Mission Impossible? Hades1001(A) vs Hongye(J)

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 01, 43

The problem of US torpedoes has finally been completely solved.


Japs are so over stacking troops on Roi-Namur that they are enduring severe penalties right now.
70 4E bombers wiped away almost 2,000 Japs on this little Atoll. I guess it's too crowd and they have no place to hide[8D]
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Morning Air attack on 6th Base Force, at 132,114 (Roi-Namur)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 30

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
548 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)


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Morning Air attack on 6th Base Force, at 132,114 (Roi-Namur)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 41

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
1451 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 03, 43

Subs are getting better and better.

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Sub attack near Ponape at 123,113

Japanese Ships
PB Chitose Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Fukui Maru

Allied Ships
SS Bluefish

SS Bluefish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Chitose Maru

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Sub attack near Ponape at 123,113

Japanese Ships
PB Eiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Bluefish

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 05, 43

After the bombing and bombardment, USMC 3rd Div landed on Wake Island and fall in a blood bath.
The Div was penalized so much that it can barely fight. Next time I'm going to use 3 regiments instead of a whole division for the 6,000 atoll.

The battle of Wake Island

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14984 troops, 265 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 644

Defending force 4678 troops, 71 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Allied adjusted assault: 84

Japanese adjusted defense: 121

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5)

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1021 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 37 (11 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2987 casualties reported
Squads: 213 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 111 (91 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
11th USN Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
Yokosuka 7th SNLF
53rd Naval Guard Unit
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
34th JNAF AF Unit

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43

When Allies' carriers are supporting the landing actions around Wake Island, the combined fleet move southeast instead, to the belly of Marshall and Gilbert. Japs bombarded Nauru island and Mili.

However, the bombardment fleet fail to retreat before sun rise(second time), and in the morning, hordes of Allie's torpedo bombers attacked the heavy cruiser fleet, 4 Japanese heavy cruisers are reported to sunk, including the very powerful CA Ashigara and other 3 old Aoba class cruisers.
This is the biggest single time lost of Japanese fleet in the past two years.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Tanikaze
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Tagonami
DD Suruyame

Allied Ships
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk


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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage


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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara

Allied ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 55
Port hits 24
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2


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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu

Allied ground losses:
852 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 39


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
TBF-1 Avenger x 37

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
DD Asanagi
CA Ashigara
DD Kazegumo
CA Aoba
CA Kako
CA Mogami

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 14

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA Kako
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 17

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
CA Aoba
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 30

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki
CA Mogami
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CA Mikuma

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 30

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki
CA Mogami
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CA Mikuma


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 19

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
CA Mikuma
DD Akatsuki
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Kako

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

[BBfanboy]

Nice result! Aoba took two torps as well, if the reports are accurate. She will be crawling away at one or two hexes per phase, so you may get another shot at her!

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 07, 43

The Japanese SCTF sunk two Bristol Class destroyers on the way of pulling out.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Jaluit at 133,119, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kako
DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 1
DD Usugumo
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
DD Endicott, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD McCook
DD Frankford, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1


And US subs sunk two merchant ships between Korea and Japan.
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Submarine attack near Shimonoseki at 104,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Toyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

xAK Toyu Maru is sighted by SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Toyu Maru


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Submarine attack near Shimonoseki at 104,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Tone Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

xAK Tone Maru is sighted by SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish attacking xAK Tone Maru on the surface

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 08, 43

Aoba sunk today. 4 Japanese heavy cruisers are confirmed to be sunk during the last a few days.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Jaluit at 134,120

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
TBF-1 Avenger x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Ikazuchi, heavy damage

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 09, 43

A very good day for US subs.
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Submarine attack near Horn Island at 89,127

Japanese Ships
xAK Yoshida Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Growler

xAK Yoshida Maru #3 is sighted by SS Growler
SS Growler launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yoshida Maru #3

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127

Japanese Ships
PB Kiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Hakka Maru
PB Higashiyama Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-42

SS S-42 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kiko Maru


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Sub attack near Babeldaob at 91,97

Japanese Ships
PB Banshu Maru #56, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Shiyo Maru
xAK Iwakuni Maru
xAK Sinkoku Maru
xAKL Junpo Maru
xAKL Misaki Maru
xAKL Kuramasan Maru
PB Takuna Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Salmon

SS Salmon launches 2 torpedoes at PB Banshu Maru #56


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Submarine attack near Merauke at 89,126

Japanese Ships
xAK Yasuteru Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-35

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 10, 43

Battleship New Mexico was attacked Japanese sub I-181 and ate two torpedoes, luckily only moderate damaged and she will be sent back to Seattle, and estimate shipyard time would be 90-120 days. If we can get the second dry dock in place the repair time would be even shorter.

3rd USMC Div made a another push on Wake Island today, and it's another bloody day.

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 138,100

Japanese Ships
SS I-181, hits 8, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 2
BB Resolution
BB Mississippi
DD Monssen
DD Saufley
DD O'Bannon
DD Smith
DD Case
DD Lamson
DD Cummings

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11354 troops, 209 guns, 237 vehicles, Assault Value = 402

Defending force 4569 troops, 74 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Allied adjusted assault: 48

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers!
Defender: forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
896 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (10 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1166 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 12 (8 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (16 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
53rd Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 7th SNLF
Kure 3rd SNLF
34th JNAF AF Unit

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 11, 43


After days of bombing and bombardment, Allies finally captured Roi-Namur.

And 3rd USMC Div made another step on Wake Island. The enemy perimeter is shrinking and come to the verge of collapse.

