p.s. although I personally would not agree to a house rule in Karachi thats neither here nor there as I have nothing to do with your game.
I would point out that the Urban bonus goes both ways. i.e. even if you dont take the city if the allies attack you you also gain the urban bonus as it is independent of the base.
2 or 3 prepped Japanese Divisions backed by an HQ or 2 could probably bottle up the allies there for a long long time allowing you to redeploy now.
4x on defence will be hard to overcome plus the ofrts your units build.
The harder part will be that at some stage you will find it hard to keep the AF shut which means paras and a naval assault to your rear once the allies regain air superiority probably sometime in 43
I would consider just cutting your losses leave 3 or 4 Divisions and a few small garrison bns for rear areas and go take the next objective
Lunacy or Shrewdness?
Moderators: wdolson, Don Bowen, mogami
RE: 6 Months In: How much longer can Japan run rampant?
Harlock,
You are correct that the situation isn't entirely one-sided. After all it is a war
. My engine production is being increased to cope with the increase in fighter and bomber production I've recently ordered. Essentially I am producing approximately double the number of fighters and almost double the number of bombers as I was two months ago and since my transport and recon flights are no longer taking place as extensively over as long a range their losses have fallen also.
I think I'm in fairly good shape as regards the engine production with my pools increasing rather than decreasing and with the vast majority of my squadrons now in training and no longer in active combat I think I can develop a sufficiently large, skilled, pilot corps to hit the Allies extremely hard once more. I think the time for such an offensive would be October to November 1942 at Hawaii.
Once that offensive is completed it is true that my air force would probably be incapable of a further massive offensive for another 6 months ( 3 months for disbanded squadrons to return plus 3 months for them to train their pilots to 80+ experience) but it won't be asked to undertake any really major air offensives during that time period and should have enough to operate an essentially defensive force. This would allow me another major offensive pulse in April to May 43 ( Australia) and another one in October/November 43 ( the Soviet Union). After that no further offensive pulses will be remotely possible and all effort will have to be focussed on defending in strength. This will segue nicely with my planned conversion to a kamikaze-based defence in 1944.
Andy Mac,
I hadn't thought of them as transfers from other theatres. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for that. When viewed in that light the situation isn't, necessarily, a bug. I do, however, wish the manual was a bit clearer on these things so one wouldn't have to guesstimate everything and assign reason to seeming chaos when reason could be provided by a clear, simple, online design document listing what the game mechanisms are and why they were created as they were.
Anyways, thanks for that input on that.
As far as Trey using the Soviet Union for basing and rebuilding aircraft ( he's doing a lot more than just transferring them through in 1 or 2 days. They are resident on a few airfields there). It isn't a violation of newtonian physics or a clear exploitation of a broken game mechanism ( which are the two thresholds we agreed to) so while I might question it a little I'm happy to let it continue. To be fair though one of my reasons for this is that I WANT him to base four-engined bombers into Bombay so I my Zero CAP, army bombers and bombardment TFs can destroy them before they can make their escape.
In short, I have a counter to this strategy and intend to use it to hurt the Allied cause. I have NO counter at all to teleporting units and supplies which is why I am so exercised about it. Anything which can be countered is, IMO, allowed but something which cannot be countered is, at best, questionable in my opinion.
You are correct that the situation isn't entirely one-sided. After all it is a war
. My engine production is being increased to cope with the increase in fighter and bomber production I've recently ordered. Essentially I am producing approximately double the number of fighters and almost double the number of bombers as I was two months ago and since my transport and recon flights are no longer taking place as extensively over as long a range their losses have fallen also.I think I'm in fairly good shape as regards the engine production with my pools increasing rather than decreasing and with the vast majority of my squadrons now in training and no longer in active combat I think I can develop a sufficiently large, skilled, pilot corps to hit the Allies extremely hard once more. I think the time for such an offensive would be October to November 1942 at Hawaii.
Once that offensive is completed it is true that my air force would probably be incapable of a further massive offensive for another 6 months ( 3 months for disbanded squadrons to return plus 3 months for them to train their pilots to 80+ experience) but it won't be asked to undertake any really major air offensives during that time period and should have enough to operate an essentially defensive force. This would allow me another major offensive pulse in April to May 43 ( Australia) and another one in October/November 43 ( the Soviet Union). After that no further offensive pulses will be remotely possible and all effort will have to be focussed on defending in strength. This will segue nicely with my planned conversion to a kamikaze-based defence in 1944.
Andy Mac,
I hadn't thought of them as transfers from other theatres. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for that. When viewed in that light the situation isn't, necessarily, a bug. I do, however, wish the manual was a bit clearer on these things so one wouldn't have to guesstimate everything and assign reason to seeming chaos when reason could be provided by a clear, simple, online design document listing what the game mechanisms are and why they were created as they were.
Anyways, thanks for that input on that.
As far as Trey using the Soviet Union for basing and rebuilding aircraft ( he's doing a lot more than just transferring them through in 1 or 2 days. They are resident on a few airfields there). It isn't a violation of newtonian physics or a clear exploitation of a broken game mechanism ( which are the two thresholds we agreed to) so while I might question it a little I'm happy to let it continue. To be fair though one of my reasons for this is that I WANT him to base four-engined bombers into Bombay so I my Zero CAP, army bombers and bombardment TFs can destroy them before they can make their escape.
In short, I have a counter to this strategy and intend to use it to hurt the Allied cause. I have NO counter at all to teleporting units and supplies which is why I am so exercised about it. Anything which can be countered is, IMO, allowed but something which cannot be countered is, at best, questionable in my opinion.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: 6 Months In: How much longer can Japan run rampant?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/03/42
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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ASW attack at 93,61
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 21
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish, hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Yamato
BB Hyuga
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Akigumo
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
DD Nowaki
Allied Ships
PT PT-36
PT PT-37, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Dakota I: 4 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 10 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 31, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Adur, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
AP Dardanus, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
SS Grenadier, hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Cromarty, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Wildebeeste, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
11244 casualties reported
Guns lost 107
Vehicles lost 30
Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 93
Port hits 57
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 6
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
SS Grenadier, and is sunk
SS KXVII, and is sunk
AK Empire Wildebeeste, and is sunk
AK Empire Adur, and is sunk
AP Dardanus, and is sunk
MSW Courtenay
Well, there you go. Two more submarines, three merchants and a minesweeper are sunk with this bombardment run in addition to over 11,000 support troops killed or wounded. If I assume 15,000 support troops for every division there, 5,000 for every Brigade and 2,500 per Base Force/Engineer/Artillery Unit etc ( some have more, many less) and assume Trey has 5 divisions, 5 Brigades and 30some support units ( about a dozen artillery units and the rest being engineering or base force units or HQs) then I come up with a figure of, roughly, 175,000 support troops. That is the equivalent of about 15 bombardments of this ferocity. So, it seems that if I CAN keep this ferocity up it is possible that I could reach a tipping point ( at about 100,000 support troops) where the casualties inflicted per bombardment run cannot be repaired by the time the next bombardment run commences. With support units unable to fully repair themselves by the next bombardment run and support for his combat units in the red I could start making significant inroads into his actual combat strength with each attack.
