When Animals Attack - Threadwar 3x3: Humans Strike Back

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:04 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/01/42 – COMPRESSED AND ABRIDGED
Lots of flummoxing around on this turn... unfortunately, we ran into the REPLAY/SYNC bug, and it took us some time to get around it (finally solved by one Japanese player redownloading, then rebooting and then running the turn - things turned out somewhat differently for everyone running the original problem turn, with troopships getting torpedoed, bases not falling, aircraft not being intercepted. However, the version we finally got is the one listed below. In addition, a few other events scrolled past on the replay, including:
AK Anshun sinks at Darwin...
AK Sigli sinks near Perth...
SS KXVI damaged by air attack near Saigon.
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The USN commander “crosses the T”:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Kiska Island at 93,37
Japanese Ships
AG AG-103, Shell hits 3, and is sunk – Hit by Preston and Clark
AG AG-109, Shell hits 2, and is sunk – sunk by Clark
AG AG-353
AG AG-365, Shell hits 2, and is sunk – sunk by Rathburne
Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Preston
DD Clark
DD Fox
DD Brooks
DD Rathburne
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A USN invasion TF nears Kiska Island and runs into an Animal convoy. A running battle develops at 8000-9000 yards:
Night Time Surface Combat, near Kiska Island at 93,37
Japanese Ships
MSW Chitose Maru
MSW Fuji Maru
AK Chicago Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage – hit by gunfire from Morris, Preston, Clark and Rathburne, and Clark gets in a torpedo.
AK Seisho Maru
AK Mie Maru, Shell hits 1 – hit from Rathburne
AK Nissan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire – hit by Fox and Preston
AK Nankai Maru #2, Shell hits 2 – hit by Preston and Morris
Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Preston
DD Clark
DD Fox
DD Brooks
DD Rathburne
Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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The invasion convoy arrives at Adak and hits a mine field, and then starts landing, but the Animal artillery tries unsuccessfully to repel the Americans:
TF 1171 encounters mine field at Adak Island (97,38)
TF 1171 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 97,38
Allied Ships
PG Onondaga
DD Perkins
AP President Polk, Mine hits 1 – Type 88 mine
Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Coastal Guns at Adak Island, 97,38, firing at TF 1171
108 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
PG Onondaga, Shell hits 1
DD Perkins
Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Daylight breaks, and the landings continue. DD Perkins is heavily hit:
TF 1171 encounters mine field at Adak Island (97,38)
TF 1171 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 97,38
Allied Ships
PG Onondaga
DD Perkins
Coastal Guns at Adak Island, 97,38, firing at TF 1171
167 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Perkins, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Polk, Shell hits 6, on fire
PG Onondaga
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Smelling blood, a steel shark moves into attack:
Sub attack near Adak Island at 97,38
Japanese Ships
SS I-160 – fires 6 torpedoes which miss...
Allied Ships
AP President Monroe – one tough troopship - she already had her fires out.
PG Onondaga
DD Perkins, on fire, heavy damage
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Lonely Christmas Island, out in the Indian Ocean is invaded... I notice that Cocos/Keeling Islands (where the Embden met her fate) are relatively nearby, but not on the CHS map...
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Coastal Guns at Christmas Island IO, 15,62, firing at TF 193
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TF 193 encounters mine field at Christmas Island IO (15,62)
TF 193 troops unloading over beach at Christmas Island IO, 15,62
13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Samidare
DD Ayanami
AP Hikawa Maru
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Christmas Island IO
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 130 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 – a few guys from the Christmas Island Garrison manning one big 6" gun...
Defending force 1194 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 – Yokosuka 4th SNLF
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There were the usual bombardments at Honan and Singapore... now back to the actions in the Aleutians:
Ground combat at Adak Island
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 557 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64 – 6th Construction Battalion, 7th NLF, 113th IJN Base Force
Defending force 2616 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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An unfortunate die-roll here - in the original “version”, Medan (“West” Sumatra) held:
Ground combat at Medan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1440 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 – 12th NLF
Defending force 515 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 – essentially, these defenders are just the 2nd WS Garrison Battalion
Japanese max assault: 39 - adjusted assault: 11
Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at 51,31
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7029 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 155 – 35th/B Brigade
Defending force 785 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32 – the well-pounded 27th Chinese Guerilla “Corps” has no engineers and so could not dig in...
Japanese max assault: 141 - adjusted assault: 262
Allied max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 17
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:49 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/02/42 – COMPRESSED AND ABRIDGED
Quite a bit of sub actions and some ground attacks as well... once again the less interesting/important things are left out...
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Landings on Adak continue...
TF 1171 encounters mine field at Adak Island (97,38)
TF 1171 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 97,38
Allied Ships
PG Onondaga
Coastal Guns at Adak Island, 97,38, firing at TF 1171
63 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
PG Onondaga, Shell hits 1
Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
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Daybreak, and the invasion of Adak continues. There are some heavy warships that lend fire support...
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Detroit
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville, Shell hits 4
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 3
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The Animals seem annoyed at this development...
Coastal Guns at Adak Island, 97,38, firing at TF 1171
...but their guns achieve no hits, so
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The landings continue... and a light escort gets tagged:
TF 1171 encounters mine field at Adak Island (97,38)
TF 1171 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 97,38
39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
PG Onondaga, Shell hits 3
Allied ground losses:
169 casualties reported
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The action at Adak continues when an I-boat fires on a tanker, and misses... but the escorts quickly locate the big I-boat and sink her:
Sub attack near Adak Island at 97,38
Japanese Ships
SS I-160, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage – (glug...glug...glug...) SINKS!
Allied Ships
TK Imlay
AK Waipo
AVD Williamson
PC Atalanta
MSW Bellechasse
MSW Outarde
SC Dawson
PG Charleston
DD Kane
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We got a big I-boat, but they get a small Dutch one...
ASW attack at 21,47
Japanese Ships
PC Shumshu
APD Patrol Boat No. 31
Allied Ships
SS KIX, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS!!
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Another sub attack 120 miles northeast of Broome - an Animal sub tags an AK, but gets damaged in return:
Sub attack at 21,83
Japanese Ships
SS I-122, hits 3
Allied Ships
AK Straat Malakka, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PC Beneb
MSW Goulburn
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An Allied sub makes an attack and escapes counterattack:
Sub attack at 46,43
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Salmon
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Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1920 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2419 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Defending force 71015 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1995
Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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A Chinese HQ Unit has been retreating for weeks, however, a couple of Animal LCUs manage to move it a hex in a matter of hours:
Ground combat at 52,28
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19971 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 665 – 37th Division, 6th Independent Brigade
Defending force 3560 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 – 7th Army Group HQ
Japanese max assault: 473 - adjusted assault: 1040
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 11
Japanese assault odds: 94 to 1
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4676 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1679 – Ikaiei SNLF, Kainan Guard SNLF, 21st Mixed Brigade, 10th Mountain Gun Regiment, 33rd Division, 31st Division, 18th Division, Guards (2nd) Division, 1st Tank Regiment, 2nd Tank Regiment, 6th Tank Regiment, 14th Tank Regiment, 4th Engineer Regiment, 15th Engineer Regiment, 23rd Engineer Regiment, 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Mountain Gun Regiment, 18th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 9th NLF, 11th NLF
Defending force 69055 troops, 382 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 951
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
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The Animals probe the Allies at Adak:
Ground combat at Adak Island
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 607 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 – 68th Construction Battalion, 7th NLF, 113th IJN Base Force
Defending force 5588 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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The hopelessly outnumbered unit at Christmas Island (in the Indian Ocean) bombard with their one big gun:
Ground combat at Christmas Island IO
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 130 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 – Christmas Island Garrison
Defending force 1194 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 – Yokosuka 4th SNLF
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The Animals quickly swat the defenders:
Ground combat at Christmas Island IO
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1194 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 – Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Defending force 130 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 – Christmas Island Garrison surrenders
Japanese max assault: 40 - adjusted assault: 3
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Christmas Island IO base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
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The Allied landing probes the defenders at Adak:
Ground combat at Adak Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5588 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210
Defending force 4372 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Almost forgot: AK Chicago Maru (damaged off Kiska 1 March) and AK Tonan Maru (hit 13 February by a torpedo from O-19) also sank...

