43 - The Mouse bites back. Rob vs Littlejoe 43+

[1275psi]

iteresting game -nice AAR -nice descriptions of the fighting too.
 
 

[aztez]

The build up at Sabang seems to be going nicely! [:D]
 
Damn, you got a lot forces at New Caledonia! I bet you hope for a visit from KB there? [;)]
 
Could we have an overview screenshot too.

[VSWG]

Can you fake a ground attack on Timor? Some TFs with empty AKs, maybe some light cruisers as escorts? Does he know where all your carriers are (I mean the real ones, not the British [;)])? He's probably preparing his response against Sabang right now, but he might be thrown off by a possible Timor invasion. This is probably far fetched, but if you can make him think that Sabang was only a diversion, and your main thrust is going to happen at Timor (or maybe PM?), you could gain some valuable time to build up Sabang.

Looks like your previous build-up in the Aleutians was at a sweet spot: you were weak enough to entice him to attack, but strong enough to defeat him. When writing your autobiography, you should claim that this was your plan from the beginning... [;)]

[Rob Brennan UK]

1274 psi .. thank you for your kind words .. all readers welcome

Azrez ..all those engineers are on vanikolo island [:D].. and seem to be sleeping as its taking forever to build up. KB is more than welcoem to come along here anytime he wants ,, might go home with a few more ventilaton holes mind you.

VSWG .. no sure i even have to fake an an attack on timor as he seems to be talking about it all the time and i caught some AP's in the harbour today too. unloadibg or loading ? dunno

Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 30
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 4
B-25J Mitchell x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell: 11 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Urato Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kuretake Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Astuga Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mogamigawa Maru
AP Daifuku Maru

Japanese ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

considering the CAP .. they did very well ..stand down and let the subs work now .. 8 sent to intercept positions.

the aleutians was a close run thing in all honesty .. I had failed to build up the rearward bases first.. but he came in with too little and i'd heavily fortified too. now my airforce rules the skies up there and 2 more level 4 airfields came online today in range of attu for b25s etc. The surface forces dispatched to the west coast for use up north are still undergoing repairs after refitting and its the DD's this time that got a big hit while the bb's only went up 1-2 points of sys damage the dd's got 11 on average. looks like more AA/ASW (on some and secodary radar ( surface use ? ).

Been a quiet turn overall . but i am in danger of getting myself flanked in burma .. hard decision but ive reduced my front line by quite a bit ( hope he doesn't notice). bombers as usual hit his troops hard though amd no sign of japanese airforces .. sporadic LR cap hasnt caught anyone.

Sabang .. more troops ( mostly support BF/eng etc.) coming in about 8 days .. i sail to the west of the island and approach from there , its far safer although a bit slower. subs stationed between java/sumatra to spot any Cv's that might try and sneak through.

next turn aztez overview piccie.. also ill do N australia as i am doing some fake ops here anyway, so vswg and i think alike [;)]


P>S .. i have a BIG transport fleet in townsville ahich he recons regularly .. so he is worried about PM [;)]. 17's to hit gili gili again tomorrow ..

[Rob Brennan UK]

4 day turn update this one .. bit differant 04/07-11/43

1st up SS Skipjack and her exploints off batavia ..

Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
DD Oshio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
AK Satsuki Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SANK

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
AK Terukawa Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SANK

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack, hits 3

all in 2 days .. back home for reloads and the hits were fake , she's at 5 sys damage. good girl

secondly Gili Gili .. caught even more japs on the ground here 2 days running

Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 197

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 11 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 16 destroyed YIKES
H8K Emily: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 147


It got even better in china !

Day Air attack on Chengting , at 52,28

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 58
B-26B Marauder x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 15 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 62

Day Air attack on Chengting , at 52,28

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 24
B-25J Mitchell x 50
B-26B Marauder x 63

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 18 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 31 destroyed HOLY COW!!!!!
Ki-15 Babs: 2 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 96

Im moving some TB's to china .. honestly hes been sat outside pakhoi with 3 BB's for 2
days .. i want to be able to hit when he comes back.

