AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/04/22
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Sub attack near Bataan at 42,51
Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Urukaze
DD Yanagi
DD Tachikaze
Allied Ships
SS L-1
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Naval bombardment of Canton, at 43,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
176 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
CA Adzuma, Shell hits 2
CA Nisshin
BB Fuji, Shell hits 15
BB Shikishima, Shell hits 18
BB Hizen, Shell hits 11
BB Satsuma, Shell hits 11
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Coastal Guns at Canton, 43,41, firing at TF 50
TF 50 troops unloading over beach at Canton, 43,41
350 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
ML Katsuriki, Shell hits 14
AK Holland Maru, Shell hits 17
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 11
Japanese ground losses:
578 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Ormoc
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1082 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ormoc base !!!
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Ground combat at Canton
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 50224 troops, 427 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3352 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
It has turned out that the city is rather more heavily garrisoned than previously believed by Intelligence, but our troops, many of them combat-hardened veterans from the Phillipines campaign, shall prevail over the Chinese forces.
Pass this to your Intelligence chaps - I'm sure they will be interested[;)]