That's about my only hope of taking Karachi before the mass teleportation of US troops commences ( which I consider to be against the spirit of our rules since the teleportation of ground units into besieged cities without any chance of interception is clearly at odds with newtonian physics... which was one of the only two measures against which our rules were to be measured) in mid-July. I've been discussing this with Trey and the most he is willing to offer is a ceasefire in place until the end of 1943 at which time offensive operations from Karachi can recommence. Of course this means that two months before then he will have changed HQs on massive numbers of ground formations and set them all to transfer into Karachi. I must admit though that since I think the teleportation is a quite flagrant breach of the newtonian physics standar we both agreed on that I am VERY disappointed that Trey won't agree, almost to the level of it causing some real hard feeling. I can see it costing him position etc but, then again, I've never complained when he's launched 100 four-engined bombers anywhere and that has certainly cost me position.
What do people here think? is that a good deal or not? I really think that in the absence of these completely hosed teleportation dynamics Karachi WOULD fall and so it galls me to let it get away but, by the same token, I may not have the strength to take it. A full-scale ground attack CAN bring the fort level down but even with forts reduced to nothing the enemy defensive strength is on the order of 6,000 adjusted AV while my deliberate attack strength would be somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000. So, if he has insufficient support points and this renders many of his combat disablements incapable of being repaired prior to the next combat maybe Karachi COULD be taken?
I'm really at sea here and would appreciate any advice.
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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TF 1007 encounters mine field at Amchitka Island (96,36) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
476 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DMS Perry, Shell hits 75, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Hopkins, Shell hits 101, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Southard, Shell hits 91, on fire, heavy damage
CA Indianapolis, Mine hits 1
BB New Mexico, Mine hits 1
BB Mississippi, Mine hits 1
Where the game dynamics don't intervene and create a virtually impregnable fortress with Star Trek-like abilities to replace men and materiel I continue to do well. 3 more DMS are removed from the enemy order of battle and mines hit several heavier vessels. Little damage is caused since these are only Type 4 mines.
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 38
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 52
Ki-21 Sally x 33
Ki-49 Helen x 36
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 1
Mohawk IV x 1
Hurricane II x 1
Kittyhawk I x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 13 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 5 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 51
In any normal situation this would be cumulatively devastating. At Karachi it seems to me to just be pointless. It is massively discouraging.
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-21 Sally x 104
Ki-49 Helen x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 25 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
Dakota I: 2 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 6 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 61
Whatever.
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
Runway hits 2
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 19
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 50
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 39,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 76
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 67
D3A Val x 155
B5N Kate x 170
Ki-27 Nate x 171
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Yamato
BB Hyuga
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Akigumo
DD Makigumo
DD Oyashio
DD Nowaki
Allied Ships
PT PT-36, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
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Naval bombardment of Amchitka Island, at 96,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
214 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 17
CA Louisville, Shell hits 15
CA Northampton
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland, Shell hits 26
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho, Shell hits 25
BB Colorado, Shell hits 29
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Minor damage all round. The BBs are impervious to the 5.5" CD guns and the fortifications act to protect the troops on shore. Still, given the force arrayed against Amchitka one has to put this down as a good result for the Japanese.
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 180822 troops, 2215 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 3491
Defending force 175892 troops, 1235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3860
Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7914 troops, 8 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 16547 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261
Japanese max assault: 191 - adjusted assault: 36
Allied max defense: 261 - adjusted defense: 106
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
623 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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ASW attack at 93,61
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 21
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish, hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Yamato
BB Hyuga
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Akigumo
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
DD Nowaki
Allied Ships
PT PT-36
PT PT-37, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Dakota I: 4 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 10 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 31, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Adur, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
AP Dardanus, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
SS Grenadier, hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Cromarty, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Wildebeeste, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
11244 casualties reported
Guns lost 107
Vehicles lost 30
Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 93
Port hits 57
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 6
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
SS Grenadier, and is sunk
SS KXVII, and is sunk
AK Empire Wildebeeste, and is sunk
AK Empire Adur, and is sunk
AP Dardanus, and is sunk
MSW Courtenay
Well, there you go. Two more submarines, three merchants and a minesweeper are sunk with this bombardment run in addition to over 11,000 support troops killed or wounded. If I assume 15,000 support troops for every division there, 5,000 for every Brigade and 2,500 per Base Force/Engineer/Artillery Unit etc ( some have more, many less) and assume Trey has 5 divisions, 5 Brigades and 30some support units ( about a dozen artillery units and the rest being engineering or base force units or HQs) then I come up with a figure of, roughly, 175,000 support troops. That is the equivalent of about 15 bombardments of this ferocity. So, it seems that if I CAN keep this ferocity up it is possible that I could reach a tipping point ( at about 100,000 support troops) where the casualties inflicted per bombardment run cannot be repaired by the time the next bombardment run commences. With support units unable to fully repair themselves by the next bombardment run and support for his combat units in the red I could start making significant inroads into his actual combat strength with each attack.
That's about my only hope of taking Karachi before the mass teleportation of US troops commences ( which I consider to be against the spirit of our rules since the teleportation of ground units into besieged cities without any chance of interception is clearly at odds with newtonian physics... which was one of the only two measures against which our rules were to be measured) in mid-July. I've been discussing this with Trey and the most he is willing to offer is a ceasefire in place until the end of 1943 at which time offensive operations from Karachi can recommence. Of course this means that two months before then he will have changed HQs on massive numbers of ground formations and set them all to transfer into Karachi. I must admit though that since I think the teleportation is a quite flagrant breach of the newtonian physics standar we both agreed on that I am VERY disappointed that Trey won't agree, almost to the level of it causing some real hard feeling. I can see it costing him position etc but, then again, I've never complained when he's launched 100 four-engined bombers anywhere and that has certainly cost me position.
What do people here think? is that a good deal or not? I really think that in the absence of these completely hosed teleportation dynamics Karachi WOULD fall and so it galls me to let it get away but, by the same token, I may not have the strength to take it. A full-scale ground attack CAN bring the fort level down but even with forts reduced to nothing the enemy defensive strength is on the order of 6,000 adjusted AV while my deliberate attack strength would be somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000. So, if he has insufficient support points and this renders many of his combat disablements incapable of being repaired prior to the next combat maybe Karachi COULD be taken?
I'm really at sea here and would appreciate any advice.
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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TF 1007 encounters mine field at Amchitka Island (96,36) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
476 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DMS Perry, Shell hits 75, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Hopkins, Shell hits 101, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Southard, Shell hits 91, on fire, heavy damage
CA Indianapolis, Mine hits 1
BB New Mexico, Mine hits 1
BB Mississippi, Mine hits 1
Where the game dynamics don't intervene and create a virtually impregnable fortress with Star Trek-like abilities to replace men and materiel I continue to do well. 3 more DMS are removed from the enemy order of battle and mines hit several heavier vessels. Little damage is caused since these are only Type 4 mines.
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 38
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 52
Ki-21 Sally x 33
Ki-49 Helen x 36
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 1
Mohawk IV x 1
Hurricane II x 1
Kittyhawk I x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 13 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 5 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 51
In any normal situation this would be cumulatively devastating. At Karachi it seems to me to just be pointless. It is massively discouraging.
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-21 Sally x 104
Ki-49 Helen x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 25 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
Dakota I: 2 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 6 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 61
Whatever.
