7/8th July 1942
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:52 pm
Dumbass shuddup........here's your turn.
Christ this is a big ocean. Maybe a few more weeks before I reach Seattle.
In the meantime..............
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Cebu is taken in the PI. All 3000+ Allied men unfortunately met untimely deaths:
Ground combat at Cebu Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10344 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184
Defending force 2095 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Japanese max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 137
Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu Island base !!!
Allied ground losses:
3284 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
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SS Cuttlefish received a shaking when DD Amatsukaze placed some DC's nearby 120 miles SE of Truk.
SS I-28 spotted a valuable target but did not attack[8|]:
ASW attack at 133,55
Japanese Ships
SS I-28
Allied Ships
AK West Ivis
BB Mississippi
AK Castor
DM Sicard
DM Pruitt
DMS Hovey
This took place 100's miles SW of San Francisco.
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Nik attacked in Burma for the first time a in a while. 2 x Blenheim were lost to flak over Pagan:
Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 28
Wellington III x 16
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Wellington III: 7 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking at 9000 feet
Christ this is a big ocean. Maybe a few more weeks before I reach Seattle.
In the meantime..............
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Cebu is taken in the PI. All 3000+ Allied men unfortunately met untimely deaths:
Ground combat at Cebu Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10344 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184
Defending force 2095 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Japanese max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 137
Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu Island base !!!
Allied ground losses:
3284 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
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SS Cuttlefish received a shaking when DD Amatsukaze placed some DC's nearby 120 miles SE of Truk.
SS I-28 spotted a valuable target but did not attack[8|]:
ASW attack at 133,55
Japanese Ships
SS I-28
Allied Ships
AK West Ivis
BB Mississippi
AK Castor
DM Sicard
DM Pruitt
DMS Hovey
This took place 100's miles SW of San Francisco.
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Nik attacked in Burma for the first time a in a while. 2 x Blenheim were lost to flak over Pagan:
Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 28
Wellington III x 16
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Wellington III: 7 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking at 9000 feet
