AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 03, 44
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Sub attack near Tavoy at 51,60
E Uji
E Hashidate
SS Pintado launches 2 torpedoes at E Uji
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ASW attack near Sabang at 43,69
DD Hibiki
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Trespasser, hits 4
SS Trespasser is located by DD Hibiki
Trespasser diving deep ....
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Tavoy at 51,60
E Saga
E Hashidate
SS Pintado is located by E Saga
Pintado diving deep ....
E Hashidate attacking submerged sub ....
E Hashidate is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Balabac at 71,82
PB Fumi Maru
SC Ch 32
TK San Diego Maru
TK Kiyo Maru
SS Jack launches 2 torpedoes at PB Fumi Maru
Jack diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Mergui at 51,61
E Saga, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage – tough little Kaibokan, survived the last few days and is in port at Mergui. Fires are down to 1 point, so if the last embers can be put out she might survive. System damage is 55, Float is 76 (50 major). Hashidate Class in game, but another reference says she was actually a subsequent single ship class. I was using the 3x Hashidate as an ASW Division to react around the Andaman Sea chasing the 10ish USN/RN/KNIL subs spotted there.
SS Pintado launches 2 torpedoes at E Saga
Sub escapes detection
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Ground combat at Akyab (54,45) – Akyab retaken, but if the Allies want to continue the advance they need to conduct an assault river crossing into Jungle terrain. The river is defended by HQ 15th Army, 6x Infantry Divisions, 4x Anti-tank Regts, a few Arty Regts and some AA units.
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8682 troops, 50 guns, 912 vehicles, Assault Value = 607
Defending force 60 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied adjusted assault: 523
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 523 to 1 (fort level 6)
Allied forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
Defending units:
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion – bought back, but it is attached to 11th Army so will either stay in Japan or will need to be bought out to Southern Army to move back to China.
OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 03, 44
xAK Nitiho Maru collides with xAK Daisin Maru at 96 , 60 – Aden Class resource haulers. Only a few days away from Fukuoka, speed is down to 8 knots but remains in the task force.
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard E Nuwashima – 5 points of major float damage, on her way to Truk to withdraw something. Will withdraw a TBC unit to Manila and repair there before the next mission.
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking SS Tambor at 125,48
SS Tambor is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Prome
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy to Koepang
24 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 40th Division from Port Moresby
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-8 – 31 system damage, 39 flood (34 major), 1 engine (1 major). 9 hexes from Marcus now, she should make it there for emergency repairs to try and get the system damage down to about 20, then back to Chichi Jima, then Japan.
Repairs completed on BB Mutsu at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Nagato at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Allied forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!
Christchurch expands port to size 5
Tsuyung expands fortifications to size 4
Ace pilot Hanzawa B. of 55th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
11th Tank Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Rangoon – more Type 3 Medium tanks.
