RUPD3658
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Joined: 8/28/2002 From: East Brunswick, NJ Status: offline
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Tried to catch APs at Luganville. They bugged out and I ran into DDs in stead. Did not go well for me. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/29/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 64 encounters mine field at Luganville (72,107) Japanese Ships DD Asanagi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 72,107 Japanese Ships CL Abukuma DD Kagero DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Tanikaze DD Oshio DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki Allied Ships DD Humphreys DD Gilmer, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk) DD Hatfield, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Kane, Shell hits 1 DD Rathburne, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DMS Southard, Shell hits 2, on fire DMS Long, Shell hits 1 DMS Wasmuth, Shell hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 72,107 Japanese Ships CL Abukuma DD Kagero, Shell hits 1 DD Urakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Hamakaze, on fire DD Tanikaze DD Oshio DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships APD Manley, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage APD Colhoun, Shell hits 1, on fire APD Gregory, Shell hits 4, on fire APD Little, Shell hits 1 APD McKean, Shell hits 2, on fire APD Stringham, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 176 casualties reported Vehicles lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 21,5 Japanese Ships DD Sagi DD Hiyodori DD Kasasagi DD Kuretake DD Wakatake DD Hasu DD Kuri DD Tachikaze DD Hatakaze DD Nagatsuki DD Satsuki DD Akebono DD Amagiri DD Sagiri DD Fubuki DD Akatsuki DD Ariake DD Samidare DD Arashio DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Tokitsukaze DD Amatsukaze DD Oyashio Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 21,5 Japanese Ships DD Sagi DD Hiyodori DD Kasasagi DD Kuretake DD Wakatake DD Hasu DD Kuri DD Tachikaze DD Hatakaze DD Nagatsuki DD Satsuki DD Akebono DD Amagiri DD Sagiri DD Fubuki DD Ariake DD Samidare DD Arashio DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Tokitsukaze DD Amatsukaze DD Oyashio Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 21,5 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Umikaze DD Murasame DD Asagumo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Calcutta Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 347629 troops, 3373 guns, 457 vehicles, Assault Value = 7563 Defending force 77544 troops, 513 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 945 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8 Japanese max assault: 7306 - adjusted assault: 4276 Allied max defense: 999 - adjusted defense: 6185 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8) Japanese ground losses: 11060 casualties reported Guns lost 304 Vehicles lost 26 Allied ground losses: 1766 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dimapur Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 20051 troops, 194 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 553 Defending force 38198 troops, 249 guns, 596 vehicles, Assault Value = 617 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 619228 troops, 7809 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 13000 Defending force 343952 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10900 Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/30/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 21,5 Japanese Ships DD Sagi DD Hiyodori DD Kasasagi DD Kuretake DD Wakatake DD Hasu DD Kuri DD Hatakaze DD Nagatsuki DD Satsuki DD Akebono DD Amagiri DD Sagiri DD Fubuki DD Akatsuki DD Ariake DD Samidare DD Arashio DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Tokitsukaze DD Amatsukaze DD Oyashio Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 21,5 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Umikaze DD Murasame DD Asagumo Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lashio , at 35,30 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 119 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed C5M Babs: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 62 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,104 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 89 B-24D Liberator x 101 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Tanikaze CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage (Sunk) DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Oshio, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Kagero, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Uzuki, Bomb hits 1 DD Urakaze, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,104 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 69 B-24D Liberator x 57 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Uzuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Urakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kagero, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Oshio, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Tanikaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 21,5 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Umikaze DD Murasame DD Asagumo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dimapur Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 20156 troops, 197 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 557 Defending force 38309 troops, 250 guns, 597 vehicles, Assault Value = 618 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 619116 troops, 7815 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 12993 Defending force 343214 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10896 Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Calcutta Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7792 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6804 Defending force 74943 troops, 474 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 911 Allied ground losses: 184 casualties reported Guns lost 2
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