AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/23/42
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Sub attack at 56,88
Japanese Ships
AK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-38
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
a big AK was sunk with parts of the 148 IJA base force two hexes East of Lae...
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Day Air attack on 225 Group RAF , at 30,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 21
No Japanese losses
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 15,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 14
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 15,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 28
P-39D Airacobra x 21
Hurricane IIc x 14
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
first time that my fighter bombers from Colombo launched against the stranded IJA div at Trimcomalee...
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 2nd SNLF, at 16,21
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 41
Hurricane IIc x 27
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 225 Group RAF , at 30,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8980 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233
Defending force 4175 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 188
Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Akyab
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2842 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1714
Defending force 99745 troops, 983 guns, 473 vehicles, Assault Value = 1798
I have brought ALL the artillery units from India and don´t cause a single casualty. That´s depressing, really. I guess I´m attacking a Maginot line like fortification at Akyab already. If there aren´t level 9 forts already then it won´t take long until they reach level 9. This way we will never wear down the enemy troops here... so much about the Allied art units...
here´s the intel. Doesn´t look bad, except the ground losses...
