AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 29, 42
Bombardments
Night Naval bombardment of Hiva Oa at 192,169 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed on ground
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Tone
DD Kagero
Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 21
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1
BB Hiei firing at Hiva Oa
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Tone
CA Tone firing at Hiva Oa
DD Kagero firing at 223rd USN Base Force
223rd USN Base Force firing at DD Kagero
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Sub Attacks
Both Myoko and Tone are hit by torps but only one explodes. Myoko needs a trip to the repair yards.
Submarine attack near Nuku Hiva at 191,167
Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Torpedo hits 1
Allied Ships
SS Gurnard
CA Myoko is sighted by SS Gurnard
SS Gurnard launches 6 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Nuku Hiva at 188,166
Japanese Ships
CA Tone
DD Ikazuchi
DD Kagero
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Shad
SS Shad launches 6 torpedoes at CA Tone
Shad diving deep ....
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Air Combat
Multiple attacks on the Guards Tank but casualties are few as it's in a jungle hex.
- The division backed out of Myit after this turn, no supplies crossed the river.
Morning Air attack on Guards Tank Division, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 33
Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground Combat
Another fort level goes down but enemy adjusted AV was higher again.
Tennant Creek is again abandoned.
Ground combat at Hiva Oa (192,169)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3318 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Defending force 1825 troops, 13 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Japanese adjusted assault: 95
Allied adjusted defense: 91
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
Defending units:
3rd Marine Raider Battalion
223rd USN Base Force
8th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Ground combat at Tennant Creek (76,137)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2977 troops, 50 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 129
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 69
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 69 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Tennant Creek !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
3rd Motor Brigade
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 30, 42
Air Combat
Multiple Allied air attacks on our units in the clear in Burma today; this was the most
effective attack.
Morning Air attack on 1st Mobile Infantry Regiment, at 60,44
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6
Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Ground Combat
Probing attack against Shewbo; this is now a kessel and the Allied units here are doomed.
2 Brigades ain't bad...especially if that's a complete armored Bde!
Ground combat at Shwebo (59,45)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1035 troops, 0 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 209
Defending force 2869 troops, 62 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 202
Japanese adjusted assault: 22
Allied adjusted defense: 53
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 40 (8 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (7 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
267th Armoured Brigade
14th British Brigade
95th Heavy AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
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Our recon regiment was bombed at Bhamo and they couldn't overrun the Chindits.
Guess they have to wait for the Guards Tank div to move in.
Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1067 troops, 2 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
Defending force 355 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Japanese adjusted assault: 35
Allied adjusted defense: 64
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
5th Recon Regiment
Defending units:
77th Chindit Bde /2
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And there Hiva Oa goes
A nice bag; 1 Marine Raider Battalion, 1 Base Force and a Construction uit.Ground combat at Hiva Oa (192,169)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3304 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Defending force 1773 troops, 13 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
Japanese adjusted assault: 152
Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hiva Oa !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2278 casualties reported
Squads: 66 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 199 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
Defending units:
3rd Marine Raider Battalion
223rd USN Base Force
8th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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What's this, more Chindits landing in the hex?
Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 338 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24
Defending force 1017 troops, 2 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Allied adjusted assault: 32
Japanese adjusted defense: 106
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
77th Chindit Bde /2
Defending units:
5th Recon Regiment
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