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:53 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/04/42 – Action continues hot and heavy throughout the Pacific, with Allied landings at Adak, and Japanese landings at Luganville in the New Hebrides.
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The Animals invade Luganville, probably in preparation to attacking Noumea:
TF 13 troops unloading x 2 over beach at Luganville, 71,111
TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Luganville, 71,111
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
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While at the same time Adak in the Aleutians is invaded by Admiral Speedy:
Coastal Guns at Adak Island, 97,38, firing at TF 1171
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TF 1171 encounters mine field at Adak Island (97,38)
TF 1171 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 97,38
25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AP Mariposa, Shell hits 1
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
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Truant must have a really aggressive commander. She attacked on the surface with her deck gun, but the freighter she attacked was a better shot. Truant finally won the fight when she hit the Animal ship with a torpedo.
Sub attack at 20,59
Japanese Ships
AK Momokawa Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 4, on fire
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At Luganville, an S-boat hit one of the invader’s ships with a reliable Mark 10 torpedo:
Sub attack near Luganville at 71,111
Japanese Ships
AK Junjo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tama Maru #8
PC Toshi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS S-44
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The invading animals hit the Luganville defenders with a bombardment:
Naval bombardment of Luganville, at 71,111
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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In a mirror image attack, the Allies hit the Animal defenders at Adak with a bombardment, but use bigger guns and inflicted more casualties... however, a DD participated and was heavily hit:
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Dewey, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shaw
DD Case
DD Warrington, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Detroit, Shell hits 3
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2
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The unloading then continues:
TF 1171 encounters mine field at Adak Island (97,38)
TF 1171 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 97,38
Allied Ships
PG Onondaga
Coastal Guns at Adak Island, 97,38, firing at TF 1171
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Bruce attacks Singapore with most of the IJA Airf Force:
Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 33 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 19 – 61st Heavy Sentai, 14th Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
19 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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A second attack:
Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kuantan
Ki-21-II Sally x 12 – 12th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 21 – 16th Light Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 3 – 74th Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
12 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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A third Singapore air assault:
Day Air attack on 28th Indian Brigade, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 10 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 3 – 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 6 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
10 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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... a fourth...
Day Air attack on 28th Indian Brigade, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kuantan
Ki-21-II Sally x 15 – 12th Heavy Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 18 – 74th Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 11000 feet
18 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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... and a fifth...
Day Air attack on 22nd Brigade AIF , at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 9 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 3 – 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 6 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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... a sixth...
Day Air attack on 27th Brigade AIF , at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 21 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 14 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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...and a seventh...
Day Air attack on 1st Malaya Brigade, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 14 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 12 – 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 9 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
14 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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Luganville gets attacked by air:
Day Air attack on No. 102 RAAF Base Force, at 71,111 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Rabaul
G4M1 Betty x 25 – G2/Takao Daitai, G4/Yokosuka Daitai
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 14 damaged
Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Desperate air attacks against the invading Animals meet with mixed success - this one by three B-17s come up short:
Day Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 71,111 – partly cloudy
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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However, another TF northwest of Noumea is hit:
Day Air attack on TF at 64,112 – cloudy
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 5
F2A-3 Buffalo x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Kashu Maru
AK Batavia Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Another attack on the invasion near Noumea misses:
Day Air attack on TF at 63,112 – partly cloudy
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PG Santo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A2 Val x 21 – EI-2 Daitai
B5N2 Kate x 152 – AI-3 Daitai, AII-3 Daitai, BI-3 Daitai, BII-3 Daitai, EI-3 Daitai, EII-3 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 11 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
MSW Chevreuil, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage – takes 4x 800 kg. Bombs, and SINKS!!
Allied ground losses:
365 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
151 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Another attack comes up short:
Day Air attack on TF at 63,112 – partly cloudy
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 5
B-17E Fortress x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AV Kiyokawa Maru
PG Santo Maru
CL Yubari
MSW Hagoromo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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The S-boat at Luganville is found, attacked and slightly damaged:
ASW attack near Luganville at 71,111
Japanese Ships
PC Tama Maru #8
PC Toshi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS S-44, hits 1
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A second bombardment of Luganville by the same light cruisers:
Naval bombardment of Luganville, at 71,111
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
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Another base in the Philippines is invaded:
TF 50 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 44,59
Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
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As well as one of the few remaining bases in the DEI:
TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Memboro, 26,73
Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
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An attack at Honan knocks down another fort:
Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 135421 troops, 524 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 2495
Defending force 71394 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2011 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Japanese max assault: 2402 - adjusted assault: 2775
Allied max defense: 1937 - adjusted defense: 1009
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
2671 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
2660 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
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The Animals attack at Singapore while the defenders are still disrupted:
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 94678 troops, 269 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 1564 – Ikaiei SNLF, Kainan Guard SNLF, 21st Mixed Brigade, 10th Mountain Gun Regiment, 33rd Division, 31st Division, 18th Division, Guards (2nd) Division, 1st Tank Regiment, 2nd Tank Regiment, 6th Tank Regiment, 14th Tank Regiment, 4th Engineer Regiment, 15th Engineer Regiment, 23rd Engineer Regiment, 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Mountain Gun Regiment, 18th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 9th NLF, 11th NLF
Defending force 56512 troops, 182 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 861
Japanese max assault: 1495 - adjusted assault: 2069
Allied max defense: 710 - adjusted defense: 700
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Japanese ground losses:
2081 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 6
Allied ground losses:
2075 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
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The first Animal ground attack at Luganville:
Ground combat at Luganville
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2023 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101 – Sasebo 5th SNLF, Kure 3rd SNLF
Defending force 3080 troops, 18 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
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The Allies attack at Adak, and take back the island!!
Ground combat at Adak Island
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8120 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212 – 279th Regimental Combat Team, 153rd Regimental Combat Team
Defending force 4344 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 – 68th Construction Battalion, 7th SNLF, 113th IJN Base Force
Allied max assault: 157 - adjusted assault: 153
Japanese max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 43
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Adak Island base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Lastly, the MSW Chitose Maru sinks.

