Feb 23, 43
SOUTHERN DEI
The enemy is getting more and more confident, sending combat TFs all over to our waters.
Today the usual PT TF prevented to my APDs to deliver their supplies to Babar, then, always at night, a CA TF engaged another Fast Transport TF composed of old DDs near Babo. The battle was lost, with 1 DD sunk and 2 more damaged...
When the day came, one more enemy TF was spotted 5 hexes south of Taberfane. This time luck was with us and out Vals from Babo flew and hit hard in two different strikes (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). We probably sunk 3 old CLs losing only 5 Vals... not Bad!!!
We're getting ready to meet his navy here... we're organizing a HUGE operation to deliver the 20th Division.. with 2 different feints and several BB-CAs involved... i'm also sending 4 CVLs and 2 CVEs to provide close support, along with 150 Netties and 100 Zeros. 23 subs are getting ready too!
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Babar at 76,117, Range 12,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
APD Aoi
APD Fuji
APD Tade
Allied Ships
PT-127
PT-187
PT-189
PT-219
PT-224
PT-295
PT-296
PT-297
PT-300
Japanese Fast Transport TF evades combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobo at 83,116, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Kiyonami, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Shirayuki
DD Uranami
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 2
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 3
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 3
DD Frazier
DD Sims, Shell hits 1
DD Mahan
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Taberfane at 83,120
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 26
D3A1 Val x 63
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
DD Radford, Bomb hits 2
CL Concord, Bomb hits 1
DD Chevalier
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Nicholas
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Detroit
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taberfane at 83,120
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 25
D3A1 Val x 56
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Concord, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
DD Chevalier
DD DeHaven
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Concord
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Detroit
Magazine explodes on CL Detroit
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Ground combat at Chengtu (75,41)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3538 troops, 286 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 3424
Defending force 61004 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 940
Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
34th Division
13th Division
15th Division
35th Division
39th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
104th Division
15th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Regiment
27th Division
70th Division
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Army
23rd Army
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Mongol Garrison Army
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
1st War Area
2nd Group Army
76th Chinese Corps
Red Chinese Army
3rd Chinese Base Force
2nd War Area
12th Group Army
38th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
5th War Area
3rd Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
56th AT Gun Regiment
7th Group Army
29th Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment
9th Chinese Base Force
...only few more days!!!!