Mynok vs Yank -- Scenario 26: Mynok's Musings

[Mynok]

December 20, 1941

Round 1 my outnumbered Oscar's don't fare too well.

Day Air attack on TF at 25,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Hayabusa x 4

Allied aircraft
Albacore x 2
Buffalo I x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Hayabusa: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
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Round 2 is much better.

Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Hayabusa x 7

Allied aircraft
Albacore x 2
Buffalo I x 13
Vildebeest IV x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Hayabusa: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2
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Then vengeance arrives:

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 0-Sen x 22
G3M2 x 58
G4M1 x 35

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2: 7 damaged
G4M1: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 9 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 54
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Tarawa falls. Have a CD base force ready to go here.

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1752 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!!
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Yenen is still holding out......but the forts are gone. Once more into the breach!

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 95426 troops, 1040 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 26148 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
1033 casualties reported
Guns lost 34

Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
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Once again no major operational changes. The push continues in Malaya and China.
Army bombers will hit Singapore tomorrow while IJN rests. This will continue until it is out of action.