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

[Rob Brennan UK]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/20/43

the 20th started out well for the silent service

Sub attack at 40,55

Japanese Ships
TK Funakawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SUNK

Allied Ships
SS Escolar

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Sub attack at 34,72

Japanese Ships
AP Humburugu Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SUNK

Allied Ships
SS Seahorse

Sub attack at 81,64

Japanese Ships
AP Midori Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Trigger


Japan sent a small TF to bombard the new base at medan with minimal losses. I am going to
send some torp bombers to Bankha as i have 70 odd lightnigs there to act as escorts. The
Planes had to go to Kuala today as a transfer airfield. The commandos are still hauling
men and supplies forward to the new bases.

Naval bombardment of Bankha, at 20,47


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi
DD Asagiri
DD Ikazuchi
DD Shiratsuyu
CA Chokai
CA Tone
CA Kako


Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 3
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Might have to try and find some CD guns for here, no idea where the nearest nes are TBH
Or even if the british have any at all ?

OK We give up ! these resources are bomb proof , back to bangkok tomorrow

Day Air attack on Bandou , at 25,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 44
B-17E Fortress x 31

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied forces attempted to finish off the japanese in the jungles aeound medan .. very wierd
result. and the commonwealth inf brigades are shot to bits 50% disabled ?

Ground combat at Medan

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20090 troops, 146 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 324

Defending force 5960 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101

Allied max assault: 233 - adjusted assault: 182

Japanese max defense: 91 - adjusted defense: 307

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
488 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

OUCH !..

Lunga also looks tough too (see piccie)..

Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27246 troops, 255 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 659

Defending force 32928 troops, 215 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 484


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

I suspect level 9 forts here too, this might take a while as i'm having to funnel men
through tassaforonga and its a slow trail to lunga. In the mean time we are considering
assaulting russel island(one unit) and tulagi (4 units). Pondering ATM.

2nd day the british artillery hit the japanese again at medan ..

Ground combat at Medan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 627 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 284

Defending force 5922 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Humm .. must be a big terrain bonus i didnt count on for the previous attack, its of no
matter really as they can starve. I'm not too keen on using this as a live fire exercise
for fighters to get experince but imo its ok to use the mud movers (bombers).

Lunga defenders.

[aztez]

Where are the support troops at Lunga? Looks like you are missing an base force and an HQ unit at least? ...[8|]
 
You will be bogged down there for a while unless Joe is running low on supplies.
 
What is the status of the Wake Island/CenPac offensive? [;)]

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: aztez

Where are the support troops at Lunga? Looks like you are missing an base force and an HQ unit at least? ...[8|]

You will be bogged down there for a while unless Joe is running low on supplies.

What is the status of the Wake Island/CenPac offensive? [;)]

Your right about the HQ [:-], it's in luganville. totally forgotten about it ! whoops.
as for base forces i have a lot in rennel to sail in when the place falls, as they do
no good in combat it seemed a waste to send them into the jungle. but i could be wrong.

I have been hitting luganville port and airfield hard, untill the b17's decided to upgrade
to B24J's .. will be back soon. also need to use the b25's again at rennel but the place is a
fighter only habitat (bar search planes) as if i reduce the fighters joe can get to the
convoys (at a price). SW PAC HQ is heading to rennel and is prepped for lunga so will
have 2 HQ's when i attack it. He also tried to rescue a heavily damaged DD from tulagi
but some corsairs on anti barge duty caught her (hasn't sunk yet).

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/22/43

this was a turn dominated by air combat. I'll show you the main events in sumatra and china
and post a losses summary at the end.

Japan decided to sweep the chinese over Wuuchow and caught a few P40's before the chinese fought
back and did remarkably well overall, the only down side is that im not out of P40N's and the
chinese pilot pool is down to 11 men (turned replacements off).

day 1

Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 26
A6M3a Zero x 16
Ki-46-III Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 61

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 23 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 9 destroyed
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 15 destroyed, 8 damaged

Day 2 . the rookies from the japanese had been weeded out.

Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 16
A6M3a Zero x 13
Ki-46-III Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 12 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 13 destroyed, 6 damaged

Still its a reasnable performance overall.

then japan sent a massively escorted attack on bankha (piccie).

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 14
A6M3a Zero x 50
G4M1 Betty x 49
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 35
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 33
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 5 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 12 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 21 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 19 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 9 destroyed, 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Runway hits 6

62-9 .. live with that ! .. i had sent down the best a/c i could find here with a unit that
had already scored over 100 kills (way up now).. only 12 flyable for the following day and
room for 16 more a/c was made for spits to fly in and help (max 100 a/c here).

day 2 .. they came back ..