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:14 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/05/42 – The Animals are landing all over the place, most notably cleaning up loose ends in the Philippines, as well as landing at Luganville in New Hebrides and Koumac in New Caledonia... numerous sub actions occurred, but almost all missed (so I left most of them out)... The Allies also made several attacks on animal invasion TFs that caused no damage, so these are not shown either:
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Cleaning up loose ends in the Philippines:
TFs 50, 180 troops unloading over beach at Butuan x4, 44,59
Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
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The first landing at Luganville:
TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Luganville, 71,111
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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The unloading of troops at Adak runs into a small snag:
TF 1035 encounters mine field at Adak Island (97,38)
Allied Ships
MSW Bellechasse
MSW Outarde
PG Charleston
AP Henry T. Allen, Mine hits 1
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
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Another Animal bombardment of Luganville:
Naval bombardment of Luganville, at 71,111
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
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Here is one sub attack that worked at about 120 miles WNW of Palau:
Sub attack at 48,67
Japanese Ships
AK Choko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Ch 31
Allied Ships
SS Sargo
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This attack on a Mine Warfare TF provoked a prolonged sub action... it started approximately 120 miles north of Laysan Island:
Sub attack at 103,64
Japanese Ships
SS I-8 – torpedoes miss
Allied Ships
DM Preble
DM Sicard
DM Pruitt
DM Tracy
DM Breese
DM Ramsay
DM Montgomery
DM Gamble
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The Minelayers fight back! A second attack was also launched by them, but there was no additional damage:
ASW attack at 103,64
Japanese Ships
SS I-8, hits 5
Allied Ships
DM Sicard
DM Pruitt
DM Preble
DM Tracy
DM Breese
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A couple of heavy air attacks on Singapore - here is #1:
Day Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 78 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 13 – 31st Light Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 46 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai,
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
78 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
46 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
13 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Here is #2:
Day Air attack on 2nd Malaya Brigade, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 9 – 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 3 – 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 7 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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A long range on Luganville from Guadalcanal:
Day Air attack on No. 102 RAAF Base Force, at 71,111
Japanese aircraft – from Lunga
G4M1 Betty x 10 – G2/Takao Daitai
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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The Kido Butai smacks the airbase at Noumea with a 2 x 4:
Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A2 Val x 116 – AI-2 Daitai, AII-2 Daitai, BI-2 Daitai, BII-2 Daitai, EI-2 Daitai, EII-2 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 62 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 4 destroyed
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 76
Aircraft Attacking:
114 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
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This is one of the first air-to-air actions in Burma area:
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 29,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 – 77th Fighter Sentai
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 10
CW-22 Falcon x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

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Animals landing in the north part of New Caledonia:
TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Koumac, 65,114
Japanese ground losses:
573 casualties reported
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There was another Japanese Bombardment attack at Honan.
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Another assault on Singapore takes down a fort, but it is costly for their troops:
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 92480 troops, 263 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 1432 – Ikaiei SNLF, Kainan Guard SNLF, 21st Mixed Brigade, 10th Mountain Gun Regiment, 33rd Division, 31st Division, 18th Division, Guards (2nd) Division, 1st Tank Regiment, 2nd Tank Regiment, 6th Tank Regiment, 14th Tank Regiment, 4th Engineer Regiment, 15th Engineer Regiment, 23rd Engineer Regiment, 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Mountain Gun Regiment, 18th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 9th NLF, 11th NLF
Defending force 53610 troops, 141 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 808
Japanese max assault: 1211 - adjusted assault: 1243
Allied max defense: 672 - adjusted defense: 737
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
1621 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
1184 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 1
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The Animals take Butuan in the southern Phillipines:
Ground combat at Butuan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3302 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86 – 8th Tank Regiment, 1st Engineer Regiment, 8th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 26
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!!
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Another empty base in the DEI scarfed up:
Ground combat at Memboro
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 755 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 – 3rd NLF
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 6
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Memboro base !!!
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The Animals hit some troops semi-stranded in Northern Sumatra:
Ground combat at 20,44 – 60 miles northeast of Medan
Japanese Deliberate attack – 12th NLF
Attacking force 1425 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 228 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Japanese max assault: 38 - adjusted assault: 10
Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Luganville falls to the Animals:
Ground combat at Luganville
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3748 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104 – 3rd SNLF, Sasebo 5th SNLF
Defending force 2980 troops, 17 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Japanese max assault: 93 - adjusted assault: 44
Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Luganville base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
4338 casualties reported – 102nd RAAF Base Force surrenders
Guns lost 4
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rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:25 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/06/42 – ABRIDGED AND COMPRESSED:
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The AP Kiyoshima Maru sinks, taking her captain with her. She was hit by two torpedoes from S-44 on 21 February (surprising to me how long she lasted)
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Animals ruin the beaches and the resorts at Koumac:
TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Koumac x 2, 65,114
Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
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Some some more heavy air attacks on Singapore:
Day Air attack on 28th Indian Brigade, at 22,51 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 38 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 12 – 31st Light Sentai, 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 21 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
38 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
12 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
21 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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Another air attack:
Day Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 22,51 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 28 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 8 – 31st Light Sentai, 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 16 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 10000 feet
16 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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Admiral Niceguy transfers some Hudsons into the Southern Philippines and finds an AK:
Day Air attack on TF, near Tagbilaran at 44,58
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Shin'yubari Maru, Bomb hits 1 – hit by 250 pound bomb
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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The KB continues to pound Noumea, but they seem to be using fewer Daitais, and the AA seems to be taking their measure, shooting down at least 6... I am guessing that many aircraft are still under repairs from the prior two days attacks:
Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from KB aircraft carriers
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A2 Val x 71 – AII-2 Daitai, BI-2 Daitai, BII-2 Daitai, EII-2 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 6 destroyed, 40 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 18
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
65 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Near Southern Philippines, some Hudsons find a damaged CL... what was it doing here? Possibly transferring from one port to another?
Day Air attack on TF at 40,61
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Natori, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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The Animals capture the unoccupied base at Koumac (at the north end of the same island containing Noumea):
Ground combat at Koumac
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9445 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 133 - adjusted assault: 65
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Koumac base !!!
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Additional Allied troops arrive at Honan, and I am trying to improve the supply situation as well... it seems to be working as the odds are just above 1:1... I need to get them to below 1:1...
Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1920 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2332 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Defending force 75915 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2127
Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Yet another bombardment of Singapore:
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4640 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1330 – Ikaiei SNLF, Kainan Guard SNLF, 21st Mixed Brigade, 10th Mountain Gun Regiment, 33rd Division, 31st Division, 18th Division, Guards (2nd) Division, 1st Tank Regiment, 2nd Tank Regiment, 6th Tank Regiment, 14th Tank Regiment, 4th Engineer Regiment, 15th Engineer Regiment, 23rd Engineer Regiment, 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Mountain Gun Regiment, 18th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 9th NLF, 11th NLF
Defending force 51590 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 765
Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
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The US and Japanese swap bombardments attacks at Adak: Japanes forces include the 68th Construction Battalion, 7th SNLF, 113th IJN Base Force
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3rd NEIAF Base Force Wiped Out at Dili by attrition!!!

