castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 12, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Manus at 101,119 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 66 damaged A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-57-I Topsy: 19 damaged Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships CA Houston CA Northampton CA Indianapolis CA Portland CL Hobart CL Perth Japanese ground losses: 183 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 18 Port hits 14 a more interesting turn as some heavy cruisers took position 9 hexes SW of Manus to bombard the place tonight... our carriers were covering the two cruiser squadrons but our task forces were not even spotted as there seems to be no IJ nav search in the area which is quite surprising as the area around Rabaul should be seen as not unimportant for this stage of the war... I won't complain, CF may well have a plan... nearly the same as at Rabaul, we hit the base (while not as many enemy aircraft were destroyed) that had dozens of aircraft on the field... CA Houston firing at Manus CA Northampton firing at 54th Division OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Indianapolis CA Indianapolis firing at 54th Division CA Portland firing at Manus CL Hobart firing at 54th Division CL Perth firing at Manus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Manus at 101,119 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 141 damaged A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed on ground Ki-57-I Topsy: 79 damaged Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CA Astoria CA New Orleans CA Chicago CA Chester Japanese ground losses: 560 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 21 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 82 Port hits 14 Port supply hits 2 here's the second SAG that nukes the base and what isn't destroyed is surely damaged so my bombers that are ordered to attack too should take care of the rest... CA San Francisco firing at Manus CA Minneapolis firing at Manus CA Astoria firing at Manus CA New Orleans firing at Manus CA Chicago firing at Manus CA Chester firing at Manus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Fraser Island at 98,156 Japanese Ships SS I-175 Allied Ships DD Norman DD Nestor DD Nizam another round off OZ coast, same result as always... SS I-175 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Norman DD Norman attacking submerged sub .... DD Nizam fails to find sub and abandons search DD Norman attacking submerged sub .... DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 22 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet ordered both of my available P-38 squadrons to sweep Manus in the morning but either the base was closed or there was no Zero left operational after tonight's bombardments... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 22 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 43 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 45 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 49 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 damaged Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 43 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 90 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 27 destroyed on ground Ki-57-I Topsy: 8 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 27 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 67 then the 4E show up and to the real damage when it comes down to destroyed aircraft on the ground... note the Topsies, I am pretty sure CF ordered the evacuation of the troops sitting at Lae that have no hope of receiving any reinforcements or supply nor could they hope for amphibious evac... Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet 3 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3956 troops, 229 guns, 277 vehicles, Assault Value = 1144 Defending force 66623 troops, 888 guns, 669 vehicles, Assault Value = 1770 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (5 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Tank Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 16th Division 4th Tank Regiment 38th Division 7th Tank Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Art.Mortar Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 31st PA Infantry Division 194th Tank Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 51st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 4th Marine Regiment 14th PS Engineer Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 81st PA Infantry Division 61st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 2nd PA Constabulary Division 1st PI Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment USAFFE 301st Construction Battalion 202nd PA Construction Battalion Manila USAAF Base Force Asiatic Fleet 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion II Philippine Corps 201st PA Construction Battalion 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion I Philippine Corps Clark Field USAAF Base Force Provisional GMC Grp Far East USAAF 41st PA Infantry Division PAF Aviation 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Denpasar (58,108) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1251 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Defending force 72 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 32 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Denpasar !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 86 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Kure 5th SNLF Defending units: Timor Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 83,42 (near Sian) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 33466 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1407 Defending force 10828 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 251 Allied adjusted assault: 762 Japanese adjusted defense: 742 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 640 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Allied ground losses: 292 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled at that rate it will still take quite some time to destroy the enemy division... Assaulting units: 22nd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 19th Chinese Corps 84th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese Corps 69th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 13th Group Army 37th Group Army Defending units: 110th Division
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