speedy vs swift - who gets there faster

[wernerpruckner]

lost the sub Gudgeon this turn, but other than that there is nothing to report for the Navy.

In CHina the AVG made a nice move whith protecting some ground forces [:'(] - 11 enemy A/C killed for one loss !!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/02/42

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TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Hollandia, 49,79


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 61,44

Japanese Ships
PG Takunan Maru #8
MSW Hinode Maru #18
APD APD-31
DD Akebono
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon, hits 3, on fire

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TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Hollandia, 49,79


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ASW attack at 113,67

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Allen
DD Worden

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Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 47,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Malaya Brigade, at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 13
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on 2nd Malaya Brigade, at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 41
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on BFF Brigade, at 33,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 42
Ki-48 Lily x 6
Ki-15 Babs x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on 11th PA Division, at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 7
G4M1 Betty x 18

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 11th PA Division, at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 3
Ki-48 Lily x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on 71st PA Division, at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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ASW attack at 61,44

Japanese Ships
PG Takunan Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84288 troops, 748 guns, 105 vehicles

Defending force 25678 troops, 227 guns, 16 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
834 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
728 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Hollandia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 877 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia base !!!



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Ground combat at 47,37

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 82071 troops, 1076 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 28732 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1613 casualties reported
Guns lost 34
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
281 casualties reported
Guns lost 15


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 175380 troops, 1991 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 64719 troops, 425 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
524 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 67385 troops, 694 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 35156 troops, 162 guns, 3 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34156 troops, 348 guns, 8 vehicles

Defending force 6273 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42334 troops, 422 guns, 26 vehicles

Defending force 4541 troops, 23 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Guns lost 8


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Ground combat at Singapore

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9169 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 83140 troops, 714 guns, 104 vehicles

[wernerpruckner]

some action in the air.
A big supply/troop convoy from the US will arrive at Noumea soon - including 12 PTs.
Still several enemy subs between the US and Hawaii, my TFs seem unable to find and sink them.
Mining missions at Wake and Midway reach a satisfying level with around 500 mines each. Soon I will move some of the minelayers southwards.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/03/42

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TF 46 encounters mine field at Muntok (21,55)

Japanese Ships
MSW Ranzan Maru

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ASW attack at 104,98

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
DD MacDonough
DD Farragut
DD Downes
DD Drayton
DD Ellet
DD Benham

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 44
Ki-48 Lily x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged


Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

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Day Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
G3M Nell x 98
Ki-21 Sally x 35

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2
Brewster 339D x 8
Buffalo I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 5 destroyed
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

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Day Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 2
Ki-51 Sonia x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-48 Lily x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 57th PS Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Corregidor M Fortress, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 6
Ki-48 Lily x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 83477 troops, 722 guns, 105 vehicles

Defending force 24489 troops, 184 guns, 14 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Japanese ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at 47,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 80096 troops, 1006 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 28156 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
249 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 176035 troops, 2006 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 64112 troops, 433 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
423 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 86622 troops, 704 guns, 309 vehicles

Defending force 34823 troops, 158 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
1562 casualties reported
Guns lost 32
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1174 casualties reported
Guns lost 22


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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34035 troops, 344 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 6042 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41830 troops, 409 guns, 24 vehicles

Defending force 4094 troops, 9 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
393 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singapore

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9291 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 83136 troops, 707 guns, 99 vehicles

[wernerpruckner]

Manila will fall soon [:(]
My Dutch forces are feeling the Japanese superiority in the air - I disband more and more of them, others ( long range units ) I move out ( this does cost a bit ).

