Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs Hartwig (A)

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/42

Well, it looks like a Regimental invasion of Midway is less than required [8D]. Scrub one IJA Regiment.

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Coastal Guns at Midway Island [USA], 97,63, firing at TF 6
TF 6 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island [USA], 97,63


447 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Igasa Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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Coastal Guns at Midway Island [USA], 97,63, firing at TF 6
TF 6 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island [USA], 97,63


91 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Juko Maru, Shell hits 1

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TF 128 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
PG Ataka

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 39
Ki-32 Mary x 134
Ki-49 -I Helen x 2

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 74

The AVG squadron has been pulled out. Interesting.

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Day Air attack on Moulmein [Burma] , at 30,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 26

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 57
P-40B Tomahawk x 36
Beaufort VII x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 43

My Zeroes did fairly well in A2A but many were destroyed on the ground. Tomorrow another 40+ Zeroes will join the force here and continue to fight it out. I'm more than willing to accept an unfavourable loss ratio here in order to protect the landings - tactical loss for operational gain.

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Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 41
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Djokjakarta [Java] , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-48-I Lily x 122
Ki-21-II Sally x 99

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lockheed 212: 4 destroyed
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 117

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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 14

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 118

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AR Rigel, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1

That damned Rigel just won't sink.

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJA 3rd Yobieki Regiment, at 66,116


Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 6


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 14
A5M4 Claude x 42
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 42
E8N2 Dave x 35
Ki-43-I Oscar x 3

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on KNIL Riouw Garrison Battalion, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 40
B5N2 Kate x 12
G3M2 Nell x 13
G4M1 Betty x 83
E13A1 Jake x 8
Ki-48-I Lily x 13

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12
D3A2 Val x 34
Ki-32 Mary x 73
Ki-48-I Lily x 37
Ki-49 -I Helen x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Juko Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
G4M1 Betty x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied Ships
ML Manxman, Shell hits 12

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Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Uji Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 15
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
ML Manxman, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1

Hmm, if this ship is just off Rangoon I have got to assume that Moulmein may be much more heavily mined than I anticipated. Fortunately I brought along a few DMSs with the invasion TFs but just to be sure all my 20knot MSW and DMS are ordered to sprint north from Singapore. They can JUST make it in time to cover the landings.

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Ground combat at Midway Island [USA]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2106 troops, 43 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 2718 troops, 89 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese max assault: 162 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 40 - adjusted defense: 42

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Japanese ground losses:
891 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Vehicles lost 8

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Gees, that landing didn't exactly go well. Ah well, time to try again in a month or two with 3 Regiments. I don't know what went wrong here as my forces were all combat-loaded and did unload in a single day without facing too much coastal defence fire.


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Ground combat at Pontianak [Borneo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 40 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 448 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 13

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



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Ground combat at Midway Island [USA]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1764 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 642 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22



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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 4145 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Here you can see the IJN TFs converging off the coast south of Rangoon. I have roughly 120,000 men loaded in two x 100 ship TFs covered by 8 BBs, over a dozen CAs, 1 CVA, 4 CVs, 3 CVEs and 2 CVLs ( the newly commissioned Shoho has raced from Tokyo to participate in these landings ) and a gaggle of well over 50 DDs and a dozen CLs. This force should easily land and suppress Rangoon.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/02/42

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TF 74 encounters mine field at Port Blair [Andaman] (23,34)

Japanese Ships
LCM AG-1722A, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Minesweeping by barge continues [:D]

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Sub attack near Muntok [Banka] at 21,55

Japanese Ships
TK Chiyoda Maru
TK Moji Maru
PC Ch 1

Allied Ships
SS O19

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TF 5 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 85

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 52

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 15
Ki-32 Mary x 141
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Resources hits 66

Another fortnight of attacks should see Chungking properly reduced.

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Day Air attack on Moulmein [Burma] , at 30,34

And here comes the daily attack on Moulmein...

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 42
Ki-43-I Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 63
P-40B Tomahawk x 30
Beaufort VII x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 10 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-43-I Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

The Oscars actually performed better than the Zeroes on a per plane basis. The Oscar pilots are extremely experienced an it really shows.

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 13 destroyed, 15 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 25 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Cool, I lost about 6 pilots, he lost 40. [:D]

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Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 119
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 97

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja [Java] , at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-21-II Sally x 97

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 1
Hurricane I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Benkalis, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Duymaer van Twist, Bomb hits 1
AGP Poolster, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AR Castor, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ban Ho Guan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK B. C. J. Grootes, Bomb hits 1

Port fuel hits 1

Ah, more ships to sink. [:D] [:D] [:D]

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 116

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AR Rigel, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Port hits 7

C'mon Rigel, sink damn you.

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Day Air attack on Lahaina [Maui] , at 115,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18

Allied aircraft
B-19A x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-19A: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Well, well, well. A B-19 unit strikes at Lahaina all the way from San Francisco. Those continental bombers are fun. They even do fairly well against fighters --- in this raid my Zeroes shot down 1 B-19 but lost 2 of their own to the enemy's defensive fire.

