| moore4807 
 
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   | AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 06, 42 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 I'm looking where hes getting the replacement ammo from, I'm mean he SHOULD be out by now - right?
 According to my careful analysis (right!)  hes killed around 1/3rd of my troops in the past 3 turns...
 
 Night Naval bombardment of Cebu at 80,86
 Japanese Ships
 BB Hyuga
 BB Haruna
 CA Aoba
 CA Myoko
 CA Chokai
 CL Abukuma
 CL Yura
 CL Jintsu
 DD Karii
 DD Arashio
 DD Hamakaze
 
 Allied ground losses:
 13 casualties reported
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
 Airbase hits 1
 Runway hits 2
 
 
 and like the tides, Japs just keep rolling in to port Moresby.
 
 Pre-Invasion action off Port Moresby (98,130)
 Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 Japanese Ships
 PB Narita Maru
 xAP Kamo Maru
 
 Japanese ground losses:
 59 casualties reported
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
 Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 Amphibious Assault at Port Moresby (98,130)
 TF 311 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 98,130
 
 Invasion Support action off Port Moresby (98,130)
 Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
 Japanese Ships
 PB Narita Maru
 xAP Kamo Maru
 
 
 
 EVERY minesweeper sunk is a good day for me.
 
 Day Time Surface Combat, near Probolinggo at 56,105, Range 4,000 Yards
 Japanese Ships
 AMc Toroshima Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
 
 Allied Ships
 CL Sumatra
 
 
 1-2 odds against and delivers 3-1 in hits, pretty good shootin Dutchie!
 
 Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,102, Range 15,000 Yards
 Japanese Ships
 CL Nagara, Shell hits 3
 TB Manazuru, Shell hits 4,  on fire
 
 Allied Ships
 CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
 
 The luck had to run out sooner or later, but you gotta like 1-2 odds and still hitting just under 3-1
 
 Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,102, Range 15,000 Yards
 Japanese Ships
 CL Nagara, Shell hits 7
 TB Manazuru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
 
 Allied Ships
 CL Sumatra, Shell hits 6,  on fire
 
 
 here's where Billy Mitchell tried to show the Black Shoe Admirals that the end of Battleship dominance had come...
 I thought the Dutch fighters LRCAP would hold off an air attack - I was dreadfully wrong!
 
 Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 55,103
 Weather in hex: Clear sky
 Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
 Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
 Japanese aircraft
 A6M2 Zero x 3
 B5N2 Kate x 10
 
 Allied aircraft
 B-339D x 1
 CW-21B Demon x 3
 
 Japanese aircraft losses
 B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
 No Allied losses
 
 Allied Ships
 CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
 Maybe the Dutch havent heard of CAP? or LRCAP?  they put up no defense of CL Sumatra at all!!!
 
 Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 55,103
 Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
 Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
 Japanese aircraft
 A6M2 Zero x 3
 B5N2 Kate x 8
 
 Allied aircraft
 B-339D x 1
 CW-21B Demon x 1
 75A-7 Hawk x 2
 
 No Japanese losses
 
 No Allied losses
 
 Allied Ships
 CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 
 Aircraft Attacking:
 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
 Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
 
 CAP engaged:
 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
 (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
 Group patrol altitude is 15000
 Raid is overhead
 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
 (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
 Group patrol altitude is 15000
 Raid is overhead
 3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
 (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
 Group patrol altitude is 15000
 Raid is overhead
 
 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Sumatra
 
 
 I wanted the PA guys to keep moving, (ergo wrong op mode)  obviously they didn't understand blitzkrieg tactics!
 
 Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)
 Japanese Deliberate attack
 Attacking force 8754 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 289
 Defending force 2066 troops, 35 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 70
 
 Japanese adjusted assault: 190
 Allied adjusted defense: 21
 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
 
 Combat modifiers
 Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
 experience(-)
 Attacker:
 
 Japanese ground losses:
 168 casualties reported
 Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
 Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
 
 Allied ground losses:
 631 casualties reported
 Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
 Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 6 disabled
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 Guns lost 18 (17 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 Vehicles lost 31 (17 destroyed, 14 disabled)
 Units retreated 2
 
 Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
 Assaulting units:
 53rd/A Division
 53rd/C Division
 14th Army
 4th JNAF AF Unit
 
 Defending units:
 11th PA Infantry Division
 192nd Tank Battalion
 
 Annie finally has something to crow about...
 
 Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!!
 
 
 
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