Two weeks till a new CV arrives (USS Wasp)

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/04/42

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 28
Ki-48 Lily x 4
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
G3M Nell x 93
Ki-21 Sally x 32

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Buffalo I x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 6 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed
Martin 139: 4 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 38

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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 10
Ki-48 Lily x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Corregidor M Fortress, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 9
Ki-48 Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on No. 103 RAF Base Force, at 32,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13
Ki-21 Sally x 41
Ki-48 Lily x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 82270 troops, 724 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 24741 troops, 193 guns, 14 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 47,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 80427 troops, 1014 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 27931 troops, 198 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 176473 troops, 2028 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 63810 troops, 438 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
440 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 85621 troops, 674 guns, 303 vehicles

Defending force 32667 troops, 113 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
1067 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1587 casualties reported
Guns lost 19


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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34199 troops, 346 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 5963 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Singapore

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9466 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 83826 troops, 724 guns, 103 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[wernerpruckner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/05/42

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 41
Ki-48 Lily x 11
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 5 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

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Day Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
G3M Nell x 92
Ki-21 Sally x 31

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 1
Buffalo I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Martin 139: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37

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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on 11th PA Division, at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on 11th PA Division, at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 6
Ki-48 Lily x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 71st PA Division, at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 71st PA Division, at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 11
Ki-48 Lily x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 82641 troops, 729 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 25095 troops, 199 guns, 14 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 47,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 80624 troops, 1016 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 27827 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 179097 troops, 2037 guns, 159 vehicles

Defending force 63681 troops, 440 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
4882 casualties reported
Guns lost 129
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
853 casualties reported
Guns lost 38


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64019 troops, 647 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 30419 troops, 85 guns, 2 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34382 troops, 347 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 5779 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
6153 casualties reported
Guns lost 37


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Ground combat at Singapore

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9611 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 84197 troops, 729 guns, 103 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[wernerpruckner]

okay - no more CR copies !!

Batavia is now more or less emptied from all A/C. I moved them south and disbanded whatever there still was to disband and combine!! Some of the units lack the range to be moved to safety [:(]

future offensive plans:

biggest will be the attacks via Aleutians - Buckner´s dream.
It should start with the end of March, but it also depends on the readiness of my bases up there.
I think that I will use:
at least 2 CVs, 4 BBs, 10 cruisers, 20 destroyers, all DMS, all APDs and 2 DMs and a few transports.
10 days before this will start 20 subs will go up there for scouting and minelaying.


but I need a second ( or even a third operation !) as diversion !!

- something in the south ?? I can move a lot of stuff there. At the moment the US Navy has 2 BBs, 6 cruiser, 14 DDs, one lone CV and several subs there. Also not to forget the British, Dutch, Australian and NZ Navy forces. Only weak point is that the supply line is very long and not yet defended as it should be.

- or maybe an invasion of Marcus island ( no troops there at the moment ), but this is too close to the north; but it is also close enough to Wake and Midway.

any ideas ??


Werner

[wernerpruckner]

Steven makes a new holiday resort around Batavia:
a holiday destination for moon landscapes

With the +/- 90 days schedule of my units I hit probably the worst possible for many units - especially in India. In the game vs irishman I have at least 1/3 more troops and air units at tje smae time. The Wellie unit is still out for 50+ days.....

[Tom Hunter]

I refuse to play with the variable arrival.

In the real war they knew what was coming and when. Its not as if some one would walk into Nimitz's office and say "Suprise Chester, an aircraft carrier just got finished in San Francisco, no one told us about it, but its on its way!"

Also random elements of this type lead to unbalanced games. Never, ever randomize reinforcements, its always a bad design decision.

[wernerpruckner]

Hi Tom,

you still know/see when what is ready!!
it is only a bit hard when you know that you usually have that unit and in this case it will be out of the game for 40+ more turns....

Werner

[wernerpruckner]

Steven tried to attack Darwin this turn and slaughtered some Wirraways.
But also my Aussie pilots did a great attack against the well defended
Carrier Task Force. They put one bomb into the Shoho - she is reported
to be on fire
This attack cost me 5 Hudsons and 5 Wirraways - but at least it seems that
the Shoho is damaged.
Now a few subs will move into the projected path - either Truk, or more dangerously
Singapore, which will probably fall soon.

One more division is moved to Alaska for the future operations.

[wernerpruckner]

A nasty bombardment attack against Darwin - A/F heavily damaged [:(]

Steven has taken Pagan base - I pulled out my units before, I will get a bunch of new units in India in 30+ turns.