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 19
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJA 19th Division, at 69,28


Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJN Sasebo NGF Naval Guard Unit, at 66,117


Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 42
Ki-43-I Oscar x 36
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 39
E8N2 Dave x 35
Ki-43-I Oscar x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
B4Y1 Jean x 38
B5N2 Kate x 11
G3M2 Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 85
E13A1 Jake x 8
Ki-48-I Lily x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 96,62


Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Uji Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

This ship is doomed. I've pulled my forces off Midway and will try to reinvade in a couple of month's time. Midway isn't essential right now although I would like to prevent the Americans from building it up farther.

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Ground combat at 49,30

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12668 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 354

Defending force 1375 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 4101 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/03/42

Everything's almost in place. All of my surface combat, bombardment, CV, ASW and transport TFs are ordered to rendezvous 180 miles from Moulmein so as to keep open the possibility that my forces would be landing at Ye or Rangoon itself.

Tomorrow the bombardment fleet,my minesweepers and, finally, the transports will go into Moulmein. Currently my AV at Moulmein is about 160 as I've flown in the IJA Raiding Bde and elements of two Air Landing Regiments.

From now on pretty much all of my invasions ( in Sri Lanka, India, Australia, the Soviet Pacific holdings and the South-eastern Pacific ) are going to be contested invasions so I'm trying to organise this invasion ( and the deep envelopment in Java ) so as to get everything ashore more quickly so that I can learn how to do atoll invasions properly ( something I've always found tough in this game ) .

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TF 128 encounters mine field at Merak/Serang [Java] (19,59)

Japanese Ships
PG Ataka

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 85

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 12

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 42
Ki-32 Mary x 171
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged

Resources hits 78

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Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 118
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 167

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja [Java] , at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-21-II Sally x 76

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 1
Hurricane I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Duymaer van Twist, Bomb hits 2
AGP Poolster, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Benkalis, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ban Ho Guan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK B. C. J. Grootes, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Van Outhoom, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 1


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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 13

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito NF: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11

Allied aircraft
B-19A x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 damaged


Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 113

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 65

I haven't seens supply hits in a long time. I wonder if that means he is running low on supplies?

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on IJA 19th Division, at 69,28

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 9
MiG-3 x 13

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJA 19th Division, at 69,28


Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJA 3rd Yobieki Regiment, at 66,117


Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 6


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 42
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 42
E8N2 Dave x 35
Ki-43-I Oscar x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12
D3A2 Val x 34
Ki-32 Mary x 79
Ki-48-I Lily x 39
Ki-49 -I Helen x 8

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
B4Y1 Jean x 38
B5N2 Kate x 12
G3M2 Nell x 22
G4M1 Betty x 104
E13A1 Jake x 8
Ki-48-I Lily x 12

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 148,62

Japanese Ships
SS I-169

Allied Ships
AO Platte, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

I'm currently in the process of moving all of my submarines ( except the I-120 minelaying class ) to Lahaina in order to cut the distance to the American SLOCs and thus allow my subs ( particularly the RO class boats ) to spend more time on station. This should increase their lethality.

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Ground combat at Noumea [New Cal]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12246 troops, 161 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 478

Defending force 8690 troops, 89 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Japanese max assault: 704 - adjusted assault: 150

Allied max defense: 252 - adjusted defense: 467

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese ground losses:
1040 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 1

JUST the turn that this happened La Foa auto-reverted to Allied control ( damn, computer decided that the besieged Allies would capture a base in my rear. *sigh* Well, I'm going to try to stabilise this region and make every base contested. To be honest, so long as I hold Koumac and its resources I am quite happy letting 2ndACR bring troops in a every soldier he brings in requires more transports be risked to bring in supplies and is another soldier I won't be facing when I invade Australia.

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 4098 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111


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KNIL West Borneo Gar Battalion Wiped Out at Pontianak [Borneo] by attrition!!!

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/04/42

My powerful bombardment TF - 8 BB and 13 CA escorted by 4 DD - sprints in from 180 miles south of Rangoon and levels the airfield and surrounding area overnight. Allied casualties are heavy and secure uncontested landings at Moulmein.

I also lost my first CVL today when Zuiho foundered 120 miles west of Port Blair.

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Naval bombardment of Rangoon [Burma], at 29,33


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed
B-25D Mitchell: 27 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 6 destroyed

In reality 20 P-40Es, 54 B-25s and 11 Beauforts were destroyed on the ground overnight. When this is combined with the mauling the AVG has received over recent days it can be seen that roughly 100 first-rate USAAF fighter planes have been removed from the enemy arsenal, considerably facilitating future operations.

Japanese Ships
CA Tone
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
2069 casualties reported
Guns lost 34
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 53
Airbase supply hits 44
Runway hits 463
Port hits 1

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TF 24 encounters mine field at Moulmein [Burma] (30,34)

Japanese Ships
DMS Kunashiri
DE Karukaya
AK Nikkyu Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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TF 31 encounters mine field at Moulmein [Burma] (30,34)

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
CA Suzuya, Mine hits 1

Suzuya takes serious flooding damage in terms of 32 flotation damage but relatively minor system damage. She should handily survive. On the off chance that his is more serious than it seems I have sent her back to Singapore in company with 2 of my DDs.