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
Runway hits 2
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 19
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 50
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 39,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 76
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 67
D3A Val x 155
B5N Kate x 170
Ki-27 Nate x 171
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Yamato
BB Hyuga
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Akigumo
DD Makigumo
DD Oyashio
DD Nowaki
Allied Ships
PT PT-36, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
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Naval bombardment of Amchitka Island, at 96,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
214 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 17
CA Louisville, Shell hits 15
CA Northampton
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland, Shell hits 26
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho, Shell hits 25
BB Colorado, Shell hits 29
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Minor damage all round. The BBs are impervious to the 5.5" CD guns and the fortifications act to protect the troops on shore. Still, given the force arrayed against Amchitka one has to put this down as a good result for the Japanese.
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 180822 troops, 2215 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 3491
Defending force 175892 troops, 1235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3860
Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7914 troops, 8 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 16547 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261
Japanese max assault: 191 - adjusted assault: 36
Allied max defense: 261 - adjusted defense: 106
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
623 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: 6 Months In: How much longer can Japan run rampant?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/04/42
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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ASW attack at 21,4
Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS Trout
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 2 destroyed
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied ground losses:
4342 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 7
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 133
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
So, 16,000 support troop casualties in 2 days. I'm going to fiddle with the phasing of my BB TFs to try to get 3 BB TFs each making a run every 5 days so that, in essence, Karachi is bombarded by a medium-sized TF every 2nd night. With each of these smaller raids probably inflicting on the order of 5,000 casualties that should mean the inflicting of 15,000 casualties to support troops every 5 days. Can that many support squads be repaired over the next 5 days whilst at the same time keeping pace with the 1,000 to 2000 combat disablements which will occur every 5 days ( from the middle of the month I'm going to try to tie my ground assaults into this same 5 day schedule). Not that it will probably make much of a difference given the obviously hosed game mechanism which the powers that be seem to have not the slightest interest in fixing. Way to go guys [8|][8|][8|]
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 28
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 68
A6M3 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 159
B5N Kate x 194
Ki-27 Nate x 174
Ki-51 Sonia x 23
Ki-15 Babs x 4
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 39,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 84
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 150806 troops, 1839 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2933
Defending force 176049 troops, 1235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3864
Allied ground losses:
299 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17482 troops, 182 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 252
Defending force 8953 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese max assault: 254 - adjusted assault: 191
Allied max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 97
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7738 troops, 6 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 230
Defending force 15442 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231
Japanese max assault: 74 - adjusted assault: 14
Allied max defense: 225 - adjusted defense: 82
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Not even going to pretend any of the above means anything given the situation at Karachi.
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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ASW attack at 21,4
Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS Trout
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 2 destroyed
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied ground losses:
4342 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 7
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 133
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
So, 16,000 support troop casualties in 2 days. I'm going to fiddle with the phasing of my BB TFs to try to get 3 BB TFs each making a run every 5 days so that, in essence, Karachi is bombarded by a medium-sized TF every 2nd night. With each of these smaller raids probably inflicting on the order of 5,000 casualties that should mean the inflicting of 15,000 casualties to support troops every 5 days. Can that many support squads be repaired over the next 5 days whilst at the same time keeping pace with the 1,000 to 2000 combat disablements which will occur every 5 days ( from the middle of the month I'm going to try to tie my ground assaults into this same 5 day schedule). Not that it will probably make much of a difference given the obviously hosed game mechanism which the powers that be seem to have not the slightest interest in fixing. Way to go guys [8|][8|][8|]
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 28
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 68
A6M3 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 159
B5N Kate x 194
Ki-27 Nate x 174
Ki-51 Sonia x 23
Ki-15 Babs x 4
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 39,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 84
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 150806 troops, 1839 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2933
Defending force 176049 troops, 1235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3864
Allied ground losses:
299 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17482 troops, 182 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 252
Defending force 8953 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese max assault: 254 - adjusted assault: 191
Allied max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 97
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7738 troops, 6 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 230
Defending force 15442 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231
Japanese max assault: 74 - adjusted assault: 14
Allied max defense: 225 - adjusted defense: 82
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Not even going to pretend any of the above means anything given the situation at Karachi.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: 6 Months In: How much longer can Japan run rampant?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/05/42
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 175
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed, 26 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 4 destroyed
Lysander I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 202
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 19
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 39,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 23
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 87
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35053 troops, 266 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 650
Defending force 17950 troops, 75 guns, 290 vehicles, Assault Value = 166
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 151326 troops, 1850 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 3162
Defending force 175743 troops, 1233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3868
Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17246 troops, 176 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 8683 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese max assault: 244 - adjusted assault: 50
Allied max defense: 36 - adjusted defense: 45
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
193 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7539 troops, 5 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 219
Defending force 15218 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 225
Japanese max assault: 70 - adjusted assault: 15
Allied max defense: 223 - adjusted defense: 100
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4
Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
A6M3 Zero x 6
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 175
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed, 26 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 4 destroyed
Lysander I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 202
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 19
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 39,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 23
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 87
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35053 troops, 266 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 650
Defending force 17950 troops, 75 guns, 290 vehicles, Assault Value = 166
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 151326 troops, 1850 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 3162
Defending force 175743 troops, 1233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3868
Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17246 troops, 176 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 8683 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese max assault: 244 - adjusted assault: 50
Allied max defense: 36 - adjusted defense: 45
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
193 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7539 troops, 5 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 219
Defending force 15218 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 225
Japanese max assault: 70 - adjusted assault: 15
Allied max defense: 223 - adjusted defense: 100
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4
Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: 6 Months In: How much longer can Japan run rampant?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/06/42
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Day Air attack on 4th Group Army, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 87
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 62
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 154
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1
Kittyhawk I x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 32
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Runway hits 2
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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The 3 CVEs I had operating out of Noumea sprinted northward once I realised the British were fully evacuating Karachi. Since they didn't have to deal with some stupid, short-sighted game dynamic giving the escaping British shipping force fields or something similar they do, over the next few days, do a good job of culling the transport numbers somewhat.
Day Air attack on TF at 2,50
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Bardolph, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Webster
AK Empire Strength, Torpedo hits 1
AK Empire Southey, Torpedo hits 2
AK Empire Opossum
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,50
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Avocet
AK Empire Prince, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Southey, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed
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Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35180 troops, 268 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 658
Defending force 18022 troops, 79 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 166
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 161981 troops, 2029 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 3189
Defending force 175291 troops, 1232 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3871
Allied ground losses:
248 casualties reported
For the first time Chinese numbers in Chungking appear to be going down.
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17266 troops, 176 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 8297 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese max assault: 244 - adjusted assault: 51
Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 37
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Day Air attack on 4th Group Army, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 87
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 62
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 154
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1
Kittyhawk I x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 32
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Runway hits 2
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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The 3 CVEs I had operating out of Noumea sprinted northward once I realised the British were fully evacuating Karachi. Since they didn't have to deal with some stupid, short-sighted game dynamic giving the escaping British shipping force fields or something similar they do, over the next few days, do a good job of culling the transport numbers somewhat.
Day Air attack on TF at 2,50
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Bardolph, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Webster
AK Empire Strength, Torpedo hits 1
AK Empire Southey, Torpedo hits 2
AK Empire Opossum
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,50
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Avocet
AK Empire Prince, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Southey, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed
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Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35180 troops, 268 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 658
Defending force 18022 troops, 79 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 166
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 161981 troops, 2029 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 3189
Defending force 175291 troops, 1232 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3871
Allied ground losses:
248 casualties reported
For the first time Chinese numbers in Chungking appear to be going down.
