PzB74
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Things are heating up a bit as we invade Normanton!
Another Guards division arrived at Camhran Bay today - will move it first to Java and then load it up together with the rest of the troops there as they complete their Bandoeng assignment. These troops make up our reserve and can be committed were needed. The Guards Tank Division when it arrives in 3 weeks will be sent to Burma and together with the 1st Imp Division make up the core of the defenses there.
In a few days the carrier Junyo arrives and will soon sail together with a new CS and 4 destroyers to join the Fleet carriers.
The Hosho will be sent back to the Home Islands to continue her role as training carrier - decided that we needed all available guns for Phase I.
Forgot to mention: Moved KB carriers to support Normanton with a heavy LRCAP and made an exception from the rule of no ground attacks. Since there are so few and weak enemy LCU's at Normanton I will give our grunt a helping hand in blowing up that Cav Rgt. - The hope is that we can gun down the remainder of those dive bombers since they don't go into production for some time yet.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 25, 42
Sub / ASW Atacks
A couple of Allied sub successes over the few days, no high value targets fortunately.
Went over the list of sunk enemy subs; 9 sunk - 1 to mine, 1 in the Peal Harbour attack, 4 to depth charge attacks (mostly Dutch boats in shallow water), one or two in port and one to unknown reasons. Only 2 smaller Jap subs have been lost, one to mines.
ASW attack near Darwin at 76,124
Japanese Ships
PB Kensyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Tohuku Maru
xAKL Oridono Maru
PB Kembu Maru
Allied Ships
SS O20
SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kensyo Maru
O20 bottoming out ....
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Both torps worked...that's a first for a US Fleet boat! A small 1250 capacity shuttle tanker goes down.
Submarine attack near Truk at 109,106
Japanese Ships
TK Matsumoto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Tarpon
TK Matsumoto Maru is sighted by SS Tarpon
SS Tarpon launches 4 torpedoes at TK Matsumoto Maru
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Invasions
Little initial resistance and we unload unharmed at Normanton;
1 inf regiment, 2 tank regiments, 1 tank recon unit, 1 AT unit and 4 arty units.
- Hoped this initial wave would be enough to secure the base.
Amphibious Assault at Normanton
TF 96 troops unloading over beach at Normanton, 86,138
Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7.7mm T99 AAMG lost from landing craft during unload of 1st RF Gun Bn
15cm T96 Howitzer damaged beyond repair during unload of 17th Medium FA Rgt
Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 4th Tank Rgt /2
10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 2nd Mortar Bn
75mm T94 Mtn Gun lost overboard during unload of 55th Mtn Gun Rgt
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt /1
75mm Infantry Gun lost from landing craft during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt /1
10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt /1
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt /3
10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt /3
10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt /3
10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 16th Infantry Rgt /3
Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 22nd Recon Rgt /2
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Air Combat
Enemy air attacks were stronger and more potent that expected; especially since 32 Banshee dive bombers from Cairns
were able to get through our to weak and pretty impotent LRCAP put up by the escort carriers. Even the B-17's landed hits; 8 transports hit - 2 sank outright. Not good :-\ At least our troops and supplies were ashore.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Hokusin Maru
xAK Misaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamayuri Maru
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-26 Marauder x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Argun Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Nitian Maru
CA Nachi
xAK Kokuryu Maru
xAK Yamayuri Maru
xAK Misaki Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Yoneyama Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
xAK Hokusin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Misaki Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tonegawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Nitian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamayuri Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ryuun Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Hukuzyu Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-26 Marauder x 6
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Kokuryu Maru
xAK Taizin Maru
CA Nachi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Meiu Maru
xAK Taizin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tonegawa Maru, on fire
xAK Ada Maru
xAK Kaisyo Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Yoneyama Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Normanton at 86,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
xAK Taizin Maru, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Aus Cav Brigade, at 86,138 (Normanton)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 8
B5N2 Kate x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Ground Combat
This Chinese group is surrounded and is being bombed and attacked into oblivion:
Ground combat at 87,56
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23430 troops, 191 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 834
Defending force 16869 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 487
Japanese adjusted assault: 504
Allied adjusted defense: 247
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
570 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
802 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 85 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Assaulting units:
102nd Infantry Regiment
116th/A Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
17th/C Division
51st Recon Regiment
17th/B Division
116th/B Division
Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
3rd War Area
32nd Group Army
16th Construction Regiment
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Christmas Island has been abandoned...
Ground combat at Christmas Island IO (45,104)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 487 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 18
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Christmas Island IO !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
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The enemy is stronger than I thought; an Oz Cavalry Rgt backed up with 3 forts.
May seem like we got a fight on our hands. Need to wait a day or two before attacking, some 40 disruption after landings.
Arty will hammer away though.
Ground combat at Normanton (86,138)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3120 troops, 21 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 172
Defending force 7376 troops, 184 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
2nd Aus Cav Brigade
16th RAAF Base Force
1st RAAF M/W Sqn
Defending units:
7th Tank Rgt /1
4th Tank Rgt /1
22nd Recon Rgt /1
16th Infantry Rgt /2
17th Medium FA Rgt /1
21st Medium FA Bn /1
2nd Mortar Bn /1
1st RF Gun Bn /1
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Bn /1
55th Mtn Gun Rgt /1
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Invaded Makin - mostly because a Rufe float fighter unit is due to arrive here shortly and it won't arrive unless
we own the place 
Ground combat at Makin (136,125)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 103 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 6
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF /1
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< Message edited by PzB -- 2/14/2010 4:52:35 PM >
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