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TF 62 encounters mine field at Moulmein [Burma] (30,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20
MSW W.16
MSW W.13
MSW W.6
DMS Ishigaki

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TF 76 encounters mine field at Moulmein [Burma] (30,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.17
MSW W.15
MSW W.14
MSW W.2

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TF 98 encounters mine field at Moulmein [Burma] (30,34)

Japanese Ships
DMS Shumushu
APD Patrol Boat No. 2
DE Hasu
APD Shiokaze

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 82

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 50

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 42
Ki-32 Mary x 163
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Resources hits 64


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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 13

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito NF: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 13

Allied aircraft
B-19A x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-19A: 3 destroyed


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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 114

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 71

Still no supply hits.... Can he really be out of supplies so quickly?


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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Pointless raids against a pointless target.

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Day Air attack on IJA 19th Division, at 68,27


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 13
MiG-3 x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported


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Day Air attack on IJA 19th Division, at 68,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

I'm jut lightly probing toward Kyusheva in order to create some sort of buffer zone in case the enemy try to take advantage of hal my army marching towards Komsomolsk by attacking down toward Khabarovsk.


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Day Air attack on IJN Maz 3&5 CSNLF Brigade, at 66,117


Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJA 3rd Yobieki Regiment, at 66,117


Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 3


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 42
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 42
E8N2 Dave x 35
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on KNIL Riouw Garrison Battalion, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 8
B5N2 Kate x 5
G3M2 Nell x 7
G4M1 Betty x 33
E13A1 Jake x 2
Ki-48-I Lily x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12
D3A2 Val x 34
Ki-32 Mary x 68
Ki-48-I Lily x 35
Ki-49 -I Helen x 7

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
B4Y1 Jean x 32
B5N2 Kate x 12
G3M2 Nell x 7
G4M1 Betty x 73
E13A1 Jake x 5
Ki-48-I Lily x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6020 troops, 72 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Defending force 4453 troops, 58 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 173


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pontianak [Borneo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 56 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 461 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 7

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



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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 4113 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112


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ML/KNIL Singkawang Base Force Wiped Out at Pontianak [Borneo] by attrition!!!

By day's end over 1,500 AV have landed at Moulmein. If I've planned it right the other 700 or so AV of my combat troops should be fully ashore tomorrow with all of the supporting troops fully ashore by the end of the third day.

I am landing the equivalent of 1500 engineer squads so should increase Moulmein to a Level 3 Port within a couple of days. I plan to refuel and resupply there ( I have more than enough supplies and fuel-laden tankers along for the job ) and then begin moving up the Indian coast toward Calcutta with a view to drawing the Allied air force into battle over my CV TFs.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/05/42

Its all going well, the main nearby airfield is destroyed, my fighters are providing CAP while my CVs and ASW TFs are standing offshore and killing subs - two Allied subs were sunk today as I put every Val I have available on-map on naval attack in the 4 hex area surrounding Moulmein - and most of my combat power is ashore by day's end.

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TF 62 encounters mine field at Ye [Burma] (29,35)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20
MSW W.16
MSW W.13
MSW W.6
DMS Ishigaki

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TF 62 encounters mine field at Moulmein [Burma] (30,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20
MSW W.16
MSW W.13
MSW W.6
DMS Ishigaki

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Sub attack at 29,34

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi
DD Oite
DD Kamikaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Maikaze
DD Kuroshio
CVL Chitose
CVE Chuyo [Nitta Maru]

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

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TF 62 encounters mine field at Ye [Burma] (29,35)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20
MSW W.16
MSW W.13
MSW W.6
DMS Ishigaki

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TF 62 encounters mine field at Moulmein [Burma] (30,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20
MSW W.16
MSW W.13
MSW W.6
DMS Ishigaki

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TF 76 encounters mine field at Ye [Burma] (29,35)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.17
MSW W.15
MSW W.14
MSW W.2

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 83

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 36

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 41
Ki-32 Mary x 162
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 62

Chungking's resources are over half-destroyed. I am going to bring in Ki-21s and begin using them against Chengtu while the Ki-32s continue to hit Chungking. That will really remove the majority of remaining Chinese supply-generation and secure the impotence of remaining Chinese forces.

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Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-48-I Lily x 117
Ki-21-II Sally x 87
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 117

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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito NF: 1 destroyed

Costly, damned costly but worth it.

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 112

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 20


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on IJA 19th Division, at 69,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 13
MiG-3 x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed
MiG-3: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on IJA 19th Division, at 69,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 11 destroyed

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Day Air attack on IJN Maz 3&5 CSNLF Brigade, at 66,117


Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 6


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 42
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 15th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12
D3A2 Val x 34
Ki-32 Mary x 78
Ki-48-I Lily x 33
Ki-49 -I Helen x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 42
B5N2 Kate x 22
G3M2 Nell x 23
G4M1 Betty x 127
E13A1 Jake x 7
Ki-48-I Lily x 18

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 232
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged

The Pe-2s are drawn to my CVs like moths to a flame. He isn't sending them in OVER the ceiling of my Zeroes which really is a serious mistake on his part but I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.