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17266 troops, 176 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 8297 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese max assault: 244 - adjusted assault: 51
Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 37
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: 6 Months In: How much longer can Japan run rampant?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/07/42
Today was marked by the concrete realisation of the concept that not only is the teleportation of men and supplies into Karachi while it is completely besieged by overwhelming land, air and naval forces viewed as realistic but so is the flying in of hundreds of heavy bombers from neutral countries which, in reality, were bending over backward to avoid starting a war with the Japanese. he didn't even move the bombers to the US to rebuild. He just rebuilt his B17 and LB30 squadrons in Irkutsk... undoubtedly relying on the plentiful supply of spare B17 and LB30 parts the Soviets had built for their many squadrons of these bombers... oh wait... *Sigh*
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Day Air attack on 4th Group Army, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 78
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Ahmadabad , at 24,8
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 30 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 30 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26
I might be able to do nothing about supplies or Star Trekking-in of men but I can still do something about bomber sorties.
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 3
I-16c x 6
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 46
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 16 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 17
I've been expecting something like this and made sure I always had at least one bombardment TF within 1 day's sail of Karachi. Tomorrow these bomber squadrons are the targets. I'm quite peeved that Trey is, to my mind, flouting the newtonian physics standard so destroying a couple of hundred heavy bombers will cheer me up endlessly.
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
Ki-21 Sally x 115
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 48
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 3
I-16c x 8
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,6
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 2
Wellington III x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
APD APD-36
APD APD-38
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 25
E13A1 Jake x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum
AK Empire Derwent, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Avocet, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Webster
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Strength, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Tugela, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Tugela, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Avocet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,51
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Fritillary, Bomb hits 2, on fire
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,51
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Aster
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 2,51
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Aster
Robbed of the defence of Star Trek game mechanics this convoy is easy prey for my Kates and Alfs.
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Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35339 troops, 272 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 667
Defending force 18194 troops, 82 guns, 293 vehicles, Assault Value = 166
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 162390 troops, 2038 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3214
Defending force 174669 troops, 1237 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3870
Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17253 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 8053 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese max assault: 242 - adjusted assault: 58
Allied max defense: 42 - adjusted defense: 47
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Today was marked by the concrete realisation of the concept that not only is the teleportation of men and supplies into Karachi while it is completely besieged by overwhelming land, air and naval forces viewed as realistic but so is the flying in of hundreds of heavy bombers from neutral countries which, in reality, were bending over backward to avoid starting a war with the Japanese. he didn't even move the bombers to the US to rebuild. He just rebuilt his B17 and LB30 squadrons in Irkutsk... undoubtedly relying on the plentiful supply of spare B17 and LB30 parts the Soviets had built for their many squadrons of these bombers... oh wait... *Sigh*
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Day Air attack on 4th Group Army, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 78
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Ahmadabad , at 24,8
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 30 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 30 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26
I might be able to do nothing about supplies or Star Trekking-in of men but I can still do something about bomber sorties.
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 3
I-16c x 6
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 46
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 16 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 17
I've been expecting something like this and made sure I always had at least one bombardment TF within 1 day's sail of Karachi. Tomorrow these bomber squadrons are the targets. I'm quite peeved that Trey is, to my mind, flouting the newtonian physics standard so destroying a couple of hundred heavy bombers will cheer me up endlessly.
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
Ki-21 Sally x 115
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 48
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 3
I-16c x 8
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,6
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 2
Wellington III x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
APD APD-36
APD APD-38
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 25
E13A1 Jake x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum
AK Empire Derwent, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Avocet, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Webster
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Strength, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Tugela, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Tugela, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Avocet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,51
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Fritillary, Bomb hits 2, on fire
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,51
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Aster
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,51
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Aster
Robbed of the defence of Star Trek game mechanics this convoy is easy prey for my Kates and Alfs.
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Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35339 troops, 272 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 667
Defending force 18194 troops, 82 guns, 293 vehicles, Assault Value = 166
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 162390 troops, 2038 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3214
Defending force 174669 troops, 1237 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3870
Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17253 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 8053 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Japanese max assault: 242 - adjusted assault: 58
Allied max defense: 42 - adjusted defense: 47
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/42
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ASW attack at 95,59
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 21
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Plunger, hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 10 destroyed
Dakota I: 4 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 6 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 7 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
CA Maya
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Hiei
Allied ground losses:
10747 casualties reported
Guns lost 81
Vehicles lost 15
Airbase hits 41
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 162
Port hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 20 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 5 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Lysander I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
DD Hatsukaze
DD Akigumo
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied Ships
MSW Cromarty, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
15450 casualties reported
Guns lost 74
Airbase hits 33
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 422
Port hits 1
Between them these bombardments removed over 26,000 Allied support troops, 150 guns of varying types, sank the Cromarty and, most gratifying of all, brought the number of four-engined bombers destroyed over the last two days to exactly 100. Almost two months worth of B-17E production was destroyed in these two days and a similar toll taken of LB-30 replacements.
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Cromarty, and is sunk
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Caraquet
MSW Guysborough
PG Vancouver
PG Moncton, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
And was noted to have sunk later in the day. Everywhere not influenced by silly Star Trek rules is going very well indeed. Where Star Trek rules apply I'm, essentially, FUBARed.
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 5
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 24
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Day Air attack on Johnston Island , at 102,74
Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 2
LB-30 Liberator x 26
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
The losses for today include 5 LB30s lost in this raid. 1 was dowed by FlAK while another 4 were operational losses on the flight back to Pearl Harbour.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 14
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 57
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 71
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,55
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Avocet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,55
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Avocet, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,55
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 26
E13A1 Jake x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Aster, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Baroda, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
MSW Cuttack, on fire, heavy damage
PG Fritillary, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 162670 troops, 2049 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3242
Defending force 174148 troops, 1227 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3863
Allied ground losses:
342 casualties reported
Chinese numbers are still falling.
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ASW attack at 95,59
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 21
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Plunger, hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 10 destroyed
Dakota I: 4 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 6 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 7 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
CA Maya
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Hiei
Allied ground losses:
10747 casualties reported
Guns lost 81
Vehicles lost 15
Airbase hits 41
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 162
Port hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 20 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 5 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Lysander I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
DD Hatsukaze
DD Akigumo
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied Ships
MSW Cromarty, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
15450 casualties reported
Guns lost 74
Airbase hits 33
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 422
Port hits 1
Between them these bombardments removed over 26,000 Allied support troops, 150 guns of varying types, sank the Cromarty and, most gratifying of all, brought the number of four-engined bombers destroyed over the last two days to exactly 100. Almost two months worth of B-17E production was destroyed in these two days and a similar toll taken of LB-30 replacements.
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Cromarty, and is sunk
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Caraquet
MSW Guysborough
PG Vancouver
PG Moncton, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
And was noted to have sunk later in the day. Everywhere not influenced by silly Star Trek rules is going very well indeed. Where Star Trek rules apply I'm, essentially, FUBARed.
