Erik Rutins
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Joined: 3/28/2000 From: Vermont, USA Status: offline
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Lots of catching up to do, starting with how I managed to lose the Enterprise just a couple of weeks after my miraculous first battle. Never send a carrier towards a Japanese base, particularly in the early war, without carefully counting hexes after carefully calculating the escort range of the zero. (11 Hexes! Whoops) AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/21/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 64,95 Japanese ground losses: 132 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hanoi , at 36,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft IL-4c x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-4c: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x IL-4c bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 32 No Allied losses Oil hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 30 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,40 Japanese aircraft Ki-32 Mary x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 SBD Dauntless x 75 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 26 damaged Japanese Ships BB Fuso, Bomb hits 6, on fire BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 9, on fire CA Kako, Bomb hits 5, on fire DD Sazanami CL Kiso, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 6 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,52 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 6 Brewster 339D x 3 T.IVa x 2 Beaufort V-IX x 6 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 2 damaged Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Kanayamasan Maru DD Tomozuru AP Sekko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Munda at 64,95 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 SBD Dauntless x 53 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Toko Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage MSW Kongo Maru #2 AP Nichiro Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Chinko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire MSW Togo Maru PC Ch 5, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Senkai Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Peking Maru, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 5 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,41 Allied aircraft Fulmar x 9 Swordfish x 25 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 4 damaged Japanese Ships AP Kyuma Maru AP Meisho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire MSW W.4 AP Koei Maru MSW W.3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Tainichi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 62,97 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G3M Nell x 31 G4M1 Betty x 20 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 16 F4F-4 Wildcat x 27 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M Nell: 8 destroyed, 15 damaged G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -- Ouch, ouch, ouch... CA Salt Lake City DD Dunlap, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Chester Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 27537 troops, 334 guns, 6 vehicles Defending force 72100 troops, 696 guns, 9 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Guns lost 4
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