Rio Bravo
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Combat Report for October 30, 1942 DD Litchfield hammers two Japanese PBs. The Allies won the air battles today. DD Litchfield Sets Japanese PBs on Fire Near Attu! Day Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 152,51, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Nishho Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Seikyo Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires Allied Ships DD Litchfield Low visibility due to Rain Maximum visibility in Rain: 9,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Seikyo Maru at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Seikyo Maru at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Seikyo Maru at 4,000 yards Arikawa, O. orders Japanese TF to disengage DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Seikyo Maru at 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Seikyo Maru at 3,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 4,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 4,000 yards Edmonds P. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Seikyo Maru at 5,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 9,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Seikyo Maru at 15,000 yards DD Litchfield engages PB Nishho Maru at 15,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards Range increases to 22,000 yards Task forces break off... Japanese Surface Combat Fleet Sets DD Litchfield on Fire Near Aggatu Island: Day Time Surface Combat, near Agattu Island at 153,51, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Hiei DD Yuzuki DD Kosugiri DD Myojinami Allied Ships DD Litchfield, Shell hits 1, on fire Low visibility due to Rain Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Nishida, Masao crosses the 'T' DD Kosugiri engages DD Litchfield at 15,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Litchfield at 14,000 yards DD Litchfield engages DD Myojinami at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Litchfield at 12,000 yards DD Myojinami engages DD Litchfield at 12,000 yards DD Litchfield engages DD Kosugiri at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Litchfield at 9,000 yards DD Myojinami engages DD Litchfield at 9,000 yards DD Litchfield engages DD Kosugiri at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Litchfield at 12,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Litchfield at 16,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards DD Litchfield engages DD Myojinami at 18,000 yards Range increases to 22,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Litchfield at 22,000 yards Range increases to 26,000 yards Range increases to 29,000 yards Task forces break off... Vals Get Hammered at Dutch Harbor! Morning Air attack on Dutch Harbor, at 171,50 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 16 B5N2 Kate x 10 D3A1 Val x 6 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 10 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Two Sallys Damaged at Chungking! Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Base Force, at 76,45 (Chungking) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Ki-30 Ann x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 78th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 1st Chinese Base Force ... Ann Damaged at Chungking! Morning Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Anns Get Hammered at Colombo! Morning Air attack on Colombo Fortress, at 29,48 (Colombo) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 132 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 7 Ki-30 Ann x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb El Lobo's Artillery Pound Chinese at Kienko: Ground combat at Kienko (78,41) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 10827 troops, 771 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 3969 Defending force 42559 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1073 Allied ground losses: 320 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 10th Division 37th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 23rd Division 12th Division 36th Division 13th Tank Regiment 59th Infantry Brigade 27th Electric Engineer Regiment 14th Division 1st Engineer Regiment 28th Engineer Regiment 5th Tank Regiment 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 5th Armored Car Co 12th Tank Regiment 110th/B Division 41st Division 24th Division 110th/C Division 7th RF Gun Battalion 5th Army 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 45th Road Const Co 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 46th Const Co 9th Ind. Engineer Regiment 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion China Expeditionary Army 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 24th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Army 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 52nd Road Const Co 12th Army Mongol Garrison Army 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 51st Road Const Co Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 46th Road Const Co 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 47th Road Const Co 6th Army 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Korea Army 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 48th Road Const Co 7th Ind. Engineer Regiment 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 4th RF Gun Battalion 56th JAAF AF Bn 49th Const Co 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd RF Gun Battalion North China Area Army 6th RF Gun Battalion 45th Const Co 1st Army 68th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 26th Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 99th Chinese Corps 34th Group Army 95th Chinese Corps 36th Group Army 5th War Area 17th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Base Force 4th Chinese Corps Remains Stubborn Near Tienshui! Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2945 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 Defending force 4552 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Japanese adjusted assault: 110 Allied adjusted defense: 73 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Garrison Unit Defending units: 4th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps Remains Stubborn Near Kweyang! Ground combat at 76,49 (near Kweiyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2258 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104 Defending force 4012 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 Japanese adjusted assault: 94 Allied adjusted defense: 33 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 11th RGC Temp. Division Defending units: 37th Chinese Corps Allied Bombardment of Japanese at Adak Island Goes a Bit South: Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2818 troops, 42 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Defending force 32989 troops, 372 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 965 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1/151st Combat Engineer Battalion 42nd Construction Regiment 331st Construction Regiment 175th USAAF Base Force 503rd Coast AA Regiment 141st USA Base Force 13th USN Naval Construction Battalion 21st USN Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 16th Division 26th Division 7th Division Yokosuka 6th SNLF 58th JNAF AF Unit 101st JAAF AF Bn Best Regards, -Terry
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"No one throws me my own guns and tells me to run. No one." -Bret (James Coburn); The Magnificent Seven
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