mogami
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Hi, New Years 1942 begins with a surface action at Rabaul as Allied warships attempt to intervene in the landings there. AVG dueled again over Singapore. Tarakan captured by 56th Bde. (The oil and resource were mostly taken in a damaged condition) AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/01/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 33,61 Japanese ground losses: 241 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88 Japanese Ships CA Takao, Shell hits 2 CA Atago CL Naka, Shell hits 1 CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2 DD Yugumo, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Asashio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Oshio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Michishio, Shell hits 1 DD Arashio DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CA Pensacola CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1 CA Australia, Shell hits 5 CL St. Louis, Shell hits 2 CL Helena, Shell hits 1 DD Jarvis, Shell hits 1 DD Cummings, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Tucker DD Cassin DD Downes DD Stuart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88 Japanese Ships CA Takao, Shell hits 2 CA Atago CL Naka, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Jintsu, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DD Yugumo, on fire, heavy damage DD Asashio, on fire DD Oshio, on fire DD Michishio, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Arashio, Shell hits 1 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 4, on fire Allied Ships CA Pensacola CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1 CA Australia, Shell hits 1 CL St. Louis, Shell hits 1 CL Helena, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Cummings, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Tucker, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Cassin DD Downes DD Stuart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 33,61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 44 TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88 104 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW Kaiyo Maru #3, Shell hits 4 PC Hachijo Japanese ground losses: 1124 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 49 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 24 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Brunei , at 32,57 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 39,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st PA Division, at 44,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 32 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 14 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 4 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Taiho Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 13 No Allied losses Japanese Ships ML Kamome AP Chojun Maru ML Aotaka, Shell hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet 2 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet 4 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet 4 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships ML Tsubame, Shell hits 12 AP Chojun Maru, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet 2 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet 4 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet 4 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 23,48 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 136027 troops, 1632 guns, 53 vehicles Defending force 606 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 5084 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 390 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8281 troops, 76 guns, 21 vehicles Defending force 1487 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 71 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 166 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 181 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gasmata Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 814 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Gasmata base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Arawe Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 694 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Arawe base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2254 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 17773 troops, 177 guns, 2 vehicles Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1
< Message edited by Mogami -- 5/12/2005 8:18:34 AM >
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