ny59giants -> RE: "It's the economy, stupid" BTSL NY59G (J) vs Gen Patton (A) (11/9/2017 12:46:00 AM)
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Professor Lowpe warned me of "victory disease." [:-] I should have listened more as it took all of April before last turn for the Allies to have ANY offensive air mission. Part of KB and company are at Tulagi....19 hexes from Koumac. [:-] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 26 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 60 B-24D1 Liberator x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 30 damaged B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed by flak B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships AKE Terukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS I-171, Bomb hits 1 SS I-122, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage DD Asagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS I-126, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage ACM Tama Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS I-121, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage SS I-125, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Akikaze, Bomb hits 1 SS I-127, Bomb hits 1 SS I-124, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk PB Bunzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire PB Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire PB Hirotama Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Fubuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS I-168, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS I-21, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk AG Mamiya, Bomb hits 2, on fire PB Hakkaisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AKE Turuga Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 21st Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 16 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes Massive explosion on SS I-127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 12 B-24D1 Liberator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 9 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships DD Odonami, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires AG Mamiya, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AKE Terukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Fubuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AD Choko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS I-25, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire PB Taiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 21st Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes Training flight from 21st Sentai has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese Ships SS I-127, Bomb hits 1 SS I-172, Bomb hits 1 DD Akikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 21st Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged Japanese Ships SS I-122, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage SS I-123, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage SS I-171, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage PB Taikei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS I-172, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage DD Akikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SS I-25, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AKE Turuga Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS I-127, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk AKE Terukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ACM Noshiro Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Odonami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 21st Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 204 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 45 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead Renkaku-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes Training flight from 204 Ku S-1 has been caught up in attack Training flight from Renkaku-1 has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 6 N1K1-J George x 14 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships PB Okiyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet * Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 204 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 200 minutes Renkaku-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 74 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dutch Harbor (171,50) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12824 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 370 Defending force 9058 troops, 56 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Japanese adjusted assault: 149 Allied adjusted defense: 21 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dutch Harbor !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 9667 casualties reported Squads: 135 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 781 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 80 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 82 (82 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 55 (55 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Assaulting units: Karafuto Mixed Brigade 2nd Sasebo Assault Division Defending units: 37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment Dutch Harbor USN Base Force NoPac Area 802nd Aviation Engineer Battalion 802nd Cmbt Engineer Battalion 132nd Base Sqdn
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