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 5
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 24
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Day Air attack on Johnston Island , at 102,74
Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 2
LB-30 Liberator x 26
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
The losses for today include 5 LB30s lost in this raid. 1 was dowed by FlAK while another 4 were operational losses on the flight back to Pearl Harbour.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 14
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 57
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 42,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 71
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
I-16c x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,55
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Avocet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 3,55
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Avocet, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,55
Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 26
E13A1 Jake x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PG Aster, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Baroda, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
MSW Cuttack, on fire, heavy damage
PG Fritillary, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 162670 troops, 2049 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3242
Defending force 174148 troops, 1227 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3863
Allied ground losses:
342 casualties reported
Chinese numbers are still falling.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/42
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
CA Maya
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Hiei
Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13
Port hits 2
I hung around for another day just to be sure of destroying all the four-engined bombers. It looks like there were none left.
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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ASW attack at 95,59
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 21
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Plunger, hits 9
Not bad. It looks like Plunger is going to be heading back to the nearest Allied base shortly.
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3 Zero x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 154
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 73
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 3,57
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 20
E13A1 Jake x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 102,67
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 53
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tofuku Maru, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tonan Maru
PG Shinko Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
A minor inconvenience. This convoy was carrying some supplies to forward bases.
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 163040 troops, 2066 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3268
Defending force 173672 troops, 1229 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3864
Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
And the Chinese forces in Chungking lose strength yet again. Encouraging. It is a good thing too as I'm so discouraged over the effect of the damned game mechanics on Karachi.
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
CA Maya
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Hiei
Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13
Port hits 2
I hung around for another day just to be sure of destroying all the four-engined bombers. It looks like there were none left.
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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ASW attack at 95,59
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 21
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
Allied Ships
SS Plunger, hits 9
Not bad. It looks like Plunger is going to be heading back to the nearest Allied base shortly.
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3 Zero x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 154
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 73
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,57
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 20
E13A1 Jake x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 102,67
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 53
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tofuku Maru, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tonan Maru
PG Shinko Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
A minor inconvenience. This convoy was carrying some supplies to forward bases.
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 163040 troops, 2066 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3268
Defending force 173672 troops, 1229 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3864
Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
And the Chinese forces in Chungking lose strength yet again. Encouraging. It is a good thing too as I'm so discouraged over the effect of the damned game mechanics on Karachi.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/10/42
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 46
D3A Val x 159
B5N Kate x 203
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 108,86
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 163359 troops, 2076 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3286
Defending force 172887 troops, 1225 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3859
Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17308 troops, 177 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 246
Defending force 7772 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
Japanese max assault: 246 - adjusted assault: 237
Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 39
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
I'll also be invading Washington Island in the next couple of days with an infantry regiment. it is, essentially, unescorted and unsupported but since the defending forces mass only a base force, an engineer force and an artillery unit ( based on my previous ground attacks) I think it should be enough. I have a convoy coming to replace the losses I expect to take in the initial landings in case I need to land a 2nd regiment from palmyra. My basic plan is to land at Washington Island, suffer massive disruption and then wait for a couple of weeks while I make good my disabled squads and get ready to attack the Allied defenders.
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 46
D3A Val x 159
B5N Kate x 203
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 108,86
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 163359 troops, 2076 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3286
Defending force 172887 troops, 1225 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3859
Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17308 troops, 177 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 246
Defending force 7772 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
Japanese max assault: 246 - adjusted assault: 237
Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 39
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
I'll also be invading Washington Island in the next couple of days with an infantry regiment. it is, essentially, unescorted and unsupported but since the defending forces mass only a base force, an engineer force and an artillery unit ( based on my previous ground attacks) I think it should be enough. I have a convoy coming to replace the losses I expect to take in the initial landings in case I need to land a 2nd regiment from palmyra. My basic plan is to land at Washington Island, suffer massive disruption and then wait for a couple of weeks while I make good my disabled squads and get ready to attack the Allied defenders.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/11/42
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 22
Ki-48 Lily x 94
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 9
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 3
I-16c x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 3 destroyed
I-16c: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 65
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 21
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 133
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 108,86
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,6
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 163940 troops, 2085 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3316
Defending force 172406 troops, 1208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3862
Allied ground losses:
268 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17337 troops, 172 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 250
Defending force 7701 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46
Japanese max assault: 253 - adjusted assault: 27
Allied max defense: 41 - adjusted defense: 49
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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TF 1035 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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TF 1064 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Quatsino
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 22
Ki-48 Lily x 94
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 9
Allied aircraft
I-153c x 3
I-16c x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 3 destroyed
I-16c: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 65
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 21
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 133
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 108,86
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,6
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 163940 troops, 2085 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3316
Defending force 172406 troops, 1208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3862
Allied ground losses:
268 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 42,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17337 troops, 172 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 250
Defending force 7701 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46
Japanese max assault: 253 - adjusted assault: 27
Allied max defense: 41 - adjusted defense: 49
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/12/42
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 83
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Ki-15 Babs x 11
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 33
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 34
Ki-21 Sally x 51
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Ki-21 Sally x 63
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 15
B-17E Fortress x 87
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 85
Major strikes against Koepang.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 122
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 60
D3A Val x 161
B5N Kate x 203
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,4
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
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Coastal Guns at Washington Island, 108,86, firing at TF 38
TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Washington Island, 108,86
1025 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Santo Maru, Shell hits 42, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kagi Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
PG Hong Kong Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire
AP Tsuyama Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyosei Maru, Shell hits 8
Japanese ground losses:
1605 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Heavy losses but the troops are getting ashore.
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 164330 troops, 2096 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 3338
Defending force 171535 troops, 1212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3853
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2490 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Defending force 7729 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 240
Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 7512 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231
Defending force 8826 troops, 148 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese max assault: 138 - adjusted assault: 13
Allied max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 46
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
1165 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
LOL! The forced Shock Attack is a real killer. Soon enough this will work in my favour.
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Day Air attack on 10th Group Army, at 39,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 83
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Ki-15 Babs x 11
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 33
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 34
Ki-21 Sally x 51
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Ki-21 Sally x 63
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 15
B-17E Fortress x 87
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 85
Major strikes against Koepang.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 122
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 60
D3A Val x 161
B5N Kate x 203
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,4
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
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Coastal Guns at Washington Island, 108,86, firing at TF 38
TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Washington Island, 108,86
1025 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Santo Maru, Shell hits 42, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kagi Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
PG Hong Kong Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire
AP Tsuyama Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyosei Maru, Shell hits 8
Japanese ground losses:
1605 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Heavy losses but the troops are getting ashore.
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 164330 troops, 2096 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 3338
Defending force 171535 troops, 1212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3853
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2490 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Defending force 7729 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 240
Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 7512 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231
Defending force 8826 troops, 148 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese max assault: 138 - adjusted assault: 13
Allied max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 46
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
1165 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
LOL! The forced Shock Attack is a real killer. Soon enough this will work in my favour.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: 6 Months In: How much longer can Japan run rampant?
Nemo I enjoy your AAR and understanding the rules you are playing under but even so I would suggest you take the deal and free up the troops for other ops. If your opponent really wants to try and kick you out of an urban hex let him try.
He will manage it eventually but it will cost him and as for transferring troops to Karachi if he has to use PP's per unit and not say transfer an HQ so he gets the ground units for free (which is an exploit) let him it will cost him lots of PP's and I doubt it will do him any good.