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Day Air attack on TF at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 242
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 6 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 242
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 3 destroyed

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ASW attack at 29,34

Japanese Ships
DD Sazanami
DD Umikaze
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
SS KXVI


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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6036 troops, 73 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Defending force 4498 troops, 60 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 173


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 4107 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114


So, the landings look like they've been a success. Subsequently the forces I was holding back in Singapore "just in case" are going to be comitted to Java to speed things up there. I have about 4,500 AV in Singapore and am going to commit the best half of that force to forcing a landing on Java in order to quickly take Batavia and unhinge the Dutch line at Soerabaja.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/09/42

Nothing of any major significance happened over the past 3 days. I shot down a few MiGs and Shturmoviks which tried to attack my forces in Russia, my forces continue to march after the Soviets from Khabarovsk, my loading for the invasion of Java has begun and my combat forces have moved north from Moulmein and are now well and truly on the road to Rangoon.

Oh my engineers also increased the port at Moulmein to Level 3 - which, per our house rules, means I can now use it to reprovision my forces.

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TF 128 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
PG Ataka

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TF 257 troops unloading over beach at La Foa [New Cal], 66,116


Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 85

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 30

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Day Air attack on Victoria Point [BMA] , at 25,39

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 132

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 49

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Day Air attack on Amboina [Ambon] , at 40,74


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 42

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 8th Guerilla Regiment, at 49,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-32 Mary x 115
Ki-21-II Sally x 61
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 15th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on KM MLD Marine Battalion, at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-48-I Lily x 107

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 24th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Since I think the supplies at PH are pretty much gone I'm beginning to hit the enemy ground troops to burn what's left. If I hit the airfields without getting supply hits I don't actually burn ANY Allied supplies --- which is crazy but you play the game you have.

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on RAF No. 108 Base Force, at 25,39

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 13

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 43
B5N2 Kate x 24
E13A1 Jake x 6
Ki-48-I Lily x 13

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6075 troops, 70 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Defending force 4631 troops, 62 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 181



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 49,36

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13158 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 367

Defending force 653 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese max assault: 361 - adjusted assault: 642

Allied max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 128 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Clearing a road in Central China.

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Ground combat at 30,33

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 82596 troops, 1054 guns, 1745 vehicles, Assault Value = 2411

Defending force 1598 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Japanese max assault: 3010 - adjusted assault: 3675

Allied max defense: 66 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3675 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Guns lost 27

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Why is the adjusted defence 1 ? Simple, the Japanese firepower advantage was so overwhelming that the entire Bde's squads were disabled before the fire phase was over. 2ndACR tells me the Bde is almost completely combat-ineffective.

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Ground combat at Tennant Creek [AUST]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2392 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Defending force 60 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 138 - adjusted assault: 264

Japanese max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 132 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tennant Creek [AUST] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

My paras are finally dislodged.


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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 4010 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

[Mistmatz]

ORIGINAL: Nemo121
...

Oh my engineers also increased the port at Moulmein to Level 3 - which, per our house rules, means I can now use it to reprovision my forces.[/b]

Could you please explaint this house rule? Is it to slow down land advances and prohib blitzkrieg operations? If so why level 3 fortifications and is this required everywhere? I'd assume it would slow down things in China pretty much as you can always prevent fort building by attacks on ports or AF's right?

[Nemo121]

Mistmatz,
 
It is PORTs not forts... Basically we decided that the replenishing of TFs at Level 1 ports was simply not at all reasonable and so we decided to institute a Level 3 Port rule as a minimum for refuelling, replenishment of ammo and rebuilding of airgroups.
 
It should help keep the pace of advance down a little and it has certainly slowed me down in the Pacific.

[Mistmatz]

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

Mistmatz,

It is PORTs not forts... Basically we decided that the replenishing of TFs at Level 1 ports was simply not at all reasonable and so we decided to institute a Level 3 Port rule as a minimum for refuelling, replenishment of ammo and rebuilding of airgroups.

It should help keep the pace of advance down a little and it has certainly slowed me down in the Pacific.

lol, it seems I need new glasses... [;)]
That lv3 port requirement is actually quite a nice house rule.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/42

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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TF 127 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
LCM AG-1705A, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Barge minesweeping at its finest [:D]

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 46
Ki-32 Mary x 182
Ki-21-II Sally x 85
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 2 destroyed

Resources hits 63

Chungking is now down from about 1,000 resources to just a little over 300... and falling fast.

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Day Air attack on Amboina [Ambon] , at 40,74


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 19

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 41
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

These training raids are really paying off. Most of these Ki-51 units ( which will upgrade to D3As once I have sufficient numbers of Vals ) are now in the mid-80s in terms of experience with a few of them verging on 90+ Exp. I've had a look at my G4M naval units ( which are the elite of my anti-shipping forces ) and many of them are in the low to mid-80s also.

Another month of this and the majority of my bomber force is going to be over 80 Exp even accounting for the losses and their replacement with untrained recruits.

