No, she's an angel...despite she got pissed like hell, i used all my rethoric (sp!?) art to get out of that swamp pretty well....yesterday night i went to another "good" christmas dinner and went home too tired and too late to update...today i got one of my worst working days ever with 14 and half hours in a row of constant typing[:-][:-][:-][>:][>:][>:]...
However, here i am once again my friends!
June 12, 13 1944
KB finally came up...and attacked (with 80 bombers) a lone xAK which was moving from Panama to PH...so the dreaded KB is there uh!?[;)]
Another Carrier division attacked a lone DD near Perth (i guess only 1 CV present here).
My CVs are moving back to PH just in case...but i think the Kb will move away asap. No problem tough...as long as she doesn't threaten my convoy routes i'm happy with this positioning.
My convoys reached Hokkaido safely and we're now ready for the next phase.
Under a costant CAP by my CVEs a minor landing occurred at Ketoi-Jima. Our 2Es made a great job dealing with the strong garrison present there (a full regiment, backed up by a SNLF) and our landing amphib composition (which was the best possible one) did the rest. only APA/AKA, LCI, LGI and ACGs.
We landed an Indian Bde fully prepped along with 2 Tank Bn and one marine rgt not prepped....the difference was absymal!!!
Anyway...in one single phase we got down along with 80k supplies[X(]
Tomorrow we'll attack and i'm pretty sure we'll conquer the base.
Then it will be time for Onnekotan and Paramushiro.
Our 4es were supposed to attack Maebashi for the second time but 2 days of storm didn't allow to do so...
In northern Honshu enemy troops are flowing in a sensible manner....every day the northern garrisons grow in number and strenght....will be damned bloody!
In NG we managed to break his perimeter around Salamua and the II AUS Corp (27th US DIV and 3rd AUS Div) entered into the base hex defended by 46k japs but so isolating the enemy 16th Army (5th div and 2 Rgts)which was contesting to my I AUS Corp the hex northeast of Buna[;)]
No screenshots this time...sorry
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Night Naval bombardment of Akita at 117,55 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
86 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BC Renown
CA Exeter
CA Louisville
CA Portland, Shell hits 2
CL Denver
DD Uhlmann
DD William Porter, Shell hits 1
DD Picking
DD McCord
DD Marshall
DD Luce
DD Longshaw
Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Light Industry hits 1
Oil hits 1
Manpower hits 18
Fires 4130
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 74
Port hits 39
Port supply hits 13
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Morning Air attack on 77th Infantry Regiment, at 134,50 (Ketoi-jima)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-25D1 Mitchell x 39
B-25G Mitchell x 44
B-25H Mitchell x 33
P-40N5 Warhawk x 11
P-51B Mustang x 12
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 29
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
535 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 36,148
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 9
D4Y3 Judy x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Worden, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
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Pre-Invasion action off Ketoi-jima (134,50)
28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Valiant
CL Caradoc
DD King
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
LCI-526
LCI-529
DD MacDonough
Japanese ground losses:
401 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Ketoi-jima (134,50)
TF 148 troops unloading over beach at Ketoi-jima, 134,50
Allied ground losses:
445 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 124 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 47 (0 destroyed, 47 disabled)
Vehicles lost 179 (1 destroyed, 178 disabled)
Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 29th Marine Rgt /5
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Hilo at 211,110
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 27
B7A2 Grace x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK James B. Aswell, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Ketoi-jima (134,50)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2877 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Defending force 7971 troops, 142 guns, 338 vehicles, Assault Value = 319
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
77th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 4th SNLF
54th JNAF AF Unit /1
Defending units:
706th Tank Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
29th Marine Regiment
Lushai Brigade
