castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/24/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Darwin at 36,84 Japanese Ships AK Tazima Maru Allied Ships SS Tuna Tuna is the only threat of the Allied Navy defending Darwin... torps missed... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 Japanese Ships BB Musashi BB Yamato Allied ground losses: 130 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Yamato and Musashi carry the biggest guns on the map and their 6 inch armament alone could wreck havoc on a beach but the result is pathetic... will never figure out how those bombardments really work. The only 100% sure thing to get a nuke seems to be using two or three dozen float planes the day before, but while Iīve used them once also, I just donīt like it... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 23 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) TF 23 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84 Japanese Ships AP Zinzan Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 23 434 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Thames Maru AP Tatuharu Maru Japanese ground losses: 2949 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 18 those coastal gun shots are NOT from a CD unit, those are coming from the inf units defending the beach, therefore no hits on my ships... Acceptable losses from the landing... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 23 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) TF 23 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84 581 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Palao Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire AP Zenoa Maru AP Tofuku Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AP Kansan Maru, Shell hits 8 AP Huso Maru Japanese ground losses: 1670 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 13 during the day phase, there is CD gunfire. Tofuku Maru tries to make Koepang, the other two ships are fine... again, the losses from the landing are acceptable, this is totally amazing considering the fact that my troops are only 20 prepped on average... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 45 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84 Japanese Ships AP Taizin Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 45 281 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Chinko Maru AP Ginyo Maru Japanese ground losses: 2769 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 90 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84 Japanese Ships MSW Toshi Maru #2 MSW Seki Maru MSW Choun Maru #21 MSW Banshu Maru #18 Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 90 266 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Kikuryu Maru, Shell hits 7 AP Rakuto Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Shoun Maru AP Tatuta Maru Japanese ground losses: 2666 casualties reported Guns lost 3 all but one TF started unloading today. Why the TF with my TK divs didnīt start to unload is beyond me but this is only a minor issue at the moment. Within the next two days all my troops should have been unloaded. Then I will have to decide if I have to throw in the second wave. Two divs are 50 prepped for Darwin but they were fighting on Dili and are at 85/100 so I would prefer not to land them on a hostile beach. And two more BIG amphibious TFs are waiting with troops 100% prepped for Derby, so if I have to throw them totally unprepped onto the invasion beachhead of Darwin this could then be a very bloody affair for my troops. When my troops from the first wave have completely unloaded we will have something like 3.500 av available. And 1.500 av will be from tank units, which are really making a difference, Iīve seen that in India already. We will see... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Darwin at 36,84 Japanese Ships AK Katuragi Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tuna Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 damn it, the AK sunk immediately... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 254 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 73 Aircraft Attacking: 32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 54 Ki-49 Helen x 119 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 30 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 16000 feet 16.000ft and our result is poor... but that way weīre at least minimizing our bomber losses. Tomorrow a 200 bomber strike from Kendari again, also set to 16.000 ft. In the worst case, we will have to set our bombers to 11.000ft again, I donīt want to see this airfield being operational again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 34 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 35 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 68 Ki-49 Helen x 108 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 60 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 80 G3M Nell x 35 G4M1 Betty x 67 Ki-46-III Dinah x 4 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 5 damaged G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 93 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet Darwinīs flak defense is obviously wrecked... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 19 Kittyhawk I x 38 P-40E Warhawk x 81 Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged Kittyhawk I: 3 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 96 A6M3a Zero x 3 B5N Kate x 136 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 31 damaged B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 18 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 180 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 24 x B5N Kate bombing at 16000 feet absolutely bad idea to use my Vals, thought they would get away but 5 are lost to flak (4 precious pilots). No more Vals doing attacks here... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15845 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1533 Defending force 287885 troops, 1840 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6936 hehe, Chinese troops starving big style here! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweiyang Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15954 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3472 Defending force 196634 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5450 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Darwin Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 27575 troops, 286 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 888 Defending force 108747 troops, 961 guns, 670 vehicles, Assault Value = 2528 Japanese ground losses: 202 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 4 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 1 damn, the enemy already has more troops here than Iīve thought, especially the USMC division is a surprise for me. Wonder how many more troops Miller can fly in and how my troops will perform against the level 9 forts we surely will have to face. Iīm hoping for my tanks. As it stands now, my troops seem to be coming ashore in very good state, they will have ample supply and we will probably outnumber the enemy 3:1 or 4:1 in assault value. If I see that the first one or two attacks have no chance, then I will throw in the next wave, but for the moment, Iīm confident. If I will be able to take Darwin, then we will see how Miller will play out the land combat again! See attached the troops that are defending Darwin and the units weīve landed so far with more to come. While seeing the USMC division is the bad thing, thereīs also a good thing: there are two enemy inf units in the lead of the enemy troop stack and they will be hit hard when we attack. This means after we have worn down those two troops, the enemy av should drop to something like 500. But thatīs the base av, the adjusted av will surely look awful high in the beginning, as I guess the enemy is 100% prepped (but who knows) and there will be level 9 forts.
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