OK sorry about this BUT im feeling awful .. summer cold coming on i think ..

Aztez .. overview ate the end

and a complete 2 days cut'n'paste laziness .. was an interesting 2 days though ..

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/09/43

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Sub attack near Wetar Island at 32,76

Japanese Ships
AP Mogamigawa Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 21,46

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze
DD Asagiri
DD Ikazuchi
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Amatsukaze
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on Chengting , at 52,28

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 43
B-26B Marauder x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 6 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 66

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
33 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
10 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makale , at 32,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 27

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 53rd Division, at 92,34


Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 13


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Division, at 92,34


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 62


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
26 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 31,32


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 27
Liberator VI x 3
P-38G Lightning x 24
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-17E Fortress x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged
Liberator VI: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
12 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 11000 feet
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 31,33


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 10
Liberator VI x 11
Hudson I x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 65
B-25C Mitchell x 43
B-17E Fortress x 38


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
30 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
30 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 28th New Chinese Division, at 40,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 15

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 2


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 20
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 34

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 147

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 4 destroyed, 24 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 10 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 5 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 8 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 11 destroyed, 55 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
758 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 68

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
18 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
19 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
21 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,76


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-24D Liberator x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Katori Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kaihei Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 15
Hudson I x 8
PB4Y Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Tamagawa Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 56,90

Japanese Ships
AK Yamayuri Maru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 299966 troops, 3009 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 7610

Defending force 146362 troops, 929 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4332



Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Attu Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19320 troops, 185 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 388

Defending force 35796 troops, 145 guns, 245 vehicles, Assault Value = 877


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/10/43


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ASW attack at 40,44

Japanese Ships
APD APD-31
APD APD-2
APD APD-1

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

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ASW attack at 21,46

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze
DD Asagiri
DD Ikazuchi
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Amatsukaze
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, hits 2, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Chengting , at 52,28

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 52
B-26B Marauder x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 6 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 83

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
10 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
11 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
12 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
16 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makale , at 32,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 27

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 53rd Division, at 92,34


Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 9


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Mixed Brigade, at 31,33


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Liberator VI x 9
Hudson I x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 65
B-25C Mitchell x 30
B-17E Fortress x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
21 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
30 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Division, at 92,34


Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 28th New Chinese Division, at 40,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 13

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 43
Blenheim IV x 23
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 22
P-40B Tomahawk x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
14 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
14 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,76

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Hudson I x 8
PB4Y Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Mogamigawa Maru, heavy damage
AP Uchide Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rozan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,44


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD APD-31
APD APD-1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
4 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
4 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taan at 37,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Eisho Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Ryuzin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Syozin Maru
AK Penang Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
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Sub attack at 29,75

Japanese Ships
AK Taketoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O16

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AK Ryuzin Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-36


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 299963 troops, 3011 guns, 243 vehicles, Assault Value = 7609

Defending force 146603 troops, 929 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4331



Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Attu Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19320 troops, 185 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 388

Defending force 36218 troops, 146 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 889


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

SORRY !

[Rob Brennan UK]

Ok a bit more time this evening ..

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/11/43

1st up again are some (by no means all) of todays submarines in actions ..
they seem to be getting better and better . also i'm sending them into
previously well defended ports like soerbaja and getting free kills.

Sub attack at 41,52

Japanese Ships
TK Ayazono Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Steelhead

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Sub attack at 38,45

Japanese Ships
AK Sasako Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

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Sub attack at 23,54

Japanese Ships
TK San Diego Maru
PG Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

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Sub attack at 32,73

Japanese Ships
AK Hikosan Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Truant

I discovered that the AP's off koepang a few days ago were carying the 4th mixed brigade.
How ? i hear you ask .. well i sank 2 AP's at sea with subs and the rest scampered to
lautern for 'safety' under some zero cap. a few brave pilots both australian and dutch
hit this small group 4 times in 2 days . each time they made it through the cap but generally
came off a bit worse..

Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 20
Brewster 339D x 16
Hudson I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Boomerang II: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Rozan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Uchide Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kaihei Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 19

Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 12
Brewster 339D x 11
Hudson I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Boomerang II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Uchide Maru, on fire, heavy damage

ETC .. 2 more attacks saw the demise of the AP's .. so the 4th mixed company [:D] is now
in lautern (timor).. hehe ..

I tried a new trick vs his ASW Patrols in the straights of malacca which has been
very hard on my subs of late. 100ft atack from beaufighters ! luvverly luvverly. I only used one squadron and pulled the cap radius back for he escorts so i wouldnt (hopefully) go for
Capped targets .. i got this instead

Day Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 23,44


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 28, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SANK
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 20, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SANK

Well that was a group with 84 average experience .. well done chaps.
the 20mm shells i think did a number on the dd's too.

The chinese Il4's again took to the skies for 3 seperate attack vs Taan based merchantmen

Day Air attack on TF, near Taan at 37,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Nikkyu Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage


they again did very well . the TB's are here now so i'll retire the IL's for a deserved rest
and he wont know the numbers changed. <sneaky> .. hopefully he will return to naval
bombard Pakhoi soon .. knowing my luck i'll hit a lone AK and tip him off but its well worth a try.

In Burma . my reduced front line was tested today

Ground combat at 31,32

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 150783 troops, 1737 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 3954

Defending force 133841 troops, 1187 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 2951



Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported


the AV discrepancy isnt too bad and may tempt in an attack .. i just hope
i can hold the line or its back to mandalay for everyone. I could reinforce it
heavily but i have earmarked off 2arm divs 3 inv divs and 2 bds to clear out the
japanese to the south and allow another encirclement ( ie force him to withdraw back to
thailand and evecuate rangoon.

No sign of retaliation vs sabang yet and the 2nd wave of merchants with fighters/fuel and more
engineers arrived at sabang safely, the CV's sent back to ceylon at top speed.

that all for tonight

bye

[Rob Brennan UK]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/13/43

These 2 days were a mixed blessing . lets get the bad news over with first.
B17's whuch had been hurt over lae last turn, did a quick switch to buna in the
hope he was LR capping lae from here ( he's used LR cap a lot) . unfortunately
he wasnt ! eek

Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 30
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 18
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 27

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-17E Fortress x 170

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 10 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 15 destroyed, 50 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 22


Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 14

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 116

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed, 15 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
H8K Emily: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25

the really bad losses came on landing with a total of 35 b17's lost but only 14 crews .
even so its a bad attack and thier morale is unsuprisingly shot to hell.

However i did a mental count up of "AK maru etc" sinking messages and we got a grand total
of 16 merchant ships sunk by vasious means in 2 days . inc 1 TK and 6 AP's.

The totals were helped by this !

Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 12
Hudson I x 3
PB4Y Liberator x 10
B-24D Liberator x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Boomerang II: 2 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Urato Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Katori Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rozan Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Astuga Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

The boomerang 2 is still overmatched by zeros but they do keep them away from the
bombers which is thier main job really. and thier exp was a bit crummy.

Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 13
Hudson I x 8
PB4Y Liberator x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Boomerang II: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Urato Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

2nd day followup hurt the 'rangs. but polished off an AP.

As i had expected japan did launch an all out attack on the front line in burma
after yesterdays AV totals. fortunately he was repulsed and a few more allied troops
are being airlifted into mandalay. Basically ive stripped out N burma of most
defensive troops and moved them into calcutta for RnR. after so long in the jungle they
needed it .. but are repairing up nicely , along with a lot of now superflous
base forces.

4 AR's are almost in calcutta after a LONG trip from cont USA. and are a welcome sight
to the submarine repair crews. will also reduce the wear and tear the RN is getting on
its escort runs and ASW duties hereabouts.

Its becoming clear i need to carry the war to japan elsewhere rather than burma and sumatra.
So in teh next month i think we will be doing the PM invasion plan. the land based air is
in place . especially lots of LR Lightnings. the troops are prepped and the shipping is
accumulated. only CV support prevented me before but with the addition of several CVL's and replensishment CVE's . it should be possible. i'll move up the AR's to townsville in case
of emergency repair work.

