AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/13/42
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ASW attack at 65,46
Japanese Ships
DD Minazuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Satsuki
DD Yayoi
Allied Ships
SS Finback
sub not detected
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ASW attack at 65,46
Japanese Ships
PG Kanko Maru
PG Nanpo Maru
MSW Yoshino Maru
MSW Toshi Maru #8
MSW Toshi Maru #1
MSW Tokuho Maru #5
Allied Ships
SS Finback
sub not detected
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now following, the best ASW attack since the beginning of hostilities: [&o]
ASW attack at 81,82
Japanese Ships
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS S-23, hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
in fact there were A LOT of DCs dropped and actually 4 real hits! Very good result which I can´t remember I have seen that from a Jap PC ASW TF since the new ASW routine. Those PCs are only second class ASW ships, not those "sub killers" you get from late 43 on...
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 72
Ki-21 Sally x 58
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 72
Ki-21 Sally x 58
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
same combat twice??? [&:] didn´t happen
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 115
Ki-48 Lily x 30
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 105
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 22,57
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 22
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 103
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 56
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,113
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
B5N Kate x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Admiral Y. Williams, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
A PG and an AK is spotted near Noumea, don´t know what they are doing alone there...
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,113
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N Kate x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Isabel, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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ASW attack at 65,46
Japanese Ships
PG Kanko Maru
PG Nanpo Maru
MSW Yoshino Maru
MSW Toshi Maru #8
MSW Toshi Maru #1
MSW Tokuho Maru #5
Allied Ships
SS Finback
Finback again not detected.... perhaps a phantom sub??? 
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 92533 troops, 1207 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 2035
Defending force 103993 troops, 775 guns, 383 vehicles, Assault Value = 2159
Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Sandakan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1395 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 35 - adjusted assault: 6
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!!
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Ground combat at 33,62
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2643 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese max assault: 50 - adjusted assault: 8
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at 23,47
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8971 troops, 48 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 275
Defending force 3191 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese max assault: 261 - adjusted assault: 209
Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 74557 troops, 691 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 2159
Defending force 114905 troops, 1207 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 2035
Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
S-23
(SS-128: dp. 854 (surf.), 1,062 (subm.); l. 219'3"; b. 20'8"; dr. 15'11" (mean); s. 14.5 k. (surf.), 11 k. (subm.); cpl. 42; a. 1 4", 4 21" tt; cl. S-l)
S-23 (SS-128) was laid down on 18 January 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass.; launched on 27 October 1920; sponsored by Miss Barbara Sears; and commissioned on 30 October 1923, Lt. Joseph Y. Dreisonstok in command.
Initially assigned to Submarine Division 11, Control Force, S-23 was based at New London, Conn., through the 1920's. During that time, she operated off the New England coast from late spring until early winter; then moved south for winter and spring exercises. From 1925 on, her annual deployments included participation in fleet problems; and those maneuvers occasionally took her from the Caribbean into the Pacific. With the new decade, however, the submarine was transferred to the Pacific; and, on 5 January 1931, she departed New London for the Panama Canal, California, and Hawaii. En route, she participated in Fleet Problem XII and, on 25 April, she arrived at her new homeport, Pearl Harbor, whence she operated, with Division 7, for the next ten years. In June 1941, Division 7 became Division 41; and, on 1 September, S-23 departed the Hawaiian Islands for California. An overhaul and operations off the west coast took her into December when the United States entered World War II.
The crew of the World War I-design submarine then prepared for service in the Aleutians. Radiant-type heaters were purchased in San Diego to augment the heat provided by the galley range. Heavier and more waterproof clothing, including ski masks, were added to the regular issue provided to submarine crews. The boat itself was fitted out for wartime service and, in January 1942, S-23 moved north to Dutch Harbor, Unalaska.
On the afternoon of 7 February, she departed Dutch Harbor on her first war patrol. Within hours, she encountered the heavy seas and poor visibility which characterized the Aleutians. Waves broke over the bridge, battering those on duty there; and sent water cascading down the conning tower hatch. On the 10th, S-23 stopped to jettison torn sections of the superstructure, a procedure she was to repeat on her subsequent patrols; and, on the 13th, the heavy seas caused broken bones to some men on the bridge. For another three days, the submarine patrolled the great circle route from Japan, then headed home, arriving at Dutch Harbor on the 17th. From there, she was ordered back to San Diego for overhaul and brief sound school duty.
