18 aout 1942 - l’opération pagaille pagaille continue
journée sanglante autour de Pago-Pago
tout commence par noter sous-marin qui lâche une bordée sur un croiseur anti-aérien
la flotte ennemi est constituée de croiseur et de destroyer... Chef réagit à mon intervention, dommage mon KB est plus au nord et s'occupe à d'autre tache.
Sub attack near Maupiti at 168,174
Japanese Ships
SS I-22, hits 2
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego, Torpedo hits 1
DD Case
Le CLAA san Diego reporté coulé...
L’opération amphibie tourne un peu au carnage à Pago Pago....
Ship xAK Tamagawa Maru Ship sunk Sunk by 155mm M1A1 GPF at 148,161 near Pago Pago Major
Ship xAK Yamazato Maru Ship sunk Sunk by 155mm M1918 GPF at 148,161 near Pago Pago Major
Ship xAK Arabia Maru Ship sunk Sunk by 155mm M1A1 GPF at 148,161 near Pago Pago Major
Japanese Ships
xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Arabia Maru, on fire
xAK Tamagawa Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Ronsan Maru
PB Konsan Maru
DD Ushio
CA Haguro
LSD Akitsu Maru
DD Nagatsuki
Japanese ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Pago Pago (148,161)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
145 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 6
LSD Akitsu Maru
DD Ushio
DD Nagatsuki
Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Pago Pago (148,161)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
147 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Heian Maru
LSD Akitsu Maru
DD Ushio
DD Nagatsuki
Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Pago Pago (148,161)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
269 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK Heian Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
xAP Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ushio
CA Haguro
LSD Akitsu Maru
DD Nagatsuki
Japanese ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
..... grosse deception, je pensais que mes tirs de cuirassés et de croiseurs auraient fait taire ces batteries.
Un peu plus au nord notre attaque à Canton island les navires en cours de déchargement de troupes, ainsi qu'une autre flotte croisant dans le coin.
mes jake décollent aussi depuis backer islande mais ne sont pas très bien entrainé à l'attaque navale...
Morning Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 153,143
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Cummings
xAK Mormacrey
xAP President Taylor
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 153,143
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
A6M3a Zero x 30
B5N2 Kate x 12
D3A1 Val x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Mormacrey, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP President Taylor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Cummings, Bomb hits 1
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 34 (12 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mormacrey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 153,143
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Cummings
xAP President Taylor, heavy fires
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 30
B5N2 Kate x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Procyon, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Bancroft
et nos mavis depuis Savaii (nord de Pago Pago attaque une flotte en cours de mouvement
Japanese aircraft
H6K4 Mavis x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Mormacmar
