castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/04/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1009 encounters mine field at Namlea (38,73) Allied Ships DD Gwin, Mine hits 1 again, not surprising, but surely annoying! Gwin is one of my Cowboy DD that is harrassing enemy shipping around Timor and New Guinea. Two DDs were sent to Namlea, but guess what! Exactly, the enemy TF moved out exactly this turn. Why did my DDs come late? Because two turns ago a sub that was retiring home ended up in the same hex as my DDs and the sub decided to refuel from the DDs, using up 250 op points from the DDs and therefore they couldnīt go in last turn when the enemy TF still was at Namlea. Oh well... The DD retires with minor damage from the mine hit: 14 sys 3 flt 5 fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 18,31 Japanese Ships SS I-169 Allied Ships DD Mustin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage I-169 is well placed in the retreat path of my ships from Andaman Island to Trimcomalee and Mustin is finished off. The DD sinks later in the afternoon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 50,99 Japanese Ships SS RO-65 Allied Ships DD Caldwell DD Bancroft DD Welles DD Waller DD Saufley DD Cony RO-65 is still afloat. Unbelievable, this sub was reported hit not just once but it seems this always was FOW. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIF x 14 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Beaufighter VIF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Dili at 31,77 Japanese Ships AK Tuyama Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships DD Dunlap Dunlap used up all torps but missed, the captain is a total coward, breaking off after half a dozen gun salvoes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Dili at 31,77 Japanese Ships AK Ussuri Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Dunlap The second big AK at Dili is engaged also, again after half a dozen salvoes the captain decides it would be best to break off instead of sending the merchant to hell... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 50,99 Japanese Ships SS RO-65, hits 10, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Caldwell DD Bancroft Our ASW TF got another chance on RO-65 and this time the second class sub is reported sunk... definetely sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 70 No Allied losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Liberator VI bombing at 26000 feet my Liberator VI have yet to achieve a good result... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 16 P-39D Airacobra x 47 PV-1 Ventura x 36 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 109 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 11 Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 39,75 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 48 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Ceylon Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Koryu Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Hakka Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire AP Kisogawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 6000 feet itīs pretty close to suicide to move within half a dozen hexes of my best anti ship bombers. This is the TF I wanted to engage with my DDs at Namlea. Those are all high (80-90) exp bomber crews and even though they operate from Tenimbar, only a level 3 airfield they are deadly to everything uncapped within 13 hexes. I really expect a lot from them as soon as I will have a level 4+ airfield in this region to go ship hunting as they will then not only drop 500lb bombs all the time but 1000lb and 2000lb bombs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,77 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Tuyama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 6000 feet Near Dili, big AK in trouble... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,77 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Ussuri Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 6000 feet the other AK that was already attacked by my DD at night sinks after 6x500lb bomb hits...
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