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moore4807 -> RE: Command Decisions: Yeomen vs. Samurai RA 6.4 (1/2/2014 4:05:52 AM)
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 27, 41
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In one gritty nasty turn the fortunes of the US take a turn for the worse...
Morning Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 158,91
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 4
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Ikoma Maru
I'm sure there will be some HR, or toning down of this oversight...I just can't believe I never thought of it.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Culion at 76,80
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Imizu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 158,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 4
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Akasi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
J3 "objected" to my referring to this as his mini-KB, he said NOTHING about his Kaigun is small...[:D]
Morning Air attack on TF, near Pukapuka at 157,165
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
B5N2 Kate x 20
D3A1 Val x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAP Republic
xAP Chaumont, Bomb hits 12, and is sunk
DD Rathburne, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Bloemfontein, Bomb hits 2
AP W.A. Holbrook, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Admiral Halstead, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Morning Air attack on TF, near Pukapuka at 156,161
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N2 Kate x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAP Ormiston, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Idomeneus, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Lycaon, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
Morning Air attack on TF, near Pukapuka at 157,165
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Rathburne, on fire
xAP Republic
AP W.A. Holbrook, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
This just sucks! Now do I head Enterprise CV TF South or North??? North - no CV cover I bet in the Aleutans.
Naval bombardment of Midway Island at 158,91
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 19 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
CL Yubari
Allied ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Pre-Invasion action off Midway Island (158,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
114 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
CL Nagara
CL Otonase, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Yakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Yunagi
CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire
CM Tokiwa, Shell hits 7
CM Asama, Shell hits 4
PB Nagata Maru
PB Chitose Maru
xAK Hague Maru
AMC Kongo Maru
xAK Izan Maru
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Amphibious Assault at Midway Island (158,91)
TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island, 158,91
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Ground combat at Midway Island (158,91)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 8871 troops, 173 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 335
Defending force 3984 troops, 72 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 45
Japanese adjusted assault: 173
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Midway Island !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 14 destroyed
PBY-4 Catalina: 4 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
682 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (10 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
3311 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 193 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 86 (86 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 75 (75 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4
I did no better than history as far as these bits-n-bytes are concerned... [X(]
Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 11764 troops, 102 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 403
Defending force 3846 troops, 186 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 55
Japanese adjusted assault: 470
Allied adjusted defense: 65
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2522 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 405 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 252 (252 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3
Combat Report enclosed
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