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PzB74 -> Enemy troop convoy struck, CVE sunk! (7/1/2006 1:43:31 PM)
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Then you're in for a treat Fish! [:D]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/13/44
Surface Combat
Our small TF continue to punish the loaded landing crafts!
Night Time Surface Combat at 33,68
Japanese Ships
DD Fujinami
PC Hirado
Allied Ships
LCT LCT-58, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
LCT LCT-61, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
LCT LCT-170
LCT LCT-175
LCT LCT-176, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
LCT LCT-177, Shell hits 1
LCT LCT-478
LCVP 532F
LCVP 542M
LCVP 542Q
LCVP 543F
LCVP 543G
LCVP 543H
LCVP 543L
LCVP 592F
LCVP 592R
LCVP 592S
LCVP 593F
LCVP 593G
LCVP 593J
LCVP 593K
LCVP 593L
Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 2
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Invasions
Coastal Guns at Makale, 32,67, firing at TF 65
TF 65 troops unloading over beach at Makale, 32,67
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 30
Japanese ground losses:
627 casualties reported
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Air Combat
Night Air attack on Wasile , at 41,69
Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-S Irving: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses: - whopping, results from night bombing [;)]
6 casualties reported
Runway hits 1
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Andy gets in the first kills as an ASW group is pummeled by Helldivers!
Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 3
SB2C Helldiver x 50
Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PG Shinko Maru #2, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PG Edo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PG Hakkaisan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Our counter attack is puny, but the Oscars see some of the bombers through!
Day Air attack on TF at 33,73
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 22
D4Y Judy x 19
P1Y Frances x 8
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 60
Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 41
Corsair IV x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 19 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 46 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied Ships
CVE Long Island
CVE Corregidor, Bomb hits 2
CVE White Plains, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* [8D]
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
1 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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And here comes the desert: Strike Force II connects perfectly with the enemy TROOP convoy! [:D]
From a range of 1 hex Judy's and Jill's wreck havoc among the UNESCORTED cargo ships
Day Air attack on TF at 120,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 20
D4Y Judy x 30
B6N Jill x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 5 damaged
Allied Ships [:D] [&o]
AK Starr King, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Edwin M. Stanton
AK William B. Leeds, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK William Ford Nichols, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Cleveland Forbes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Henry L. Abott, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joe C. S. Blackburn, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Augustin Stahl, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK General Fleisher
AK Harrington Emerson, Bomb hits 1
AK Weltevreden, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Alexander Majors, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
396 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4
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The afternoon attack inflicts even more casualties and enemy ships are left sinking all over
the place. Naval construction and Base Force personel are taking to their life rafts.
Day Air attack on TF at 120,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 18
D4Y Judy x 27
B6N Jill x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 2 damaged
B6N Jill: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Harrington Emerson, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Weltevreden, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK General Fleisher, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Starr King, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Edwin M. Stanton, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Benjamin Waterhouse, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3
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Our heroic little TF is destroyed by Helldivers in return!
Day Air attack on TF, near Makale at 32,67
Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 20
Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
PC Hirado, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fujinami, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Fortunately most of our troops have unloaded at Makale and the small strike cause few
casualties.
Day Air attack on TF, near Makale at 32,67
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 9
SB2C Helldiver x 24
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kembu Maru
AP Nihonkai Maru
AP Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Meisho Maru
AP Netsuda Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
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This strike didn't get through, morale was low after previous attacks.
I found that 2 of my Frances formations hat patrol type leaders with high inspiration
and low aggression. Changed this.
Day Air attack on TF at 33,73
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 2
D4Y Judy x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 24
Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 13 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,73
Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
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Put some highly experienced Ann dive bombers on naval attack! They pummel an enemy
destroyer with 100kg bombs and sinks it!!
Day Air attack on TF, near Makale at 32,67
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 14
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Drayton
DD Gansevoort, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Our 'patrol' Frances decide to take on the less formidable TF and sink two more enemy
destroyers! What a feast [8D]
Day Air attack on TF, near Makale at 32,67
Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 5 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Caldwell, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
DD Laffey, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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The follow up attack fails to score hits!
Day Air attack on TF, near Makale at 32,67
Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 11 damaged
Allied Ships
DD McCalla
DD Charles Badger
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Then our Nick's find more enemy cargo ships and pummel them with 37/20 mm cannon shells
and bombs. Best day in months [:)]
Day Air attack on TF at 40,72
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Charlevoix, Shell hits 4
AK Nightingale, Shell hits 12
AK West Notus, Shell hits 8
AK American Builder, Shell hits 4
AK Sidney Hauptmann, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Ground Combat
Didn't manage to re-capture Makale, need more supplies I think. Adjusted assault value
is really low.
Ground combat at Makale
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 6526 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Defending force 3051 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
Japanese max assault: 292 - adjusted assault: 68
Allied max defense: 105 - adjusted defense: 67
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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White Plains under attack!
In total we sank 1 CVE, 3 DD's and several transports today. Another CVE was damaged
together with a large number of transports. So what will Andy's response be? A massive carrier
force will most likely charge out of Pearl Harbour or the US West Coast.
I don't expect Strike Force II to get away with this, but it's mission has already been completed.
The shipping lanes between PH and the US are not safe and Andy will have to divert resources one way
or another.
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