kaleun
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After sinking Saratoga, KB is kicking a$$ around Noumea, while allied shipping scrambles to get out of the way
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/17/42
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TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 84,95
Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
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TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 84,95
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Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
G3M Nell x 28
G4M1 Betty x 62
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 21 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Java, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Patras, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Piet Hein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Lark, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Australia, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 59
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-49 Helen x 10
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Buna at 56,92
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 66,117
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
D3A2 Val x 82
B5N2 Kate x 80
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Concord, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Honomu
AO Neches, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Minnesotan, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Garfield, Torpedo hits 1
AK Steel Ranger, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Jacob Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Bomb hits 6, on fire
AK Admiral Y. Williams, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ruth Alexander, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Henderson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Harris, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Mexican, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Barnett, Torpedo hits 1
PT PT-40
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Day Air attack on TF at 72,118
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A2 Val x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AP Waiwera, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 66,117
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N2 Kate x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AVD Osmond Ingraham
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground combat at 47,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 28501 troops, 257 guns, 15 vehicles
Defending force 6635 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Linfen
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 31927 troops, 316 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 22636 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Tarawa
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1685 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!!
And by the way, Tarawa falls.
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Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.
Sun Tzu
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