,550 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30 Allied aircraft B-339D x 9 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kanhsien , at 81,57 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-30 Ann x 17 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24 Ki-30 Ann x 25 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kukong , at 79,57 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 21 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-36 Ida x 17 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kukong , at 79,57 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Ki-27b Nate x 9 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8 Allied aircraft I-16-III x 2 I-15-III x 3 Hawk 75M x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft SBD-2 Dauntless x 7 SBD-3 Dauntless x 74 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 25 destroyed, 15 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 6, on fire FlAK was rough but about 17 or 18 SBDs were downed by the Oscars. Ouch !!! The 1000lbers didn't penetrate but they did take out AAA mounts and start fires. Over the day this damage added up. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4 Allied aircraft Albacore I x 6 Swordfish I x 5 TBD-1 Devastator x 29 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2, on fire Port hits 1 No torpedo attacks at all. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd/A Division, at 86,56 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 3 SB-III x 8 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft DB-3M x 3 Hudson IIIa x 15 139WH-3 x 9 B-25C Mitchell x 27 Hudson III (LR) x 16 B-17E Fortress x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground I estimate that these results mean about 12 Japanese planes destroyed on the ground. Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 12 PBY-5 Catalina x 3 TBD-1 Devastator x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires Again no torpedoes launched but by this time in the day Haruna was shrouded in flames. Damage wasn't heavy.... yet but the day is yet young. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 13 Allied aircraft losses SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires By this stage of the day the CAP is exhausted and the airfield damaged enough that replacement fighters aren't being launched. SO far, apart from the lack of torpedoes and the Hurris not flying their sweep mission things were going according to plan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Albacore I x 18 139WH-3 x 6 Do-24K-1 x 5 B-17D Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground Another 6 planes destroyed on the ground Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires DD Hakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAP Asama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Baikal Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AK Tosan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire By this stage Haruna had taken enough damage that the bombs started to be spread around to other targets. Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 9 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft DB-7B x 14 Allied aircraft losses DB-7B: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 12 PBY-4 Catalina x 6 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hakozaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Hakusan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire At this stage the stragglers are making their runs. Fortunately the CAP is long gone by this stage of the morning. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 38,550 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-339D x 6 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-4 Catalina x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAP Kokuryu Maru, Bomb hits 1 E Kunashiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 55 Ah here are the Hurris... Well done boys, firing squads are waiting on your return. No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kyushu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground So far at least 20 planes are destroyed on the ground. Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Kunashiri, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Huzi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Hakusan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Kobe Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAK Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAP Baikal Maru, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft Do-24K-1 x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAP Kokuryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Brazil Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DMS W-13, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage By this stage of the day some 20 other ships had also taken hits... Not nearly enough for my liking but combined with the planes destroyed on the ground it is likely that overall Allied losses will be roughly the same as the Japanese aerial losses and on top of that the Allies got quite a few ship hits, including Haruna shrouded in flames and, possibly, in trouble. Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft A-20A Havoc x 12 A-29 Hudson x 6 Allied aircraft losses A-20A Havoc: 4 damaged A-29 Hudson: 1 damaged Japanese Ships SSX Ha-25, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Runway hits 3 Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Obi at 76,105 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 D3A1 Val x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Luzon, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Allied aircraft PBY-5 Catalina x 3 No Allied losses Repair Shipyard hits 3 I've no idea how this strike happened. I didn't order attacks on the repair shipyard. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft Catalina I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Buenos Aires Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Allied aircraft Catalina I x 2 Allied aircraft losses Catalina I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hakozaki Maru, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Catalina I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Catalina I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Kyushu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft Catalina I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Catalina I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Hachijo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Hmm, heavy fire and heavy damage. Looks to me like Haruna just might be in danger. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 12 F2A-3 Buffalo x 3 F4F-3A Wildcat x 4 F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tandjoengbalai at 47,78 Japanese Ships xAK Toyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E Omae Allied Ships SS S-39, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Onnekotan-jima Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 210 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Yura DD Harukaze DD Ariake DD Shigure AMC Awata Maru DD Matsukaze Japanese ground losses: 225 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Onnekotan-jima TF 59 troops unloading over beach at Onnekotan-jima, 136,48 Japanese ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 62nd Infantry Group /2 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 62nd Infantry Group /4 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 62nd Infantry Group /5 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 62nd Infantry Group /6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Onnekotan-jima (136,48) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 19615 troops, 149 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 888 Defending force 5389 troops, 116 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 475 Allied adjusted defense: 177 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Onnekotan-jima !!! Well, this was expected. I have cadres of all these units so they'll rebuild quickly enough. Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1266 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 51 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled Allied ground losses: 4639 casualties reported Squads: 263 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 364 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 97 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 85 (85 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 200 (200 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 10 Assaulting units: 48th Engineer Regiment 63rd Naval Guard Unit 61st Infantry Group 64th Naval Guard Unit 67th Naval Guard Unit Guards Mixed Brigade 62nd Naval Guard Unit 65th Naval Guard Unit 62nd Infantry Group /1 Defending units: 201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment 161st Infantry Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 1st/102nd Infantry Bn /1 205th Field Artillery Battalion Bobcats USN Naval Construction Battalion 111th USN Base Force /9 42nd Construction Regiment 47th Construction Regiment C Det USN Port Svc /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7740 troops, 79 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 281 Defending force 14552 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 449 Japanese adjusted assault: 167 Allied adjusted defense: 335 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Bad choice, that'll remove a lot of the defenders from the front lines and give me a chance to shock attack tomorrow. It won't take the town but it is worth it to just keep the pressure on. Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1574 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 87 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 72 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Allied ground losses: 264 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 61st Infantry Brigade Kyuko Naval Guard Unit 22nd/B Division 22nd AA Regiment 17th JAAF Base Force Defending units: 74th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton (77,59) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29800 troops, 295 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018 Defending force 20719 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 677 Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 10th Garrison Unit 66th Infantry Regiment 20th RGC Division 1st Ind.Inf.Group Yokosuka 1st SNLF 21st Division 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 47th JAAF AF Bn 1st JAAF AF Coy Canton Special Base Force 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 31st Special Base Force 2nd JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 25th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton (77,59) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 20719 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 677 Defending force 31021 troops, 305 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017 Assaulting units: 4th Chinese Corps 25th Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Corps Defending units: 21st Division Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion 1st Ind.Inf.Group 10th Garrison Unit 20th RGC Division 66th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 47th JAAF AF Bn 1st JAAF AF Coy 31st Special Base Force Canton Special Base Force 2nd JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 86,42 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 25126 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 Defending force 17689 troops, 132 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 649 Assaulting units: 9th Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 5th New Chinese Corps 43rd Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 8th New Chinese Corps 14th Group Army 15th Group Army Defending units: 35th Division 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wuchang (84,51) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 14322 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 432 Defending force 7413 troops, 115 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Assaulting units: 74th Chinese Corps Defending units: 61st Infantry Brigade Kyuko Naval Guard Unit 22nd/B Division 22nd AA Regiment 17th JAAF Base Force So, overall, about 40 Allied planes lost in return for about 20 Japanese planes in the air and another 20 on the ground. In addition the Haruna looks like she might be in trouble and quite a few APs and AKs were hit. I think the Hurri sweep going in late doomed the day though as a lot of planes aborted due to lack of escorts. I had calculated that it was better to sweep with the Hurris than escort with them as the sweep would be more likely to remove all the Japanese planes. I think the decision was still right but the dice just didn't fall right for me. Still, any day you remove a BB from the equation isn't all bad.
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