moore4807
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 41
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Larry already posted this, but does anyone remember this was the SCTF that received an aerial attack two days ago? Me neither!
Night Time Surface Combat, near Canton Island at 153,143, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PB Chokai Maru, Shell hits 2
PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PB Mikitade Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
xAK Tatuharu Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
xAK Terushima Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Penang Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Yosida Maru #3, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Fukoku Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CL Helena, Shell hits 1
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Cummings
DD Case
DD Conyngham
Japanese ground losses:
2165 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 20 (19 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Still subbin it! (wordplay on John's job...) Must get ASW forces built up here!
Sub attack near Channel Islands at 223,78
Japanese Ships
SS I-26
Allied Ships
DD Phelps
DD Farragut
Aleutians Express is coming "Right on down the line"
Amphibious Assault at Amchitka Island (158,52)
TF 202 troops unloading over beach at Amchitka Island, 158,52
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of Nanking Nav Gd /2
And WHERE might you be going, my little chick-a-dee?
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kure Island at 151,91
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Otonase
xAK Kyosei Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
I'll gladly take this kind of luck... I've never used the floats as bombers before, but I'm beginning to like it!
Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,73
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Allied aircraft
SOC-1 Seagull x 2
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAP Dairen Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SOC-1 Seagull bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
The final, defiant, middle finger pointing, last moments...
Morning Air attack on 1st Kure Assault Division, at 79,89 (Cagayan)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 13
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Grocery Store is just not getting the goods... 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 152,154
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
D3A1 Val x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Bundaleer, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Anna Odland, Bomb hits 2
xAK Iron King, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 152,154
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
D3A1 Val x 40
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Bundaleer, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Anna Odland, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
John has decided to be a real pest here, hopefully Catalina's are as good as SOC's in lucky bombing.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island at 174,141
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
With a name like... it has to be good! (nothing strategic - just had to post the name of this island!) 
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pukapuka at 155,155
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N2 Kate x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
TK Herborg, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
Sorta thought they'd hold out longer...but looking at the combat results, I didn't give them much to work with.
Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6735 troops, 69 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 245
Defending force 5702 troops, 24 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
Japanese adjusted assault: 163
Allied adjusted defense: 57
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 18 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2195 casualties reported
Squads: 135 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 221 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (8 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment
1st Kure Assault Division
Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
1st /101st PA Battalion
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
Mindanao Force Corps
No father, No mother, No Uncle Sam...
Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12085 troops, 102 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 440
Defending force 4125 troops, 187 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 99
Japanese adjusted assault: 359
Allied adjusted defense: 169
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Assaulting units:
21st Division
Defending units:
Manila Bay Defenses
Provisional GMC Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
*** Added Combat Report
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