Olorin
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Oct 28 5th Fleet: I decided to send the amphibious TF back to Amchitka to unload the remainder of the 4th Div and supplies, because after the deliberate attacks supply was reduced to 2000. Michael sent a surface force of two CAs, 2 CLs and 4 DDs, but luckily my escorting cruisers engaged them during the night before they reach my transports. Here is the report: quote:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, Range 2,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Suzuya CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Wakatake, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CA Devonshire, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CA Exeter CL Hobart DD Bagley, Shell hits 1 DD Ralph Talbot DD Henley DD Electra DD Encounter Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 89% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 89% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Shafroth, John F. crosses the 'T' CA Suzuya engages CA Devonshire at 2,000 yards CA Devonshire engages CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards CA Devonshire engages DD Wakatake at 2,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Fumizuki at 2,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CA Exeter at 2,000 yards CL Hobart engages CL Yubari at 2,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Wakatake at 2,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages DD Electra at 2,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages DD Henley at 2,000 yards DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Wakatake at 2,000 yards DD Wakatake engages DD Bagley at 2,000 yards Task forces break off... CA Suzuya sunk CA Devonshire outright. CL Yubari and DD Wakatake suffered moderate damage, but will survive to fight another day. In the morning, 14 Hurricanes sweep Amchitka and are met by 18 Zeros, resulting in 3 lost aircraft for each side. Then two allied naval strikes are launched from Adak. The first managed to reach my transports, destroying 3 Zeroes in the process, sinking a xAK and damaging a xAP. In the afternoon, my CAP does better. 4 P-400 Anacondas and 1 Vindicator are destroyed, but the enemy still breaks through and sinks AMC Gokoku Maru and damages lightly two xAKs. The deliberate attack failed again. It seems that terrain and weather will not let us destroy the Canadians: quote:
Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12943 troops, 102 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 434 Defending force 6524 troops, 157 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 155 Japanese adjusted assault: 154 Allied adjusted defense: 241 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 349 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 48 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 4th Division Sasebo 5th SNLF 23rd Special Base Force 7th Base Force 5th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 14th Canadian Brigade Rifles of Canada Battalion 177th Construction Regiment 165th Field Artillery Battalion 28th Canadian AA Regiment 4th Fleet: I-25 sinks an allied submarine near Hawaii, but is then attacked by an allied ASW TF, suffering major damage (over 60 flt). It will try to make its way back to Kwajalein, doing 3 knots. This is the second sub that sufferes major damage in this area. PH will be left unwatched for a few weeks. At Makin, I sent two destroyers to intercept an allied convoy. 1 SC and 4 xAKLs were sunk before the destroyers made it home safely. The allied heavy bombers continue their daily raids on Maloelap and Mili. This is getting bothersome. Supply is burnt steadily and I have to send small PBs to resupply these two bases. I am pondering a raid on the Gilberts. KB is ordered to sneak its way as close as it can. If it remains unspotted, I will perhaps order last minute dash and attack Tarawa, whish I think is where most of the B-17s are based. R&D: The following types are accelerated by one month: A6M5b (11/43) Tojo IIc (9/43) Hellen IIb (4/43) Judy (12/42)
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