Andy Mac
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Joined: 5/12/2004 From: Alexandria, Scotland Status: offline
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OK where to begin... The landings will start tonight and I have a nasty tricky choice. I have chosen what should be the path of lunacy if I hadnt fought off his main attack already (if he can rinse and repeat straight away this is goingto be fun !!!) My invasion TF's are going in supported by the Iowa TF and several DD flotillas on surface watch My intel indicates the Jap fleet is massing at PI MORE THAN 10 hexes away !!!! With the damage to his CA's a while back only DD's can get that close so I am ordering my Carriers in to provide close cover for the Invasion I have several DD TF's on surface combat watch and all my CV TF's are well screened Now I will suffer a 50% reduction in CAP because I will be inshore BUT I will only have to cover 1 hex so the risk is worth it in my view. Despite my attempts to interdict the base he is getting troops in I have total air superiority but the unit count went up last turn I will need to take this place quick if this is to work. Andy AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/05/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 42,70 Japanese Ships SS I-22, hits 10, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Norman DD Downes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kiska Island at 92,35 Japanese Ships DD Yugure DD Uzuki Allied Ships AK Centarus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 41,70 Japanese Ships SS I-46, hits 10 Allied Ships CV Franklin DD Norman DD Downes DD Cassin DD Warrington DD Duncan DD Swanson DD Miller CV Wasp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 41,70 Japanese Ships SS I-46, hits 14, heavy damage Allied Ships AK Michael C. Kerr AK John Carroll AK Henry Villard AK Cape Friendship LCVP 592G LCM 533D LCM 532A LCT LCT-148 MSW Bobolink SC SC-982 SC SC-742 SC SC-703 MSW Velocity MSW Tumult MSW Triumph DE Spangler DE Neuendorf DE Manning DD Spence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 A6M5 Zeke x 162 J2M Jack x 77 D4Y Judy x 18 B6N Jill x 48 G4M2 Betty x 56 P1Y Frances x 25 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 34 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 184 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 66 G4M2 Betty x 51 P1Y Frances x 24 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 33 Ki-21 Sally x 42 Ki-46-III Dinah x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 62 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Morotai , at 43,68 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 3 PB4Y Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F-5C Lightning: 3 damaged PB4Y Liberator: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wasile , at 41,69 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 66 TBM Avenger x 231 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 29 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wasile , at 41,69 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 223 F-5C Lightning x 6 PB4Y Liberator x 23 B-24J Liberator x 56 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 32 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sorong , at 42,74 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 40 Japanese aircraft losses B6N Jill: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Babo , at 42,77 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Biak , at 46,77 Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 6 P-47D Thunderbolt x 18 A-20G Havoc x 12 B-25J Mitchell x 34 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 25 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sansapor , at 44,74 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 61 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed L2D2 Tabby: 5 destroyed Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manokwari , at 44,75 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 14 P-38J Lightning x 14 B-25J Mitchell x 15 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manokwari , at 44,75 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manokwari , at 44,75 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 32nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 45,76 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 10 Kittyhawk III x 5 P-38J Lightning x 3 Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged Kittyhawk III: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 32nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 45,76 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 45 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 17 P-40N Warhawk x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,86 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 45 SB2C Helldiver x 14 TBF Avenger x 3 TBM Avenger x 31 Avenger II x 14 Kittyhawk III x 24 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3 P-40N Warhawk x 63 B-25J Mitchell x 34 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,70 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 50 B6N Jill x 15 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 17 F6F Hellcat x 230 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 34 destroyed B6N Jill: 15 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 7 destroyed, 6 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wasile , at 41,69 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kavieng Allied Shock attack Attacking force 8122 troops, 48 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 199 Defending force 3926 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Allied max assault: 386 - adjusted assault: 199 Japanese max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 37 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 9) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Japanese ground losses: 130 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Noemfoor Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1435 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 662 Defending force 32654 troops, 227 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 597
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