Also operation Ooze near lunga is carrying on despite the complete failure to build
up the dot bases north of luganville. Rennel island is the target for sub troops/supply
runs and APD's will attempt a night landing of an EAB unit. covered by P38's from lunga
so long as the weather holds out .. fingers crossed. I'm 1/2 tempted to completely ignore the
pacific for a long time and drive up from new guinea and maybe go for timor , while the
brits drive down from thier hold in sumatra and hopefully by land into thailand.

bye bye

[Rob Brennan UK]

Apologies for not updateing this for a while, I've had some sort of hideaous summer cold/flu thing that made me feel like pure %^$% for about 6 days. Fortunately i think the worst is over and i have been batting a few turns just not writing here.

So the game date is 21st April 1943.

In Burma i tried to outflank the main japanese line but was unfortunately held up in a remote jungle hex by 2 divs and a mixed brigade. Even with the RAF pounding daily they held me off but i didnt suffer too many casualties.

Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 31,33


Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 3
Blenheim IV x 8
Liberator VI x 9
Hudson I x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 17
B-25C Mitchell x 57
B-17E Fortress x 37


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

an exapmle airstike , 1-2 /day have been hitting this hex but to no avail [:(]

Ground combat at 31,33

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37407 troops, 208 guns, 991 vehicles, Assault Value = 1061

Defending force 38212 troops, 318 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 777

Allied max assault: 978 - adjusted assault: 681

Japanese max defense: 533 - adjusted defense: 851

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
470 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Allied ground losses:
591 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

I dont think the allied armoured brigades perform well in jungle hexes( 2 were here) and i was hopeing for a breakout , but its not to be. Looking more and more like japan can hold this line.

I do however have 2 indian divisions at 100% strength in madras that 'could' be used to invade victoria point. taking the place looks easy enough, holding it may well be another matter. Moulmein has 4 units and tavoy 8 .. a tad too strong and also expected landing points. Songika has however 17 nits , no idea of composition though. while sabang was a good operation its just not connected to anything and while a good Airfied (now 4). cant be used to invade the rest of sumatra unfortunately.

piccie shows possible invasion and the current front lines in burma .. i 'may' get one more hex toward raheng next turn as i got a 1-1 with the carabineers last turn, but he's sent in a second defending unit and my onl backup is a bust chinese div that got mauled crossing the river 1 turn before the tanks did ! idiots.

Georgettown airfield will get a going over tomorrow as only a few search planese based here as far as recon tells me.

nowt else most anywhere except i've started an allied fighter training camp in the aleutians so when the weather clears up we occasionally bomb the japanese on attu is. I'll not send any more men up for now (unless its north pacific ).

bye bye

[VSWG]

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK

Apologies for not updateing this for a while, I've had some sort of hideaous summer cold/flu thing that made me feel like pure %^$% for about 6 days. Fortunately i think the worst is over and i have been batting a few turns just not writing here.

Still feeling sick? [:(] Or are you just lazy? [:'(]

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: VSWG

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK

Apologies for not updateing this for a while, I've had some sort of hideaous summer cold/flu thing that made me feel like pure %^$% for about 6 days. Fortunately i think the worst is over and i have been batting a few turns just not writing here.

Still feeling sick? [:(] Or are you just lazy? [:'(]

Bit of Both [;)] and several hospital appointments/checkups/physio etc .. all take a toll [:D]

game date has crept upto 27/28 april 1943

anyway i'm feeling guilty now .. so proper update is required with piccies , cant really edit them
much as the software is in 'demo' mode i.e free !

This is who we have trapped up at attu island , Joe mailed me last turn saying that they were
dead and he cannot evac given my air presence over the area now. Also started some surface runs
as i suspected he'd not come calling and the BB's waiting in ambush might as well get some experience , all escorts bombarding too to improve the DD's at no risk.

2BB groups in the area , 1st based in attu itself and has the BB's Penny and california

2nd group of 3 BB's with very minimal escort i may add , South DAK, Arizona, massachsets and
WAsthington .. i need to split off the arizona to the other group for speed reasons.

