Rysyonok
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USN started massive harassment of IJN forces all over Western and Central Japan. Payoff is mixed; a few Japanese capital ships get hurt, but American forces get beaten as well. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/02/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Takamatsu at 62,42 Japanese Ships AK Koyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS H-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 48,91 Japanese Ships SS UC-99 (O5) Allied Ships BC Renown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft Gloster Sparrowhawk x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Gloster Sparrowhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Westminster CL Southampton CL Aurora CL Adelaide CL Chatham Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese aircraft Avro 504K x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Dartmouth Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships BB Iwami DD Tachibana DD Enoki DD Akikaze DD Sakura DD Nara DD Hakaze DD Tanikaze CA Adzuma Allied Ships SS R-2, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Thursday Island Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 12691 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 314 Defending force 18516 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/03/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships BB Settsu, Shell hits 2 BB Katori, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage BB Iwami, Shell hits 6, on fire BB Fuji, Shell hits 11 BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 1 CA Nisshin, Shell hits 2 CA Adzuma CL Hirado CL Kuma, Shell hits 1 CL Natori, Shell hits 1 DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Hakaze DD Akikaze DD Enoki DD Nara DD Sakura, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Tachibana DD Hatsuharu DD Uzuki DD Isonami Allied Ships BB New Mexico, Shell hits 8, on fire BB Texas, Shell hits 5 BB Nebraska BB Agamemnon, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, on fire DD Evans, Shell hits 2 DD Taylor, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Montgomery, Shell hits 25, and is sunk DD Gamble, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DD Tatnall, Shell hits 2 DD Barry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships BB Settsu, Shell hits 1 BB Katori, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage BB Iwami, Shell hits 9, on fire BB Fuji BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 1 CA Nisshin, Shell hits 4 CA Adzuma, Shell hits 4 CL Hirado, Shell hits 1 CL Kuma CL Natori DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Hakaze DD Akikaze DD Enoki DD Nara DD Sakura, on fire DD Tachibana DD Hatsuharu DD Uzuki DD Isonami Allied Ships BB New Mexico, Shell hits 5, on fire BB Texas BB Nebraska, Shell hits 5, on fire BB Agamemnon, Shell hits 8, on fire DD Evans, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage DD Taylor, Shell hits 10, and is sunk DD Gamble, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Tatnall, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Barry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships BB Settsu, Shell hits 8, on fire BB Katori, Shell hits 50, on fire, heavy damage BB Iwami, Shell hits 45, on fire, heavy damage BB Fuji, Shell hits 5 BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 3 CA Nisshin, Shell hits 2 CA Adzuma, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Hirado, Shell hits 1 CL Kuma, Shell hits 3 CL Natori, Shell hits 1 DD Hakaze DD Akikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Enoki DD Nara, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Sakura, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Tachibana DD Hatsuharu DD Uzuki DD Isonami, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BB New Mexico, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Texas, Shell hits 10 BB Nebraska, Shell hits 13, on fire BB Agamemnon, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage DD Evans, and is sunk DD Tatnall, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Barry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships AP Peking Maru Allied Ships SS H-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 59,44 Japanese Ships DD Tachibana DD Enoki Allied Ships SS O-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese aircraft Avro 504K x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Avro 504K: 2 destroyed Allied Ships DD Whirlwind Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft Gloster Sparrowhawk x 2 Avro 504L x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Avro 504L: 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Chatham CL Southampton Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Avro 504L bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Avro 504L bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese aircraft Avro 504K x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Dartmouth CL Sydney Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships AP Anzan Maru, Shell hits 28, and is sunk AP Arabia Maru, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Kidder DD La Vallette DD Marcus DD Mervine DD Mullany DD Nicholas DD Paul Hamilton DD Percival DD Reno DD Robert Smith Japanese ground losses: 268 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Thursday Island Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 12675 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 318 Defending force 18425 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 455 AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/04/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships DD Enoki DD Akikaze DD Nara DD Hakaze CL Kuma Allied Ships SS R-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese Ships SS No. 12 Allied Ships DD Woolston DD Wolsey DD Windsor DD Westminster -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships AP Peking Maru Allied Ships SS R-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships CA Nisshin DD Enoki DD Akikaze DD Nara DD Hakaze Allied Ships SS R-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kagoshima at 58,43 Japanese Ships CA Adzuma Allied Ships SS R-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese aircraft Avro 504K x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Avro 504K: 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Sydney DD Winchelsea Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft Gloster Sparrowhawk x 13 Avro 504L x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Gloster Sparrowhawk: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Avro 504L: 4 damaged Allied Ships CL Chatham CL Adelaide CL Southampton CL Aurora Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 1 x Avro 504L bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Avro 504L bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese aircraft Avro 504K x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Avro 504K: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Dartmouth Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Thursday Island Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 12706 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 320 Defending force 18483 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 457 Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1
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