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Oct 12, 13, 14 : Adak and Amchitka invaded Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; Subs: I-25 is unable to get hits on either of my two SC TF in the North Pacific as they head west towards Adak.....thankfully!! Pickerel sinks an xAK north of Rabaul with one TT. CVs: CV Wasp and Yorktown are between Adak and Amchitka India/Burma:  China: Yenan - Up to 30 Sally hit the AF daily @ 1k Kukong - 13th - 12 Oscars with 20 = 7b, 8s, 21r; 12 Oscars with 26 Sally = 3b, 7s, 25r; Ichang - 12th - 23 Oscars with 27 Sally & 3 Sonia = 8b, 7s, 50r; 7 Oscar with 9 Sonia = 4b, 5r; Kweilin - 12th - Some unescorted 10(2) Sallys find a CAP of 10 P-40K = 8b, 5s, 16r; Kunming - 12th - 35(2) Tojo vs 20(1) P-43A-1 Lancer; 14th - 30 Tojo sweep (not going to put up a CAP of Chinese fighters vs Tojo) Tsuyung - 12th - 17 Sally = 1b, 15r; Liuchow - 13th - 21 Sally = 4b, 2s, 22r; Wuchow - 14th - 12 Oscars with 25(1) Sally vs LRCAP of 6 P-38s = 3b, 2s, 7r; 20 Sally = 2b, 3s, 13r; Changsha - 14th - 30(4) Oscar vs 29(4) H81-A3; Tuyun - 14th - 17 Sally = 4b, 11r; Changteh - 14th - 8 H81-A3 leak over from Changsha vs 12(1) Oscars with 14(1) Sally = 1r; Philippines: Cebu - 13th - landing by three Garrison units. Australia:  South Pacific:  Central Pacific: - Maloelap - 12th - 22 P-38s sweep 2(1) Zero, 6(2) Rufe, 11(3) Nick (like shooting fish in a barrel ); 1 Rufe vs 15 B-17s & 10 B-24s = 0, 2b, 3r; 11 B-24s = 2b, 2s, 4r; 11 B-24s = 1b, 6r; 8 B-24s = 1b; 13th - 23 B-17s = 6r; 14th - 22 P-38s sweep; 27 B-17s = 1b, 1s, 3r; 34 B-24s = 5b, 1s, 12r; 11 B-24s = 2r; Mili - 12th - 22 P-38s sweep; 18 B-25s = 34c; 14th - 19 P-38s sweep; 26 B-25s = 33c; Abemama - AF 4 Makin - AF 2 North Pacific: quote:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Atka Island at 163,53 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 19 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP North Coast AP President Polk, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes My LRCAP was from 3 hexes away and set at 30% from both CVs. quote:
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Atka Island at 163,53 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 19 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships BC Repulse, Bomb hits 1 (25 system damage!!) xAK Sidney Hauptmann xAP Lancashire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes Adak - 13th - BB TF with No Carolina and Washington, 8 DDs hit the base before the 37th Division lands; 8(5) Kate find a LRCAP of 27 Wildcat over transports (my CVs were just 1 hex away); quote:
14th - Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 9097 troops, 200 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 364 Defending force 5652 troops, 27 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Allied adjusted assault: 74 Japanese adjusted defense: 205 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 304 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Infantry Division 10th USN Special Construction Battalion 331st Construction Regiment 209th Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Port Advn Base Force 343rd Base Group 11th USN Special Construction Battalion Defending units: 23rd Nav Gd Unit 23rd Port Unit 24th JAAF AF Bn I'll rest for one day and try again. I should get it to fall then. Amchitka - 14th - BB TF with Repulse, 2 CA, 4 CL, 7 DD hit the base; landings take place in PM phase so only one unloading takes place; 8 Wildcat escort in 30 Avenger = 16c on SNLF; quote:
Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1876 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 83 Defending force 693 troops, 17 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 Assaulting units: Sasebo 5th SNLF 7th Base Force 5th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: Rifles of Canada Bn /1 14th Canadian Bde /1 165th FA Bn /1 28th Canadian AA Rgt /2 177th Const Rgt /1 Notes: Aleutians invasion should be successful unless there is direct intervention in the next few days.
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