5 DD's sent off as ASW to find /sink any japanese transport subs attempting rescue at attu.

Trying to find agressive american surface fleet commanders is tricky to say the least. Amd Halsey
seems the most cheeky but he;s earmarked for other TF's [;)]

FYI . the total bomber strength out of adak is is now

96 B24D's
72 PB4Y's

AF5's also exist at attu and kiska so i can forward deploy these assets when necessary . i'e to clobber the recue craft which i doubt will be coming . so may as well do this instead :-

Day Air attack on 21st Division, at 92,34


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 12
PB4Y Liberator x 37
B-24D Liberator x 47


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Just an example .. #

new post for other theaters ..

[Rob Brennan UK]

Central Pacific is quiet . Midway is the main submarine base for the area but really
beaten up subs go back to PH for a proper fix.

South Pacific however is a tad warmer. Recon suggested low cap over apamanma <sp>.
so the lightnings went on a 2 day sweep . 1st day went well.

Day Air attack on Apamama , at 86,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 59
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 37

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 72

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 16 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 10 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 23 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 16 destroyed, 20 damaged

2nd day .. fatigue must have been awful by now

Day Air attack on Apamama , at 86,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 42
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 29

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 11 destroyed, 7 damaged


total 59 japanese for 27 americans ( 20 pilots killed) . not great but not bad.
I would like more fighters here but i'll refrain from that untill im ready to
invade apanama and makin ( tarawa looks too hefty) . i have 4 DIVS in canton
prepping right now . 3-apanama 1-makin also 3rd paras for makin .

about 50% done as they were tarawa aimed but recon has shown its to hot.
Also i'd need either a ton of lightnings or CV's for the next operation.

piccie .. the marines ! .. BoooYaaaaa .. or whatever [;)]

[Rob Brennan UK]

SW Pacific .. namely operation OOZE ..

Quite frankly its been a disaster . Valinoko and Nendo (both originally size 0 bases)
are taking months to build up .. hence the eng presence on renell island. which
is making very good progress. Subs and APD's did the original runs and the apds
delivered the eng vehicles for 2 EAB's which is a great asset. lost 2 to air from
lunga though so subs now supply the place easily enough.

The air is all ready and waiting for forward deployment. im assuming P38's operate from
size 1 AF's ok ? even though its a 2E a/c.

[aztez]

I had the same briliant idea to build up Vanikolo in my game vs FDR. It takes ages and definately not worth it in the future. [:(]
&nbsp;
As for your question. To my knowledge airfield size 1 should support fighters ok.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Eastern australia and new guinea

fisrly a wee warning to all allied players regarding the 1/4/43 DD upgrade .. its a BIGGIE
really clobbers the sys damage into the orange and takes a few days/weeks to fix up.
I had 4AR's in both aukland and sydney and is still took the best part of 3 weeks
to upgrade them and repair them down to useable levels.

Anyway .. PM is the next big target .. looks like its lightly held with 1 unit of
8000 men .. i have 3 divs 2RCT's and plently of sundry support stuff all prepped
and transports ready in port. BUT he's still reconing townsville wher the AP's and
troopa are .. BUT he's lost the CV's who are in brisbane and all fixed up and shiny
after some repairs in sydney.

Piccie is the CV's ready

Now do i wait for the big essex reinforcements in august (roughly) or go ahead against
a possible full KB ??[&:]!!! the thought is terrifying. and i know for a fact that lae is laced
with japanese betties.. kind of a mexican standoff except no mexicans are involved unless
some illegals signed up for the USN [:D]

The recovered B17's will fly to gili tomorrow for airfield supression , hopefully i can bag some
annoying emilys in the harbour/airfield.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Incoming CV's

[Rob Brennan UK]

N Australia and the DEI.

Not much to say about this area . all sub activity really. APD's sank the O16 last turn so im re-arranging the subs well away from those nasty buggers.

Burma/Sumatra and possibly Thailand.

Sabang (piccie) made a level 5 so i may import the B17's from burma here for anti shipping
BUT i like bombing the japanese front line , not sure if there reports actually do
any damage though .