(ok now the bit you may feel free to ignore as I only saying this because you commented on possible bad feeling but I dont think your opponent is wrong to decline your offers and actually a ceasefire is about all I would be willing to offer in his place. I know we disagree on this point so I wont labour the point but who says you have the city besieged ? The only reason you have air superioty is because the 50 AF's to the north of Karachi are not represented in the game and the reinforcements that would have poured into the area to stop the threat to the oil fileds are not represented (would the Torch Landings have occured in this scenario I would assume the Br 1st Army and possibly even the US 3rd Corps would have been diverted) so your TF's can close Karachi's AF at will at the map edge this is not the end of the world it just happens to be the end of game map that also is not newtonian physiscs IMO)
Re Russia I would be pretty hacked off about your opponent using the Russian airbases in that way.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Nemo121
That's about my only hope of taking Karachi before the mass teleportation of US troops commences ( which I consider to be against the spirit of our rules since the teleportation of ground units into besieged cities without any chance of interception is clearly at odds with newtonian physics... which was one of the only two measures against which our rules were to be measured) in mid-July. I've been discussing this with Trey and the most he is willing to offer is a ceasefire in place until the end of 1943 at which time offensive operations from Karachi can recommence. Of course this means that two months before then he will have changed HQs on massive numbers of ground formations and set them all to transfer into Karachi. I must admit though that since I think the teleportation is a quite flagrant breach of the newtonian physics standar we both agreed on that I am VERY disappointed that Trey won't agree, almost to the level of it causing some real hard feeling. I can see it costing him position etc but, then again, I've never complained when he's launched 100 four-engined bombers anywhere and that has certainly cost me position.
What do people here think? is that a good deal or not? I really think that in the absence of these completely hosed teleportation dynamics Karachi WOULD fall and so it galls me to let it get away but, by the same token, I may not have the strength to take it. A full-scale ground attack CAN bring the fort level down but even with forts reduced to nothing the enemy defensive strength is on the order of 6,000 adjusted AV while my deliberate attack strength would be somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000. So, if he has insufficient support points and this renders many of his combat disablements incapable of being repaired prior to the next combat maybe Karachi COULD be taken?
I'm really at sea here and would appreciate any advice. [/b]
He will manage it eventually but it will cost him and as for transferring troops to Karachi if he has to use PP's per unit and not say transfer an HQ so he gets the ground units for free (which is an exploit) let him it will cost him lots of PP's and I doubt it will do him any good.
(ok now the bit you may feel free to ignore as I only saying this because you commented on possible bad feeling but I dont think your opponent is wrong to decline your offers and actually a ceasefire is about all I would be willing to offer in his place. I know we disagree on this point so I wont labour the point but who says you have the city besieged ? The only reason you have air superioty is because the 50 AF's to the north of Karachi are not represented in the game and the reinforcements that would have poured into the area to stop the threat to the oil fileds are not represented (would the Torch Landings have occured in this scenario I would assume the Br 1st Army and possibly even the US 3rd Corps would have been diverted) so your TF's can close Karachi's AF at will at the map edge this is not the end of the world it just happens to be the end of game map that also is not newtonian physiscs IMO)
Re Russia I would be pretty hacked off about your opponent using the Russian airbases in that way.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Nemo121
That's about my only hope of taking Karachi before the mass teleportation of US troops commences ( which I consider to be against the spirit of our rules since the teleportation of ground units into besieged cities without any chance of interception is clearly at odds with newtonian physics... which was one of the only two measures against which our rules were to be measured) in mid-July. I've been discussing this with Trey and the most he is willing to offer is a ceasefire in place until the end of 1943 at which time offensive operations from Karachi can recommence. Of course this means that two months before then he will have changed HQs on massive numbers of ground formations and set them all to transfer into Karachi. I must admit though that since I think the teleportation is a quite flagrant breach of the newtonian physics standar we both agreed on that I am VERY disappointed that Trey won't agree, almost to the level of it causing some real hard feeling. I can see it costing him position etc but, then again, I've never complained when he's launched 100 four-engined bombers anywhere and that has certainly cost me position.
What do people here think? is that a good deal or not? I really think that in the absence of these completely hosed teleportation dynamics Karachi WOULD fall and so it galls me to let it get away but, by the same token, I may not have the strength to take it. A full-scale ground attack CAN bring the fort level down but even with forts reduced to nothing the enemy defensive strength is on the order of 6,000 adjusted AV while my deliberate attack strength would be somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000. So, if he has insufficient support points and this renders many of his combat disablements incapable of being repaired prior to the next combat maybe Karachi COULD be taken?
I'm really at sea here and would appreciate any advice. [/b]
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/13/42
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Coastal Guns at Washington Island, 108,86, firing at TF 38
TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Washington Island, 108,86
623 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Fukkai Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
PG Hong Kong Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Toyo Maru #2, Shell hits 3
Japanese ground losses:
930 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Coastal Guns at Washington Island, 108,86, firing at TF 38
TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Washington Island, 108,86
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
A6M3 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 75
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
SS S-39, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Ah, good. Another sub looks like it has been removed from the combat roll.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 80
D3A Val x 208
B5N Kate x 262
G4M1 Betty x 94
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
I'm developing another 4 training bases with the possibility of adding another one later in order to maximise the efficiency of my training programme. So far the training is going well. Many of my carrier attack squadrons have experience in the 90s, most of the Zeros and Nates have experience in the 80s and, overall, it looks like I'm going to be able to field an awful lot of 90 Experience fighter squadrons by August in time for the conversion of my Nates and Oscars to Tojos and Tonys.
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 43
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,7
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
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TF 1007 troops unloading over beach at Ogliuga Island, 97,36
Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 164779 troops, 2101 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3369
Defending force 170975 troops, 1206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3851
Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
And if this continue any longer the number of Chinese troops defending Chungking could fall below 170,000. Not bad, not bad at all.
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 9245 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Defending force 8772 troops, 142 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese max assault: 196 - adjusted assault: 30
Allied max defense: 46 - adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
990 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 175409 troops, 2149 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 4686
Defending force 110798 troops, 1088 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 2168
Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 7960 troops, 110 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Defending force 7875 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
Allied max assault: 80 - adjusted assault: 62
Japanese max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 11
Allied assault odds: 5 to 1
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Hmm, 5 : 1 odds but the Allies suffer massive casualties. I presume this is due to the fact that the Allied attackers were almost all support troops.
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Coastal Guns at Washington Island, 108,86, firing at TF 38
TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Washington Island, 108,86
623 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Fukkai Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
PG Hong Kong Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Toyo Maru #2, Shell hits 3
Japanese ground losses:
930 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Coastal Guns at Washington Island, 108,86, firing at TF 38
TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Washington Island, 108,86
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
A6M3 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 75
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
SS S-39, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Ah, good. Another sub looks like it has been removed from the combat roll.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 80
D3A Val x 208
B5N Kate x 262
G4M1 Betty x 94
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
I'm developing another 4 training bases with the possibility of adding another one later in order to maximise the efficiency of my training programme. So far the training is going well. Many of my carrier attack squadrons have experience in the 90s, most of the Zeros and Nates have experience in the 80s and, overall, it looks like I'm going to be able to field an awful lot of 90 Experience fighter squadrons by August in time for the conversion of my Nates and Oscars to Tojos and Tonys.
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 43
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,7
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
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TF 1007 troops unloading over beach at Ogliuga Island, 97,36
Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 164779 troops, 2101 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3369
Defending force 170975 troops, 1206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3851
Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
And if this continue any longer the number of Chinese troops defending Chungking could fall below 170,000. Not bad, not bad at all.
