Bore in the Pacific ~ The Allies Fight Back (sort of)

[Commander Stormwolf]

This is a match between Commander Stormwolf and Jason Franzen -->
May 1942 campaign with the Commander representing the Allies in the struggle
to reclaim the pacific.

Essentially what will follow is an incredibly boring Sir Robin strategy with a great emphasis on preserving the strategic assets of the allies to be used in a massive (and soon) counter-offensive in the SRA.

(reports edited so that only major actions are demonstrated) [8D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/01/42

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Sub attack at 62,79

Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho ---> Almost [:D]
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
SS Greenling


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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-32 Mary x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 6
Ki-48 Lily x 11 A tasty meal

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/02/42

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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26 --> IJAAF still have initative in Burma

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Runway hits 1

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Sub attack at 62,79 ---> mouse tries to eat the cats

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze
PC Ch 10
PG Tamo Maru #7
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Tosho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Greenling ---> sir lancellot must be in command

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TF 5 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 68,96


Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/05/42

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ASW attack at 62,79

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze
PC Ch 10
PG Tamo Maru #7
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Tosho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Greenling --> cannot catch this mouse

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/06/42

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18 --> IJAAF Proclaims Air Supremacy over Burma

No Japanese losses

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TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Tassafaronga, 66,97


Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/07/42

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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 2 --> Sir Robin's minstrels are flying these planes
Hurricane II x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 2 destroyed
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Kohima , at 34,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 8 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged --> Scratch one for the Chinese Base Force


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Tassafaronga

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 446 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 10 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tassafaronga base !!! --> IJN captures Guadalcanal
(US Navy is absent)

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42

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TF 28 troops unloading over beach at Ndini, 72,101


Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26 --> Full IJN Squadron minus the leader who cannot stop laughing at the pathetic RAF

Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/09/42

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Day Air attack on Kohima , at 34,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 49
Ki-48 Lily x 19
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 3 --> Lysanders rule the skies [8D]
Hurricane II x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 2 damaged

Runway hits 8

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/10/42

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Day Air attack on Kohima , at 34,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54 --> IJNAF anf IJAAF co-operating?
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-48 Lily x 28
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 4
Hurricane II x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 3 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 12

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/11/42

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-166, hits 5

Allied Ships
DMS Long, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage --> The Fat Cat that failed to eat the mouse
DMS Chandler
DMS Perry
DMS Boggs

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/12/42

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Sub attack near Palmyra at 106,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 2

Allied Ships
APD Gregory, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Again.. US Navy must reconsider ASW training program
APD Little
APD Manley


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 85,91

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CL Jintsu
CL Nagara
CL Yura
CL Kinu
CL Abukuma
DD Makigumo
DD Kagero
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Isokaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Asagumo
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DM Breese, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk --> Diversion that meets resistance - scratch away two destroyers from navy list...

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Day Air attack on Kohima , at 34,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-48 Lily x 42
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Allied aircraft --> false sense of security?
Lysander I x 3
Hurricane II x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 3 destroyed
Hurricane II: 3 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

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Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

No Japanese losses

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/13/42

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Coastal Guns at Baker Island, 94,92, firing at TF 19
TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Baker Island, 94,92 --> IJN pushes against USA/Australia supply lines

49 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Tatsumiya Maru, Shell hits 3
PG Tamo Maru #6, Shell hits 1
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
300 casualties reported

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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Nukufetau island, 87,103


Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 94 --> Show of Force at Port Moresby?
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 4 destroyed

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ASW attack at 111,69

Japanese Ships
SS I-121, hits 12, on fire, heavy damage --> Sub #1 Sunk

Allied Ships
DD Hatfield
DD Lawrence
DD Kennison
DD King
DD Crane
DD Crosby

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/14/42

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Coastal Guns at Funafuti island, 88,104, firing at TF 29
TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Funafuti island, 88,104


76 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Nasusan Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 19
P-40B Tomahawk x 25 --> AVG assists RAF in Burma

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 17th Division, at 45,37


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 14


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 187784 troops, 2050 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3876

Defending force 40747 troops, 225 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1033

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 8014 - adjusted assault: 3195

Allied max defense: 1103 - adjusted defense: 617

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenen base !!! --> Struggling to Defend and Reorganize China Army


Japanese ground losses:
2928 casualties reported
Guns lost 76
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
2090 casualties reported
Guns lost 26


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 63407 troops, 430 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2029

Defending force 22386 troops, 255 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 477

Allied max assault: 4054 - adjusted assault: 3177

Japanese max defense: 463 - adjusted defense: 75

Allied assault odds: 42 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1936 casualties reported
Guns lost 83
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! [:D]

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Ground combat at Tatung

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5113 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 821