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on KM MLD Marine Battalion, at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-48-I Lily x 81

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on KNIL 6th Regiment, at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Ki-48-I Lily x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 86

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 12
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 42
B5N2 Kate x 22
E13A1 Jake x 5

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 178

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 12 destroyed


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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6083 troops, 69 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Defending force 4655 troops, 64 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 182

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 48,31

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 122785 troops, 1777 guns, 383 vehicles, Assault Value = 3178

Defending force 3513 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 176

Japanese max assault: 5966 - adjusted assault: 3377

Allied max defense: 181 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 482 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
475 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
931 casualties reported
Guns lost 25

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at La Foa [New Cal]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 488 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Defending force 1060 troops, 56 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Japanese max assault: 36 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Bugger, he got a unit in there before I could. Ah well, I'm going to have to buy a Brigade out of the Home Islands and send it down here... I won't denude the Home Islands though, I have over 3,000 AV there and won't go below 1,000 AV no matter what the cost on my perimeter. I'm ALWAYS concerned about the possibility of an Allied end run into Shikuka or Toyohara.

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Ground combat at Tennant Creek [AUST]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2369 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Defending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied max assault: 138 - adjusted assault: 258

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 258 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3961 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107



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Ground combat at Prome [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 460 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 12

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Prome [Burma] base !!!

I'm parassaulting bases in Burma in order to cut off Allied lines of retreat and also to capture choke points ahead of my tank formations. My hope is to take Burma ASAP now that I realise it is really quite lightly held and to free up my formations for use in India ASAP. Accordingly I've turned my transport formations around ( they were heading back to Malaysia ) and I'm sending them back to Rangoon to begin loading about 2/3rds of the Burmese invasion force for immediate committment along the Indian axis.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/11/42

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Naval bombardment of Rangoon [Burma], at 29,33

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
CA Tone
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 93
Port hits 39
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 9

Tomorrow my ground forces attack Rangoon. This should see the defenders sufficiently attrited that Rangoon falls easily. Since I'm planning to move on to India quickly I won't go for Shock Attacks, I'll simply deliberate attack to prevent unnecessary casualties.

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 82

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 47
Ki-32 Mary x 210
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 3 destroyed

Resources hits 72

A 1% loss rate is well within the 3% loss rate above which these missions are no longer useful as training exercises. So, really, these raids against Chungking are an absolute bargain--- I'm achieving major strategic objectives and training some 300 bombers at the same time.

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Day Air attack on Amboina [Ambon] , at 40,74


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJN Paramushiro NStn Battalion, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 41
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 24th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Hmm, very little is being achieved here... I can't figure out why my bombers appear to be hitting NOTHING at all.

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
A5M4 Claude x 11
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 48
B5N2 Kate x 24
E13A1 Jake x 7

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 28,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 179

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 22

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aha, a day after I mention it here and 2 months after the war starts 2ndACR finally sends in his Pe-2s over the ceiling of my CAP. Wakaba is doomed but her sacrifice gives me the notice I need to pull the rest of my ships out of range.

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 52238 troops, 827 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 1733

Defending force 13775 troops, 246 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 449

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

EASY pickings. Tomorrow my forces mount a deliberate attack.

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Ground combat at Komsomolsk [SIB]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 176164 troops, 2164 guns, 1645 vehicles, Assault Value = 4832

Defending force 10068 troops, 77 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 317

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 9250 - adjusted assault: 7571

Allied max defense: 309 - adjusted defense: 457

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Komsomolsk [SIB] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
3306 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 11

Allied ground losses:
810 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

The Soviets are pushed out an while many of the resources are damaged the HI is relatively intact adding another 360+ HI to my industry. EXCELLENT !!!! I'm having a major HI squeeze at the moment and have over 300 points of armament production stopped ( and even that's not enough ). Once I get into India I should add another 1500+ HI and that should really begin to ease my problems.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6071 troops, 67 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 4692 troops, 64 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 183



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Ground combat at Rangoon [Burma]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14129 troops, 12 guns, 923 vehicles, Assault Value = 2339

Defending force 4320 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166



Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 3932 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

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Ground combat at Toungoo [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 212 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 16 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Toungoo [Burma] base !!!

120 OIL points fall into my hands. Score !!!

The whole aim of my war plan is to capture enough HI and OIL etc that I don't have to spend much supply on repairing what I capture ( since even if half of what I capture is damaged I will STILL capture more than I need ) or much supply on expanding what I begin with but up until now I still haven't broken the 13,000 HI mark. I can't wait to get into India as there's about 1500 HI just waiting to be captured there and I'm quite prepared to do the capturing and, finally, turn my war economy fully on.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/12/42

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TF 5 encounters mine field at Singapore [UK] (22,51)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 83

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 38

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 44
Ki-32 Mary x 215

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 2 destroyed

Resources hits 91

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Day Air attack on Ichang [C China] , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Amboina [Ambon] , at 40,74


Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 8th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 6
A5M4 Claude x 11
B4Y1 Jean x 42
B5N2 Kate x 24
E13A1 Jake x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon [Burma] at 29,33


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 19
Beaufort VII x 9
Blenheim IV x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kizan Maru
AP Burisuben Maru
AP Sanfuku Maru
AP Higashiyama Maru
AP Kyuden Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tacoma Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Patrol Boat No. 2

The lack of CAP over Rangoon leaves a couple of my ships vulnerable to enemy strikes. Still, my losses in invading Rangoon have been absolutely miniscule so far so this doesn't even cut into my excess transport capacity.

