AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/18/42
Yesterday featured only the sinking of a few AKs and APs and the positioning of the Musashi TF for its sweep down in between Oz and NZ today.
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Day Air attack on Imperial Shock Division, at 59,13
Allied aircraft
IL-2M Shturmovik x 35
LaGG-3 x 28
MiG-3 x 28
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,144
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 33
B5N2 Kate x 11
E13A1 Jake x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Pacific, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
The CVs east of NZ continue to pound the remaining AKs.
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,133
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
D3A2 Val x 48
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK West Ira, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
AK City of Dalhart
AK Arizonan, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
But the real work is to be done West of NZ where 3 CVs have ambushed the escaping USN slow BBs.
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Day Air attack on TF at 49,139
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 5
D3A2 Val x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Bomb hits 5
BB Colorado, Bomb hits 6, on fire
Colorado was damaged by the 250Kg bombs but Idaho shrugged every hit off due to its superior deck armour. Later the Kates came into action and deck armour became an irrelevance.
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Day Air attack on TF at 49,139
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 5
D3A2 Val x 27
B5N2 Kate x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2
BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 49,139
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
B5N2 Kate x 51
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Colorado, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Idaho is the only BB which survives the morning's strikes. I am hopeful it will be downed tomorrow.
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,143
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Carolinian
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,143
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Carolinian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 47,132
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 17
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Sarpedon
AK Idomeneus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,133
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
D3A2 Val x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK West Ira, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 49,139
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
D3A2 Val x 12
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,132
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Orca
TK Pinna
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Day Air attack on TF at 49,139
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 16
B5N2 Kate x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Helm, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Bermuda
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Some of the BB escorts also got pasted but their loss isn't really too important given the scale of the day's events.
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Ground combat at Borzya [Siberia]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 103926 troops, 1664 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 2783
Defending force 53838 troops, 817 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1520
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 41438 troops, 275 guns, 321 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222
Defending force 56775 troops, 857 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 1672
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Ground combat at 31,20
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 15096 troops, 50 guns, 901 vehicles, Assault Value = 543
Defending force 2629 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 144
Japanese max assault: 782 - adjusted assault: 628
Allied max defense: 133 - adjusted defense: 32
Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4
Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at 26,17
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 5327 troops, 21 guns, 340 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
Defending force 1389 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
Japanese max assault: 278 - adjusted assault: 496
Allied max defense: 46 - adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 99 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Cuttack [India]
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 2661 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 152
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied max assault: 322 - adjusted assault: 163
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 163 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Cuttack [India] base !!!
*chuckle* Yet another Allied Bde runs towards an irrelevant base. Why lose your forces this way? It makes no sense.
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Ground combat at Madras [India]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 10843 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 510
Defending force 16842 troops, 206 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 475
Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Aldan [Siberia]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 16 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Aldan [Siberia] base !!!
Paras taking unoccupied bases on the Soviet flank.
