Thursday, April 17, 2008

Coral sea campaign and Australian Invasion

04/01/1942
the port moresby airforce sighted the japanese fleet compose of cruisers and destroyer with carrier...
they conducted a strike force but the japanese airforce manage to veer them off.
The sydney Invasion
04/08/1942
the US 8th fleet manage to approach the syndey base undetected and tried to land the 11th marine division to capture the base.
fortunately, the enemy has only 1 division guarding the capital of the australian country.
the landing was succesful and the 8th fleet manage to destroy more than 40 planes in the attacked and downed the enemy division to 75% of its strenght.
04/09/1942
the 4th fleet made a follow up land invasion to the sydney base, wreaking havok to the japanese 8th marines and destroying the sydney airforce... they manage to land 2 army division to intesify the campaign to capture the enemy base.
the 11th marines faught a bitter fight with the japanese 8th marines and the soviet regiment...
the 8th fleet also conducted a follow up shelling but lost a destroyer king in the process.
the 4th fleet is now low in fuel, thuse making the capture of sydney more essential.
04/10/1942
the combined strikeforce of the 8th and 4th fleet conducted both air and sea borne strike that resulted to the almost destruction of the japanese 8th marine in sydney. the 13th fleet under Admiral fletcher is nearby... a reinforce air strike would be conducted to hasten the capture of sydney.
04/11/1942
the us force have capture the sydney base.
04/14/1942
brisbane were captured with no resistance by the 11th marines.
04/20/1942
the 8th and 11th marine diviosn have already reach the base at townsville along with the landing of the 20th army division, assisted by the 4th naval fleet... the japanese 30th and 3rd army division is waiting at the beachhead when the invasion started.
no damage were done to any of the ships lead by admiral kinkaid.
04/21/1942
the follow up shelling of the 4th fleet have greatly reduce the enemy 30th division to conduct a good defense, they were eliminated by the combined efforts of the 8th and 11th marines and the 20th army division lead by general kenney.
spy report:
a carrier taskforce have left the island fortress of Truk, the target seems to be the english base of calcutta.
4/22/1942
the invading forces in townsville have greatly reduce the opposition presented by the australian 3rd army division. townsville will fall in the next two days if it recieve no reinforcement.
4/23/1942
fletchers 13th fleet encounter an attacked squadron while approaching the enemy base of townsville
04/28/1942
port darwin have been captured by the 8th marines

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