Day Air attack on 21st Mixed Brigade, at 31,33


Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 3
Blenheim IV x 12
Liberator VI x 9
Hudson I x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 25
B-25C Mitchell x 55
B-17E Fortress x 30


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Akyab and mandalay are packed with as many medium and heavy bombers i have here all to
little avail so it seems .. the front line swop artillery and im re-arranging the tanks
into the open areas and sending in a chinese corps to shore up the possible gap.

I am unsure as to wether to send the 2 divs (spare) to andaman as a junp off
point .. or wait a while and do even more damage to his airfields in malaya


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 14
Vengeance I x 27
Blenheim IV x 24
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40B Tomahawk x 30
F-5A Lightning x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 44

this place is wrecked .. and verly lightly held as far as i can see. I suspect he's
brought in a lot of troops into songika recently given the shipping activity here.

One strategic thought that i would like advice on is " Do I sent the main SE area army HQ to
Mandalay ? ". currently its in calcutta and its annoying for 2 reasons

1) fragments regulartly appear here for front line units that i have to fly in via
dakotas

2) Mandalay seems supply short. Its constantly in the orange ( stupid iverland supply routine)

Akyab is chock full of supply from the sea by contrast.

I'd like to draw more supply to mandalay .. the 12th br. Army HQ and 221 air HQ do not
seem upto the job. I sacked the useless C/O in 12th army and found a great british general
called H.Shannon 68/60 in stats. average for the detail and a bit timid at 44 agression
but there isnt much choice [:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

China

EDIT .. whoops forgot the commentary [X(]

Well Nanning is now ours but the supply is terrible . i've sent off a div to
reclaim those rail hexes to the west to allow supply to run in from the
north im getting naff all through wuchow even though i own the rail lines
inbetween (deliberatrly). I was suprised he ran away here (hex between
wuuchow and canton) but its a gift none the less.

Swordfish (12) and avengers (8) await the return of the japanese BB's when they come back
to bombard pakhoi .. ( based in wuchow with escort just in case). IL4's are on
100% naval search fron kweiyang as i cant base Catalinas inland. This should look
innocuous to japanese recon imo.

With the arrival of the P40N i have had to send some of the best chinese fighters into
burma for refits to this much better aircraft ( i like the range on the N model).For some
resn i cant upgrade them in china ?? must be a supply issue as ive been messing around
with Mr Kai-chek <sp> .. to try and drag supply further forward .. didnt work very well
so he's going back home to chungking.


One last comment is about my 'a/c to india run'

almost at colombo are 16 Corsairs (NZ lads so its all commonwealth). more importantly
the last P39 unit in brisbane was upgraded / split up (just in case) . loaded on 3 AK's
for a run to perth-colombo .. i think i'll need more LR fighters in this area before
too long. although the incresed range of the P40N is very very useful in itself i cant upgrade
ALL the E's to N's or i'll run out [:D].

Well thats all for today .. phew !

[Rob Brennan UK]

next turn .. hummm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/29/43

SS Shad had a mixed turn

Sub attack at 40,68

Japanese Ships
AK Sumatra Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Shad


after a good start she got involved in a gunfight on the surface .. idiot

Sub attack at 40,68

Japanese Ships
AK Tazima Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
SS Shad, hits 5


its a daft level of damage .. and also annoying [;)]

the usual cut n paste is dull . many attacks on japanese in burma and according to joe
they do nowt at all .. months and months of heavy bombing in the jungle and if the japanese
are in supply then its repaired overnight .. thats a real blow to be honest as i expected
the allied bombers to be much more effective .. at least causing disruption .

victoria point continues to get flattened

Day Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 14
Vengeance I x 28
Blenheim IV x 19
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 4
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40B Tomahawk x 29
F-5A Lightning x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 33


but in light of the uselesnes of allied air attack i NEED more ground forces .. namely transfer
some US units over ( i moved exess canadians already) need more PPS for that though ..

[Rob Brennan UK]

1st May rolled around while i awaited the dreaded call from mr churchill.