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Ground combat at Roi-Namur (132,114)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1832 troops, 38 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Defending force 2774 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 31

Japanese adjusted defense:

Allied assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Roi-Namur !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
3439 casualties reported
Squads: 189 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 311 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 92 (92 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 7

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
766th Tank Battalion

Defending units:
113th Infantry Regiment
6th Base Force
73rd JAAF AF Bn
17th Garrison Unit
72nd JAAF AF Bn
46th Naval Guard Unit
77th JAAF AF Bn


Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 10465 troops, 202 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 324

Defending force 3796 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Allied adjusted assault:

Japanese adjusted defense: 12

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
825 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 36 disabled`
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (6 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
902 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 34 (18 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (25 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 7th SNLF
Kure 3rd SNLF
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
34th JNAF AF Unit

[BBfanboy]

Good job! One more attack should do it at Wake. He lost 30% of his remaining troops (which would be most of his fighting troops) while you only lost 10%. You also got the forts down to 1. You should attack again within the next two days before he rebuilds any forts.

[hades1001]

The div unit is under severe penalties on a 6,000 size atoll. I won't use divisions in the future for small atoll invasion.

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Good job! One more attack should do it at Wake. He lost 30% of his remaining troops (which would be most of his fighting troops) while you only lost 10%. You also got the forts down to 1. You should attack again within the next two days before he rebuilds any forts.

[BBfanboy]

One of the other posters (Crackaces, maybe) has stated that you must overstack to have enough strength to take a well-developed atoll. I think that is true until you get the forts down but then you can remove some troops and let the rest finish the defenders. Bombing/bombardment to disrupt them is a also part of the formula.
Good luck in your assault.

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 12, 43

The new prime minister of Japan, Hongye San, is systematically test his toys in India, a forgotten battlefield.
And the Chinese fighters were slaughtered due to the inferior plane type. We lost 27 P-66 Vanguard to 0 Georges, and 6 Chinese pilots were KIA.
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Morning Air attack on Hyderabad (Sindh) , at 42,10

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 24

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 47

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 9 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 41000 feet


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Morning Air attack on Hyderabad (Sindh) , at 42,10

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 24

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 41000 feet


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Morning Air attack on Hyderabad (Sindh) , at 42,10

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 6

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 41000 feet
2 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 41000 feet

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 15, 43

3rd Marine Div made approach on Wake Island again, but even by achieving a winning odd of 2:1, the disruption rose to 70 plus again, the division unit is fairly useless on a 6,000 atoll.

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280

Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Allied adjusted assault: 21

Japanese adjusted defense:

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1691 casualties reported
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
599 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
Kure 3rd SNLF
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
Yokosuka 7th SNLF
Sasebo 7th SNLF
34th JNAF AF Unit

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 16, 43

I rested 3rd Marine Div and ordered 2nd USMC Tank Battalion to attack alone, and they did it.

Allies finally took back Wake Island after almost two year of Japanese occupation.
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 431 troops, 0 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 222

Defending force 3114 troops, 70 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Allied adjusted assault: 24

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
3650 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 321 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 76 (76 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
Kure 3rd SNLF
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
Sasebo 7th SNLF /1
Yokosuka 7th SNLF
34th JNAF AF Unit


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Maizuru 2nd SNLF Wiped Out at Wake Island by attrition!!!


Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Wake Island by attrition!!!

[CaptBeefheart]

If I could offer some advice, the key to taking a small atoll is to overstack by quite a bit. However, to pull it off, you need plenty of ships that are loaded with only supplies and if the battle takes longer than a day it is helpful to have some supply ships in reserve. LSTs are great since they unload immediately.

Cheers,
CC

[hades1001]

Thanks Commander Cody, I actually did what you advised. My transports unloading supplies everyday at the beach and the troops on the atoll were never short of supply. I think the problem is the stack cost of 3rd Marine Division, which is about 13000 thus more than twice of the 6,000 cap, which put 3rd Marine Div under great penalties thus be only 1/10 of its original effectiveness.

I draw my conclusion from comparing the tank unit and the div unit. With a 3:1 winning odd, the disruption of 3rd Marine Div rose to 70+, and the tank unit's disruption stayed low. That's why the next day I ordered the tank unit to attack alone and successfully took the island.

And that's why next time I'm going to try 3 regiments instead of a whole division and see how they perform.

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

If I could offer some advice, the key to taking a small atoll is to overstack by quite a bit. However, to pull it off, you need plenty of ships that are loaded with only supplies and if the battle takes longer than a day it is helpful to have some supply ships in reserve. LSTs are great since they unload immediately.

Cheers,
CC

[hades1001]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 17, 43

KB pops out 8 hex from Wake Island, while my carriers were heading south back to the Marshalls, leaving my transports unprotected.

We lost 6 precious APAs in this battle, the rest were heavily damaged, but I think they will make it back to PH.


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 155
B6N1 Jill x 95

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AM Dash
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
SC PC-580
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
APA President Jackson
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Bullock
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Alamosa

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 27
B6N1 Jill x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied Ship
APA Fayette, on fire
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 20, 43


The tension in Central Pacific is eased a little bit for the past a few days, and I'm preparing sending reinforcements to Ailinglaplap and end the Battle of Marshall once and for all.

Another 10,000 tons tanker were sent to the bottom of sea by US sub, USS Greenling.
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Sub attack near Muntok at 50,89

Japanese Ships
TK Nissyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SC Ch 9
TK Takane Maru
TK Jinei Maru
SC Ch 44
SC Ch 43

Allied Ships
SS Greenling, hits 6