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:29 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/07/42 – ABRIDGED AND COMPRESSED
A rather light turn except for landings at Noumea (with supporting actions):
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I’ve been going after the 55th Division after it was repulsed at Moulmein - it should be low (or out) of supplies, so I think it is vulnerable and it’s squads can be hurt and/or destroyed... I’ve been swapping Hurricanes for Oscars over the hex, which in CHS favors the Allies (I think).
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 29,35 – overcast
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 5
Hurricane IIb x 28
CW-22 Falcon x 2
Blenheim I x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged – 77th Fighter Sentai
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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Opening moves: Some Kates fail to find Noumea, but others along with their pals the Vals hammer at the airfield:
Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from the Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A2 Val x 17 – BII-2 Daitai
B5N2 Kate x 23 – BII-3 Daitai, BIII-3Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
23 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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A bit of sub action to the north:
ASW attack at 37,60 – 180 miles east of Tarakhan
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 36
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 3, on fire
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The first landings at Noumea inflict some heavy casualties, but there (later) prove to be more than 11,000 troops that have landed:
Coastal Guns at Noumea, 66,117, firing at TF 186
TF 186 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 66,117
274 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 6
CL Yubari
PG Santo Maru, Shell hits 3
PC Sonan Maru #5, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
971 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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There are the usual bombardments at Honan and Singapore which I will skip over...a strong Animal force hits two Chinese corps and forces them back... in this game, a Chinese corps is about equivalent to a Japanese regiment or maybe a brigade (depending on the corp...)
Ground combat at 51,40 – just west of Hangchow
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 49508 troops, 222 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1138 – 22nd Division, 17th Mixed Brigade, 15th Division
Defending force 11888 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 370
Japanese max assault: 1060 - adjusted assault: 745
Allied max defense: 369 - adjusted defense: 42
Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
331 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
551 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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The Allied defenders pound the landing Animals:
Ground combat at Noumea
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8330 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 252
Defending force 11770 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 369 – 1st Mortar Regiment, Maizuru 4th SNLF, 1st Guard Mixed Brigade. 21st Reserve Engineer Regiment
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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The first deliberate attack against the surviving Animal troops at Adak is something of a flop:
Ground combat at Adak Island
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8136 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213
Defending force 3605 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 – 68th Construction Battalion, 7th NLF, 113th IJN Base Force
Allied max assault: 184 - adjusted assault: 86
Japanese max defense: 40 - adjusted defense: 34
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:36 pm

12 December 1941 13:00 local time
Off the coast of Sumatra near Pagai Island
Speed 22 kts course WNW

Lt. Miller knew he hadn’t been at the top of the Executive Officer’s list of favorite people before the “Loggman Incident”, but now he was right towards the bottom. The Exec had chewed him out in front of the men for allowing Loggman on the Repulse, and berated him for allowing the American to wander away unattended and get stuck in the shell hoist. He practically blistered Miller’s hide (figuratively speaking) for allowing the fighting efficiency of the ship to be affected.

Loggman had remained stuck in the shell hoist for several hours after the ship had weighed anchor, and thus he and his dog were apparently going to be aboard for the duration of the trip to Columbo. Miller knew the destination even if it wasn’t general knowledge yet, although the crew was guessing it might be Trincomalee, Calcutta, Bombay, or even Aden. The task force was making its maximum speed, 22 knots, limited by the damaged cruiser Mauritius.

As partial punishment, the Exec had him serving watch-on-watch, and had put Loggman in his bunk space (to be shared), along with his dratted dog. Space was at a premium with all the refugees aboard.

At first, Miller had thought that the ship would be carrying HQ staff from Malaysia Army, but he later found out that the HQ staff had mainly been carrying records aboard, and that the men would actually be travelling on other ships. Repulse, for reasons unclear to Miller, would be carrying mainly civilian refugees from Batavia and Singapore. Supposedly, these were supposed to be high civilian officials as well as their dependents, however, Miller suspected someone had been playing fast and loose with the boarding list (which had been incomplete at best)... wandering around the deck, he spotted the odd Dutchman Air Raid Warden - not a difficult feat as he was still wearing his peculiar helmet. He also spotted several young women who seemed to be unattended. Possibly these were daughters or wives of some officials on other ships, but Miller suspected more than a few of them were mistresses of one or another officer. One woman, he suspected, was the woman he had seen performing at the nightclub the night of boarding, although he might be wrong about this... it had been smoky and she was now dressed completely differently.

Since there was no outgoing radio traffic due to the imposed radio silence, Miller was still only able to decode messages and report them to the bridge. The messages were not good: Brunei had fallen, and a depressing number of ships were being attacked by air, and many of them were damaged or sunk. The Allies were getting in some licks as well with their aircraft. Both sides had been sinking each other freighters by submarine actions as well.

Miller decoded some FLASH traffic, and shook his head. The Dutch cruiser Java had just reported she had just been hit by a torpedo, apparently dropped by a Japanese single engine plane... that likely meant there was a carrier in the area. Miller had just finished writing out the decrypt, when a head topped by a gold-braided cap poked around the corner of the hatch leading into the radio room. “MILLER! Get over here!!” It was the exec. Miller sighed inwardly. Despite their “best speed”, it was going to be a long trip to Columbo.

