PzB74
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Indeed Today's last turn...packed with action and promise of more! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/30/43 Invasions Now 3 eng units on Maloelap! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Maloelap, 82,81, firing at TF 1067 TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Maloelap, 82,81 36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Empire Rani DD Aulick Allied ground losses: 219 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Maloelap, 82,81, firing at TF 1067 TF 1067 troops unloading over beach at Maloelap, 82,81 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Aulick DD Stack Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surface Combat Ultra aggressive commander Nishimura runs into a superior enemy cruiser force and all he11 breaks loose! First the enemy is surprised and casualties are heavy on both sides. Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81 Japanese Ships CL Kuma, Shell hits 19, on fire DD Michishio, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Asagumo, Shell hits 2 DD Yudachi, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Emerald, Shell hits 1 CL Mauritius, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk CL Raleigh, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Chauncey, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Hutchins, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Nicholas DD Pringle, Shell hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I had hoped to avoid a second round...not good! At least Nishimura survived! Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Kuma, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Michishio, and is sunk DD Asagumo, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1 CL Emerald CL Raleigh, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Chauncey, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Hutchins, on fire DD Nicholas DD Pringle, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81 Japanese Ships DD Asagumo, Shell hits 5, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Emerald CL Raleigh, on fire, heavy damage DD Chauncey, on fire, heavy damage DD Hutchins, on fire DD Nicholas DD Pringle, on fire In all we loose 5 destroyers and a light cruiser in exchange for 1 large light cruiser, 1 destroyer + a heavily damaged light cruiser and damage to 2 destroyers. Must say that's a good result since the enemy outnumbered us 2-1. It's a good thing to nibble away at Andy's weak surface force. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 2 SBD Dauntless x 8 P-40N Warhawk x 63 A-20G Havoc x 13 B-25J Mitchell x 31 B-24J Liberator x 9 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 85 casualties reported Guns lost 3 ------------------------------------------------ Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 4 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 - enemy carrier strike against Lautern! Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 9 SBD Dauntless x 61 TBM Avenger x 47 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged TBM Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today our gamble finally paid of: most of our bases were shrouded in low clouds but one strike got of against a lightly defended troop convoy near Majuro. A transport ship was sunk with the bulk of a naval construction unit aboard. Day Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 83,83 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 16 D4Y Judy x 24 B5N Kate x 8 G4M2 Betty x 4 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 5 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 9 destroyed D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 6 destroyed Allied Ships AP West Point, Bomb hits 1 AP Feland AP De Grasse AK George Davidson, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Archbishop Lamy, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* Allied ground losses: 406 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Maloelap Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12395 troops, 121 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 15981 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap Allied Shock attack Attacking force 12711 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 15388 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9) Japanese ground losses: 306 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 367 casualties reported Guns lost 3 ------------------------------------------------------------- Situation map: US carriers strikes Lautern! More and more enemy ships have been spotted in the 'slot' between New Guinea and Australia. It's possible that Andy is planning something big. I'm going to be ready for him! All my units in China that have an avg exp of 70 or more are being transfered to the DEI.
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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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