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 9245 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Defending force 8772 troops, 142 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese max assault: 196 - adjusted assault: 30
Allied max defense: 46 - adjusted defense: 34
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
990 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 175409 troops, 2149 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 4686
Defending force 110798 troops, 1088 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 2168
Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 7960 troops, 110 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Defending force 7875 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
Allied max assault: 80 - adjusted assault: 62
Japanese max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 11
Allied assault odds: 5 to 1
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Hmm, 5 : 1 odds but the Allies suffer massive casualties. I presume this is due to the fact that the Allied attackers were almost all support troops.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/14/42
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
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Sub attack at 21,4
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
Allied Ships
SS Thresher
Tomorrow a major attack will go in on Karachi.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 76
D3A Val x 212
B5N Kate x 274
G4M1 Betty x 106
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 11
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 106
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 58
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 165158 troops, 2110 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3399
Defending force 170621 troops, 1205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3848
Allied ground losses:
220 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 199067 troops, 2425 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 4792
Defending force 134176 troops, 1217 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 2349
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
And another 200 AV worth of Allied troops just teleport in using Star Trek Transporters. Fing wonderful. Andy Mac, I totally take your points and I wish now we'd used the extended map as I'd be only too happy to keep pushing east. But this teleportation game mechanic just makes me extremely angry every time I think about it.
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 7801 troops, 99 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 7943 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
Allied max assault: 72 - adjusted assault: 16
Japanese max defense: 49 - adjusted defense: 31
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
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Sub attack at 21,4
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
Allied Ships
SS Thresher
Tomorrow a major attack will go in on Karachi.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 76
D3A Val x 212
B5N Kate x 274
G4M1 Betty x 106
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 11
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 106
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 58
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 165158 troops, 2110 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3399
Defending force 170621 troops, 1205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3848
Allied ground losses:
220 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 199067 troops, 2425 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 4792
Defending force 134176 troops, 1217 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 2349
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
And another 200 AV worth of Allied troops just teleport in using Star Trek Transporters. Fing wonderful. Andy Mac, I totally take your points and I wish now we'd used the extended map as I'd be only too happy to keep pushing east. But this teleportation game mechanic just makes me extremely angry every time I think about it.
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 7801 troops, 99 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 7943 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
Allied max assault: 72 - adjusted assault: 16
Japanese max defense: 49 - adjusted defense: 31
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/15/42
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
PG Vancouver
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 6 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 3 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
CA Maya
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
Allied ground losses:
3182 casualties reported
Guns lost 51
Vehicles lost 18
Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 129
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
DD Hatsukaze
DD Akigumo
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied ground losses:
3509 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 21
Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 399
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Not very effective as bombardments go but it will have to do.
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
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ASW attack at 15,16
Japanese Ships
DD Kazegumo
Allied Ships
SS Grouper, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Grouper is definitely a gonner. It was directly hit by a Type 95 DC and suffered massive explosive and flooding damage.
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
B-17E Fortress x 77
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 35
I'm letting Trey get used to these milk runs. In a few days I'll LRCAP with 100 Zeroes and see what results. With a little luck I should be able to thin the B-17 herds significantly.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 9
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 80
D3A Val x 203
B5N Kate x 274
G4M1 Betty x 106
Ki-48 Lily x 23
Ki-49 Helen x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 96
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 64
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 14th Indian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 11
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 14th Indian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 31
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
This is the aerial preparation for the ground assault.
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Day Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 108,86
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 228412 troops, 2437 guns, 915 vehicles, Assault Value = 4820
Defending force 116507 troops, 1053 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 2291
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8
Japanese max assault: 4987 - adjusted assault: 3258
Allied max defense: 2242 - adjusted defense: 19341
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)
Japanese ground losses:
3964 casualties reported
Guns lost 103
Vehicles lost 40
Allied ground losses:
771 casualties reported
Guns lost 48
Vehicles lost 1
According to my calculations even with NO forts the units in Karachi ( if receiving no reinforcements) will muster an AV of over 7000. I can gather a maximum of 6,000 AV in the hex. That's still within striking range if my bombardments CAN whittle enemy support levels down into the red.
So, given this is the opinion still the same? Is Karachi not possible?
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 165459 troops, 2113 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3416
Defending force 170183 troops, 1203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3851
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2303 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 7880 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
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Ground combat at Ogliuga Island
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 600 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied max assault: 31 - adjusted assault: 32
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Ogliuga Island base !!!
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
PG Vancouver
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 6 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 3 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio
DD Makigumo
CA Maya
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
Allied ground losses:
3182 casualties reported
Guns lost 51
Vehicles lost 18
Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 129
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
DD Hatsukaze
DD Akigumo
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hyuga
BB Yamato
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied ground losses:
3509 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 21
Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 399
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Not very effective as bombardments go but it will have to do.
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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Adak Island (98,36)
Allied Ships
MSW Guysborough
MSW Caraquet
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ASW attack at 15,16
Japanese Ships
DD Kazegumo
Allied Ships
SS Grouper, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Grouper is definitely a gonner. It was directly hit by a Type 95 DC and suffered massive explosive and flooding damage.
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
B-17E Fortress x 77
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 35
I'm letting Trey get used to these milk runs. In a few days I'll LRCAP with 100 Zeroes and see what results. With a little luck I should be able to thin the B-17 herds significantly.
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 9
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 80
D3A Val x 203
B5N Kate x 274
G4M1 Betty x 106
Ki-48 Lily x 23
Ki-49 Helen x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 96
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 40,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 64
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 14th Indian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 11
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 14th Indian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 31
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
This is the aerial preparation for the ground assault.
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Day Air attack on 51st Base Force, at 108,86
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 228412 troops, 2437 guns, 915 vehicles, Assault Value = 4820
Defending force 116507 troops, 1053 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 2291
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8
Japanese max assault: 4987 - adjusted assault: 3258
Allied max defense: 2242 - adjusted defense: 19341
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)
Japanese ground losses:
3964 casualties reported
Guns lost 103
Vehicles lost 40
Allied ground losses:
771 casualties reported
Guns lost 48
Vehicles lost 1
According to my calculations even with NO forts the units in Karachi ( if receiving no reinforcements) will muster an AV of over 7000. I can gather a maximum of 6,000 AV in the hex. That's still within striking range if my bombardments CAN whittle enemy support levels down into the red.
So, given this is the opinion still the same? Is Karachi not possible?
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 165459 troops, 2113 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3416
Defending force 170183 troops, 1203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3851
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2303 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 7880 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
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Ground combat at Ogliuga Island
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 600 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied max assault: 31 - adjusted assault: 32
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Ogliuga Island base !!!
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
Nemo, I have been reading your AAR from the beginning. My understanding was that this was a no holds barred type of affair. When you made your first turn teleport move, there were many negative posts made. But you explained the rules that you and Trey were going by, and that was good enough for me. I believe that I even posted in support of you at the time, and urged you to keep going.
Your entire aproach seems to be to use many gamey tactics to put yourself in a very strong, extremely unhistoric position from which to defend when the allies get very strong later in the game. By gamey tactics, I mean teleporting into the DEI, bypassing Singapor, and then quickly moving on India before adequite defeders arrived. You have also made mention of plans, once India was taken, to then take these forces en masse and work around the map edge and basically try to take out Australia, NZ, the south pacific, and even Pearl.