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:39 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/08/42– More fun with invasions at Adak and Noumea, while the siege of Singapore drags on...
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First - the Animals unload more Penguins (or are they squirrels) at Noumea... Allied artillery shoots back but with insufficient effect...
Coastal Guns at Noumea, 66,117, firing at TF 186
TF 186 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 66,117
183 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 2
AP Nishiki Maru, Shell hits 4
CL Yubari
Japanese ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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The Allies hit the Animal holdouts on Adak with naval artillery:
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Detroit, Shell hits 2
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
BB Warspite, Shell hits 1
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Back at Noumea, one of Speedy’s subs hits Mutsu!
Sub attack near Noumea at 66,117
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Hokaze
DD Oite
Allied Ships
SS Silversides – fired 4 x Mark 14 torpedoes!
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This I-boat fired 2 torpedoes at the Bagley which missed... with a lot of luck, the leak she now has will sink the rascal before it can make port (but she will probably be all right for now...)
Sub attack at 88,117 – approximately 300 miles east of Suva
Japanese Ships
SS I-27, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Bagley
DD Crane
DD Hammann
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Fun and games on the Burma border:
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 29,35 – overcast
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 – 77th Fighter Sentai
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 3
Hurricane IIb x 26
CW-22 Falcon x 2
Blenheim I x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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Bruce hits Singapore with every airplane he can muster... unfortunately, I have almost no AA ammo (despite having supplies at Singapore):
Day Air attack on 28th Indian Brigade, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kuantan
Ki-21-II Sally x 24 – 12th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 22 – 90th Light Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 18 – 74th Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 9000 feet
24 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 9000 feet
18 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 9000 feet
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Singapore raid #2:
Day Air attack on 22nd Brigade AIF , at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 22 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 7 – 89th Light Chutai, 31st Light Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 13 – 14th Heavy Sentai
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 9000 feet
22 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 9000 feet
7 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 9000 feet
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Singapore raid #3:
Day Air attack on 22nd Brigade AIF , at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kuantan
Ki-21-II Sally x 3 – 12th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 28 – 16th Light Sentai
Ki-49 Helen x 4 – 74th Heavy Sentai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 9000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 9000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 9000 feet
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Singapore raid #4:
Day Air attack on 22nd Brigade AIF , at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Alor Star or Kota Bharu
Ki-48-I Lily x 17 – 27th Light Sentai
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 9000 feet
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Singapore raid #5:
Day Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 22,51 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 58 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 18 – 31st Light Sentai, 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 31 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
58 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 9000 feet
18 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 9000 feet
31 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 9000 feet
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Back to Noumea - more attacks from the Kido Butai burns up more sorties:
Day Air attack on 14th NZ Brigade, at 66,117 – very cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai Carriers, 120 miles to the SE
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 72 – AI-3 Daitai,BII-3 Daitai, BI-3 Daitai, EI-3 Daitai
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 15 damaged
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Aircraft Attacking:
72 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai Carriers, 120 miles to the SE
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 77 – AII-3 Daitai,BII-3 Daitai, EII-3 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 37
Aircraft Attacking:
77 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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Last turn, Niceguy moved Hudsons into the Philippines, this turn they continue to fly but the Animals take measures to stop them. An attack on some warships misses:
Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 43,59 – overcast
Allied aircraft – from Cagayan
Hudson I x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
BB Fuso
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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A second attack hits an AK:
Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 42,54 – partly cloudy
Allied aircraft – from Cagayan
Hudson I x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Keizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire – 250 pound bomb
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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...And a third attack also hits a maru:
Day Air attack on TF at 44,54 – cloudy
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Boston Maru, Bomb hits 1 – 250 pound bomb
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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An ASW attack damages another another I-boat:
ASW attack at 102,109 – approximately 480 miles NE of Pago Pago
Japanese Ships
SS I-25, hits 2
Allied Ships
AK Empire Selwyn
TK K.R. Kingsbury
TK J.C. Fitzsimmons
DD Mustin
DD Anderson
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The Animals bombard Cagayan... by house rules, they should be invading the hex soon...
Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 43,59
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Harukaze
DD Asakaze
CL Kuma
CA Ashigara
CA Maya
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 18
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Just north of Canton, Field Marshall Solli drives back a Chinese corps:
Ground combat at 43,40
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27070 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 531 – 104th Division, 19th Engineer Regiment, 21st Mortar Battalion, 2nd RF Gun Battalion, 5th RF Gun Battalion,
Defending force 9256 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 301
Japanese max assault: 580 - adjusted assault: 1795
Allied max defense: 314 - adjusted defense: 90
Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
638 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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In Sumatra, a remnant of a Dutch unit is bombarded:
Ground combat at Padang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2603 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 – 2nd Para Regiment
Defending force 402 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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At Noumea, the defenders hammer at the Animals with artillery, but achieve little:
Ground combat at Noumea
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8149 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248 – 1st Mortar Regiment, 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, 21st Reserve Engineer Regiment, Maizuru 4th SNLF
Defending force 13849 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 371
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
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Some bombardments were swapped at Adak, and there were the usual bombardments by the Animals Singapore and Honan...

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:00 am

Yikes - seems like i've neglected this more than a little bit... [:o] i'll see if i can get some updates in the next day or so...

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:07 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/09/42 -ABRIDGED AND COMPRESSED
Wow - it’s been a while since I’ve updated this AAR! I went on vacation, and fell behind and never caught up. Now that I have a few days off again, I’m going to try to catch up. In our last episode - Singapore was still under siege, Noumea had been invaded, the Aleutians had been counterinvaded, and Honan was under siege in China. So let’s get to it - once again, I’ve removed and/or abridged some less interesting stuff.
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More Squirrels come across the beaches at Noumea...
Coastal Guns at Noumea, 66,117, firing at TF 116
TF 116 troops unloading x 2 over beach at Noumea, 66,117
36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
807 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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The IJN lends a hand in trying to reduce the Allied forces in Cagayan... a hand of steel and high explosives...
Naval bombardments of Cagayan x 2, at 43,59
Japanese Ships
DD Harukaze
DD Asakaze
CL Kuma
CA Ashigara
CA Maya
BB Fuso
Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 21
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 4
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More bombardments soften up the defenders, this time in Noumea:
Naval bombardments of Noumea, at 66,117Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
BB Hyuga
BB Mutsu
Allied ground losses:
484 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
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But two can play at that game:
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Detroit
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville
BB Warspite
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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The Kido Butai Comes Calling:
Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – partly cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from The Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 7
B5N2 Kate x 64 – AII-3 Daitai, BII-3 Daitai, EII-3 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 31
Aircraft Attacking:
63 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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Sub attack at 114,64
Japanese Ships
SS I-18, hits 14 – torpedoes miss!
Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Waters
DD Ward
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Allen
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Solli’s Squirrels attempt to overrun the defenders at Noumea, but this nut is too tough to crack:
Ground combat at Noumea
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13899 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 501 – 1st Mortar Regiment, 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, 21st Reserve Engineer Regiment, South Seas Detachment, Maizuru 4th SNLF
Defending force 23317 troops, 178 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 245
Japanese max assault: 349 - adjusted assault: 305
Allied max defense: 184 - adjusted defense: 383
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
875 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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The siege at Honan drags on:
Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1872 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2473 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Defending force 76413 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2144
Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Cleaning up on Sumatra:
Ground combat at Padang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2613 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 – 2nd Para Regiment
Defending force 371 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
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The usual bombardment at Singapore:
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4644 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1479 – Ikaiei SNLF, Kainan Guard SNLF, 21st Mixed Brigade, 10th Mountain Gun Regiment, 33rd Division, 31st Division, 18th Division, Guards (2nd) Division, 1st Tank Regiment, 2nd Tank Regiment, 6th Tank Regiment, 14th Tank Regiment, 4th Engineer Regiment, 15th Engineer Regiment, 23rd Engineer Regiment, 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Mountain Gun Regiment, 18th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 9th NLF, 11th NLF
Defending force 50918 troops, 113 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 761
Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
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Lastly - the Allies bombard the holdouts on Adak, and they bombard in return.