Fortunately the bat-phone remained quiet ( much needed PP's building up .. c. 1300 atm need 2200 ish for a div from the west coast)

Rather quiet 2 days overall, the usual bombing etc. i did get some more emilys at gili gili though which is great news

Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 5
B-17E Fortress x 171

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K Emily: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 208

I switched over some targets in burma and tried to help the raheng bound force ( carabineers and a chinese division i.e not much ) but if i can wipe out the snlf defenders .. maybe

Day Air attack on Sasebo 8th SNLF, at 33,34


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 36
Liberator VI x 9
P-38G Lightning x 24
F-5A Lightning x 3
B-26B Marauder x 46
B-17E Fortress x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

second japanese unit entered the hex today . ALL bombers to target at 6k feet altitude.. chinese will send over some recon artillery [:D]
thats all folks

[Rob Brennan UK]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/09/43

time marches on , and its been a lull week really. I can happily report the sinking of
3 APD's ! .. 2 from the USS Billfish .. hunter turned hunted and Joes not happy , he'd
rather swop a fleet carrier for those 3 ships .. [:D]


the bombing in burma went very well and the second unit blocking the carabineers and chinese
was identified as a brigade size unit CV221 .. after 4 days of HEAVY bombing its down to
an AV of about 50 .. and the SNLF remains at 0 .. shelling reveals better levels.

Ground combat at 33,34

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4768 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

Defending force 6064 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121


The bombing has definately stopped him for kicking me out but my supply level is at 1/3 needed
even with dakotas flying in supply from india. humm need to ponder this for a bit. Moving SE Asia
command to mandalay was a good move and all bases here are now much much happier.lets hope
some trickles down the trail.

I made a boo boo as well .. deliberate attack on attu ..

Ground combat at Attu Island

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21052 troops, 223 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 389

Defending force 30433 troops, 48 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 670

Allied max assault: 424 - adjusted assault: 64

Japanese max defense: 447 - adjusted defense: 385

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
964 casualties reported OUCH
Guns lost 42

From the bombardment screen his AV's had plummeted so i thought he was out of supply.
apparently not , else hes just too tough for 2 weak RCT .. 3rd RCT on the way from adak is.

Long island has been working over its dauntless airgroup while dodging subs and bombing his men
till i ran out of bombs anyway , back to adak for more[;)] only having one DE escort makes this
quite exciting [:D]. other DD's on ASW with no luck so far . 4 more escorting the slow BB's.
fast BB's are wasted up here , back to PH for 2 to get the 4/43 refits.

Sub attack at 40,68

Japanese Ships
APD APD-2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
APD APD-1

Allied Ships
SS Billfish


Allied NF's are useless , completely useless.

Night Air attack on Sabang , at 19,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 51

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIF: 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 1

no real damage .. ive crated up the american P70's ??? for a trip from noumea to ceylon.

And i have to say that the CW has HUGE amounts of BF's just milling about, so time for a
revamp .. all spares are getting shipped to madras for a fix up and then send about 400AV back to
burma while the other 6-700 await a new base for deployment.

Chinese P40N return to chungking while others refit in mandalay. looking forward to
using these a/c .. maybe base in nanning (size 6) and try and plaster hanoi .. using ONLY
chinese a/c too .. [:D] Britain might send a 'volunteer' fighter and bomber unit if needed.
Supply will be the bugbear here though.

this is the japenese Bde thats been getting the RAF's attention in burma

Day Air attack on 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 33,34


Allied aircraft
Boomerang II x 5
Blenheim IV x 12
Liberator VI x 10
Hudson I x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 22
B-25C Mitchell x 47
B-17E Fortress x 42


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

2 attacks/day of similar size has rapidly culled this otherwise very nasty unit. Still it
continues the stalemate in burma. no sign of a breakthrough here at all in honesty.

CV Hiyo spotted at tulagi anchorage by Pb4Y's from luganville .. so no rusing to reinforce
russel island ( just made an AF1). will use dakotas to fly in more men over the next weeks.
i have c. 150 heading to luganville for the job. and then fly in the corsairs as fighter
cover.

all for now