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March 12th 1942[/font]
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Pretty decent turn.
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NORPAC/WC
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US subs attack something like 10 targets during the night. All against the escorts ([8|]) and no hits against fast and nimble DDs.
In the morning though the old Argonaut manage to put a single TT into a Maru. No sinking sounds.
Sub attack near Coal Harbour at 204,50
Japanese Ships
xAK Kosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Nagato Maru
PB Daiya Maru
PB Bunzan Maru
PB Kozan Maru
xAK Huzikawa Maru
DD Sanae
DD Wakatake
TB Chidori
PB Nishimi Maru
Allied Ships
SS Argonaut
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Jeff might have broken up the KB. Could be crappy NavS though.
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India
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Sweeps finally fly with good result!
Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed[
Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
Pretty happy as 13 Zeroes are shot down for only a lone H81. Confirmed CVs:
-Ryujo
-Hosho
-Zuiho
-Shoho
-Taiyo
Don´t think I can take those on without Lex/Sara. Having some second thoughts on the counter attack. I think it might be prudent to wait until they left the coast to avoid Naval bombardments?
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DEI
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Basically Japanese mopping up now.
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China
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A small boon as Jeff misses his timing and some engineers and arty crashes into Paoshan before the main army.
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Ground combat at Paoshan (65,45)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2166 troops, 53 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Defending force 19058 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 685
Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 931
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
1136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 65 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
55th Engineer Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
3rd New Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Corps
Wonder if it will make him cancel the crossing. Those engineers would have been needed in the shock attack.
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