December 20th
I am now three turns behind the action, and it's not going how I would like it, but that is WITP:AE.
Landings at Wake and the first Japanese assault on Palembang go my way.
Wake
The PT fights three rounds with the landing ships.
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 7112 troops, 116 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 200
Defending force 3251 troops, 66 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Japanese adjusted assault: 64
Allied adjusted defense: 40
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
647 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 16 (5 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 6409 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158
Defending force 3664 troops, 35 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Japanese adjusted assault: 65
Allied adjusted defense: 25
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
9th Base Force
Defending units:
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
48th Gurkha Brigade
224 Group RAF
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lingga at 51,87
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 1
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
Vildebeest III x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Suzuya
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
E7K2 Alf x 1
F1M2 Pete x 1
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
Swordfish I x 2
Vildebeest III x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Swordfish I: 1 damaged
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CA Miyako
xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 46,97
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 16
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Shinonome
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Takao
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 46,97
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
CL Abukuma
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome
Magazine explodes on CA Takao
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 46,97
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 8
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Yura