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 9
A6M3a Zero x 38
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 16
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 31

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 13 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 16 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

39-5 ! .. wonder if he'll come back tomorrow ? . the low number of runway hits belies the
fact that the field is at 40% service and runway damage. Emergency flying in an infantry
brigade as this might be a prelude for a counterattack.

RAF from kuala did a sweep over malaya and cought some 2nd rate oscars by suprise :-

Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 25
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 10
P-40N Warhawk x 56

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 19 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed
P-40N Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged


Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 7

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 12
P-40N Warhawk x 63

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 14 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed

again p40's losses bad but a lot better than japans oscars [;)]

and Just FYI .. there seems to be an endless supply of ground targets at buna aierfield :-

Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 27
A-20G Havoc x 15
B-25J Mitchell x 114

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 18 destroyed huh [&:]


Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 67

killed 11 more on day 2 as well .. ?? this has me stumped, ive told joe in case he's left on
replacemnts in eroor .. but he didnt comment . maybe its some cunning plan [;)]

Finished off the last of the AP's at wake island too. also 1st sub attack here missed ! with about 10 subs prowling in and around wake this is the 1st attack , must be some cowardly C/O's which i
cant change as chirchill hates me [:D]

Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63


Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Montevideo Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage SUNK
AP Meiu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SUNK

Well that about covers todays action

[Rob Brennan UK]

total air losses , note again the losses on ground for tony and tojo.
all lost on buna or lae airfields .. confused.com

[Rob Brennan UK]

DRAT , BARN , BLAST , ETC.

Joe's learning ! .. LOL [:D]

Naval bombardment of Bankha, at 20,47


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb: 2 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi
DD Asagiri
DD Ikazuchi
DD Shiratsuyu
CA Kako
CA Chokai
CA Tone


Allied ground losses:
2243 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 72

THEN

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 43
G4M2 Betty x 6
Ki-21 Sally x 41
Ki-48 Lily x 49

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 13 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 31


Actually lost 50 brand new P38J's (all bar 2 pilots are ok though). Having to pull out of
Bankha for now .. LR CAP set from kuala for tomorrow. Medan is also a bit vulnerable but
its in range of the torpedo bombers at kuala. humm maybe a night torpedo bomber unit and
a sub at meadan to trigger the detection ? might work [:'(]

Actually was a relatively busy day overall but nowt out of the usual apart from (more %$^$$$^
expletives), MAVIS RECON SPOTTED OVER MIDWAY ! .. oh C%$%. thats the wake op spotted for sure.
Just in case Joe tries to do a massed CV Raid on the port i have set sail with all the CV's
just in case as the consequences of them being trapped does not bear thinking about.

I am still planning on going ahead with the thing, as i feel i do have enough oomph with the
2 extra divs the new ships to take the place rapidly (hopefully) as has already been said a quick
take over and LBA flown in rapidly would help enormously.

anyway .. i'll be doing summaries of ship losses over the next few turns .

Today CV's and BB's .. Japan is definately winning this one.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Sorry for the delay chaps, 4 day update (2turns).

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/26/43

After giving up trying to hit the resources, switched over to flattening Bangkok Heavy industry.

Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 16
P-40N Warhawk x 69
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-25J Mitchell x 112
B-17E Fortress x 41
B-24J Liberator x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 34

As suspected the japanese continued to try and close off bankha for good. AVG was wrecked
over 2 days of LR CAP but they didnt go down alone.

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 7
A6M3a Zero x 16
G4M1 Betty x 48
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 15
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 12 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 10 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 10 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 10 destroyed, 5 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 2 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 10
A6M3a Zero x 14
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 15

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 6
P-40N Warhawk x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 6 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 6 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40N Warhawk: 20 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8


As you can see heavy fatigue took its toll on the 2nd day of LRCAP.

still its 73 japanese for 30 allied planes.

days 3 and 4 thunderbolt 2's took to the skies and really proved to be superb aircraft :-

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 10
A6M3a Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 31
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 14

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 9 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 7 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 25
G4M1 Betty x 60
G4M2 Betty x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 48
Ki-48 Lily x 58

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 16 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 14 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 11
A6M3a Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 13

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 6 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Runway hits 5

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Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 56
G4M2 Betty x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-48 Lily x 58

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 10 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Thunderbolt II: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13


92 ! Japanese for 2 shot down Jugs , and both pilots are fine and were back in action
with massive experience boosts. These planes can take a pounding.


Battleships gave buna a good going over on the 28th


Naval bombardment of Buna, at 55,90

Allied Ships
CL Denver
DD Nicholson
DD Meredith
DD Lansdowne
DD Mustin
DD Wilson
DD Dunlap
CL Salt Lake City
CL Adelaide
CL Hobart
BB West Virginia
BB Tennessee
BB New Mexico
BB Mississippi
BB South Dakota

Japanese ground losses:
1283 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 55
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 6

also the aussies arrived and shelled the place to get a better view of wht was there.
Looks like just the japanese 56th division (ex PM unit).

