ArticFire
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Joined: 8/6/2002 From: Pennsylvania Status: offline
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We take over more bases. The allied dogs attack our AP's with subs and fighters. Aparently we have not schooled our escort Destroyer captains well enough in the art of sub hunting. In Malaya they have been herded into Singapore and two bases just north of it. Troops in northern PI have started marching / rolling. In other news due to a misscommunication todays bombing raids on Manila the Zero escort failed to apear , the result was not pretty. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/31/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 126,60 Japanese Ships SS I-4 Allied Ships DD Humphreys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miri at 31,57 Japanese Ships AP Gosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki Allied Ships SS KX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,65 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships MSW Abraham Crijnssen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Eland Dubois MSW Pieter de Bitter MSW Jan van Amstel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 5 TF 5 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Isonami AP Iwaki Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Natori DD Arashi Japanese ground losses: 303 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 5 TF 5 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Sendai, Shell hits 1 AP Hakka Maru DD Isonami, Shell hits 4 Japanese ground losses: 292 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 46 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 18 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 33135 feet 20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 32810 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 32810 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 33135 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 33135 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 80 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 15 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 30000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 30000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lingayen , at 44,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 24,48 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 7 Martin 139 x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Arashi CL Sendai CL Natori Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet 4 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 39,53 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 13 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shirakumo Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet 4 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batan Island at 47,47 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Yamura Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 41,53 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kaika Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Miri at 31,57 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 7 Martin 139 x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Murakumo Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 6 Martin 139 x 3 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Hokuhi Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 39,53 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Usugumo DD Fubuki Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet 9 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 35,56 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 7 Martin 139 x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miri at 31,57 Japanese Ships AP Gosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki Allied Ships SS KX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Canton, at 43,41 Japanese Ships DD Yudachi DD Asagumo DD Minegumo DD Michishio DD Oshio CL Kiso CL Kinu CL Yura CL Naka BB Ise BB Yamashiro BB Fuso BB Mutsu BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 286 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jesselton Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1387 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Miri Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2243 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2102 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 10230 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 108 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yenen Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 702 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 35283 troops, 186 guns, 0 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Jose Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 721 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 San Jose base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taytay Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 740 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 11482 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 55749 troops, 575 guns, 26 vehicles Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 41,40 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14074 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 5219 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 49,31 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 41907 troops, 317 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 52829 troops, 628 guns, 6 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 14829 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 22305 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 48,33 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 17701 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 9094 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 134 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yenen Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 27509 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 102271 troops, 1254 guns, 11 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 9205 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 41357 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1077 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 12085 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rangoon Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4246 troops, 13 guns, 4 vehicles Defending force 22129 troops, 240 guns, 16 vehicles Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Guns lost 3
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