I will stop most of the sub missions now and pull them back to their major bases - PH, Seattle, Anchorage, Sydney, Sri Lanka.
I will wait till most of them are repaired and than I will start some nuisance mining missons.
Except the PH and Seattle subs - the will wait for the start of Operation " BEEHIVE"

[wernerpruckner]

Not much to say about the last two turns:
Changsha is now in enemy hands [:(] and one Japanese sub sunk

other than that I try to find the KB and the MiniKBs. Once again I do not know where they are.

[wernerpruckner]

02/12/42
Manila lost - 20k troops are now POW [:(]

my last lonely PT-32 now tries to escape from the PI - got attacked by some Sallies, but still undamaged [:'(]


02/13/42

PT-32 is still alive and sailing ( no fuel left ) to DEI, once again attacked by Sallies - all 4 Sallies damaged [:'(]


02/14/42
PT-32 was once again attacked by Sallies ( two more Sallies damaged ) and continues her long journey to a port with some fuel !!


I think my little PT is starting to annoy Steven [:D] - it damaged 10 Sallies in three turns and got no scratch back !![:'(]

[wernerpruckner]

turns 2/15/42 to 2/19/42

PT-32 was able to sail two more days before she was sunk by a Zero unit with a total of 48 shell hits and a bomb.

Only one enemy ship was damaged: SS-I172
This Japanese sub was foolish enough to attack a well protected convoy [:D]

A lot of bases were lost during these days:
Hansa/Medan/Singapore/Naga/Mandalay


A look at my deployment of major forces:

2 CV´s are in the PH area ( one at sea patrolling and the other resting and repairing at PH )
Wake and Midway are protected by major minefields (500+ each) - each will get more of them ( one ML and 3 DM´s are used for mining those islands ). Also on both is a huge stock of supplies and fuel for future operations.
A small PT squad (3xPTs) are at Wake as surprise.

On the supply train way from PH to Australia 4 more islands are build up as ASW bases for LR A/C.

1 CV is now at Noumea with 2 cruisers and 10+DDs as well as several tenders. I try to build up this place as future major hub for operations.

NZ - not much changed there, everything is strengthened and build up, but I need some supply soon!!

Australia:
many damaged ships in the major ports ( Repulse, 6 cruisers, 10+ DDs and many transpos with 20+ damage), but also two major fast reaction SF TFs with 3 cruisers and 10+DDs each.

DEI:
nothing I can do here - except to pull out some A/Cs.

PI:
still hold 2 bases, but is only a matter of time...

Burma&Ceylon&India:
I retreat to a smaller protected line ( 4 divisions waiting here ), also concentrated 6 Hurricane and 6 Blenheim IV units here.

Coastal sites in India have now all troops on site and the defence is build up.

A MSW and a PT unit are in Diamond harbour for emergency usage.
Ceylon is the major naval base - 3 BBs, 1 CV, 3 CLAAs, several DDs and also several auxilaries are based there.


And now to the place of the first planed Allied action: ALASKA
I still move LCUs up there as well as some more Air units.
I think I will wait until Anchorage is a 8/8 base ( at the moment 7/7 and building up)

[wernerpruckner]

Steven is bombing Batavia and Soerabaja with heavy forces each day - no resistance in the air anymore.
The only air units left in the DEI are a few recces and short ranged fighters resting on Bali ( I have 7000 supplies there )

In China AVG made an appearance [:D] :
Day Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 18

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 7 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 damaged

I do not think that Steviebay liked that [:D]
By the way - still no A/C type has reached 100 lost A/C ( but it is close Zeros and P40s are at 98 )

In these three days the Japanese troops only captured Madang - it is too silent !!!

I hope that Steven is going for DEI and Burma/India with full force ( maybe Australia ), as far away from Alaska as possible [8|].

One B-17 was moved to Johnston island from Pago Pago as a replacement medium bomber squadron moved there.
Only a B-17 squadron is left in the south - and this unit is resting. All other B-17 units ( 4 groups ) are either in Alaska or on Hawai and surroundings.
This turn I recognised that I have emptied PH to much - only 60 air support left. I need to move something to Hawai ASAP !!

The Americal Division was loaded onto transports the last few turns and will move to Noumea as main LCU there.

