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More desperate fighting in Ceylon while our LBA pummels enemy convoys! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/45 TF 1112 encounters mine field at Manila (43,52) Allied Ships MSW Sheldrake MSW Gladiator MSW Gayety MSW Superior MSW Sentry MSW Scurry DMS Elliot DD Spence, heavy damage AR William Williams, Mine hits 1, on fire This AR must repair itself first! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasions Another bloody unloading action at Colombo! Coastal Guns at Colombo, 14,24, firing at TF 1005 TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Colombo, 14,24 523 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AR Maliko, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage AK Indora, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage DM Ramsay, Shell hits 7, on fire DM Gamble, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Admiral Senn, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage MSW Bittern, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AK Mormacsul, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surprise surprise, Andy invades Trimcomalee!! Mostly enemy armoured units. We have only a Battlegroup here, but with 9 forts Andy will have another reinforcement race on his hands. Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1078 TF 1078 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25 289 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI(G) LCI(G)-77 LCI(G) LCI(G)-462, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-447 LCI LCI-435 LCI LCI-402 LCI(G) LCI(G)-78, Shell hits 3 LCI(G) LCI(G)-365, Shell hits 2, on fire LCI LCI-329, Shell hits 5 LCI LCI-328 LCI LCI-327 LCI LCI-218 LCI(G) LCI(G)-81 Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 1778 casualties reported Vehicles lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Colombo, 14,24, firing at TF 1005 TF 1005 troops unloading over beach at Colombo, 14,24 105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DMS Chandler, Shell hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1078 TF 1078 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25 131 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI(G) LCI(G)-78, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 641 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat India Day Air attack on Madras , at 18,21 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 6 Ki-100 Tony x 4 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 3 P-38J Lightning x 6 A-26B Invader x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 2 destroyed A-26B Invader: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unprotected enemy shipping around Ceylon was pounded today!! Day Air attack on TF at 16,24 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 12 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2 Ki-100 Tony x 6 Ki-30 Ann x 48 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK William S. Clark, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Cape Romano, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Oriental, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AK Azalea City II, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 16,24 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 3 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Ki-102a Randy x 3 Ki-30 Ann x 3 Ki-49 Helen x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Oriental, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Azalea City II, on fire, heavy damage AK Cape Romano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK William S. Clark, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Mannargudi at 16,23 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Pibroch, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 12 J2M Jack x 7 D4Y Judy x 4 B7A Grace x 3 G4M2 Betty x 11 P1Y Frances x 29 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 damaged B7A Grace: 1 damaged G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged P1Y Frances: 14 damaged Allied Ships DD Dashiell AP Henrico LCI LCI-217 APD Ira Jeffery, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage APD Lee Fox DE Doneff, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DE Fleming DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Erben AK Onomea DD Heywood Edwards AP Bolivar LCI LCI-400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft B6N Jill x 6 B7A Grace x 18 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 8 Ki-67 Peggy x 14 Japanese aircraft losses B6N Jill: 2 damaged B7A Grace: 18 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged Allied Ships LCI LCI-435 AK George Kenny, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCI(G) LCI-69, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Republic AK Gretna Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Oregonian DD Dashiell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 60,54 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 2 Ki-67 Peggy x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 2 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed Allied Ships AK Wyandot AK J. Douglas Blackwood -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 16,24 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 23 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 Ki-100 Tony x 8 Ki-102a Randy x 5 Ki-30 Ann x 47 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Azalea City II, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage AK William S. Clark, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Cape Romano, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage AK Oriental, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 7 J2M Jack x 26 D4Y Judy x 3 B7A Grace x 5 G4M2 Betty x 4 P1Y Frances x 17 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 1 damaged B7A Grace: 1 damaged G4M2 Betty: 2 damaged P1Y Frances: 4 damaged Allied Ships AK Ohioan, Torpedo hits 1 LCI(G) LCI-66 AK Ida M. Tarbell AP Bolivar APD Register DD Heywood Edwards APD Ira Jeffery, on fire, heavy damage AP Renville LCI LCI-63, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCI(G) LCI-68, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DE Dionne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 11 G4M2 Betty x 3 Ki-49 Helen x 10 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged Allied Ships APD Jack C. Robinson DD Ralph Talbot DD Erben DD Renshaw, on fire, heavy damage AK Oregonian DD DeHaven DE Martin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonins This time a few Superforts came alone and met a sizeable CAP over Iwo: Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 42 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 25 Ki-102a Randy x 14 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Ki-102a Randy: 4 damaged A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing that 19 Widdows got the better against 95 CAP fighters... Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 11 J7W Shinden x 6 Ki-84-Ic Frank x 40 Ki-100 Tony x 17 Ki-102a Randy x 21 Allied aircraft P-61A Black Widow x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 1 destroyed Ki-84-Ic Frank: 6 destroyed Ki-100 Tony: 2 destroyed Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-61A Black Widow: 12 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our LBA from the Marianas then hit an enemy convoy south of Bonins! Day Air attack on TF at 65,55 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 6 G4M2 Betty x 34 G4M2e Betty x 5 P1Y Frances x 15 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20 Ki-67 Peggy x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged P1Y Frances: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Ki-67 Peggy: 6 destroyed Allied Ships AK Thomas L. Haley AK John L. McCarley APD Scribner, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AO Salamonie MSW Requisite CLAA Atlanta DE Kenneth M. Willet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Stormes DE Alvin C. Cockrell DE Presley DE Peiffer DD John W. Weeks DE O'Flaherty DE Formoe AO Suamico, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *oil cargo burning* AK Cynthia Olson APD Kinzer DE Pratt AK Regulus AK Alexander Woolcott, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DE Oberrender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat A construction unit has been trapped on the east coast of Luzon and has spent a month marching inland. Today it crossed a river and was forced to shock attack the enemy there. Andy will have to conduct more cleanup ops! Ground combat at 45,50 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1080 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 3564 troops, 78 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 21 - adjusted defense: 94 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10419 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 551 Defending force 15765 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7234 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 Defending force 17360 troops, 198 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 551 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Trimcomalee Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3299 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Defending force 9107 troops, 59 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 280 Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchukuo
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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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