Second fast transport missions goes bad
Allies suffer 2 ships sunk, and 5 scuttled. 4 heavy damaged with heavy flooding from Japanese Coastal guns at Bataan.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/18/22
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Sub attack near Manila at 43,52
Japanese Ships
SS No. 58
Allied Ships
DD Hovey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Truant
DD Trojan
DD Trinidad
DD Tribune
DD Tintagel
DD Tattoo
DD Zane
DD Barry
DD Reuben James
DD Truxton
DD John D. Ford
DD Pillsbury
DD Pope
DD Stewart
DD John D. Edwards
DD Borie
DD Long
DD Chandler
DD Dorsey
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Sub attack near Bataan at 42,51
Japanese Ships
AP Ginyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS K-V
Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Naval Gun Fire at Bataan (42,51) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
401 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Ginyo Maru, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Truant, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
DD Trojan, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Trinidad, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tintagel
DD Barry, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Reuben James, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pope, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stewart, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Borie, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Long, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chandler, Shell hits 11, on fire
CL Yarmouth, Shell hits 6
CL Dartmouth, Shell hits 11
BC Australia, Shell hits 11
Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 202714 troops, 782 guns, 62 vehicles
Defending force 61192 troops, 360 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
6883 casualties reported
Guns lost 73
Allied ground losses:
1912 casualties reported
Guns lost 52
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Ground combat at Manila
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 43935 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 204283 troops, 688 guns, 62 vehicles
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