Mike McCreery -> RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Marianas (7/4/2013 8:44:45 PM)
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June 3, 1944 Day 13 Absoulutely no Japanese air attacks yet. I havent tried to use my air fleets to attack anything. Going to drop the troops straight onto Pagan without bombardment, etc. Pre-invasion off Pagan 125 coastal guns shots fired in defense. Allies lose 47 troops 0/1,0/12,0/0 TF 28 unloading over beach. Losses 1774 1/365,2/324,0/0,1/193,1/112 2nd Barrage Allied losses 55 0/0,1/9,0/0 Ok, finally noticed by the Japanese air force... 1st PM assault 125 Zero's & 25 Judy's vs 69 Wildcat & 526 Hellcat 1 judy got through surprisingly 7 zero's destroyed, 17 Judy's destroyed 1 hellcat destroyed ------------------------------ 2nd attack 7 jill's 4 Jill's destroyed ------------------------------ 3rd barrage at Pagan 75 guns fired, 35 casualties -------------------------------------- Japanese Bombardment attack at Pagan Attacking force 1538 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, AV 102 Defending force 18,433 troops, 454 guns, 260 vehicles, AV 530 7 allied casualties ------------------------------------------------ June 4, 1944 Turn 14 Set shock attack up on Pagan Set Crusier fleet to bombard Pagan I have 6 regiments unloaded on Pagan with very little disruption but about 50-60% TOE. End of Turn. Invasion support off pagan - 30 casualties Bombardment at Pagan Japanese ground losses 254 casualties 0/4,1/24,1/5,1/8 Invasion support off pagan - 41 casualties "" - 25 casualties Allied Sub hits Japanese sub with 2 torpedoes near Iwo Jima Japanese xAK is hit with 1 shell, 3 torpedoes near Ulithi Japanese ACM hit with 1 torpedo near Yap. -------------------------- 1st Japanese air assault M2 Zero 20, M5 Zero 24, Sen Baku 19, betty 5 68 Wildcat, 535 Hellcat One betty slips through and torpedoes an allied APA ------------------------------- 2nd attack 9 zero 24 judy 3 zero's destroyed, 11 judy destroyed 1 hellcat destroyed --------------------------------- 3rd attack 30 zero's 3 betty's 5 jills, 15 betty's 13 zero's destroyed, 1 jill destroyed, 6 betty's destroyed 1 wildcat destroyed, 1 hellcat destroyed --------------------------------------- PM 1st Japanese air assault 9 M2 zero, 6 sen baku, 19 m5 zero 50 wildcat, 353 hellcat Japanese losses 1 m2 zero destroyed, 1 sen baku destroyed, 2 M5 zero destroyed 1 hellcat destroyed --------------------------------- Japanese 2nd attack 7 zero, 9 judy 2 zero destroyed, 1 judy destroyed 1 hellcat destroyed --------------------------------- 3rd attack 6 zero, 3 betty, 3 jill, 8 betty Losses 1 zero, 1 jill, 3 betty ---------------------------------------- 4th attack 6 zero, 3 betty losses 3 zero, 2 betty 1 hellcat -------------------------- invasion assault - 30 allied losses Japanese bombardment of Pagan Attacking force 1538 troops 19 guns 2 vehicles AV 98 Defending force 18582 troops, 454 guns, 259 vehicles AV 551 7 allied casualties -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allied Shock attack at Pagan Attacking Force 18575 troops, 454 guns, 259 vehicles AV 550 Defending force 4552 troops 84 guns 2 vehicles AV 98 Adjusted 514/53 Allied Assault odds 9 to 1 (fort lvl 4) Allied forces CAPTURE Pagan!!! Japanese ground losses 823 6/62,2/16,34/0,9/14,2/0 Allied Ground Losses 122 0/15,1/2,0/4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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