[WITP AE] - VengeneAARce - Interdit à Esteban79

[Oulig]

13 & 14 Juillet

Le 13 juillet RAS sauf une attaque des Betty à Tarawa, mais cette fois mais chasseurs interceptent le raid



Par contre le 14, c'est une grosse flotte de surface qui se présente... La messe est dite ma flotte est envoyer au fond avec tout le matériel restant.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
CA Tone
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CL Nagara
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Kitakami
CL Yubari
DD Yugumo
DD Inazuma
DD Yuzuki
DD Kamikaze
DD Oite
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kiku
DD Susuki
DD Tsuta
DD Yomogi
DD Karii

Allied Ships
DD Crane, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
xAP President Tyler, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Nils Moller, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Oakbank, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Pellicula, Shell hits 1
xAK Penrith Castle, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Pundit, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Silverteak, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Glenorchy, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kota Gede, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Kota Pinang, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
xAK Bengalen, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
KV Hollyhock, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Michael Livanos, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 31 (20 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 154 (93 destroyed, 61 disabled)

Puis les japonais comme souvent, bombardent copieusement la base, ravageant les pistes...

Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 35 damaged
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
Beaufighter Ic: 14 damaged
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 19 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 21 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Chokai
CA Tone
CL Yubari
CL Kitakami
CL Kiso
CL Tama
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 64

Puis le long de la cote Australienne on perdra un autre navire... Pas une belle journée pour les navires alliés....

Sub attack near Coffs Harbour at 95,164

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
AM Lithgow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Bien mauvaise journée.... heureusement ça va changer bientôt!

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15 & 16 Juillet 1942

Le 15, encore un raid de Betty qui va mal tourner...

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 136,128

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 21

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed

Puis le 16 les sous-marins japonnais coulent les 2 cargos rescapés de Tarawa... Voila qui clôt l'aventure de cette flotte new zélandaise de bien mauvaise manière...

Submarine attack near Tarawa at 136,128

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
xAK Penrith Castle, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

xAK Penrith Castle is sighted by SS I-18
SS I-18 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Penrith Castle

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Submarine attack near Tarawa at 136,128

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
xAK Pellicula, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

xAK Pellicula is sighted by SS I-18
SS I-18 attacking on the surface
Ohara A. decides to submerge SS I-18 due to damage

Il semble que le I-18 ne soit pas au mieux de sa forme...



Puis a Tulagi, as usual, attaque suicide des japonais qui n'arrivent absolument pas à progresser... l'histoire se rappellera de Guadalcanal!

Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23831 troops, 258 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 864
Defending force 7660 troops, 151 guns, 223 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Japanese adjusted assault: 333

Allied adjusted defense: 406

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1872 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (7 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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17 -19 Juillet 1942

Pas grand chose à dire, début des bombardement à Ocean island en vu d'une attaque aéroportée

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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20 juillet 1942

Journée nettement plus chargé avec la préparation de mes plans dans le Pacifique....
mais avant cela bombardement de Chittagong que j'avais détecté plusieurs jour auparavant, du coup je n'avais pas d'avion sur place. je lancerais quelques raids de représailles mais sans succès...

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

74 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Kinu
CL Yura
CL Jintsu
CL Sendai

Allied ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Dommage les Beaufort I sont équipés de torpille...

Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 2 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 12
Hurricane IIc Trop x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
BB Kongo

A java ou les japonnais ont encerclés Batavia, nos courageux pilotes lancent un raid meurtrier dommage que nos B-339-23 (des chasseurs Buffalo) ne soient équipés que de deux bombinettes de 45kg (100Lbs), mais sans fait plaisir

Morning Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-339-23 x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Teifu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Palau Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Dairen Maru, Shell hits 1, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-339-23 x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAP Hakusan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAP Miike Maru, Shell hits 1, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Teifu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Mais ce qui m’intéresse se passe dans le pacifique et se sera au dessus de Kwajalein Island, principale base navale du secteur avec Truk. Le temps recommence a être beau dans le secteur et voici mon plan...
Tout d'abord mes P-38E Lightning vont nettoyer le ciel, puis il est prévu que que 3 groupes, puis bientot 4 vont bombarder le port de Kwajalein Island. L’objectif est de forcer l'ennemi a envoyer ses navires à Truk pour réparation. puis de torpiller ses dits navires ... avec la quinzaine/vingtaine de sous-marin sur le passage! Un bien beau plan
La première action est un succès avec un ratio de 7 pour 1 en faveur du P-38E

Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed

Beau résultat ce jour!

