RADM.Yamaguchi
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Townsville at 92,144, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu BB Yamato DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships PT-79 PT-80 PT-82 PT-83 PT-84 PT-115, Shell hits 9, and is sunk PT-116 PT-117, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT-118, Shell hits 3, and is sunk PT-119, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT-120, Shell hits 8, and is sunk PT-121, Shell hits 20, and is sunk Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 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 DD Hatsuyuki engages PT-121 at 2,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages PT-119 at 2,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages PT-118 at 2,000 yards PT-121 sunk by DD Uranami at 2,000 yards DD Uranami engages PT-82 at 2,000 yards DD Ayanami engages PT-120 at 2,000 yards PT-119 sunk by BB Mutsu at 2,000 yards PT-115 sunk by DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards PT-120 sunk by DD Hatsuyuki at 2,000 yards DD Ayanami engages PT-83 at 2,000 yards BB Mutsu engages PT-79 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards BB Mutsu engages PT-84 at 4,000 yards PT-117 sunk by DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards PT-118 sunk by DD Hatsuyuki at 4,000 yards orders Allied TF to disengage Task forces break off... i'm not sure it's smart to let PT boats that close? I thought i could destroy some LI there? Maybe not? Only with bombers? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Townsville at 92,144 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Catalina I: 3 damaged 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamato BB Mutsu BB Nagato DD Sagiri DD Ayanami DD Uranami DD Hatsuyuki Allied Ships AM Dubbo, Shell hits 1, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 24 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 23 Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Port Hedland at 57,129 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-339-23 (PR): 1 damaged B-339-23 (PR): 1 destroyed on ground F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Fumizuki DD Minazuki DD Uzuki DD Yayoi DD Kisaragi Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 10 Port hits 1 looks like some recon and fighters are there now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Cold Bay at 174,48 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 7 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Kinugasa CA Aoba CL Kitakami Allied ground losses: 105 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 Trying some Bombardments up north to see whats going on -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 92,143, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Mutsu BB Yamato DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships PT-79 PT-80 PT-82 PT-83 PT-84 PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 22,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki launches Long Lance Torpedoes at PT-84 at 22,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards DD Ayanami engages PT-82 at 19,000 yards really? long lances at a PT boat at 22,000 yards? who does that? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 139,162 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 16 Allied aircraft losses SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships DD Nenohi CL Sendai DD Ariake Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb i have no idea where these came from. There is no base closer than 13 hexes? I have got no intel on any carriers around? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 85,43 (near Nanyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4831 troops, 96 guns, 597 vehicles, Assault Value = 692 Defending force 9235 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 315 Japanese adjusted assault: 131 Allied adjusted defense: 511 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 469 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 17th Tank Regiment 110th Division 9th Tank Regiment 8th Armored Car Co 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Army Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion Defending units: 76th Chinese Corps the majority of my china troops are moving towards SIAN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 73,53 (near Nanning) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6424 troops, 133 guns, 525 vehicles, Assault Value = 516 Defending force 905 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Japanese adjusted assault: 420 Allied adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 476 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 7th Ind.Tank Brigade Guards Tank Division Defending units: 69th Chinese Corps The rest are pushing up the middle from the south
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