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 55602 troops, 841 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 1737

Defending force 13767 troops, 245 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

Japanese max assault: 3104 - adjusted assault: 1840

Allied max defense: 443 - adjusted defense: 345

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
3149 casualties reported
Guns lost 105
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 1

This is an extremely interesting combat result as it offers up the possibility of taking Java with the forces I already have committed there. So, the plan to commit an additional 2,000 AV to landing at Kragen are scrubbed and, instead, full-scale loading is begun for the invasion of India. An additional 2,000 AV is ordered to begin loading on my transports and is now to be accompanied by the full scale of supporting troops ( 400 Aviation Support and multiple engineer regiments ).

At present I am considering plans to neutralise the enemy's airfields at Ceylon. I think that I will swap out the Val divebombers from my CVs and replace them with Kates. Then I can launch the Kates from a range of 420 miles ( safely outside of the range of the enemy Pe-2s ) and pulverise the airfields.... If, for some reason, that fails I can always send in my BBs and CAs to close both enemy airfields with naval bombardments ( which will be effective but costly given the presence of massive enemy coastal defences ).


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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6100 troops, 69 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 4728 troops, 65 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 186



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Ground combat at Rangoon [Burma]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84122 troops, 1066 guns, 1788 vehicles, Assault Value = 2353

Defending force 4410 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 168

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2319 - adjusted assault: 2497

Allied max defense: 119 - adjusted defense: 181

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon [Burma] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
563 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1767 casualties reported
Guns lost 23

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Rangoon falls. Half of Burma is already in my hands. He really must have concentrated everything in India. A good move but I think not keeping the roads open in order to evacuate massive numbers of Chinese troops into India is, IMO, a mistake.

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Ground combat at Surigao [Mndno]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1833 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 40 - adjusted assault: 21

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Surigao [Mndno] base !!!

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 3904 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107



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Ground combat at Kragen [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 269 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kragen [Java] base !!!


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Ground combat at Bandoeng [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 320 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 656 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 9

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Damn, just missed a 3:1 which would have let me capture this base and destroy, on the ground, the planes based here. Ah well, it still will force the Dutch to retreat in the direction I wish ( along the nicely accessible eastern coastal road in Java ) and so it still serves its main purpose.


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Ground combat at Magwe [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 104 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe [Burma] base !!!

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/13/42

Magwe secured 120 OIL sources and a nice Level 3 airfield aimed directly at Calcutta. Understandably enough 2nd ACR wanted to close it. I anticipated this and had some Zeroes waiting which did well, but not well enough. Tomorrow he'll meet twice as many and then in another day's time another 50 fighters ( Oscars since I don't have enough Zeroes ) will be added to that number.

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TF 5 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1

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Day Air attack on Magwe [Burma] , at 31,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 27

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Magwe [Burma] , at 31,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 28
Blenheim I x 15
Blenheim IV x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Good, double the fighters ought to stop this sort of raid cold tomorrow.

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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

The numbers here have fallen as I'm upgrading a whole rake of B4Y1 squadrons to B5N2s in preparation for replacing the Vals on my CVs.

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 216
Ki-21-II Sally x 101
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
I-16 Type 4 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
I-16 Type 4: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 162

The AVG comes into action again breaking through my weakened CAP and downing 8 bombers. What gets through manages to deliver a heavy strike nonetheless.

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 40
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 31
Ki-43-I Oscar x 16

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Guerilla Regiment, at 45,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 6
A5M4 Claude x 10
B4Y1 Jean x 46
B5N2 Kate x 20
E13A1 Jake x 7

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51944 troops, 738 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 1590

Defending force 13043 troops, 214 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 425

Japanese max assault: 1272 - adjusted assault: 932

Allied max defense: 409 - adjusted defense: 331

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia [Java] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
1627 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1240 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Batavia falls. My forces are in bits with 30+ disruption and 70 to 75% fatigue ( damned malaria ) but I want to keep pushing in order to clear Java and then rest the troops for the next phase of operations. Java has taken FAR too long to fall.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6112 troops, 71 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 4690 troops, 67 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 3858 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107



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Ground combat at Meiktila [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 36 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Meiktila [Burma] base !!!

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Ground combat at Lashio [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 192 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 2018 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 18

Allied max defense: 96 - adjusted defense: 57

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

And here the Paras run into some Chinese troops and are stopped cold. My tankers are only a short distance away though and should be able to rescure the paras in only a few days.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/14/42

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TF 128 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
PG Ataka
AG RTN Cuong, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

More minesweeping by AG. I've got to admit that since these AGs are so plentiful and easily replaced I find it amusing when they hit mines. I probably have more AGs in action than he has mines at my ports.

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Day Air attack on Magwe [Burma] , at 31,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 48

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 5 destroyed

And the MiGs pay the price for coming in in small numbers after I've reinforced.