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21 & 22 Juillet 1942

21 Juillet RAS


22 Juillet
la journée commence bien, le I-18 ne nous embêtera plus. Encore un sous marin de coulé

Sub attack near Tabiteuea at 136,135
Japanese Ships
SS I-18, hits 4, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Jupiter

SS I-18 forced to surface!
DD Jupiter firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Jupiter firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Jupiter firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Jupiter firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

Vers Tarawa, noueavu Raid de Betty, qui passe encore une fois sous mes chasseurs et ca ne pardonne pas.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 136,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Kilty, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Red Jacket

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 136,129

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Red Jacket, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pillsbury
AK Procyon

Gros bombardement à Tulagi, j'ai essayé d'envoyer 3 PT boat mais ça n'a pas marché, j'en perd un dans l'histoire. Puis les troupes Japonaises lancent une attaque , mais encore une fois les pertes Japonaises sont importantes, et on remarquera que mes fortifications étaient de nouveau niveau 2 alors que quelques semaines avant elles étaient à 0.

Night Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 6 damaged

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Chokai
CA Tone
CL Yubari
CL Kitakami
CL Kiso
CL Tama
CL Nagara
DD Karii
DD Yomogi
DD Tsuta
DD Susuki
DD Kiku
DD Okikaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Minekaze
DD Oite
DD Kamikaze
DD Yuzuki
DD Inazuma
DD Yugumo

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 18
Runway hits 84
Port hits 12

Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23188 troops, 258 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 829
Defending force 7498 troops, 151 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Japanese adjusted assault: 322

Allied adjusted defense: 175

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1654 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
418 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)

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23 au 25 Juillet 1942

Ce sont les derniers jours calmes avant la tempête...

On en profite pour toucher de nombreux sous-marin japonais.

Japanese Ships
SS I-33, hits 1
Allied Ships
DM Montgomery

Japanese Ships
SS I-25, hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Monssen

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 4
Allied Ships
DD Jupiter

Mauvaise nouvelle est la chute de Batavia, avec des pertes minimum pour les Japonais.

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1789 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (11 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
16305 casualties reported
Squads: 577 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1844 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 336 (336 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 158 (158 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 22

Puis je vous donne un aperçu de la vie de la garnison à Ocean island. j'érode petit à petit les défense de cet Atoll! et je ne voudrais pas habiter là bas.

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-26B Marauder x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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26 & 27 Juillet 1942

26 Juillet petit nettoyage avant l’attaque du 27....

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 11
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 2 destroyed

27 Juillet 1942

on touche un sous-marin encore.

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ASW attack near Kirakira at 115,139

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 4

Allied Ships
APD Waters
xAP Speelman
xAK Howell Lykes
xAK Admiral Wiley
xAK Irenee Du Pont
DD Gilmer
KV Fritillary

Et surtout on lance la première grosse attaque sur Kwajalein Island qui va faire mouche. Les P-38E remplissent leur rôle, bien que n'arrivant pas à éliminer tout la chasse, ce qui occasionnera quelques pertes dans mes rangs de Liberator. Mais le résultat est intéressant, avec un destroyeur coulé et surtout le BB Haruna qui prend 6 Bombes! Voila qui retardera sa remise en service, tout comme le CA Ashigara et le CL Natori.

Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 10
B-24D Liberator x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 2
xAK Tensyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
DD Hayate, Bomb hits 1

Massive explosion on DD Hayate

On profitera de se jour pour faire un petit carton en Birmanie sur les Sally

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed

Bonne journée pour moi !! On remet ça demain? Naturellement le bombardement de Ocean island continue, et les troupes devraient sauter sur l'ile le 29 Juillet!

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28 Juillet 1942


On continue à mettre la pression dans la zone des Gilberts et des marshall....
Nos bombardiers vont encore attaquer le port de Kwajalein Island et toucher de nombreux navires, avec encore 10 bombes pour le BB haruna.. on est pas prêt de le revoir celui là!

Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 16
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
LB-30 Liberator x 5
B-24D Liberator x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Kohoku Maru, Bomb hits 1
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 3

seul hic de la journée, c'est que les P-38E arrive après les Bombardiers.....

Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Puis l’attaque d'Ocean Island est prévu pour demain...

Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 130,130 (Ocean Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 27

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 130,130 (Ocean Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 130,130 (Ocean Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Morning Air attack on 61st Naval Guard Unit, at 130,130 (Ocean Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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29 Juillet 1942

C'est parti!


