Sardaukar
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Joined: 11/28/2001 From: Finland/Israel Status: online
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Mystery cruise of BB Musashi continues... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Talasea at 103,123 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Musashi, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Loemadjang , at 56,106 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Talasea at 103,123 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Musashi, Bomb hits 5 DD Hakaze, Shell hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,59 (near Canton) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5424 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105 Defending force 3901 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Japanese adjusted assault: 33 Allied adjusted defense: 37 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion Defending units: 2nd Prov Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 7624 troops, 63 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 376 Defending force 5066 troops, 62 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 Allied adjusted assault: 182 Japanese adjusted defense: 136 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 449 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 89 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion 150th RAC Regiment 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion BFF Brigade 23rd British Brigade Defending units: 113th Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 8th Field AF Construction Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 21349 troops, 373 guns, 619 vehicles, Assault Value = 849 Defending force 5124 troops, 101 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 93 Allied adjusted assault: 2020 Japanese adjusted defense: 275 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied forces CAPTURE Rangoon !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1455 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 142 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 30 (23 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 124 (113 destroyed, 11 disabled) Units retreated 8 Allied ground losses: 701 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 85 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Vehicles lost 92 (22 destroyed, 70 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 254th Armoured Brigade 2nd British Division 77th Chindit Brigade XV Indian Corps 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 2nd Tank Regiment 31st Tankette Co 31st Mountain Gun Regiment 4th Shipping Engineer Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 11th Shipping Engineer Regiment 29th Field AA Machinecannon Company 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 50th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 18, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,104, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships SC Ch 13 SC Ch 43 Allied Ships TM-5, Shell hits 2 TM-6, Shell hits 1, on fire TM-8 TM-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Fukuoka at 104,56 Japanese Ships LB-131, Shell hits 10, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Raton LB-131 is sighted by SS Raton SS Raton attacking LB-131 on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Fukuoka at 104,56 Japanese Ships LB-130, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Raton, hits 3 LB-130 is sighted by SS Raton SS Raton attacking LB-130 on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 50,63 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft Blenheim VD x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim VD: 2 damaged Japanese Ships TB Sagi xAKL Eiwa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Blenheim VD bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Green Island at 108,127 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Musashi, Bomb hits 13, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Green Island at 108,127 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Musashi, Bomb hits 4, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 50,63 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft Hudson IIIa x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Eiwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island IO at 48,111 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied Ships xAK Period, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Darvel, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,103 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships SC Ch 43, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x T.IVa bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Green Island at 108,127 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged Japanese Ships BB Musashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Fukuoka at 104,56 Japanese Ships LB-117, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Raton, hits 3 LB-117 is sighted by SS Raton SS Raton attacking LB-117 on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanning (72,55) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5841 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Defending force 17992 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 574 Japanese adjusted assault: 38 Allied adjusted defense: 333 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 400 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st RTA Division 7th RTA Division Defending units: 14th Chinese Corps 41st AA Regiment 35th Group Army 18th Artillery Regiment 9th Chinese Base Force 56th AT Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,59 (near Canton) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6554 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 116 Defending force 3828 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50 Japanese adjusted assault: 53 Allied adjusted defense: 33 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion Defending units: 2nd Prov Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 7523 troops, 63 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 361 Defending force 4732 troops, 61 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 Allied adjusted assault: 143 Japanese adjusted defense: 346 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+) Attacker: shock(+), morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 285 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 21 (5 destroyed, 16 disabled) Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 150th RAC Regiment 2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion BFF Brigade 2nd Assam Rifles Battalion 23rd British Brigade Defending units: 113th Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 8th Field AF Construction Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion
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