Subs from Australia started to mine GiliGili and surroundings.
Subs from Cylon mine Rangoon and the northernmost bases in the DEI that are still in my hands.
Subs from PH are mainly on scouting patrols from Japan to the Mariana Islands and the Marshall Islands.
In Seatlle 10 subs are resting before going to mine the seaways in the Kuril Islands.

[wernerpruckner]

Daily bombing of the DEI bases by Japanese forces - but no landings !!

one Allied ship sunk : TK Cathwood ( 4 torpedo hits in two days by SS I-4

one Japanese ship damaged - APD-34 near Lautern by Hudsons
and also a sub SS I-7 damaged.

Stevens forces were busy in some areas:
Mersing, Siador, Lashio,Myitkyina bases captured

and the first base re-captured: [:D]

Allied forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!!
Steven left no forces there - a second unit will join in a few days [:)]

[wernerpruckner]

Still heavy bombing against my poor Dutch forces in every turn.
A Japanese AP ( Hukuyo Maru ) finds a mine near Kuala during an Invasion and 4 days later also AP Izan Maru finds a mine here ( onky small Mk10 mines, because only subs made mining missions here ) - both ships are probably only scratched.

KB is still missing.

Still sometimes a few annoying Japanese subs around PH.

Japanese forces CAPTURE Roti Island, Kuala, Sawu Island base and they also re-captured Butuan.


During these turns my subs started to visit northern Japan - a part of them are on sub patrol the others will mine some ports.
Also a pure DMS TF and a bombardement TF have left Anchorage and will visit Paramushiro Island. From a few recon flights I know that he has some recons moved there.
Maybe this will provoke some reaction.
And than we will see if a few heavy bomber groups can cause some damage ( 3 B-17 groups are in Anchorage, several mediums are at Dutch Harbour and Kodiak as well as several fighter units ) - as Naval forces there are a flotilla of 12 PTs, 4x BBs, 2xCAs, 1xCL and several DDs.

In the Central sector I am still using 4 DMs for mining operations ( mainly Midway and Wake ) - other than that several ASW groups and supply transport TFs ( Midway needs 6000 and Wake 2500 supply!!) Also there is always one CV group at sea.

In the South ( main base for the Americans still Noumea) there is mainly a big need for fuel and supplies - so of the 3 TFs going there only one is carrying troops ( Americal division ) , the others are transporting supplie and fuel.

The British forces have withdrawn zero ships so far !! [:)]

Repulse is repairing in Australia ( this will take a long time, the damage is still 60 ).

The Brits have two CVs at Ceylon now ( Indomitable and Formidable ) - I will wait for the third one ( will arrive in 62 days !)

[wernerpruckner]

IT is quiet - too quiet !! What does Steven plan for the future ?
Only medium Japanese Sub action; only small scale offensive in CHina. His troops seemed to stop in Burma - hardly a movement of Japanese troops there !!
Still heavy bombing of Java, and some small scale landings on some small undefended islands.

WHERE THE HECK IS THE KB !!!
and where are his surface forces ??
I have sent out 10+ subs from Australia to search the seas from Rabaul to Truk - but no enemy ships in sight !!

03/06/42

SS I-123 sunk between Johnston and PH ( two APDs on a fast transport mission made it [:'(] )
MSW Shonan Maru #7 was hit by SS Gato near Ominato ( one patrol sub for each minelaying sub - and it worked !! )

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hengchow base and Labao base !!


03/07/42:
[:D]
My Dutch and Aussie pilots did well this turn:
Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 11
Hudson I x 13
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Sumiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Maya Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Mitsu Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kumagawa Maru

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported

and later the same day [:D]

Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 11
Hudson I x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kumagawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PC Ch 13
AP Maya Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
MSW Choun Maru #21, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported

Steven scuttled a few ships later [:)]


03/08/42:

SS Gato was attacked and damaged near Ominato
later in same same turn this freak fleet showed up ( at least Steven said it was a "ghost" fleet:
ASW attack near Ominato at 70,38

