PzB74
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Thx Tally Ho! Didn't even notice it. Sake for all! 2 enemy cve's were reported sunk today More Sake for all Hue fell today and this was the end of the Allied Amphibious operation in the area. Only enemy LCT/LST were left south of Hue and they were pounded to dust. The enemy carriers withdrew and the Taiho ended up 5 hexes from the enemy without being spotted. She's going to race SW and try to intercept the stragglers. The short range Zeke FBs have been exchanged for a crack Daitai TBDs. Most air groups in the area are now being withdrawn to the Home Islands. They have to rest and prepare for Andy's next big operation. However, we will attempt to destroy as many of his retreating ships in the South China Sea as we can. In China the borders against Indo China will be heavily garrisoned and 3 of our 4 training camps are re-loacting to Peking and bases bordering to Manchukuo. There's a chinese army in one of the hexes up there that will be targetted until the Soviets enter the war. Then we will train on their bases Kyushu is now within extreme range of enemy B-29s from Hue (23-24 hexes). Only Nagasaki is a worthwhile target and I'm moving in loads of aviation support. There will be 100 night fighters and 3-400 interceptors on CAP there by the time Hue reaches size 5. Afraid Nagasaki will receive a nuke again.... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/06/45 Sub/ASW Attacks Subs in Tokyo harbour...better sweep it well! ASW attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships MSW W.17 MSW W.4 MSW W.15 Allied Ships SS Diablo, hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surface Combat Our patrol stumbled into the retreating Wasp TF! Night Time Surface Combat at 34,47 Japanese Ships PG Busho Maru, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk PG Nanpo Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk MSW W.18, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Allied Ships CV Wasp CVL Langley BB California, Shell hits 1 DD Conway DD Heywood Edwards DD Erben DD LaVallette DD Laws DD Leutze DD Pringle DD Robinson DD Sproston DD Stanly DD Stembel DD Stevens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We've intercepted about all enemy TFs in the Area...too bad the Battle Squadron didn't arrive in time! Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46 Japanese Ships PC PC-43, Shell hits 21, and is sunk Allied Ships CVE Petrof Bay DD Renshaw DD Schroeder DE J. Douglas Blackwood DE Bowers DE James E. Craig DE Eichenberger DE England DE Foreman DE Greenwood DE Harmon DE Donaldson DE Duffy DE Charles R. Greer, on fire, heavy damage DE Lake DE LeHardy DE Lovering DE Martin DE William C. Miller DE Mitchell DE Rall DE Reynolds AP President Fillmore AP American Legion AP Banner AP Barnstable AP Frederick Funston AP George F. Elliot AP McCawley AP Hunter Liggett AP Heywood AP Republic AP Zeilin AP George Clymer AP Henry T. Allen AP John Penn AP Leonard Wood AP Pierce AP Calvert AP Harry Lee AP Arthur Middleton AP Harris AP Monrovia AP La Porte AP Callaway AP Du Page AP Bolivar AP Custer AP Largs Bay AP Windsor AP Rixey AP Lamar AP Starlight AP Clay AP Baxter AP Latimer AP Oxford AP Oconto AP West Point -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat The enemy fleet left Hue...except from an armada of LCT. Guess they were thrilled about that Day Air attack on TF at 35,43 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 24 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships LCT LCT-327 LCT LCT-324, Bomb hits 1, on fire LCT LCT-361, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-329, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-163, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,43 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 5 B6N Jill x 4 B7A Grace x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 5 destroyed B6N Jill: 4 destroyed B7A Grace: 4 destroyed Allied Ships LST LST-25, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-370, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North of Borneo our LBA finds the enemy cve fleet and puts in 2 torps! Day Air attack on TF at 30,50 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 14 P1Y Frances x 14 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 13 F6F Hellcat x 3 F4U-1D Corsair x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 7 destroyed P1Y Frances: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 11 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged Allied Ships CVE Kitkun Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CVE Breton CVE Kadashan Bay CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,43 Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 35 J2M Jack x 11 - FB role! D4Y Judy x 47 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 2 damaged Allied Ships LCT LCT-172, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-325, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-168, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-364 LCT LCT-321, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-353 LCT LCT-363, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-473, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-174, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-368 LCT LCT-358 LCT LCT-179 LCT LCT-369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,43 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 17 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships LCT LCT-163, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-463, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-467 LCT LCT-375, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-161, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,43 Japanese aircraft Ki-84-Ic Frank x 7 Ki-67 Peggy x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCT LCT-325, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,43 Japanese aircraft Ki-100 Tony x 2 Ki-67 Peggy x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCT LCT-328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,43 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 23 G4M2 Betty x 5 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 15 Ki-100 Tony x 4 Ki-67 Peggy x 55 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships LCT LCT-320, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-358, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-351, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-369 LCT LCT-376 LCT LCT-150, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-147, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-360 LCT LCT-474 LCT LCT-366 LCT LCT-365, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-466, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-26 LCT LCT-330 LST LST-23, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2nd strike from Borneo goes after the cargo ship TF in the same hex as the cve's...!-( Day Air attack on TF at 30,50 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 24 P1Y Frances x 12 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 12 F6F Hellcat x 3 F4U-1D Corsair x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged P1Y Frances: 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 2 damaged F6F Hellcat: 1 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Gilbert M. Hitchcock AK Jeremiah S. Black AK Stephen T. Mather AK Mary E. Kinney AK Cape Trafalgar, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Golden Gate AK James B. Aswell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Iwo Jima Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 70287 troops, 722 guns, 525 vehicles, Assault Value = 1746 Defending force 64943 troops, 626 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 1334 Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are still some 40k enemy troops south and west of Hue. No way we can stop such a big Army. Hanoi has been changed into China Expeditionary Army HQ control. I'm moving several divisions here. The plan is to bind up as many enemy troops as possible by forcing Andy to guard the borders. Ground combat at Hue Allied Shock attack Attacking force 27022 troops, 368 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 950 Defending force 10283 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 190 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied max assault: 1270 - adjusted assault: 1314 Japanese max defense: 148 - adjusted defense: 119 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied forces CAPTURE Hue base !!! Japanese ground losses: 656 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Allied ground losses: 230 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bien Hoa Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 11324 troops, 326 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1977 Defending force 52373 troops, 368 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 943 Japanese ground losses: 232 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We push back the NZ Bde. This Jap Army will move back to Camranh Bay and Saigon. We have to deny the enemy these crucial bases for as long as possible. Ground combat at 35,44 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 22747 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 601 Defending force 2596 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 Japanese max assault: 480 - adjusted assault: 558 Allied max defense: 81 - adjusted defense: 29 Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 214 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Allied ground losses: 221 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We gave the retreating enemy cve's a good kick in the nuts!
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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