Since both you and your opponnent agreed that this was ok at start, I don't see anything wrong with this at all. In fact it looks like the makings of a very FUN game. But I also thought that the " realism" defence went out the window on turn 1. I thought that you guys made the right decision when the dreaded shock-persuit model reared it's ugly head. That was defenitely broken and needed a house rule.
But I have to say that I am surprised by your hard feelings over the Karachi situation. I don't think that units teleporting into a beseiged town is "realistic", but using the map edge as a mile high brick wall to shield your flank while you mass your troops elsewhere isn't any better. I don't think that moving bombers to russia for r&r is realistic, but the fact that you are anywhere near Karachi isn't realistic anyway so what's the difference?
I understand your frustration about your timetable being set back, but I don't think that there is anything broken or FUBARed about this aspect of the game ( exept for the first turn jap teleport).
Nemo, I have been reading your AAR from the beginning. My understanding was that this was a no holds barred type of affair. When you made your first turn teleport move, there were many negative posts made. But you explained the rules that you and Trey were going by, and that was good enough for me. I believe that I even posted in support of you at the time, and urged you to keep going.
Your entire aproach seems to be to use many gamey tactics to put yourself in a very strong, extremely unhistoric position from which to defend when the allies get very strong later in the game. By gamey tactics, I mean teleporting into the DEI, bypassing Singapor, and then quickly moving on India before adequite defeders arrived. You have also made mention of plans, once India was taken, to then take these forces en masse and work around the map edge and basically try to take out Australia, NZ, the south pacific, and even Pearl.
Since both you and your opponnent agreed that this was ok at start, I don't see anything wrong with this at all. In fact it looks like the makings of a very FUN game. But I also thought that the " realism" defence went out the window on turn 1. I thought that you guys made the right decision when the dreaded shock-persuit model reared it's ugly head. That was defenitely broken and needed a house rule.
But I have to say that I am surprised by your hard feelings over the Karachi situation. I don't think that units teleporting into a beseiged town is "realistic", but using the map edge as a mile high brick wall to shield your flank while you mass your troops elsewhere isn't any better. I don't think that moving bombers to russia for r&r is realistic, but the fact that you are anywhere near Karachi isn't realistic anyway so what's the difference?
I understand your frustration about your timetable being set back, but I don't think that there is anything broken or FUBARed about this aspect of the game ( exept for the first turn jap teleport).
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
Oops, hit the post button before I was finished. In any case, I hope that you keep on with your AAR, and find it within yourself too accept the situation at Karachi as reasonable if not realistic. You had to know that there would be a fly in the ointment sooner or later. I wish that I could post more in depth but I must run. Looking forward to your reply. ( Redd now quickly dons his asbestos suit. "O.K., I'm ready")[:D]
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
but using the map edge as a mile high brick wall to shield your flank while you mass your troops elsewhere isn't any better
Umm, I haven't done that anywhere. Hell I've proposed to trey giving him safe passage along map edges to Australia/US and India no matter what I take... Of course that offer is now off the table as far as I'm concerned.
bypassing Singapor, and then quickly moving on India before adequite defeders arrived.
Gamey? BS. Bypassing areas which are no longer a threat is just good strategy and keeping up the offensive momentum is also just good strategy. I don't agree there is anything gamey in doing something which makes strategic sense. By your logic all manoeuvrist warfare is "gamey" yet it is the doctrine the American army and especially marine corps promulgate.
to then take these forces en masse and work around the map edge and basically try to take out Australia, NZ, the south pacific, and even Pearl.
The South pacific and Pearl are an age away from the map edges. To represent taking them as a map-edge exploit thing is disingenuous.
Redd,
Ok so later on in the game when the Americans are, for example, invading Tinian you would be happy with Japanese forces in Tinian receiving 15,000 tons of supply per turn and being able to teleport in multiple divisions using teleporters yes? I would appreciate you answering this question as it is directly analogous to the situation at Karachi. If that were allowed America and Japan would still be at war today.
As to the 1st turn "teleport"... Nah it isn't even close to equivalent to this situation. The 1st turn bonus moves ARE susceptible to interception ( if only after Day 1) and do simply represent ships sailing at dates prior to December 7th 1941. What we have at Karachi is hordes of American divisions teleporting in from San Francisco with NO possibility of interception whatsoever. That ships left port early and sailed for various ports conforms to newtonian physics. There is even precedent for them not being attacked as they neared their targets and were spotted in the British and American refusal to honour their treaty with the Dutch when the Dutch called for a declaraion of war against Japan when troops convoys passed a certain longtitude on December 4th. Teleportation of units from one side of the world to the other without use of shipping etc doesn't conform to newtonian physics.
Says who? I used the in-game assets available to me and managed to get to karachi fair and square fighting every inch of the way. Lots of others have tried and failed so that shows it isn't easy etc...but the fact that you are anywhere near Karachi isn't realistic anyway so what's the difference?
Hell you know what, it simply isn't worth the hassle. Allied fanboys are everywhere and everything which benefits the Allies or hurts the Japanese is fine. When I began playing this game I thought the fanboys on both sides were as bad as eachother. Over time, however, I've seen Allied Fanboys shoot down every single call for removing absurdities which benefit the Allies time and again with nothing more than "well you shouldn't be there anyways" or something similar. Whatever. All I do by arguing for the same rules to apply to both sides is to increase my blood pressure. There's no community or programmer interest in addressing these issues.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: When Star Trek meets WWII
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/17/42
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TF 1050 encounters mine field at Ogliuga Island (97,36)
Allied Ships
AK Mormacrio, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Geraint, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 4
Teleporting in ship gets its comeuppance.
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 21
Hudson I x 62
B-17E Fortress x 90
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 103
Port fuel hits 2
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 167
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 23,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 62
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 166135 troops, 2134 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3453
Defending force 170843 troops, 1204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3831
Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2972 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4286
Defending force 116239 troops, 1033 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 2241
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2240 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 8005 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Well, it looks like we're going to have to take the deal at Karachi. it would appear that the US Northern Pacific HQ is about to arrive in Karachi and with it will arrive many, many US units at zero PP cost. I've limited my training programme to using only the programme-envisioned number of on-map planes. With the conduct at Karachi that restraint is now a thing of the past. I'm going to try to triple my training programme over the next two months. I see no need for self-imposed limits if I'm facing Star Trek.
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TF 1050 encounters mine field at Ogliuga Island (97,36)
Allied Ships
AK Mormacrio, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Empire Geraint, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 4
Teleporting in ship gets its comeuppance.
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 21
Hudson I x 62
B-17E Fortress x 90
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 103
Port fuel hits 2
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Day Air attack on 119th USAAF Base Force, at 38,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 167
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 45,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 23,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 62
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 166135 troops, 2134 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 3453
Defending force 170843 troops, 1204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3831
Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Karachi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2972 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4286
Defending force 116239 troops, 1033 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 2241
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Washington Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2240 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Defending force 8005 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Well, it looks like we're going to have to take the deal at Karachi. it would appear that the US Northern Pacific HQ is about to arrive in Karachi and with it will arrive many, many US units at zero PP cost. I've limited my training programme to using only the programme-envisioned number of on-map planes. With the conduct at Karachi that restraint is now a thing of the past. I'm going to try to triple my training programme over the next two months. I see no need for self-imposed limits if I'm facing Star Trek.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.