castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 20, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Truk at 108,112 Japanese Ships xAK Daihachikyo Maru DD Hakaze Allied Ships SS Cuttlefish SS Cuttlefish is sighted by escort Cuttlefish diving deep .... DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba DD Yugure DD Ariake Allied Ships PT-20 PT-21 PT-22, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-23, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-24, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-25, Shell hits 1 that could be the TF that was spotted yesterday but there are more around with heavier units as Cuttlefish decided not to bombard PM today while sending in destroyers in to clear the area of my PT boats which works very well in daylight... guess what the SBD squadron at PM set to nav attack 4 hexes did the whole day in best weather conditions? Correct, nothing... compare that behaviour to what would have happened in real life in such an instance... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 27,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Yoshida, Shoichi crosses the 'T' DD Wakaba engages PT-25 at 19,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-24 at 19,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-20 at 19,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-24 at 13,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 13,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-24 at 12,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-23 at 12,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-24 at 12,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-21 at 12,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-20 at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-20 at 10,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-23 at 10,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-23 at 10,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-22 at 10,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-21 at 10,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-20 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-24 at 7,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-25 at 7,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-22 at 7,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-21 at 7,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-20 at 7,000 yards Reese O. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-24 at 9,000 yards PT-24 sunk by DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 9,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-21 at 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-20 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 14,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-23 at 14,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-22 at 14,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-23 at 14,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-20 at 14,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-25 at 15,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-25 at 15,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-25 at 15,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-21 at 15,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-20 at 15,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-25 at 15,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-22 at 15,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-21 at 15,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-20 at 15,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-25 at 12,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-21 at 12,000 yards PT-22 sunk by DD Wakaba at 12,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-20 at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-25 at 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-23 at 9,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-21 at 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-25 at 12,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-23 at 12,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 12,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-25 at 13,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-23 at 13,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-25 at 13,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 13,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-25 at 13,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-21 at 13,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 13,000 yards Reese O. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 11,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-25 at 11,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-23 at 11,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-25 at 11,000 yards PT-23 sunk by DD Hatsushima at 11,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-21 at 11,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-25 at 11,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-25 at 11,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-25 at 11,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT-21 at 10,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-21 at 10,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-25 at 17,000 yards DD Yugure engages PT-21 at 17,000 yards DD Wakaba engages PT-25 at 17,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages PT-25 at 17,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 69 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 26 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 20 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Singapore Fortress ... Also attacking Singapore ... Also attacking Singapore Fortress ... Also attacking Singapore ... Also attacking 22nd Australian Brigade ... Also attacking Singapore Fortress ... Also attacking Singapore ... Also attacking Singapore Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 35 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 17 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 51 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 15 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 26 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 26 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb lots of enemy bombers in the air...
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