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 45

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
I-16 Type 4 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed
I-16 Type 4: 2 destroyed

The AVG is pretty much smashed by this strike.

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Day Air attack on IJN Paramushiro NStn Battalion, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 38
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Guerilla Regiment, at 45,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 25

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
A5M4 Claude x 8
B4Y1 Jean x 34
B5N2 Kate x 9
E13A1 Jake x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6137 troops, 71 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 4711 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 183


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Ground combat at Lashio [Burma]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2007 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Defending force 140 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied max assault: 84 - adjusted assault: 95

Japanese max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 95 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

A few of my paras are kicked out of Lashio. On the other hand I will, quickly enough, bring overwhelming numbers to bear here and push the Allies back into China.

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1173 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3876 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107



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Ground combat at Akyab [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 56 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 3938 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 144 - adjusted defense: 587

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Hmm, a single British Brigade in good, wooded terrain and behind reasonable forts manages to muster sufficient AV that it would take 3 divisions to shift. I may just bypass Akyab by now. I've operated in the seas off Burma for the past two weeks now and done everything I can to draw his attention here --- but I'm sure he still expects me to go for Ceylon. There's little point in further deceptive manoeuvring at this point. Instead I'm going to head for Ceylon ASAP from now... Four and a half IJA divisions ( plus support elements ) are loading at Rangoon in order to join with the forces moving up from Singapore. That's a total of about 350 transports on their way to Ceylon, pretty damned impressive even if I do say so myself.


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Ground combat at Myitkyina [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 2084 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 63 - adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


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[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/15/42

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Naval bombardment of Noumea [New Cal], at 66,117

Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 5 destroyed
Mosquito NF: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Sagi
DD Hato
DD Hayabusa
DD Ootori
DD Yamakaze
DD Amatsukaze
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Haguro
CA Myoko


Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 184
Ki-21-II Sally x 99
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Resources hits 121

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 47

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported


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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 36
Ki-43-I Oscar x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 36
Ki-43-I Oscar x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 53

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 24th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

I'm interpreting the continuing bomber casualties as proof that there are still supplies at PH. Damnit, run out damn you.

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 21
B5N2 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 21
B5N2 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6145 troops, 71 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 4732 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 30,32

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12077 troops, 222 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 420

Defending force 1286 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Japanese max assault: 838 - adjusted assault: 1002

Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1002 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2510 casualties reported
Guns lost 69

Ouch, my two Bdes pretty much destroyed the enemy force here. Even for a pretty beaten up Bde an adjusted AV of just 1 is terrible.


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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3881 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/16/42

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 203
Ki-21-II Sally x 98
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Resources hits 150

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 46

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 41
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 54

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 24th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 75

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

I think that these raids aren't achieving anything.

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 18

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6188 troops, 73 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 4735 troops, 73 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1189 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3869 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105


I thought I should give an update on the Indian invasion force. Currently I have the following forces loaded up and in transit to India:

1. 15 Infantry Divisions : 2, 4, 5, 16, 18, 31, 33, 38, 48, 51, 52, 54, 200, 201st & Imperial Guards

2. 3 Infantry Brigades

3. 8th Tank Regiment ( the other Tank units are in Siberia or Burma )

4. 3 Major Army HQs and about 5 smaller Army HQs.

5. 10 Engineer Regiments

6. 10 AAA units ( to protect my landing beach )

7. Assorted Aviation and Air HQ units.

In total some 260,000 men are loaded up and ready to invade.


They will be supported by 6 Tank units driving upwards from Burma, 2 Airborne Bns and 2 Airlanding Bdes.


The naval component will comprise 8 BBs, 14 CAs, about 20 CLs and 70 or so DDs. In addition there will be a minimum of 60 or so smaller vessels ( DEs, DMS, MSW, PC, PG etc ) to escort the 360+ transports. CAP will be provided by 4 CVEs, 2 CVLs and 4 CVs who are swapping their Vals out for Kates in order to be able to stand off outside of Pe-2 range and bomb the enemy airfields using level bombing tactics ---- they will be aided and abbetted in this by 200+ G4Ms operating out of Tavoy and Rangoon in the level bombing role.

In short, even if the enemy opposes my landing forces all the way ( and I expect him to ) I expect to be able to provide so many targets that no significant losses are incurred before the unloading is completed ( most of my troops are loaded on 1,000 to 2,000 ton APs and AKs in order to expedite unloading.

[pat.casey]

What kind of forces can the allies bring to bear defensively in this mode? Seems like 15 divisions is a mighty big stick. I know there'd be no way to stop that this early in stock; are there enough new toys in this mod that the allies have a fighting chance, or is his best play here just to bleed you on the landing and then evac for aden?

[aztez]

You really have beaten allied side to submission! [:D]
 
As for the India adventure and judging by the game date 2/1942 I'am certain India will be pushover. My estimate is that within 2 months 90% of India has fallen. Unless (SEAC) ofcourse allies have signifcantly more ground units (divisions, brigades) than allied do have in stock.

