PzB74
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Ok that settles it; we sink the Mississippi, the AKV a transport and an escort. The Valiant was also reported sunk; time to conclude this business. We have the first 36 ac Frank unit in service, upgraded an elite formation first. The Katsuragi is enroute to meet up with the KB. A Zero unit that upgrades to the George without being restricted also arrived In RL this has been a crap week with a close friend passing away, getting sick and in general not having the best of weeks. Having the best of times in AE kinda helps lift the spirit a bit...unfortunately at the sacrifice of someone elses good spirits AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 10, 43 Sub Attacks Sub attack near Perth at 47,147 Japanese Ships SS I-27, hits 6 Allied Ships xAP Kepong, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DE Isis DE Fortune DE Encounter AS Colombia LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe AK Charlevoix AK Caledonia AK Indus TK British Hope TK Norfold LST-479 LST-335 xAP Kajang xAP Speelman xAP Rooseboom xAP Sin Kheng Seng xAP Cap St Jacques xAK John Burke xAK Frederick J. Turner xAK Francisco Coronado xAK Christy Mathewson xAK Archbishop Lamy xAK Portmar xAK Cape Elizabeth xAK Sidney Hauptmann DD Racehorse DD Vendetta DD Endicott SS I-27 launches 6 torpedoes at xAP Kepong DD Racehorse fails to find sub and abandons search DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Endicott fails to find sub and abandons search DD Vendetta attacking submerged sub .... DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Vendetta fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Air Combat Again, taking out ground assault in Burma. Morning Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 17,165 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 30 A6M5b Zero x 11 B6N2 Jill x 10 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAK Adabelle Lykes, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 17,165 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y1 Judy x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y1 Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 17,165 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 30 A6M5b Zero x 10 B6N2 Jill x 10 D4Y1 Judy x 16 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AKV Engadine, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Henry S Grove, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Hindustan, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 11 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKV Engadine Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Hindustan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at 60,43 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 38575 troops, 543 guns, 272 vehicles, Assault Value = 1851 Defending force 30884 troops, 456 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 925 Allied ground losses: 150 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Chinese Corps 20th Indian Division 23rd Indian Division 66th Chinese/B Corps 66th Chinese/C Corps Burma Corps 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Indian Light AA Regiment Defending units: 11th Division 4th Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 16th Field AA Machinecannon Company 15th Army 48th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Field Artillery Regiment 51st Field AA Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luganville (120,150) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 425 troops, 0 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 25 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 4 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 14th NZ Bde /2 Defending units: II/81st Nav Gd /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Luganville by attrition!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coupe de Grace
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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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