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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 20, 42
Lost yesterdays combat text, but here is a short summary;
- At Baker Island we encountered the AVD Williamson that was promptly sunk by a light cruiser.
Must point out that it is disturbing that the surface task force group didn't engage this ship.
As it is today the invasion TF is the one that encounteres an enemy TF first.
So Baker Island has been secured and the ca 1000 defenders forced to surrender after a short fight.
En enemy tanker? was spotted heading away from the island but no strikes were launched.
The enemy TF spotted yesterday to the NE was also gone.
We proceed to land support troops while sending out scout ships to make sure no enemy carriers are nearby.
I'm using 3 seaplane tenders for this job.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 42
Landings
Cairns is more of lessu undefended; a fast transport landed a naval unit today!
Amphibious Assault at Cairns
TF 190 troops unloading over beach at Cairns, 92,140
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 82nd Nav Gd
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Ground Combat
Most enemy troops are now crammed together around Tennant Creek - question is just how to get them to surrender.
Ground combat at 76,136
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3010 troops, 8 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
Defending force 3007 troops, 100 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 44
Japanese adjusted assault: 103
Allied adjusted defense: 26
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (0 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units pursuing 1
Allied ground losses:
1246 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 20 (13 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
1st Recon Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
Defending units:
2nd RAN Base Force
NW Australia Base Force
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We are slowly completing our clean up job in China...Focus will now move to the area north and nw of Hong Kong.
Ground combat at 84,48
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6344 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 415
Defending force 1665 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65
Japanese adjusted assault: 186
Allied adjusted defense: 57
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
609 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
11th RGC Temp. Division
13th/A Division
13th/B Division
Defending units:
30th Chinese/C Corps
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Ground combat at 83,51
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 666
Defending force 1942 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Japanese adjusted assault: 107
Allied adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1087 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
3rd Division
51st Infantry Brigade
Defending units:
30th Chinese/A Corps
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This important railroad junction was captured after a short but intense armored battle between one of our crack
recon regiments and parts of an Allied 9th Armoured Regiment - which must have been caught by surprise or without supplies cause we suffered no casualties 
Ground combat at Winton (86,147)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1175 troops, 2 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 55
Defending force 720 troops, 0 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 25
Japanese adjusted assault: 54
Allied adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Winton !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 63 (54 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
5th Recon Regiment
Defending units:
2/9th Armoured Regiment
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Baker Island encounter
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 "The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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