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Hiryu
CVE Taiyo
CS Nisshin
BB Haruna
AV Sanyo Maru
AV Sanuki Maru
AV Kamikawa Maru
AV Kimikawa Maru
AV Kiyokawa Maru
CA Atago
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Katori
CL Kashima
ML Tokiwa
ML Tsugaru
ML Okinoshima
ML Ikitsushima
AS Jingei
AS Chogei
AS Taigei
AS Nagoya Maru
AS Rio de Janiero Maru
AS Yasukuni Maru
AS Manju Maru
AS Tsukushi Maru
AS Heian Maru
CL Jintsu
CL Abukuma
CL Kiso
CL Yubari
DD Maikaze
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Asagumo
DD Akatsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shikinami
DD Sagiri
DD Mochizuki
DD Kamikaze
DD Hatakaze
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze
DD Yakaze
DD Yukaze
DD Tachikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze
DD Kuri
DD Tsuga
DD Hasu
DD Wakatake, heavy damage
DD Yayoi
DD Tanikaze
DD Isokaze
DD Kagero
DD Akigumo

I really hope they are somewhere else, beause soon the first bombardement of a Japanese base will begin!!


03/09/42:
nothing to report except that Steven grabed the undefended Maumere base.

03/10/42
SS I 157 was sunk by some British PGs on the Indian East coast.
[:'(]


Still no sight of any big Japanese fleet.
I changed many of my LR A/C from training and ASW to patrol, but it seems to be nothing out there!!

In the next turns a 4xBB bombardment will hit Paramushiro. Lets see what Steven will do after that.

[wernerpruckner]

03/11/42
usual bombing of my forces on Java and in China
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ruteng base
BB group closing to Paramushiro Jima

03/12/42
Naval bombardement of Paramushiro Jima - Steven lost 2 Mavis and 794 casualities [:D] - what forces are on this island ??
Landing Force closing to Attu ( 1xENG and two RCTs )

03/13/42
nothing to report

03/14/42
second bombardment of Paramushiro Jima ( 221 Japanese casualities ), DMS starting to sweep mines. [:)]

03/15/42
[X(] - holy shock, Stevieboy is attacking Wake with KB !! shit, all my heavy bomber forces are in Alaska, I will transfer 2 groups back to central pacific!!
Japanese attack:
Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
B5N Kate x 146

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 21
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed, 4 damaged
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 11 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 9 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 43


03/16/42
not only KB is out there [:(], there are also several BBs !! That is a goddamn full scale invasion fleet !!
Day Air attack on TF at 78,63


Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 5
SBD Dauntless x 7
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
A-20B Boston x 3


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 5 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on Wake Island , at 82,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N Kate x 126

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 7
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N Kate: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 4 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 78,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 4
SBD Dauntless x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
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The next heavy bmber group is moved to Central Command!!
One CV is near Midway, here are also 1x Fortress, 2x Catalina and 2 fighter squadrons.
Two other CVs will go south with full speed ( they are between Alaska and Hawaii )
The invasion fleet for Paramushiro is moved back to Dutch Harbour!! No need to push here, with out long range bombers and CVs !!

I hope I can hold Wake for some time - 2xCD, 3xENG, one INF division, one RCT and two AA units here, and tons of supply !!
Also around 900 mines.
I will try to move the air units away to Midway, and in a weak Japanese moment I will try to bring some fresh air units back in !!

And a second bad moment this turn:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia base !!!

[wernerpruckner]

forgot to mention that also 2 of my subs made contact with many escorts ( 12+ ).
A total of 4 subs is close enough to be in possible contact in the next two days. Three more are 3 to 5 days out.
I will try to get as much subs in that area as possible.

I will also try to move subs to the most likely seapaths away from Wake - Eniwetok, Marcus island...
I am sure that some of his transports will get damaged by mines !!

[wernerpruckner]

03/16/42:
Steven is continueing to bomb Wake, heavy A/C losses on my side.
Batavia lost to the Japanese hordes!!

03/17/42:
more bombing of Wake, also two bombardments by heavy forces ( at least 4 BB, 7 CA, 4 CL...) but my coastal guns fire back and hit some Cruisers - how heavy they are damaged I do not know !!

On the same day the Japanese forces also capture the undefended Memboro base.