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:05 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/10/42 – ABRIDGED AND COMPRESSED.
The last major holdout in the SRA falls. A sad day for the British Empire...There are still some scattered units around, especially in the Southern Philippines, though.
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The landings continue at Noumea:
Coastal Guns at Noumea, 66,117, firing at TF 116
TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 66,117
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S-boats rule! Two successes by S-boats slow troops and supplies to Noumea:
Sub attack near Luganville at 71,111
Japanese Ships
AK Nikki Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Kuroshio
Allied Ships
SS S-42 – 2 x Mark 10's fired
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
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Sub attack near Noumea at 66,117
Japanese Ships
AK Fukushu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
PG Yachiyo Maru
PG Choan Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS S-45 – fired 4 torpedoes
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The Barracuda makes a run on the KB, but is intercepted by the escorts:
ASW attack at 67,117 – 60 miles east of Noumea
Japanese Ships
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Isokaze
DD Kagero
DD Akigumo
CV Zuikaku
CV Shokaku
Allied Ships
SS Barracuda, hits 1
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More bombardments of Noumea by the IJN :
Naval bombardment of Noumea, at 66,117
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
BB Hyuga
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Meanwhile, in the far North, the Allies smack the holdouts at Adak with heavy naval bombardment:
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
CA Louisville
BB Warspite
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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More troops unload at Cagayan:
Coastal Guns at Cagayan, 43,59, firing at TF 78
TF 78 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan x 2, 43,59
178 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
ML Kamome, Shell hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
932 casualties reported
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Sub attack at 21,47 – A surface gunnery dual:
Japanese Ships
AP Heiku Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 1
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British air attempts to slow up the 55th Division
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 29,35 – overcast
Allied aircraft – from Rangoon
Wirraway x 7
Hurricane IIb x 20
CW-22 Falcon x 2
Blenheim I x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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The Chinese actually manage to shoot down a Japanese plane!
Day Air attack on 19th Art Regt Field Artillery Regiment, at 42,39 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from Canton
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-30 Ann x 6 – 82nd Light Chutai
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Bruce makes a major effort with his planes, trying for a knockout blow of Singapore... almost all the AA guns were shot up (seemingly selectively) when the IJN bombarded, and there is little to defend against the aerial onslought:
Day Air attack on 22nd Brigade AIF , at 22,51 – cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 42 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 18 – 31st Light Sentai, 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 27 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Aircraft Attacking:
42 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 9000 feet
18 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 9000 feet
27 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on 27th Brigade AIF , at 22,51 – cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Johore Bahru
Ki-21-II Sally x 25 – 60th Heavy Sentai, 62nd Heavy Sentai, 98th Heavy Sentai
Ki-48-I Lily x 6 – 31st Light Sentai, 89th Light Chutai
Ki-49 Helen x 9 – 14th Heavy Sentai, 61st Heavy Sentai
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 9000 feet
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 9000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 9000 feet
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Having been bloodied last turn, the Animals decide to rest up:
Ground combat at Noumea
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 560 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 449 – 1st Mortar Regiment, 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, 21st Reserve Engineer Regiment, South Seas Detachment, Maizuru 4th SNLF
Defending force 23105 troops, 175 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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The forts are coming down, and reinforcements are not going to arrive in time... the Chinese start to withdraw from Honan, unbeknownst to Field Marshal Solli...
Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 134533 troops, 529 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 2509 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Defending force 76379 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2156
Japanese max assault: 2456 - adjusted assault: 1869
Allied max defense: 2080 - adjusted defense: 586
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
3491 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1590 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
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The End finally comes for the gallant defenders of Singapore:
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 94277 troops, 283 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 1519 – Ikaiei SNLF, Kainan Guard SNLF, 21st Mixed Brigade, 10th Mountain Gun Regiment, 33rd Division, 31st Division, 18th Division, Guards (2nd) Division, 1st Tank Regiment, 2nd Tank Regiment, 6th Tank Regiment, 14th Tank Regiment, 4th Engineer Regiment, 15th Engineer Regiment, 23rd Engineer Regiment, 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Mountain Gun Regiment, 18th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 9th NLF, 11th NLF
Defending force 50473 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 758
Japanese max assault: 1455 - adjusted assault: 2097
Allied max defense: 634 - adjusted defense: 463
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 2 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
1455 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
48110 casualties reported
Guns lost 116 – surrendering are elements of Malaya Army HQ, 223rd Group RAF HQ, 224th Group RAF HQ, Ind III Corp HQ, FMSV Brigade, SSVF Brigade, 8th Indian Brigade, 22nd Indian Brigade, 12th Indian Brigade, 15th Indian Brigade, 28th Indian Brigade, 22nd AIF Brigade, 27th AIF Brigade, Sigapore Fortress, 1st Malaya Brigade, 2nd Malaya Brigade, MAF Aviation, 1st ISF Base Force, 2nd ISF Base Force, 3rd ISF Base Force, No. 101 RN Base Force, No. 109 RN Base Force, No. 109 RAF Base Force, No. 110 RAF Base Force, No. 111 RAF Base Force, No. 113 RAF Base Force, 1st Indian LAA Regiment, 2nd Indian LAA Regiment, 3rd HAA Regiment HKSRA, 2nd HAA Regiment HKSRA, 3rd HAA Regiment, 1st LAA Regiment HKSRA. I have cadres to all these units, and many of them were evacuated almost intact (especially the engineer units, but also many of the HQ staffs.) Singapore held out almost 1 month past the historical date (15th February), and surrendered far fewer folks than historically.
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The Allies counterbombard at Noumea:
Ground combat at Noumea
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7537 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 21459 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 449 449 – 1st Mortar Regiment, 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, 21st Reserve Engineer Regiment, South Seas Detachment, Maizuru 4th SNLF
Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
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Speedy attempts to get rid of the dug-in holdouts on Adak:
Ground combat at Adak Island
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7886 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Defending force 2933 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46 – 68th Construction Battalion, 7th NLF, 113th Base Force
Allied max assault: 176 - adjusted assault: 220
Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 10
Allied assault odds: 22 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:02 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/11/42 – ABRIDGED AND COMPRESSED
The day after Singapore fell, the Animals are busy redeploying... where will they go? Burma? India? Australia? They are still stuck on Noumea (thankfully)... every day it holds out the Good Guys(tm) get a little stronger.
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Even more Animal troops unload at Cagayan:
Coastal Guns at Cagayan, 43,59, firing at TF 78 x 2
TF 78 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan x 2, 43,59
Coastal Guns at Cagayan, 43,59, firing at TF 210
TF 210 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan , 43,59
Coastal Guns at Cagayan, 43,59, firing at TF 211
TF 211 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
(total of ) 45 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Yahiko Maru
Japanese ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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The Animals try to dislodge the defenders of Noumea... but they are dug in too deep:
Naval bombardment of Noumea, at 66,117
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
BB Hyuga
Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
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Meanwhile, the dislodged Animals up at Adak are relentlessly pounded:
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville
BB Warspite
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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More troops unload at Noumea:
Coastal Guns at Noumea, 66,117, firing at TF 120
TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 66,117
74 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 29, Shell hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
462 casualties reported
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Sub attack at 22,33 – near Andaman Islands/Port Blair
Japanese Ships
SS I-29
Allied Ships
AK Larut, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS! Commander is K.I.A.
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai about 240 miles NNE of Noumea
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N2 Kate x 44 – BII-3 Daitai, EII-3 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23
Aircraft Attacking:
44 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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There are the usual artillery exchanges in Noumea
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Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 129322 troops, 490 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 2232 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Defending force 73178 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2015
Japanese max assault: 51 - adjusted assault: 33
Allied max defense: 1842 - adjusted defense: 781
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 4
Allied ground losses:
545 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Squirrels attack retreating Chinese troops:
Ground combat at 51,28
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20238 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 471 – 37th Division
Defending force 8920 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 237
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This poor holdout is one of the few remaining Allied units in Sumatra, and dies at the end of the turn due to attrition:
Ground combat at Padang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2630 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 – 2nd Para Regiment
Defending force 240 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
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The cut-off Animals keep holding on:
Ground combat at Adak Island
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7898 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 194
Defending force 2598 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 – 68th Construction Battalion, 7th NLF, 113th Base Force
Allied max assault: 177 - adjusted assault: 121
Japanese max defense: 21 - adjusted defense: 19
Allied assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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1st WS Garrison Battalion Wiped Out at Padang by attrition!!!

