For the last 3 days I've been trying to engange an enemy convoy without luck.
Yesterday we missed by 1 hex and ended up periliously close to enemy cv's - without being spotted.
I still went after the convoy, but in my mind I imagined how Andy would order his cv's to follow the
convoy to provide CAP as the ships moved closer to Singapore!
I was right [:D] [8D]
I will upload 3 screenies, starting with the failed interepcts leading up to today surface battle with
enemy carriers and escorts/transports.
While Andy didn't loose any carriers, we hit 3 - something I've never managed to do with surface ships before.
Yet alone with Jap ships in late 44 [&o] The cv Bennett ate a shell with the cvl Monterey while the Cowpens and the
2 escorting light cruisers all took a long lance. 1 enemy destroyer, and 3 destroyers escorts were also heavily damaged/sunk.
The cost was 2 destroyers sunk and 2 damaged. Time will show if they can be saved.
The Combined Fleet still rules!!! Banzaaai [:D]
Singapore has been reinforced, 500 engineers have completed all repairs and there are 400 operational fighters and 180
bombers there. If Andy pushes on with his rattled convoy it will come under heavy air attack. I will also reorganize my surface
ships, but I doubt Andy will let such a disaster happen again.
Kuala Lumpur fell today, as expected Malaya can't be held - BUT we're inflicting more damage than ever before and our own losses
are limited. As promised: All Allied fanboys should go and listen to old Churchill speeches [;)]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/04/44
Surface Combat
Night Time Surface Combat at 24,53
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 4
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2, and is sunk *magazine explodes*
DD Naganami, Shell hits 1
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uzuki
Allied Ships
CV Hancock
CV Bennington, Shell hits 1
CV Yorktown
CVL Cowpens, Torpedo hits 1
CVL Monterey, Shell hits 1, on fire
CLAA San Diego, Shell hits 1
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Abbot
DD Bullard, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Callaghan
DD Caperton
DD Chevalier
DD Cogswell, Shell hits 1
DD Cony
DD Spence
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The carrier TF retreated and our second TF got to the transports. Unfortunately it also retreated, leaving
our 3rd group without targets. The fast cl/dd group would have ripped the convoy apart.
We ripped the enemy escorts apart, but didn't get to the escorts. Who's going to protect the convoy
now? [:D]
Night Time Surface Combat at 24,53
Japanese Ships
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 1
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1
DD Yuzuki
DD Asakaze
DD Hato, Shell hits 3
DD Kiji, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
DE Jaccard, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DE Waterman, Shell hits 2, on fire
DE Dempsey, Shell hits 1
DE Griswold, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DE Burden R. Hastings, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DE Martin
DE Mitchell
DE Stadtfeld
MSW Tamworth
MSW Cootamundra
MSW Geelong
AP Windsor
AP Rixey
AP Starlight, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Clay
AP Baxter
AK Shaula
AK Seginus
AK Henry Durant
AK John A. Roebling
AK John B. Floyd
AK John Drew
AK John P. Gaines
AK Joseph Holt
AK Joseph Simon
AK Josiah Royce
AK Kate Douglas Wiggin
AK Leonidas Merritt
AK Nathaniel Crosby
AK Norman Hapgood
AK Otis Skinner
MSW Bungaree
MSW Quatsino
MSW Ungava
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
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Argh...the kami bug: kamis followed LRCAP mission and killed themselves. Bugger!
Day Air attack on Bandou , at 25,41
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 32
J1N1-S Irving x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 22 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 10
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 damaged
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 64
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Day Air attack on Truk , at 63,78
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 7
J2M Jack x 9
Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 3
PB4Y Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 19
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Day Air attack on 9th Australian Division, at 22,49
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 15
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
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A small (empty) fuel convoy returned to Tawi Tawi. Forgot to change its home port.
Day Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 38,60
Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 45
Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
TK Kyoko Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Wa 105, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PG Busho Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Another enemy cv TF moved into range of Soerabaja based bombers. Mostly low exp kamis.
Day Air attack on TF at 26,65
Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 40
B7A Grace x 18
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 78
F4U-1D Corsair x 18
P-38J Lightning x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 27 destroyed
B7A Grace: 18 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 3 damaged
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There were 3 damaged destroyers closed to the enemy cv's: only 1 was finished off!
Day Air attack on TF at 25,53
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 39
SB2C Helldiver x 29
TBM Avenger x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 kamis got through the CAP but missed their target!
Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 21
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
FM-2 Wildcat x 62
F6F Hellcat x 35
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
Mosquito FB.VI x 3
P-40N Warhawk x 17
P-38J Lightning x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 21 destroyed
Allied Ships
CVE Saginaw Bay, heavy damage
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Ground Combat
I retreated half of the troops before todays assault:
Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 51364 troops, 395 guns, 736 vehicles, Assault Value = 1429
Defending force 3773 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Allied max assault: 1558 - adjusted assault: 681
Japanese max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 7
Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
620 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29984 troops, 325 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 746
Defending force 25443 troops, 235 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 534
Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2
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Andy hasn't forgotten Noemfoor <G>
Ground combat at Noemfoor
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29891 troops, 257 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 562
Defending force 5576 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
Allied max assault: 539 - adjusted assault: 906
Japanese max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 19
Allied assault odds: 47 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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We recaptured Bandou!
Ground combat at Bandou
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 493 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
Defending force 12 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese max assault: 40 - adjusted assault: 44
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandou base !!!
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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The first interdiction attempt!
- things like this can make a grown man cry...