03/18/42:
my PT flottila at Wake tried to attack some Japanese forces - and failed, all PTs lost !!
Several bombardment runs by Japanese BB divisions - the worst was this one:
Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
F2A Buffalo: 8 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
CL Sendai
CA Maya
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso


Allied ground losses:
3456 casualties reported
Guns lost 116
Vehicles lost 27

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 40

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with this kind of fire power there will be not many defenders left to fight !!
At least four 2xBB+several cruiser divisions are bombarding Wake - large force of transports with several MSW also sighted - the landing will begin soon!!
My subs seem to be useless against this huge attack - so far no successful attack run!!

03/19/42:
the landings at Wake begin - Steven forces moved through the minefields with many MSWs, but my coastal guns put them under constant fire:
TF 17 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Seki Maru
MSW Keinan Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #18
MSW Hinode Maru #17
MSW Fukeui Maru #7, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choyo Maru #2
MSW W.16
MSW W.13
MSW W.15
MSW Kyo Maru #5, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Banshu Maru #56, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 17
PG Chiyo Maru

and:

TF 17 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63


173 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Seki Maru, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Keinan Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #18, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hinode Maru #17, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fukeui Maru #7, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choyo Maru #2, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.16
MSW W.13, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.15
MSW Kyo Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 17
PG Chiyo Maru
DD Nenohi
AP Tsuiba Maru, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Okuyo Maru
DD Hatsushima
AP Teizui Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 17
1506 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Tsuyama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Chiyo Maru, Shell hits 4
PC Ch 17, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nenohi
AP Kogane Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Yawata Maru
AP Tempei Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Taigen Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
PG Okuyo Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
AP Kikuryu Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
AP Nichiryo Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Konzan Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
MSW Keinan Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
AP Saiho Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire
MSW W.16, Shell hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
3045 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 9

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TF 17 encounters mine field at Wake Island (82,63) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63


152 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Seki Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Keinan Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hinode Maru #18, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hinode Maru #17, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fukeui Maru #7, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choyo Maru #2, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.16, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.13, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.15, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Kyo Maru #5, on fire, heavy damage
PG Okuyo Maru, on fire
PC Ch 17, on fire
AP Tsuiba Maru, Mine hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsushima, on fire
PG Chiyo Maru

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 17
1233 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 2
AP Tofuku Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Rakuto Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
PG Chiyo Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Osaka Maru, Shell hits 31, on fire
AP Ronsan Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire
AP Seiwa Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
PG Okuyo Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire
AP Tohuku Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Tensyo Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Tatuwa Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
2203 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 9



Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 56011 troops, 639 guns, 297 vehicles

Defending force 32997 troops, 441 guns, 21 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


Japanese ground losses:
3772 casualties reported
Guns lost 58
Vehicles lost 26

Allied ground losses:
1425 casualties reported
Guns lost 102
Vehicles lost 4
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Steven lost many troops during the invasion, but on the other hand he has landed 3 full divisions and many other forces on this small island ( at least 60k troops )

Also more bombardments against my troops at Wake, but no attacks by KB ???
Has he reconed some of my forces closing in ??
In two turns I will try to go into the fight with 3 CVs, 13 cruisers, 25+ DDs, 10 more subs and four DMs which will try to lay a few mines.


03/20/42:
more Japanese troops are landing on Wake - no minefields left, Stevens MSWs did good work with clearing 900+ mines !!

Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 17
TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63


400 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Teizui Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nenohi
PG Okuyo Maru
AP Osaka Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Yasukuni Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
1540 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
and
Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 17
TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63


360 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Zenoa Maru
AP Osaka Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yosyu Maru
AP Ronsan Maru, Shell hits 5

Japanese ground losses:
743 casualties reported

also once again several heavy bombardments of Wake - so far I have 10k of casualities here !!

but also the land battle is a bloody one:
Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 71250 troops, 552 guns, 257 vehicles

Defending force 29755 troops, 338 guns, 20 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
3341 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 14

Allied ground losses:
1094 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 2

And my Subs are still without success:
SS Greenling made two attack runs against CVE Hosho not a single torpedo worked !!



I do not have a good feeling right now, but my TFs continue their way to Wake, I really hope that Steven does not yet know that they are around here!!