mogami
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Joined: 8/23/2000 From: You can't get here from there Status: offline
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Hi, Lost a DD to torpedo boats at Brunei. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/21/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Brunei at 32,57 Japanese Ships DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships PT TM-4 PT TM-5 PT TM-10 PT TM-11 PT TM-12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 24,50 Japanese Ships MSW W.4 MSW W.3 MSW W.2 MSW W.1 Allied Ships SS KXVII, hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 65 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 68,96 Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 39 encounters mine field at Singapore (23,50) Japanese Ships MSW W.4 MSW W.3 MSW W.2 MSW W.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 21,57 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships TK Empire Diplomat, Torpedo hits 1, on fire MSW Poole PG Fritillary PG Cyclamen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Samarinda , at 31,63 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 G3M Nell x 24 G4M1 Betty x 43 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M Nell: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane II: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 2 damaged Catalina I: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 15 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 18 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Samarinda Garrison Battalion, at 32,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 43 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Samarinda Garrison Battalion, at 32,57 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 35 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 71st PA Division, at 44,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8 Ki-48 Lily x 35 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 5 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 2 damaged Japanese Ships MSW W.3 MSW W.1, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x T.IVa bombing at 5000 feet 4 x T.IVa bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 Beaufort V-IX x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze AP Shoto Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 20000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1876 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1743 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 93 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 40,59 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2815 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 580 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 49051 troops, 454 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 25837 troops, 302 guns, 106 vehicles Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1537 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 2283 troops, 19 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 3861 casualties reported Guns lost 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 22478 troops, 255 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 1309 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 293 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing base !!! Allied ground losses: 1591 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lunga Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 595 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1710 troops, 7 guns, 2 vehicles Defending force 1733 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
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I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction!
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