This was quite a turn!! Were to begin....
Today David complained that his ac refused to fly - that happens when they
stay grounded for more than one day [;)] Well, the whole kitchen sink in Northern
Oz took of on anti shipping strikes today. That's why I brought my 2nd Carrier Fleet
to Timor. No less than 50!! enemy bombers were shot down today. The Ise's superstructure
was hit by more than 15 500lb bombs. She's not hurt badly, but 20 fires will undoubtdely
bring sys damage up into their 20's. So she's going back to the yards.
Battleships are excellent at swallowing up enemy bombs - their use in surface battles are..
dubious at best. So I'll use em for escorts, artillery and bomb magnets <G>
2 of the ships that carried a Cavalry Bde to Dili hit mines and unloading was delayed.
This allowed the Allied units there to kick out my paras. I will therefore not attack
Lautern until tomorrow - half of the South Seas Detachment is still at sea anyway, and
disruption is rather high.
There are alot of enemy subs around Timor, and today one of them caught up with the
2nd Carrier Fleet: the Swordfish put a torpedo into the Junyo and triggered a fuel storage
explosion [:o] Sys damage is 21 and there are 20 fires blazing. The ship has been given an escort
and will return to port in order to minimize damage. Will probably take 3-4 months to fix her.
I think David deserved that little success - been long between them lately and this should make
the game more fun for him...I hope
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/15/42
Bombardments
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Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Suzuya
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Haruna
BB Kongo, Shell hits 2
Allied ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 4
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Sub/ASW Attacks
Sub attack at 33,77
Japanese Ships
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Hatakaze
DD Sagiri
DD Ayanami
DD Shirayuki
DD Suzukaze
DD Akigumo
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Invasions
Miked asked me about whether any of my ships had ever hit any of his
mines before... I wasn't sure - now I am [:'(] Patience is usually the answer
for most problems in this game!
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)
TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78
Japanese Ships
PG Busho Maru
DD Natsushio
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 45
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Anzan Maru
Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)
TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
PG Busho Maru
Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 45
5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
183 casualties reported
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TF 11 encounters mine field at Dili (31,77)
Japanese Ships
AP Kaedesan Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
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Air Combat
Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-21 Sally x 25
Ki-48 Lily x 43
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 45
Aircraft Attacking:
All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 48
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 5
A6M2 Zero x 33
Allied aircraft - look at this anti shipping strike!!
B-25C Mitchell x 55
B-17E Fortress x 88
B-24D Liberator x 41
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 17 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 11 destroyed, 48 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Bomb hits 13, on fire
DD Nowaki
DD Asagumo
Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2
A6M2 Zero x 14
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Ise, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 4
A6M2 Zero x 29
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 38
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 13 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Natsushio
Aircraft Attacking:
All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Kashii
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 57,96
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Steel Mariner
AK Sagoland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
A6M2 Zero x 24
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 5
B-17E Fortress x 31
B-24D Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Inazuma
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Ise, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat
Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25891 troops, 219 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 22780 troops, 163 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Bandoeng
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 23346 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 27691 troops, 210 guns, 80 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 47564 troops, 371 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 21485 troops, 118 guns, 3 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Dili
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3955 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles
Defending force 531 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 33 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Lautem
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2325 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 8841 troops, 123 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
