Kawasaki Ha-60 Engine R&D Accelerated Production accelerated to 12/42
Zone de Suva
13 juillet 1942 Activité anti-sous-marine & navale
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a Barracuda class SS at 131,160
A coté de Noumea un de nos escorteurs fait les frais du SS O19
Japanese Ships
PB Hakata Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O19
14 juillet 1942 Activité anti-sous-marine & navale
Nos Ki49 Ia Helen continue de mener la vie dur au sous-marins alliées, par contre cette fois c'est un de nos sous-marins qui est attaqués
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking SS KXV at 130,160
SS KXV is reported HIT
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking SS KXV at 130,160
SS KXV is reported HIT
Japanese Ships
SS RO-65, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Ralph Talbot
15 juillet 1942 Activité anti-sous-marine & navale
Le KXv souffre ces jours-ci!
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a Electric Boat S-42 class SS at 131,160
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a Sargo class SS at 130,160
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 130,160
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking SS KXV at 130,160
SS KXV is reported HIT
Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
DD Amatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS KXV, hits 1
16 juillet 1942 Activité anti-sous-marine & navale
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 131,160
an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a KV Class class SS at 130,160
a KV Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a Triton class SS at 131,160
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking SS Perch at 131,161
SS Trusty is reported HIT
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 131,160
an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-Ia Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a KV Class class SS at 131,160
Le 16 2 convois avec 2 divisions complète arrivent à Nadi pour décharger les troupes fraiches pour l'attaque finale sur Suva (voir plus bas)!
Un de nos transporteurs est lâchement attaqué, la réplique de nos destroyers devrait permettre de se débarrasser temporairement de l'intrus!
Sub attack near Nadi at 131,160
Japanese Ships
xAP Tatsuta Maru
APD Hagi
APD Fuji
xAP Baikal Maru
xAP Tsingtao Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru
xAP Horai Maru
DD Tsuga
DD Hasu
Allied Ships
SS Pike, hits 4
SS Pike launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Tatsuta Maru
Puis c’est au tour de notre flotte aéronavale de se positionner au sud de Suva en tampon... flotte constitué de seulement deux CV...
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A1 Val x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Comliebank, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ralph Talbot
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Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
D3A1 Val x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Ralph Talbot, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
13 juillet 1942 Combat à Suva
Nouvelle attaque, nouvelle fortification detruite. Lo'bjectif est que avec les troupes en palce on puisse detruire toutes les fortification, puis les deux nouvelles divisions fraiche finiront le boulot sur une attaque finale!
Le nombre de Squads detruit est important, 51....
Ground combat at Suva (132,160)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34493 troops, 405 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 806
Defending force 23000 troops, 371 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 421
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 526
Allied adjusted defense: 517
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1658 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 22 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
14 juillet 1942 Combat à Suva
RAS
15 juillet 1942 Combat à Suva
16 juillet 1942 Combat à Suva
Ground combat at Suva (132,160)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 34019 troops, 404 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 799
Defending force 22930 troops, 371 guns, 401 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 386
Allied adjusted defense: 539
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2607 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 163 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Guns lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
420 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 7 disabled
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