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 149 - adjusted assault: 37

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 37 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tatung base !!! --> Diversion in the north (buy time
to allow Western Army to reach Chunking)

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/15/42

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 88
G3M Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 105 --> Massive Raid against Port Moresby
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3 --> Few Results [:D]

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Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G4M1 Betty x 18
H6K4 Mavis x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged --> Nice, free airplanes
H6K4 Mavis: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Port fuel hits 1

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 138089 troops, 1475 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 2956

Defending force 70889 troops, 350 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2063

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 5850 - adjusted assault: 2396

Allied max defense: 2096 - adjusted defense: 1002

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
4096 casualties reported
Guns lost 72
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
2043 casualties reported
Guns lost 64
--> A bloodbath, but the Allies are losing central China

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Ground combat at 46,35

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7943 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 168

Defending force 19908 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 601

Japanese max assault: 208 - adjusted assault: 13

Allied max defense: 636 - adjusted defense: 384

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
485 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2 ----> Time for a counter-strike [8D]

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/16/42

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 130731 troops, 1342 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 2588

Defending force 67706 troops, 279 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1904

Japanese max assault: 3710 - adjusted assault: 1408

Allied max defense: 1758 - adjusted defense: 904

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
3142 casualties reported
Guns lost 44
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1933 casualties reported
Guns lost 56


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35937 troops, 352 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 601

Defending force 80150 troops, 442 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2047

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 624 - adjusted assault: 53

Allied max defense: 2176 - adjusted defense: 2529

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)


Japanese ground losses:
3320 casualties reported
Guns lost 74

Allied ground losses:
338 casualties reported
Guns lost 10


--> IJA continues to suffer huge losses

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Ground combat at 46,35

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 19746 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 595

Defending force 7124 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Allied max assault: 1228 - adjusted assault: 300

Japanese max defense: 84 - adjusted defense: 34

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
276 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! [:D]

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/17/42

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TF 31 troops unloading over beach at Canton Island, 98,99


16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri

Japanese ground losses:
240 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Funafuti island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1084 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 1640 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 54 - adjusted assault: 30

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Funafuti island base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
809 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

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Ground combat at Canton Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1229 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Defending force 2444 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese max assault: 122 - adjusted assault: 54

Allied max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Canton Island base !!! --> more allied troops are captured (to be released from the Manila Hotel after the US victory in early 1943)


Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1560 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 134750 troops, 1370 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 2382

Defending force 64432 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1756

Japanese max assault: 4074 - adjusted assault: 2063

Allied max defense: 1502 - adjusted defense: 412

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Changsha base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
3323 casualties reported
Guns lost 67
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
2187 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
---> the IJA is losing 20,000 troops per week

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/19/42

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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63389 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1743

Defending force 70722 troops, 730 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404

Allied max assault: 1258 - adjusted assault: 251

Japanese max defense: 1255 - adjusted defense: 761

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1056 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
2096 casualties reported
Guns lost 44 ---> Chiang's army: Many Troops, Few Supplies

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/20/42

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Blenheim IV x 11
Wellington III x 12
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 40
LB-30 Liberator x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed, 5 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 3 damaged

Oil hits 3 --> The First Step in Operation Monsoon (forces the enemy to concentrate on striking at Allied Bases in Calcutta, more on this later)


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Day Air attack on 11th Ind. Brigade, at 39,37


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 14 --> The might of Chiang's Air Force [:D]


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/21/42

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ASW attack at 111,65

Japanese Ships
SS I-122, hits 11, on fire, heavy damage --> Sub #2 Sunk

Allied Ships
DD Cushing
DD MacDonough
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DD Cummings
DD Meredith
DD Anderson
DD Jarvis
DD Hammann
DD Waters

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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63338 troops, 597 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1081

Defending force 78571 troops, 407 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1999

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 1120 - adjusted assault: 72

Allied max defense: 2107 - adjusted defense: 3019

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1)

[:D]

Japanese ground losses:
4839 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 10

Allied ground losses:
352 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 76420 troops, 507 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2333

Defending force 11137 troops, 142 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 206

Allied max assault: 2410 - adjusted assault: 2947

Japanese max defense: 198 - adjusted defense: 131

Allied assault odds: 22 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
560 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
419 casualties reported
Guns lost 21


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating![/b] [:D]

[Commander Stormwolf]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/22/42



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Day Air attack on Efate , at 73,109

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 48
B5N Kate x 72
E7K2 Alf x 1

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 61


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Ground combat at Tatung

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10687 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 223

Defending force 10444 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Japanese max assault: 215 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 325 - adjusted defense: 544

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
941 casualties reported
Guns lost 34

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported [:D] 50 to 1 Ratio