Andy Mac
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Joined: 5/12/2004 From: Alexandria, Scotland Status: offline
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Ahhh nuts PZB got me in a bind then hit hard. My screen did its job but still this is nasty !!!! THose DE's did a great job defending the convoy. I never even knew PZB was in the area - the thing is I had limited all my carrier air to range 1 beacause I didnt want to waste pilots attacking Sinagpre where PZB has several small TF's in port. OK this has forced my hand the cancer at Singaore must be extinguished. I have ordered all Heavy Bombers to stand down and withdrawn 2 Liberator Gps from Banja replacing them with 2 B29Gps so I will have 250 B29's. They are resting today and will launch tomorrow. All my Carriers in the Malacca straight including the 2 fresh P38 Gps that have flown in to reinforce will be used to sweep Singers. This will be a max effort strike to incinerate those AF's need 24 hours to rest my pilots then they are going in HARD. Fuel in Malaya is becoming an issue my Oilers are down to 20,000 tonnes and its a long way home. Tankers are on the way but I will need to strongly consider withdrawing my capital ships from malayan waters to replenish within 3 days at most. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/04/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 24,53 Japanese Ships CA Aoba, Shell hits 4 CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1 DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2, and is sunk DD Naganami, Shell hits 1 DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Nenohi, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Shinonome, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Yayoi, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Uzuki Allied Ships CV Hancock CV Bennington, Shell hits 1 CV Yorktown CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1 CVL Monterey, Shell hits 1, on fire CLAA San Diego, Shell hits 1 CL Montpelier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Abbot DD Bullard, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Callaghan DD Caperton DD Chevalier DD Cogswell, Shell hits 1 DD Cony DD Spence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 24,53 Japanese Ships CL Yahagi, Shell hits 1 DD Arashio, Shell hits 1 DD Yuzuki DD Asakaze DD Hato, Shell hits 3 DD Kiji, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships DE Jaccard, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DE Waterman, Shell hits 2, on fire DE Dempsey, Shell hits 1 DE Griswold, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DE Burden R. Hastings, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DE Martin DE Mitchell DE Stadtfeld MSW Tamworth MSW Cootamundra MSW Geelong AP Windsor AP Rixey AP Starlight, Shell hits 1, on fire AP Clay AP Baxter AK Shaula AK Seginus AK Henry Durant AK John A. Roebling AK John B. Floyd AK John Drew AK John P. Gaines AK Joseph Holt AK Joseph Simon AK Josiah Royce AK Kate Douglas Wiggin AK Leonidas Merritt AK Nathaniel Crosby AK Norman Hapgood AK Otis Skinner MSW Bungaree MSW Quatsino MSW Ungava Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 10 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 43 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 damaged Ki-84-Ia Frank: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 18 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 64 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet 6 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet 6 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet 8 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet 5 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sampit , at 26,62 Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 13 B-25J Mitchell x 35 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 11 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Brunei , at 32,57 Allied aircraft P-47D Thunderbolt x 20 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Truk , at 63,78 Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 7 J2M Jack x 9 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 3 PB4Y Liberator x 6 B-24J Liberator x 12 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 19 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wewak , at 52,81 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 28 F4U-1D Corsair x 15 F6F-5N Hellcat x 13 Kittyhawk III x 10 No Allied losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x F6F-5N Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hansa , at 53,83 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 40 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 42 Aircraft Attacking: 36 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 8000 feet 4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 9th Australian Division, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-49 Helen x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 38,60 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 45 Allied aircraft losses SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged Japanese Ships TK Kyoko Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wa 105, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage PG Busho Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 9 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 26,65 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 40 B7A Grace x 18 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 78 F4U-1D Corsair x 18 P-38J Lightning x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y Judy: 27 destroyed B7A Grace: 18 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th/B Division, at 52,81 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th/B Division, at 52,81 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,53 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 39 SB2C Helldiver x 29 TBM Avenger x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Nenohi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 1 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBM Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 21 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 FM-2 Wildcat x 62 F6F Hellcat x 35 F4U-1D Corsair x 9 Mosquito FB.VI x 3 P-40N Warhawk x 17 P-38J Lightning x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 21 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Saginaw Bay, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,52 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 2 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur Allied Shock attack Attacking force 51364 troops, 395 guns, 736 vehicles, Assault Value = 1429 Defending force 3773 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Allied max assault: 1558 - adjusted assault: 681 Japanese max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!! Japanese ground losses: 620 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 29984 troops, 325 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 746 Defending force 25443 troops, 235 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 534 Japanese ground losses: 141 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Noemfoor Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 29891 troops, 257 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 562 Defending force 5576 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32 Allied max assault: 539 - adjusted assault: 906 Japanese max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 47 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 201 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandou Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 493 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Defending force 12 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 40 - adjusted assault: 44 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandou base !!! Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1
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