Update: Japanese task force nearing Kuching attacked by slow flying British Torpedo planes. Effective antiaircraft resulted in no torpedo hits. However IHQ has rethought its strategy and has decided to await improvements to the airfields at Brunei and Jeselton before resuming the drive south.
In the eastern SRA Japanese forces have taken Manado and landed at Amboina. Amboina fall is anticipated shortly.
In Malaya - Alor Star fell after British forces abandoned their positions, Khota Bharu was also captured. However Japanese engineers are slowly moving into position to effect repairs to this vital aerodrome.
Now children...why do we we always want to cover our invasions with air support???
Here's why...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/41
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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 62,90
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 100
TF 100 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90
134 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Tama Maru #8
Japanese ground losses:
1126 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 100
TF 100 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90
135 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Choan Maru #2, Shell hits 3
PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 2
CL Kashima
Japanese ground losses:
746 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 62,90
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
CL Achilles, Shell hits 3
CL Perth
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 62,90
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 104, and is sunk
MSW Tama Maru No. 2, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
MSW Tama Maru #2
PG Choan Maru #2, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
PG Choko Maru #2, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PG Heijo Maru
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shinshu Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Akitsu Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Asaka Maru
AP Awata Maru
AP Gokoku Maru
AP Kiyosumi Maru
AP Asama Maru
AP Kamakura Maru
AP Tatsuta Maru
AP Brazil Maru
AP Ginyo Maru
AP Hakozake Maru
AP Kongo Maru
AP Shanghai Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ussuri Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AK Awajisan Maru
AK Kaga Maru
AK Kokoku Maru
AK Sagami Maru
AK Sakito Maru
AK Fugi Maru
AK Kagu Maru
AK Kamogawa Maru
AK Kashii Maru
AK Kinugasa Maru
AK Noshiro Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Tamagawa Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
AK Tatsukami Maru
AK Yamazuki Maru
AK Yodogawa Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Shell hits 6
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
CL Achilles, Shell hits 3
CL Perth
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Hey in PLAYTEST with Nik (thank goodness it was a playtest ) I sleep walked into my second carrier battle with flubbed up orders .. this time ... they were completely flubbed up ... like no one was ordered to do anything [:-]
Well at least it was a playtest [8|][8|][:D][:D]
WITP Admiral's Edition - Project Lead
War In Spain - Project Lead
Morale on the homefront has skyrocketed after the decisive victory in the Battle off Rabaul! Censors are withholding the fact, however, that the ANZAC cruisers arrived just a little too late to prevent what appears to be the majority of the Japanese 4th ID from landing. Out of 8" and extremely low on 6" ammunition, the cruisers are forced to retire.
Elsewhere Amboina has fallen and a Japanese regiment has landed at Davao.
On Luzon the Japanese have yet to advance from their beachheads. A daring counter-attack by allied armored units takes back the resource-rich Tugag... against stiff opposition. (It had been auto-occupied by the Japanese and was empty.)
And in Malaya, Commonwealth forces route a brigade of the IJA 18th Division in the mountains east of Alor Star. General Percival is quite confident that the beachhead at Kota Bharu will soon be back in British hands.
) I sleep walked into my second carrier battle with flubbed up orders .. this time ... they were completely flubbed up ... like no one was ordered to do anything [:-]