Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Verdun: Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 57,129 (Port Hedland) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 Mitchell II x 3 Bolingbroke IV x 11 B-17E Fortress x 5 B-25C Mitchell x 42 B-26 Marauder x 6 B-26B Marauder x 17 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 201 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Nice, nice, very nice. Morning Air attack on 77th Infantry Regiment, at 57,129 (Port Hedland) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort V x 26 Beaufort VIII x 28 B-26 Marauder x 3 P-40K Warhawk x 17 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 208 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled I wanted all things To seem to make some sense, So we could all be happy, yes, Instead of tense. Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 4 B-17E Fortress x 16 B-17F Fortress x 8 F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled And I made up lies So that they all fit nice, And I made this sad world A par-a-dise. Ground combat at Darwin (76,124) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13011 troops, 116 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 527 Defending force 43132 troops, 714 guns, 758 vehicles, Assault Value = 1347 Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Engineer Co 38th/A Division 18th Tank Regiment 38th/B Division 52nd JNAF AF Unit 53rd JNAF AF Unit 107th JAAF AF Bn 22nd Ind.AA Gun Co 5th Div /2 Defending units: 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 6th Marine Regiment 7th Australian Division 1st Marine Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion 6th Australian Division 2nd USMC Engineer Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion 2nd RAAF M/W Sqn South Pacific I US Amphib Corps 2/9th Field Regiment 225th Field Artillery Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Australian Hvy AA Regiment 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2/11th Field Regiment 8th Marine Defense Battalion 21/22 Field Regiment 16th USN SeaBees /1
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