[Nemo121]

Well, in this mod the Japanese start with two additional divisions and get an additional 4 divisions after gamestart. The Americans alone get 4 or so additional divisions so it balances out fairly well. In addition the Japanese have to buy ALL of these additional divisions out of the Home Islands ( since all these units start out assigned to the Home Islands HQs ) and the Japanese are fairly strapped for PPs.
 
As to the 15 divisions... Well, 13 of these divisions are present in stock so, really, I'm not invading with much additional force. I haven't, for example, taken a single unit from Manchukuo ( although I have robbed a couple of divisions from China )... I have taken the Pacific VERY much on the cheap and the loss of the US CVs has helped me tremendously in this --- I have 50 G4Ms, 60 Zeroes and 24 Mavis in the entire Pacific which gives you an idea of just how thinly I am holding it since I managed to destroy his fleet ( at great cost ) in December 41 --- so one reason I am so strong is that several Bdes which should be in the Pacific are now on ships headed to India.
 
Can he hold against 15 divisions? No, I doubt it. If he transferred SEAC troops from China to India from the start of the game ( something I did when I played the Allies and something I felt was necessary to hold India ) then he could hold. My best intel is that he hasn't really reinforced India at all and so I epect it to fall relatively easily---- MUCH easier than it really should fall.
 
Those SEAC units aren't going to be much use in China since I'm in the process of bombing their supply generating zones back into the stone age and without supplies those additional divisions won't be able to accomplish anything.
 
I will point out that in this version of the mod the Allied fighter and key bomber replacement rates are 50% higher and the Japanese significantly weaker in terms of strategic bomber and anti-shipping forces than they were in the version of the mod I played in as the Allies and I still held on to India into July and August 1942. So, is it possible to hold India? Yes it is possible even when Japan is stronger and the Allies weaker than in this version of the mod. Do I think 2ndACR will? No, he has made some significant strategic errors and he is about to be fullsomely punished for them... I hope [:D] [:D] [:D]

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/19/42

I've skipped a few days forward as nothing much happened in these days. My divisions are rebuilding in the Soviet Union and Java while my resource bobing campaign continues in China. My carriers and troopships are gathering south-east of Ceylon and 2ndACR knows the hammer is about to fall. Interestingly enough a day ago he hazarded a guess that some 3,500 AV was about to hit India. Figuring that a little despair would be conducive to a rapid advance I pointed out that it was much more like 6,000 AV ( and it should really be more ). Hey, anything which gets him to cluster up in his major defended cities works massively to my advantage as I'll get the resources of the rest of the country ( my real goal ) in an almost undamaged state.

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang [W China] , at 41,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Ki-21-II Sally x 99
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 79

OOOPS!!! And I forgot to change them for the next turn too. Damn.

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
Ki-32 Mary x 209
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 53

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 60
G3M2 Nell x 22
G4M1 Betty x 115

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 5 destroyed
C-60A Lodestar: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

A purely psychological strike as I wanted to show 2ndACR the forces I can bring to bear... and to lower his morale a little by showing how overwhelming they are.... hopefully he won't fall to thinking about just how bare the rest of my perimeter must be if I have all of these bombers here now [8D]

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Day Air attack on Akyab [Burma] , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 208

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 117

And akyab is closed... just to add a little confusion as to where the landings will be... although I don't think there can be much doubt I'm going to land at Ceylon anymore.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 59
C3N1 Kate x 8
B5N2 Kate x 141

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 10
Spitfire VB x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 7 destroyed
C3N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 17 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 12 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 16 destroyed
Pe-2: 8 destroyed
Sunderland III: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 46

The really good news here is that 16 Pe-2s and 21 Spitfires were destroyed on the ground. That's a LOT of my CVs and fighters saved from certain destruction. Tomorrow I'm going to hit this area with Bettys and Nells ( suffering significant losses to be sure but c'est la guerre ) while my Kates divide their attention between the base and the nearby Allied shipping. At ALL times my forces will stay more than 6 hexes from both bases in Trincomalee until it is time to rush in and land on the raillines south-west of Colombo.

My CVs and Bettys will continue to hit ( and close ) Trincomalee while my bombardment TF ( 7 BBs and 8 CAs ) rushes in to close Colombo in order to cover the unloading of the 350,000+ troops. Circumstances will them dictate where I go from there.

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 102

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

Isn't it interesting how the raids on the airfield at PH suffer low losses while hitting the ground forces there causes significant loss. This is a consistent and repeatable finding. I think this must point to either:
a) different algorithms being used or
b) different supply levels for the Infantry divisions and the base.

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 20


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 37
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Day Air attack on IA 15th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6199 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Defending force 4776 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189


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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1172 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3874 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103


The map shows my TFs approaching Ceylon. The bright green line shows the range of Pe-2s operating out of the bases in Ceylon while the dark green line shows their range if operating from MADRAS. As you'll note there is a single hex of Ceylon which is out of range of the enemy Pe-2s operating out of Madras if the two airbases on Ceylon are closed. This hex is where my troops will land... And, yes, it is fair to say that the Pe-2s have my scared silly. I don't mind losing a few transports to them but I won't lose CVs and CVLs to those monsters.