PzB74
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Nice to hear from you Fornadan! We're still battling on here Must admit that the war is not really geared up right now. Like to punch drunk fighters limping around each other, too exhausted both physically and mentally for another devastating round. I can't do anything in Kwantung despite continued attacks and advanced into USSR territory. Andy is massing a huge army next to Harbin, I can muster a mere 6000 AP + forts. Won't be enough. Really dislike not being able to fight back properly... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/15/45 Bombardments Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51 Allied Ships CA Hobart CA Quincy CA San Francisco CA Denver CA Northampton CA Chester CA Shropshire CA Alaska CA St. Paul CA Wichita CA Tuscaloosa CA Minneapolis BB Texas BB New York BB Richelieu, heavy damage BB Missouri BB Wisconsin BB New Jersey BB Iowa BB Alabama BB Massachusetts BB Washington BB North Carolina, heavy damage BB California BB Maryland, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 1954 casualties reported Guns lost 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Davao , at 41,61 Japanese aircraft Ki-102a Randy x 8 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 38 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-102a Randy: 1 damaged P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 11 damaged Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Legaspi , at 44,55 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 23 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 PB4Y Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator x 46 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 8 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Aus Army Tank Battalion, at 15,23 Japanese aircraft Ki-67 Peggy x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21 Allied aircraft Spitfire XIV x 36 Thunderbolt II x 1 Beaufighter VIF x 6 Mosquito FB.VI x 3 P-38J Lightning x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 21 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Yanam at 22,21 Japanese aircraft A7M2 Reppu x 18 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 2 F4U-1D Corsair x 10 P-38J Lightning x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Reppu: 18 destroyed Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO enemy CAP over Andaman and the poor destroyers are sitting ducks! Day Air attack on TF, near Andaman Island at 23,34 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 15 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied Ships DD Cowell, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD DeHaven DD Morris, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Andaman Island at 23,34 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 11 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Cowell, on fire, heavy damage DD Heywood Edwards DD Erben -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Masbate Island at 44,56 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships AK Samuel G. Howe AK Robert J. Banks, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Gabriel Franchere -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Masbate Island at 44,56 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 4 P1Y Frances x 7 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 4 damaged P1Y Frances: 5 damaged Allied Ships AK Bowdoin Victory AK Brown Victory AK Helena Modjeska, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Masbate Island at 44,56 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships DM Lindsey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Clean impossible to squeeze this enemy fort out of the way, even with overwhelming odds. Ground combat at 63,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 97353 troops, 1100 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1940 Defending force 4835 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92 Japanese max assault: 1232 - adjusted assault: 751 Allied max defense: 66 - adjusted defense: 45 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 482 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 377 casualties reported Guns lost 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First limited enemy attack on our remnants in Bataan. Ground combat at Bataan Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 63212 troops, 477 guns, 1404 vehicles, Assault Value = 1233 Defending force 75883 troops, 141 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400 Allied max assault: 1121 - adjusted assault: 619 Japanese max defense: 817 - adjusted defense: 303 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 2130 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 1660 casualties reported Guns lost 40 Vehicles lost 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colombo ain't going to be an easy target! Adjusted defense of 2218!! Ground combat at Colombo Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 21302 troops, 242 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 689 Defending force 17620 troops, 149 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 268 Allied max assault: 619 - adjusted assault: 337 Japanese max defense: 229 - adjusted defense: 2218 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9) Japanese ground losses: 588 casualties reported Guns lost 21 Allied ground losses: 941 casualties reported Guns lost 22 Vehicles lost 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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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