Voila Ocean Island avec ses mines de Phosphate en 1936





Après une nouvelle série de Bombardement le 1st USMC Parachute Bn & 2nd USMC Parachute Bn saute sur l'ile avec la ferme intention d'exterminer le 61st Naval Guard Unit qui a subit plusieurs jours de bombardement par tout se que je pouvais envoyer.
Et surprise, nos Para ne comptent aucune perte et balaie littéralement les japonais grogy....
On peut se féliciter de cette belle victoire!
Ça évitera aux habitants de l'ile de finir fusiller par le commandant japonais comme historiquement!

Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 250 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23
Defending force 239 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 19

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
325 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
61st Naval Guard Unit

Cette attaque inspire le haut commandement alliés, et il est décidé de faire de même pour Makin

[Chef Chaudard]

Bravo !!!

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30 Juillet 1942

Les japonais bombardent mes positions afin de savoir qu'elle est la nouvelle unité que j’ai amené, c'est le 8eme régiment d'infanterie new zélandais! et j'en ai prévu un autre aussi.

Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22456 troops, 248 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 824
Defending force 11774 troops, 194 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 374


Defending units:
3rd Army Tank Brigade
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
19th MG Battalion
6th Aus Cav Brigade
8th NZ Brigade
112th USA Base Force
3rd Marine Defense Battalion
147th Field Artillery Regiment

Puis à Makin on a décidé que le sort de l'ile serait le même que Ocean island! attaque prévu pour Mi-Aout max.

Morning Air attack on 7th JNAF Coy , at 136,125 (Makin)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 27

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Morning Air attack on 7th JNAF Coy , at 136,125 (Makin)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 3
B-26B Marauder x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Morning Air attack on 7th JNAF Coy , at 136,125 (Makin)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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31 Juillet 1942


Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose !!! (philippine sud)

Sinon RAS

[Oulig]

Bilan du mois de Juillet

Pas de grande manœuvre, mais le mois de juillet verra la disparition de 3 ou 4 sous marins japonnais (certifié).
De notre coté on perd une quinzaine de navire, principalement sur l'action de Tarawa, dont 2 destroyeurs.
Sur ce mois les japonais ont particulièrement progressé à Java, piétine à Tulagi (qui verra de sanglant affrontement me dit ma boule de cristal) et on perdu Ocean island.

j'ai maintenant 4 CV opérationnels en approche de Suva

[Oulig]

Bravo !!!

Merci mais j’espère que ce n'est qu'un début, mais le KB va bientôt pointer de nouveau son nez...

[Oulig]

1er Aout 1942 -début de mois difficile!

Les japonais ont décidé de réduire ma nuisance autour de Tulagi/Ndeni.
Pour cela se pointe une flotte de bombardement sur la base de Ndeni, mais tout ne va pas se passer comme prévu pour l'empereur Esteban!
La flotte nipponne n'a pas été repéré .... et elle engage le seul navire présent, notre destroyeur Stuart qui ne pourra pas grand chose face aux cuirassés nippon, bien qu'il ne le touche par deux fois. La flotte adverse passe à travers notre champ de mine sans probleme.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
CA Tone
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CL Nagara
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Kitakami
CL Yubari
DD Yugumo
DD Inazuma
DD Yuzuki
DD Kamikaze
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kiku
DD Susuki
DD Tsuta
DD Yomogi
DD Karii

Allied Ships
DD Stuart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Mais ua petit matin la flotte nipponne est toujours sur la avec de la base de Ndeni sans l'avoir bombarder. Grossière erreur. nos Catalina décollent de Luganville et Ndeni, avec une torpille chacun...
5 raids successif pour un bilan très positif pour les américains! Pas de chasse il suffit d'aligner les navires.

Le premier raid ne fera que peu de dégât, cependant le croiseur lourd Aoba prend une torpille!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 20
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
PBY-5 Catalina x 10

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima

les deux raids suivants seront stérile!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CA Mikuma

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
PBY-5 Catalina x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima

Enfin cette fois on va arriver à toucher un navire, le cuirassé Hiei qui va être touché par 4 torpilles! voila le malheureux en bien mauvaise position!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
PBY-5 Catalina x 8

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 4, heavy damage
DD Sawakaze

Sawakaze dead in the water ...

et le dernier raid ne parvient à rien!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 9
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
BB Hiei, heavy damage
BB Kirishima

Le BB Hiei et le Ca Aoba devrait être ralenti, on essayera de les finir le lendemain...


Mais ce n'est pas le seul raid, à Kwajalein Island, on touchera aussi un navire de ravitaillement de sous-marin! Les autres navires ont quittés le port et mes sous-marins les ont ratés (ou bien les torpilles n'ont pas explosé). Par contre le port de Kwajalein Island est évacué par les forces Japonaise ce qui est déjà un succès!

Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 5
B-24D Liberator x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AS Jingei, Bomb hits 1, on fire