PzB74
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Ok, the enemy has gone ashore at Amami! Huge armadas of surface ships, LBA and CAG supports the invasion. 241 000 troops have landed - not counting the casualties - 10k in landing and another 15k in the first assault!-) Enemy only got a 0-1 odds, but with so many troops we're severely out numbered and can not afford such costly casualties (12k today) for a prolonged time. It will be difficult to get rid of these pests, maybe impossible. Will get back to our defensive plans later. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/15/45 TF 1044 encounters mine field at Amami (56,44) Allied Ships MSW Scurry MSW Competent MSW Champion MSW Prevail MSW Spear MSW Swallow AE Daniel S. Lamont, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1088 encounters mine field at Amami (56,44) Allied Ships MSW Cessnock MSW Strive AP Empress of Asia, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1097 encounters mine field at Amami (56,44) Allied Ships DD Madison, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Wadleigh DD Stoddard DD Stockham DD Stevens DD Stembel DD Pringle DD Metcalf Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1111 encounters mine field at Amami (56,44) Allied Ships MSW Recruit MSW Zeal MSW Velocity DE Tisdale DE Halloran DE Charles R. Greer DD Killen LCI LCI-995, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Attacks ASW attack near Amami at 56,44 Japanese Ships SS RO-42, hits 14, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Remey DD Rowe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surface Combat Huge enemy support TFs clear away a few derelict transports. Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami at 56,44 Japanese Ships AP Daijukyo Maru, Shell hits 46, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Arkansas BB New York BB Texas CA Canberra CL Marblehead CA Louisville CL Ontario CL Vicksburg CL Pensacola CL St. Louis DD Hale DD Halford DD Halligan DD Paul Hamilton DD Healy DD McCord DD McGowan DD McKee DD McNair DD Miller DD Morrison DD Murray DD Newcomb DD Nicholas DD Stephen Potter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami at 56,44 Japanese Ships AP Sasago Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Arkansas BB New York BB Texas CA Canberra CL Marblehead CA Louisville CL Ontario CL Vicksburg CL Pensacola CL St. Louis DD Hale DD Halford DD Halligan DD Paul Hamilton DD Healy DD McCord DD McGowan DD McKee DD McNair DD Miller DD Morrison DD Murray DD Newcomb DD Nicholas DD Stephen Potter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amami at 56,44 Japanese Ships AP Yoshida Maru #3, Shell hits 33, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Arkansas BB New York BB Texas CA Canberra CL Marblehead CA Louisville CL Ontario CL Vicksburg CL Pensacola CL St. Louis DD Hale DD Halford DD Halligan DD Paul Hamilton DD Healy DD McCord DD McGowan DD McKee DD McNair DD Miller DD Morrison DD Murray DD Newcomb DD Nicholas DD Stephen Potter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Amami at 56,44 Japanese Ships AG AG-106, Shell hits 3, and is sunk AG AG-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-370, Shell hits 5, and is sunk AG AG-373, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-5049, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-2059, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-2081, Shell hits 8, and is sunk AG AG-2091, Shell hits 8, and is sunk AG AG-2099, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AG AG-2531, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Indianapolis CA Houston DD Remey DD Rowe DD Schroeder CA San Francisco CA Quincy CA Hobart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bombardments Naval bombardment of Bombay, at 20,10 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied Ships CA Shropshire BB Colorado Japanese ground losses: 95 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amami, at 56,44 Allied Ships CL St. Louis CL Pensacola CL Vicksburg CL Ontario CA Louisville CL Marblehead CA Canberra BB Texas BB New York BB Arkansas Japanese ground losses: 504 casualties reported Guns lost 26 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 12 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amami, at 56,44 Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Chester BB Idaho BB Wisconsin Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amami, at 56,44 Allied Ships BB Washington BB South Dakota BB Alabama Japanese ground losses: 229 casualties reported Guns lost 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amami, at 56,44 Allied Ships CA Houston CA Indianapolis CA San Francisco CA Quincy CA Hobart Japanese ground losses: 141 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasions Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1003 TF 1003 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 153 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST LST-776, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-767, Shell hits 4 DE Oberrender, Shell hits 1 DE Naifeh Allied ground losses: 2791 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1003 TF 1003 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 175 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1004 TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 168 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LSM LSM-58 DE James E. Craig, Shell hits 1 DD Twiggs, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1730 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1028 TF 1028 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 167 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Koiner, Shell hits 3, on fire LCI(R) LCS(L)-119, Shell hits 10, on fire LCI(R) LCS(L)-118, Shell hits 6 DE Kirkpatrick Allied ground losses: 2553 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1033 TF 1033 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 108 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Tuscaloosa, Shell hits 4 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 3126 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1050 TF 1050 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 108 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LST LST-706, Shell hits 5, on fire DE Hilbert, Shell hits 4 DE Eldridge Allied ground losses: 2642 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1088 TF 1088 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 74 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI(R) LCS(L)-21 LCI(R) LCS(L)-23, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 3347 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1097 TF 1097 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 556 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1108 TF 1108 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE McGinty DE Forster DD McDermut DE Charles E. Brannon DE Ulvert M. Moore Allied ground losses: 2369 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1110 TF 1110 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 69 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Tingey, Shell hits 1 LSM LSM-379 LSM LSM-376, Shell hits 3 Allied ground losses: 428 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1111 TF 1111 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 172 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI LCI-626, Shell hits 2, on fire Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1139 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1112 TF 1112 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 827 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1115 TF 1115 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 Allied ground losses: 493 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amami, 56,44, firing at TF 1116 TF 1116 troops unloading over beach at Amami, 56,44 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 194 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 Japanese aircraft Ki-100 Tony x 10 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Liberator VI: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Port hits 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Amami , at 56,44 Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 86 P-61A Black Widow x 27 B-29 Superfortress x 24 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 3 damaged Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Amami , at 56,44 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 259 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 347 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Port hits 11 Port fuel hits 7 Port supply hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Amami , at 56,44 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 121 Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 9 damaged Japanese ground losses: 151 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 511th USA Para Regiment, at 28,16 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 53,45 Japanese aircraft B7A Grace x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B7A Grace: 5 destroyed Allied Ships BB Arkansas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 Japanese aircraft Ki-100 Tony x 7 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 27 F4U-1D Corsair x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-100 Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 16,66 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Helena Modjeska, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amami at 56,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18 Ki-102a Randy x 6 Allied aircraft - this is todays enemy CAP over Amami FM-2 Wildcat x 63 F6F Hellcat x 145 F4U-1 Corsair x 28 F4U-1D Corsair x 89 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 18 destroyed Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Amami Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 60498 troops, 828 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612 Defending force 241605 troops, 2399 guns, 1424 vehicles, Assault Value = 7085 Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both enemy assault and friendly defense values were moderated down quite a bit! Not sure I like the horrendous casualties on Day 1. Ground combat at Amami Allied Shock attack Attacking force 217065 troops, 2399 guns, 1411 vehicles, Assault Value = 7085 Defending force 87277 troops, 857 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612 Allied max assault: 9340 - adjusted assault: 1233 Japanese max defense: 1183 - adjusted defense: 1280 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9) Japanese ground losses: 12920 casualties reported Guns lost 275 Vehicles lost 48 Allied ground losses: 15393 casualties reported Guns lost 379 Vehicles lost 133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion!!
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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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