Fleet Carriers
Name-System damage
Akagi - 0
Kaga - 1
Shokaku - 0
Zuikaku - 5
Taiho - 0
Unryo - 0
Amagi - 0
Katsuragi - 0
Hiyo - 28
Light carriers
Name-System damage
Ryujo - 0
Ryuho - 4
Choyoda - 0
Escort carriers
Name-System damage
Shinyo - 3
Hosho - 0
Taiyo - 0
Unyo - 0
Chuyo - 0
Battleships
Name-System damage
Kongo - 7
Kirishima - 3
Haruna - 15
Hiei - 27
Nagato - 1
Mutsu - 9
Yamato - 3
Musashi - 7
Fuso - 0
Yamashiro - 0
Ise - 15
Hyuga - 4
Heavy cruisers
Name-System damage
Atago - 6
Mikuma - 4
Myoko - 0
Nachi - 7
Takao - 0
Maya - 64
Chokai - 31
Aoba - 50
Kinugasa - 39
Kako - 40
Light cruisers
Name-System damage
Yubari - 0
Oi - 0
Kitakami - 0
Tama - 3
Kiso - 5
Katori - 2
Kashii - 13
Isuzu - 28
Noshiro - 72
As you can see my carriers are in good shape, only the Hiyo needs another month or two in dock.
Most of the battleships are also combat ready but the last 7-8 points of system damage is really difficult to fix as usual.
Important to achive a max speed of 25 or more (max speed of 5 hexes). Half of my heavy cruisers are ready for action, all of the
Aoba's still need another month or two of dock time. The Katori and Kashii are slow training cruisers, so this leaves me with only
5 operational cl's. Can use the large Akitsuki destroyers (3500 tons) as flotilla leaders.
There are currently 35 operational destroyers at Ulithi, another 15-20 are on escort missions or in other ports while the remaining 10-15
are carrying out repairs.
The fleet is therefore combat ready (85%) but I prefer to keep it in port for another few months if possible.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/02/43
Air Combat
Two smaller Jap strikes outside of China:
Day Air attack on Aru Island , at 39,80
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
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Day Air attack on 147th USA Regimental Combat Team, at 82,81
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Allies continue to hammer the usual targets and Truk receives yet another pounding:
Day Air attack on Hollandia , at 49,79
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 35
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-24D Liberator x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30
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Day Air attack on Truk , at 63,78
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 11
B-24J Liberator x 76
Japanese aircraft losses
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 4 destroyed
L2D2 Tabby: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 12 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 136
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Day Air attack on Truk , at 63,78
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 26
B-24J Liberator x 62
Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 114
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Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79
Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 46
B-24J Liberator x 11
Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 48
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 19
B-17E Fortress x 6
PB4Y Liberator x 9
B-24J Liberator x 21
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
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Ground Combat
Been some enemy troops on Tenimbar (size 0 af base just north of Darwin) for a while. Guess
Andy forgot to bring in combat troops!
Ground combat at Tenimbar
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 786 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Tenimbar base !!!
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Naval Reinforcements
As you can see my sub fleet will be heavily reinforced over the next 3 months. Good, good!
3 destroyers and a light cruiser isn't much to cheer about though...