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:20 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/12/42 – The fighting has slowed, but the Animals continue to try to consolidate the PI while simultaneously pushing at the borders of their Empire in Burma and Noumea, but already the borders are contracting in the Aleutians:
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Landings continue in the Southern Philippines:
Coastal Guns at Cagayan, 43,59, firing at TF 78, 211
TF 78, 211 (x2), 214 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
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... and more troops land at Noumea
Coastal Guns at Noumea, 66,117, firing at TF 120
TF 120 troops unloading over beach x2 at Noumea, 66,117
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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The Animals clean up some more pesky Allied “dots”:
TF 166 troops unloading over beach at Fergusson Island, 57,95
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Unable to budge the defenders at Noumea with air power from the KB, or with troops, the Animals resort to naval bombardments:
Naval bombardment of Noumea, at 66,117
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
BB Hyuga
Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
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Naval gunfire helps winkle out some of the holdouts on Adak:
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Detroit
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
CA Louisville
BB Warspite
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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AK Junjo Maru SINKS!!! - from 21" Mark 10 torpedo damage, at Luganville – originally damaged on 04 March 1942
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Well east of the main fighting, the Animal subs attack Allied shipping:
Sub attack at 118,97 – 180 miles ESE of Christmas Island
Japanese Ships
SS I-24
Allied Ships
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Torpedo hits 1
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Desperate Allied pilots strafe the Japanese at Noumea:
Day Air attack on 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, at 66,117
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 15
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x F2A-3 Buffalo attacking at 100 feet
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Field Marshall Bruce pushes the 55th Division up the road towards Burma, and the Brits bomb them as they come:
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 29,35 – overcast
Allied aircraft – from Rangoon
Wirraway x 8
Hurricane IIb x 19
CW-22 Falcon x 2
Blenheim I x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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Some Hudsons at Noumea try to bomb the Animal supply TFs:
Day Air attack on TF at 66,115 – very cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 12 – AI-1 Daitai
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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The KB tries its hand at dislodging the stubborn Noumea defenders:
Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – very cloudy, approx. 240 miles NE of Noumea
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 36 – BII-3 Daitai, EII-3 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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Some fighters strafe the IJN - ineffectually:
Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 66,117
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
F2A-3 Buffalo x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
DD Hokaze
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
11 x F2A-3 Buffalo attacking at 100 feet
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The Royal Navy, busy evacuating troops from Port Blair is hit by newly arrived Nells and Bettys:
Day Air attack on TF at 22,32 – very cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Victoria Point
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 9 – G2/Genzan Daitai
G4M1 Betty x 21 – G1/4th Daitai
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS!!!
DD Nestor
DD Express, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS!!!
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
21 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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A pair of small AKs fall prey to the depradations of flying Animals:
Day Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 23,34 – very cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Victoria Point
G4M1 Betty x 3 – G1/4th Daitai
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 4
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AK Jalatarang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 23,34 – very cloudy
Japanese aircraft – from Victoria Point
G3M Nell x 6 – G2/Genzan Daitai
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 4
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AK Reteh, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS!!!
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Speedy’s subs claim a barge:
Sub attack near Memboro at 26,73
Japanese Ships
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-11, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS!!!
Allied Ships
SS S-38
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The RN, busy fending off attacks from torpedo bombers, pauses to smack a sub:
ASW attack at 22,32
Japanese Ships
SS I-157, hits 12, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS!!!
Allied Ships
DD Nestor
DD Electra
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The siege of Honan drags on, although the Chinese are (slowly) withdrawing to the north:
Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 124620 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2269 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Defending force 72681 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1991
Allied ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Another two dots turn red:
Ground combat at Fergusson Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 996 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 – 14th NLF
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 21 - adjusted assault: 44
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Fergusson Island base !!!
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Ground combat at Emirau Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1099 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 – 12th Naval Construction Battalion
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 3 - adjusted assault: 2
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Emirau Island base !!!
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There are the usual artillery duals at Noumea and Cagayan, and the Allies bombard Adak
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A bunch of units die of attrition: it seems that if you have enemy in the same hex, you starve much more quickly:
68th Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Adak Island by attrition!!!
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Zuid Garrison Battalion Wiped Out at Teloekbetoeng by attrition!!!
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So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion Wiped Out at Teloekbetoeng by attrition!!!
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4th NEIAF Base Force Wiped Out at Teloekbetoeng by attrition!!!
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13th NEIAF Base Force Wiped Out at Teloekbetoeng by attrition!!!

