AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/13/43
The first day President took office, allies suffered heavy losses. not a good sign.
Jap battleship came from nowhere any most of my CAs were heavily damaged in the battle.
My patrols didn't warn me for that. Otherwise i will pull the fleet out of the port.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Thursday Island at 49,90
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
BB Fuso, Shell hits 5
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 10
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 3
DD Asashio, Shell hits 2
DD Michishio, Shell hits 2
DD Arashio, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Arare
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 1
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Wichita, Shell hits 9, on fire
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Nashville, Shell hits 6
DD Fanning
DD Mahan
DD Cummings
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case, Shell hits 1
DD Conyngham
DD Shaw, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Perkins
DD Smith, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Reid
DD Tucker
DD Cassin
DD Downes
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Thursday Island at 49,90
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 3
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 5
BB Ise, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 8
DD Asashio, Shell hits 2
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 2
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
DD Asagumo
DD Arare, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CA Wichita, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
DD Mahan
DD Cummings, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 1
DD Shaw, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire, heavy damage
DD Perkins
DD Smith, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Reid
DD Tucker
DD Cassin
DD Downes
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Thursday Island at 49,90
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Fuso, Shell hits 2
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
DD Asashio, Shell hits 2
DD Michishio, on fire
DD Natsugumo, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Asagumo
DD Arare, on fire
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, on fire, heavy damage
CA Wichita, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fanning
DD Mahan
DD Cummings, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Lamson
DD Case
DD Conyngham
DD Shaw, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire, heavy damage
DD Perkins
DD Reid
DD Tucker
DD Cassin
DD Downes, Shell hits 1, on fire
