Just for anyones attention, I'll be away from tomorrow PM till saturday/sunday so no updates for that part of the week . sorry.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/24/43
Todays is a bit more of a regular AAR , lets just say it went better than yesterday (just).
As expected japanese surface forces finished off the remaining transports at baker island
Night Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 94,92
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa
DD Yugiri
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
DD Fumizuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Harukaze
DD Yakaze
Allied Ships
DD Hammann, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
AK Cassiopeia, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Azimech, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Alnitah, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Libra
AK Liberty Glo, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Regulus, and is sunk
AK Taurus, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Wawa, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
485 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 6
Rather glad i legged it here ! still its a nasty loss and the troops offloaded are minimal.
However the dakotas flew in a BF and the wildcats even on low experience (1st engagement)
did ok really.
Day Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 94,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 19
A6M3a Zero x 6
B5N Kate x 24
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Cassiopeia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Taurus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Libra, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
no ships left at baker island now , but at least the Cv's didnt persue.
Anyway 2nd bit of bad news is he has started to do some ship hunting between Oz and India !
This was unexpected and caught an empty convoy homebound. fortunatly it didnt happen
a few days later or he may have caught a substantial british SC force coming up from Perth.
I will have to keep an eye on this wee raider unit .. CVE's im guessing.
Still its a nasty attack
Day Air attack on TF at 8,72
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Niger, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Empire Webster, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Empire Reynolds, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Oregonian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Texan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Southey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Empire Lytton, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Right thats enough BAD news lets have some good cheer for two days worth of air-air combat ..
just a quick summary for burma losses for Japan .in all 6 raids killed
830 men
30 guns
3 tanks
not bad for a 2 day tally .. 1 b25 lost to flak.
Victoria Point had some fighters to protect it too .. briefly
Day Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 1
Vengeance I x 28
Blenheim IV x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 15 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
day 2
Day Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 28
Blenheim IV x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
one destroyed Oscar unit and some more dead sallys .. rest day tomorrow the P40's are getting
tired trigger fingers [;)]
Japan also sent out some raiders to luganville . he wont know whats there as not one
made it home !
Day Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 72,107
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 15
G4M1 Betty x 6
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 20
P-40E Warhawk x 46
P-38G Lightning x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 15 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 2 damaged
Day Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 72,107
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 5
G4M1 Betty x 6
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 46
P-38G Lightning x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 4 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 damaged
good good good ..
Also PM gets a bit overwhelmed when i unleashed THIS !
Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 81
B-17E Fortress x 129
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 19 destroyed +1 scrambling i assume ..
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
Port hits 17
Port supply hits 27
This was secondary targetting too as primary was for AK/AP group unloading at gili gili.
19 dead front line japanese fighters is a bonus . P38 losses were a tad high for my liking
but its extreme range. Must rest next turn as fatigue is v v high.
Also in china near canton allied ground forces come up to this strength
Ground combat at 43,40
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 71243 troops, 399 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4253
Defending force 114688 troops, 1194 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 2135
5 more corps still on the move and only 3 japanese units in canton . i 'may' be able to
force a move here .. BUT its darn woods ..
IL4's from wuuchow also hit 8 ! AK's today with 1-3 bombs each. time to move before
he hits the AF back i think. no losses and good morale. No probable sinkings but it all
helps the headlines in "chungking Daily news". And makes up for the fact my men ran away
in N china ( didnt surrender ) still they are isolated and alone .. and oddly enough
re-supplied ! .. no idea where from as they arent connected to china by road. BUT they are
connected to russia by road .. does this count ?
no more tonight .. me sleepy
Still useful, though.
