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Blackwatch_it -> March 1 (6/8/2005 6:57:25 AM)
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March 1
A good opening for the month, a PT group payed a visit to Balikpapan:
BB Kongo
CA Takao
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Nachi
DD Natsushio
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 4
DD Asashio, Shell hits 1
DD Murasame
DD Akatsuki
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa
Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-33
PT PT-34, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
PT PT-35
PT PT-41, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
and stayed till when all sunk.
I lost some bombers in an attack on Akyab, the bombers won't go unescorted anymore.
Tom is starting to evacuate Djokjakarta, his defence is less effective.
March 2
Djokjakarta captured.
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 54491 troops, 466 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 12473 troops, 76 guns, 12 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta base !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Allied ground losses:
1302 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Now I will be able to joint my troops in Java.
March 3
Baby KB in attacking TFs at Darwin
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
B5N Kate x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Halldor, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Ranger, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK City of Manchester, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
supported by Kendari LBAs
apanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 8
G4M1 Betty x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Federlock, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tantalus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Wosang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kalgan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Latimer, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Steelhead, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Honolulan, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
B5N Kate x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Warrego
AP Ormiston, Torpedo hits 1
MSW Warrnambool, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Some AKs sunk and no CAP at all. Tom didn't expect this visit.
A surprising land combat result
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 64118 troops, 777 guns, 6 vehicles
Defending force 140366 troops, 1160 guns, 329 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
1109 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 3
Very strange, the usual losses in the other turns were around 100 men.
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