On her arrival, requests were made for improved electrical, heating, and communications gear and installation of a fathometer, radar, and keel-mounted sonar. The latter requests were to be repeated after each of her next three patrols, but became available only after her fourth patrol.
On 20 May, S-23 again sailed for the Aleutians. Proceeding via Port Angeles, she arrived in Alaskan waters on the 29th and was directed to patrol to the west of Unalaska to hinder an anticipated Japanese attack. On 2 June, however, 20-foot waves broke over the bridge and seriously injured two men. The boat headed for Dutch Harbor to transfer the men for medical treatment. Arriving the same day, she was still in the harbor the following morning when Japanese carrier planes attacked the base.
After the first raid, S-23 cleared the harbor and within hours arrived in her assigned patrol area, where she remained until the 11th. She was then ordered back to Dutch Harbor; replenished; and sent to patrol southeast of Attu, which the Japanese had occupied, along with Kiska, a few days earlier.
For the next 19 days, she hunted for Japanese logistic and warships en route to Attu and reconnoitered that island's bays and harbors. Several attempts were made to close targets, but fog, slow speed, and poor maneuverability precluded attacks in all but one case. On the 17th, she fired on a tanker, but did not score. On 2 July, she headed back to Unalaska and arrived at Dutch Harbor early on the morning of the 4th.
During her third war patrol, 15 July to 18 August, S-23 again patrolled primarily in the Attu area. On 6 August, however, she was diverted closer to Kiska to support the bombardment of the island; and, on 9 August, she returned to her patrol area, where her previous experiences in closing enemy targets were repeated.
Eight days after her return to Dutch Harbor, S-23 again headed west; and, on 28 August, she arrived in her assigned area to serve as a protective scout during the occupation of Adak. During most of her time on station, the weather was overcast, but it proved to be the most favorable she had experienced in eight months of Alaskan operations. On 16 September, she was recalled from patrol to meet her 20 September scheduled date of departure for San Diego for upkeep and sound school duty.
On 7 December, S-23 returned to Unalaska; and, on the 17th, she got underway on her fifth war patrol. By the 22d, she was off western Attu; and, on the 23d, she received orders to take up station off Paramushiro. On the 24th, she headed for the Kurils. Two days later, 200 miles from her destination, her stern plane operating gear outside the hull broke. Since submerging and depth control became difficult, she turned back for Dutch Harbor. Moving east, her mechanical difficulties increased; her stern planes damaged her propellors; her fouled rudder resulted in a damaged gear train. Nature added severe snow and ice storms after 3 January 1943. But, on the 6th, S-23 made it into Dutch Harbor.
Using equipment and parts from S-35, S-23 was repaired at Dutch Harbor and at Kodiak; and, on 28 January, she departed her Unalaska base for another patrol in the Attu area. She spent 21 days on station, two of which, 6 and 7 February, were spent repairing the port main motor control panel. She scored on no enemy ships and returned to Dutch Harbor on 26 February.
Refit, the submarine got underway for her last war patrol on 8 March. Moving west, she arrived off the Kamchatka Peninsula on the 14th and encountered floes with ice 2½ to 3 feet thick. Her progress down the coast in search of the Japanese fishing fleet slowed; and, initially limited to moving during daylight hours, she rounded Cape Kronotski on the afternoon of the 16th and Cape Lopatka on the morning of the 19th. She then set a course back to the Aleutians which would take her across Japanese Kuril-Aleutians supply lanes. On the 26th, she took up patrol duty in the Attu area; and, on the 31st, she turned her bow toward Dutch Harbor.
In April 1943, S-23 returned to San Diego. During the summer, she underwent an extensive overhaul; and, in the fall, she began providing training services to the sound school which she continued through the end of hostilities. On 11 September 1945, she sailed for San Francisco where she was decommissioned on 2 November. Fourteen days later, her name was struck from the Navy list. Her hulk was subsequently sold for scrapping and was delivered to the purchaser, Salco Iron and Metal Co., San Francisco, on 15 November 1946.
S-23 was awarded one battle star for her World War II service.
Story of the S23! Looks like she was more succesful in real life than in our game... With succesful I mean at least she made it through the war! With all the industrial capacity the US had I wonder that WW I class subs were used throughout WW II!
Can someone tell me what flag is there on S23? [&:]
decided it´s now time to transfer 17000 fuel to Noumea. When I gave orders this turn I had 3000 fuel for KB which has now a range of 16... [8|]
. I can´t send KB there as there are still mines and I don´t want to risk a hit. MSW are three days out and will need two or three days to clear the mines, so KB and the surface TF is currently not operational... [X(]
