The first good news is that allied carrier fleet is 100% operational after the Hawaji enconter.
Thus meaning the main focus has been reparing and refitting ships.
First japanese troops have entered Changhsa but who knows this could be an feint operation here. Currently prepared for whichever it turns out to be.
Allied submarines have been launching torpedoes but failing to hit targets. It seems enemy is moving resources around in big convoys.
The second good news is that we went ahead and conducted the first allied amphibitious operation of the war. This resulted to the recapture of Johnston Island (pic)...
Ground combat at Johnston Island (164,112)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 3722 troops, 31 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 196
Defending force 3822 troops, 41 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 78
Allied adjusted assault: 48
Japanese adjusted defense: 5
Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Johnston Island !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
2888 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 42 (42 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
724 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Assaulting units:
112th Cavalry Rgt /1
102nd Cmbt Engr Rgt /2
24th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
194th Tank Bn /1
4th FA Bn /1
Defending units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
43rd Naval Guard Unit
2nd JNAF AF Unit
...the old US Battleships (Tennesee, Oklahoma, Nevada and Colorado) did good job bombarding the base.
All in all that was good atoll invasion despite not having the proper ship types yet. These landings were mostly done by xAP's...
