ORIGINAL: Nikademus
LoL...thats what's called a "tease" hit Rob.
'belt armor' hits for the big carriers with armor belts are equivilent to a near miss that rattles the hull but doesn't do much else. Still....bet it scared the crap out of your opponent. [:D]
I know but it was nice to see the CAP leaking as much as it did.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/04/42
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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 95
TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63
13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Taimei Maru
Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
5th May 1942 .. this isnt a dull month by any definition of the word. We will start in Java where the main action is transpiring at kragen.
to cover the many many air attack of the escorting CL's and the AP transports . Lets say that japanese LR cap was a lot better than yesterday .. e.g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 12
Brewster 339D x 4
Vildebeest IV x 2
Martin 139 x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
CL Jintsu
CL Nagara
DD Arare, Torpedo hits 1
DD Hatsushima
ALSO
Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
CW-21B Demon x 2
Brewster 339D x 3
Vildebeest IV x 8
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
T.IVa: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze
CL Nagara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Jintsu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
The jintsu was a definate hit as she was harassed later on retreating to borneo .. the Nagara was spotted later and had no apparent damage.
Over 2 days the dutch airforce is a ruin ..
in soerbaka 19 operational bonmbers 56 damaged
batavia 11 operational 21 damaged
even palambang martins were in on the action today .. hitting 2 AP's but hurting without escort only 9 operational in 2 squadrons .. rest destroyed
more swordfish have been moved to soerbaja and the wildebest withdrawn to batavia when enough supply is located for them to upgrade to swordfish. several blenheims are also refitting to wellingtons in batavia and palambang.
All units to rest for the next 2 turns
the days of operating civilian ships in and out of java are now over ..
Day Air attack on TF, near Teloekbetoeng at 19,58
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
TK Muskogee, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Ruth Kellogg
TK Semiramis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Spencer Kellogg, Torpedo hits 1
they were on a regular run hauling oil and fuel from batavia .. now 3 left damaged in batavia port.
Another tanker heading to soerbaja was sunk too. Forgot to re route it
japan continues to kill many of my men in singapore but is unable to bring down the forts
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 108618 troops, 593 guns, 98 vehicles
Defending force 80645 troops, 468 guns, 24 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese ground losses:
1689 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
2594 casualties reported
Guns lost 85
Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 6302 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 77868 troops, 378 guns, 22 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
310 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
he has also started hitting the port .. 7 supply hits today .. but the 5.5 AK is unloading and preventing supply dropping to red levels.
Initial jap attack on kragen was scary ! would the reinforcments arrive in time !
Ground combat at Kragen
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 7144 troops, 71 guns, 16 vehicles
Defending force 3036 troops, 24 guns, 10 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
fortunately the next day 2 dutch regiments had arrived with good commanders.
Ground combat at Kragen
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 6835 troops, 59 guns, 13 vehicles
Defending force 11809 troops, 97 guns, 10 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
441 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Just in time i think! ..
In china Great news !
the road to yenen is reopened !
Ground combat at 49,26
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 84752 troops, 612 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 41316 troops, 450 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
690 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Allied ground losses:
899 casualties reported
Guns lost 67
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Now both threatened cities are back in supply ! .. great news ..
well thats it from the allied camp today .. situation java is i think tenable .. moved down 2 units from batavia to soerbaja as kragen looks like the focal point for now.
china is a happy land of plenty right now .. now to punch back the japs around the cities and dig in . no wierd offensives in china for me. well maybe in 43 if we get that far. it feels wrong to attack in china so early .
same with darwin 
