Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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I can't believe these guys made it from the northern limits of the Makassar Strait since the night of the 4th. The US cruisers are 40 miles away as sun sets. It's the freaking 48th Div from the PI. Unprepped. HOLD ON LADS! HELP IS ON THE WAY! quote:
Pre-Invasion action off Bima (63,110) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Fuyo DD Numakaze DD Satsuki AMC Gokoku Maru DD Wakatake E Kiku Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Fuyo firing at 53rd British Brigade DD Numakaze firing at 53rd British Brigade DD Satsuki firing at 10th Air Advn Base Force DD Fuyo fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Bima (63,110) TF 12 troops unloading over beach at Bima, 63,110 Japanese ground losses: 475 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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