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rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:51 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/13/42 – ABRIDGED AND COMPRESSED
The main Animal axes of attack are at Honan in China, cleaning up the southern Philippines, and defending in the Aleutians... once again, I’ve deleted the less interesting bits, including unsuccessful ASW and sub attacks. Below is the Intel Screen at the beginning of the turn (before all of this) - the large shift in points is from the surrender of the Singapore, along with the points for the troops surrendered there:
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More troops unload at Noumea:
Coastal Guns at Noumea, 66,117, firing at TF 120
TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 66,117
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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The Animals attempt to conquer the Allied remnants in the Philippines:
Coastal Guns at Cagayan, 43,59, firing x 2 at TF 214
TF 214 troops unloading x 2 over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 91,35 – 4000 yard live fire target practice
Japanese Ships
AG AG-353, Shell hits 17, and is sunk – skipper goes down with the ship
Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Preston
DD Clark
DD Fox
DD Brooks
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 91,35 – 5000 yard target practice
Japanese Ships
AG AG-116, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
AG AG-356, Shell hits 1, and is sunk – skipper goes down with the ship
Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Preston
DD Clark
DD Fox
DD Brooks
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Attu Island at 91,35 – 9000 yard target practice
Japanese Ships
AG AG-115, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-120
AG AG-357, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AG AG-360, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Preston
DD Clark
DD Fox
DD Brooks
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AK Jalatarang sinks at Port Blair - from Bettys and Nells attacking last turn.
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The pounding of the shrinking Japanese perimeter continues:
Naval bombardment of Adak Island, at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied Ships
CL Detroit
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville
BB Warspite
BB Colorado
Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Finishing off the last Allied base in Sumatra:
TF 45 encounters mine field at Sabang (19,41)
TF 45 troops unloading x2 over beach at Sabang, 19,41
Japanese Ships
MSW W.3
MSW W.2
MSW W.1
APD Patrol Boat No. 35
APD Patrol Boat No. 34
APD Patrol Boat No. 33
AK Myoho Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Japanese ground losses:
299 casualties reported
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S-boats earn their salt again in defending Noumea:
Sub attack near Noumea at 66,117
Japanese Ships
AK Venice Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 24
MSW Takashima Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-45, hits 1 – fired 4 torpedoes
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More low-level attacks by Allied fighters:
Day Air attack on 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, at 66,117 – overcast
Allied aircraft – from Noumea
F2A-3 Buffalo x 11 – VMF-221
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x F2A-3 Buffalo attacking at 100 feet
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The KB attacks the defenders at Noumea - this tends to be a costly propostion:
Day Air attack on 14th NZ Brigade, at 66,117 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 71 – AI-3 Daitai, BI-3 Daitai, EI-3 Daitai
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Aircraft Attacking:
70 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 66,117 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from Kido Butai
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 32 – BII-3 Daitai, EII-3 Daitai
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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Some game weirdness: ordered to move at full speed, the TF makes only1 hex instead of the expected 6 hexes and is found and attacked.
Day Air attack on TF at 23,33 – overcast
Japanese aircraft – from Victoria Point
A6M2 Zero x 19
G3M Nell x 17 – G2/Genzan Daitai
G4M1 Betty x 18 – G1/4th Daitai
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Electra, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage – SINKS!!!
DD Nestor
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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The siege at Honan drags on:
Ground combat at Honan
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 125349 troops, 507 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2307 – 3rd Division, 40th Division, 6th Division, 13th Tank Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Mortar Battalion, Hankow SNLF, 3rd Construction Battalion, 110th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, 26th Division
Defending force 73008 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2003
Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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As does the siege at Noumea:
Ground combat at Noumea
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8312 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 504 – 1st Mortar Regiment, 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, 21st Reserve Engineer Regiment, South Seas Detachment, Maizuru 4th SNLF
Defending force 22853 troops, 172 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 239
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Noumea
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7347 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 237
Defending force 29821 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 504 – 1st Mortar Regiment, 1st Guards Mixed Brigade, 21st Reserve Engineer Regiment, South Seas Detachment, Maizuru 4th SNLF
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The IJN takes more pounding -and the 7th NLF dies at the end of the turn:
Ground combat at Adak Island
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7878 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192
Defending force 1962 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 – 7th NLF, 113th IJN Base Force
Allied max assault: 177 - adjusted assault: 111
Japanese max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 16
Allied assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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The Allies are heavily outnumbered at Cagayan:
Ground combat at Cagayan
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4279 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148
Defending force 20903 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 284 – 2nd Division, 65th Brigade
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
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7th NLF Wiped Out at Adak Island by attrition!!!

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:08 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/14/42:

I am going to try to start summarizing here instead of listing the combats in regular AAR style (even though I’ve been compressing and abridging them.

So, in summary :
The Animals land more troops at Sabang at the “north” tip of Sumatra - defeating and capturing the defenders there - 1st NS Garrison/2, and 2nd NS Garrison/2 surrender. This is only a few troops, though, (36 total troops.)

The Animals also land at Woodlark Island, and Pagai Island (cleaning up more dot bases).

The Allies continue attacking Adak.

There are the usual round of attacks on various Chinese troops by Japanese LBA.

The Japanese attack a solo ship at Rangoon, but it’s a trap: the Nell and Betty naval bombers are savaged by the defending fighters, but the tiny AK Patras takes two torpedoes and sinks.

Another AK (AK Subadar) is hit by Nells and Bettys while trying to retreat to Calcutta.

The KB attacks with Kates at Noumea, and there are the usual exchanges of artillery.

Field Marshall Mike attacks at Honan, causing another fort to fall, but the withdrawal is almost complete. There are heavy casualties on both sides.

Mike also attacks at Ningpo, but suffers a bloody repulse with his deliberate assault.

Let me know what you think of the new format... should I continue this, or return to the old “Abridged and Compressed” writeup? [&:]

USSAmerica · Post by **USSAmerica** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:44 am

Summaries, with the occasional combat report detail of a particularly interesting battle, are the way to go!  [&o]

Gem35 · Post by **Gem35** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:02 am

I'm rooting for both sides because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
Go Animals and Humans![:)]

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:40 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/15/42 –

The high points again:

The Animals are determined to erase all those little green dots in their territory, landing more troops at Woodlark Island and Pagai Island and capturing them.

AK Subadur sinks (hit by 3 aerial torpedoes 14 March 1942).

The Animals bombard Noumea with CLs and a BB - inflicting very few casualties. Then the KB pounds Noumea with Kates, and finally this is followed by a ground assault with a deliberate attack - which fails to gain any ground.

The Allies bombard Adak and attack again, whittling down the few troops still there.

USS Silversides torpedoes AP Tango Maru at Noumea, and S-42 torpedoes AK Yae Maru at Luganville.

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:02 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/16/42–
A rather dull day by most standards... there are the usual round of unopposed bombing of the stoic Chinese troops throughout China, some failed sub attacks (d@mn torpedoes!), failed ASW attacks, and some bombardments swapped at Noumea and Davao.

A couple of minor points of interest: 113th IJN Base Force was wiped out at Adak by another deliberate assault, eliminating all resistance on the island.

The Animals invade Pucheng, and launch a deliberate assault, which manages to take down a fort, but the defenders (a guerilla unit which is refitting) are outnumbered about 7 to 1... they do manage to inflict 157 casualties to their 18, which is a good performance, but ultimately a doomed one.

The Animals continue their assault against the green dots, capturing Mussau Island, and landing at Siberoet Island (off the coast of Sumatra).

Lastly: Field Marshall Mike of the Animals has almost captured Honan in central China, but the defending troops have almost completely evacuated, without the knowledge of the attackers. Mike also has invaded Ningpo on the coast with a sizable force, and opens with a probing artillery barrage... more on this later, as this will prove to be a focus of the Chinese campaign.

rtrapasso · Post by **rtrapasso** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:56 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/17/42 –
The Animals are spending a lot of time and effort to bomb the hapless Chinese as well as cut-off units across the map.

The sieges at Davao and Noumea continue with bombardments and counterbombardments. Various sites of holdout troops in the PI are also attacked.

The RO-34 is damaged by USN destroyers in the Aleutians.

The Struggle Against the Green Dots continues: Siberoet Island and Kiriwina Island are invaded, and Siberoet Island falls to an assault... of course, there was no one there to oppose them, but still...

China is starting to look a bit interesting: a shock attack in Pucheng against a guerilla unit captures the city, and a deliberate attack at Ningpo manages to reduce some forts. Meanwhile, a major Chinese force is driving (slowly) towards the coast... the Animals feel the time is right for a counterattack: under darkness and smoke rounds, a full IJA division and two brigades, as well as supporting artillery manage to cross the river from Kiukiang, causing a shock attack:

Ground combat at Nanchang
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 32584 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 707 – 34th Division, 14th Independent Brigade, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 11th Independent Brigade, 4th Mortar Battalion
Defending force 40711 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 882
Japanese max assault: 672 - adjusted assault: 168
Allied max defense: 931 - adjusted defense: 511
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese ground losses:
3454 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
The Animals are badly cut up, losing better than 50 to 1 in the attack... and I plan to counterattack the next day.

This attack was an attempt (I think) to cut the supply lines for the troops to the southeast marching towards Hangchow.

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