Ground combat at Buna

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13234 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 341

Defending force 9223 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198


Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported

Looks like i need a bit more that the aussie infantry division, while i could wait for
the tanks and artillery struggling over the owen stanly mountains OR we invade it from the
sea [;)]. american cavalry division thats 100% prepped for the place is loaded and coming in from
gili gili under fighter cover from the new level 2-3 airfields and also PM just in case weather
closes down one base several units are covering the convoy and also the Bombardment group
coming back for another run. 2BB's added into the AP invasion convoy to soak up any shells.
No Coastal defence guns are sited at buna but the landing ships will come under fire from
regular artillery when landing.

The painfully slow attack on the solomons is about to get more interesting as we invade both
tulagi and russel island over the next 7-14 days. Lightnings have been downing long range
japanese float planese flying in supply and heavy 4E bomber raids continually dent the
japanese supply dumps but i need a field for medium bombers to operate on a ground attack
duty.

almost ready to go for wake now we have 2 more divs avaialable. My brother is a bit concerned
that it'll be a slaughter if KB comes and the us fleet carriers get rained out, long story short
he's convinced me to slightly alter the plans.

1) load up and sail toward it as planned
2) await the arrival of KB
3) fight it out before landing and only attack once the japanese have been sent packing.

make sense ?

[tiger111]

Hi Rob

Yeah, just keep the main transports back i.e . out of his suspected CV air range.

Be interesting to see what Joe does. He may not come at all.....

Good Air to air combats. I`ve always found the P47`s are great. Just wished the range is better.

PS I know I spelt Augustus wrongly !

[Rob Brennan UK]

LOL never looked at the spelling till now [:D].

According to Joe the 'massive losses' against the P47's were 'all part of a preperation ?" .. humm reinvading sumatra ? he's busy with a history exam right now so hopefully get a turn tomorrow.

Re Wake .. dont want to leave a pile of loaded transports not covered by either the CV's or LBA, so not going to move the invasion fleet half way and park it , as japan has some very long range search a/c and if joe is wiley he does an end around and sinks the unprotected transports while my carriers whistle dixie and stare out at the nice peacful view 300 miles from where the are needed [;)]

So they will be coming with me and having the CV's follow the transports should hopefully make sure they dont react to the enemy.
fingers crossed.

[Rob Brennan UK]

The last 2 days of october 43 were not good ones for the US in the coral seas around tassaforonga.
Multiple air attacks seriously damaged a tanker (will prolly sink) and several AK's unloading
supply and fuel at the small base there.

also the mighty corsair was humbled badly .. even a papier-mache japanese bomber is the equal of the
uber plane in air to air combat, actually overmatched it in one engagement [;)]

Day Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 66,97

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Robert H. Harrison, on fire
AK Celeno, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

hehe , 3 allied fighters damaged by unescorted japanese bombers ! .. JFB's will not be happy [;)]

the defenders had already encountered this however :-

Day Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 66,97

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 8
G4M1 Betty x 20
G4M2 Betty x 4
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 35
Ki-48 Lily x 24

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
F4U-1 Corsair x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Draco, Bomb hits 1
AK Portmar, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Carina, Torpedo hits 1
AK Appanoose, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Jeremiah S. Black
AK Matthew Lyon
AK Celeno, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Eridanus, Torpedo hits 1
AK Robert H. Harrison, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

looks like well escorted bombers can get through weak cap (which is frankly nice to see game wise).

However day 2 rained out munda (the main source of the japanese attacks) and the so-called elite
naval flyboys are either blind, stupid or american flying training standards have slipped badly.

Day Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 66,97

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Shot down by flak NOT the blinking fighters

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Dillwyn, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Probably the most interesting (or at least informative) was an ASW attack about 7-8 hexes
west of wake island

ASW attack at 70,61

Japanese Ships
DD Harukaze
DD Kikuzuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Ushio
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Tullibee

Looks like CV Escort to me , so joe did move KB up to protect Wake. At least i assume so from this
contact, However no sighting of carrier planes or even search planes (ship based ones) anywhere
around here so i'm guessing he's in stealth mode. lets hope one of my many subs might get a crack
at a flattop soonish [:D]


Back down in the lunga area heavy bombers from luganville did an awesome strike at lunga
wiping out 23% of the supply in one hit ! fantastic.

Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97


Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 5
B-17E Fortress x 31
B-24J Liberator x 128


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Port hits 11
Port supply hits 23

Speaking of munda, american bombardment group to hit it next turn to kill off some of the pesky
aircraft he keep basing here. without the b25's at rennel (moved out for more fighters) can't keep
the place closed as i would like to. I was however mining the place and one DM was hit by jap
bombers, not badly but she need repair.

Day Air attack on TF at 65,97

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 27
Ki-48 Lily x 21

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DM Preble
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DM Gamble

The invasion of buna didn't happen ? transports for some reason never left port , odd but we will
go again next turn. bombers are killing off 500+ men a day from the defending division so we
should take it down after the invasion cavaly division arrives.


Over in burma we open up yet another heavy bomber campaign against raheng airfield (and supplies)
for 2 rasons , first slow the darn recon planes based here and stop him from basing forward fighter
units which could jump my small ground attack missions hitting forward japanese troops
(mostly beaufighter FB's doing th mud moving , and quite well too). Actually there are 3
reasons as i'm hopeing that hitting supply here will slow the flow of supply forward to where
we have a small standoff in the jungle , thereby allowing me to overwhelm the forward troops
and take raheng under seige.

Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
Liberator VI x 98
Beaufighter VIC x 7 escort
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 11 escort

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
120 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 14 GOOD
Runway hits 117

Thats about it for the action today ..

Tomorrow i.e 1st November we will start loading up for the wake invasion and re-order the CV
and escort groups for maximim air capacity (max 150 a/c iirc in 1943 before nasty things happen
to raid co-ordination and cap levels).

also If munda gets hits good (no BB's too slow) then time to take russel island troops prepped
for tulagi still back in luganville btw.

P{iccie of where i spotted the DD (CV's) .. no allied recon a/c can fly this far out.







PS forgot to add Winston got on the phone and has ordered back ANOTHER CV ! that'll be 3 months
of no political points of i ignore this one .. and i truly hate not being able to choose
commanders so he might get it back if i'm feeling generous after the sumatra invasion.

[tiger111]

Hi Rob. Sorry not a turn.

Those Corsairs are a bit feeble are`nt they. Is their exp. a bit low? Whats the commander like? I notice from an earlier report that you like tinkering with commanders.Always good to get rid of the rubbish and put good ones where they are most needed. Can`t do any harm...but I wonder if it really makes a "big" difference.
Anyway nice to see that CAP doesn`t just passively seal out bomber attacks.

Re: WAKE

Yup- looks like a bit of a CV group. Probably refueled at Marcus Is. Naturally the subs didn`t notice anything. On reflection I think your plan of assault is correct. Wish other readers would comment as their views are usually well considered. Anyway it`s got to be all or nothing in the attack.
Any chance of a screenie of active CV`s CVL and CVE`s.-can`t remember what was available then.

The screenshot of CC/CL losses was interesting. 1e very little.

Looking forward to the Buna op. It`s now late `43 and things should really be moving on now.

Good luck

[aztez]

Definately KB or at least part of it! (I would say that is 90% certain)

Now we will see whether you CV's are able to handle them! [:-]

Just make sure that you land sizeable army quickly into Wake Island. You cannot support it for long with your navy. Make sure also that your CV's wohn't be splitted completely. (You have lost enough fleet carriers already)

Oh.. and definately good luck! When someone mentiones Wake Island I tend to get a bad feeling! [:D] ...but definately a green light for this operation since it will only get harder to grap the place later.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Thanks aztez .. reply is appreciated

yeah wake must hold a few nightmares for you [;)].. i was originally confident untill japan dumped a reinforced brigade here . i am assuming level 9 forts as well ( hence the 4 division assault + bits). CV's will be interesting . I am not sure i can decicevely defeat japan CV vs CV as i have lost the brit carriers and 4 US CVL's and some CVE's so i dont think i have uber cap .. but I do have a pool of F6F's which is ok for now , albeit i have run out of P40N's (FYI).

next few turns should be interesting .. thanks for replying

bye

[Rob Brennan UK]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/01/43

November has arrived all too quickly, In brief the subs had a good 2 days.. tally is

AP (with troops on it).. shelled and torpedoed.
DD Hit with 1 torp
AK 2 torps
TK ! 1 torp (empty)
MSW - blown to bits

however japan is doing some heavy ASW sweeps around rabaul/truk will have to re-deploy
the subs a bit and send one home for repair ( SS dolphin).

This made me laugh a bit ,, Jap DD hit by a jap mine

TF 32 encounters mine field at Kendari (33,71)

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

This didn't :-

TF 1047 encounters mine field at Munda (64,95)

Allied Ships
DD Monaghan, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

BAH .. operation scrubbed by the computer. so no heavy shelling of the munda airfields led to
some nasty shipping hits at tassaforonga (i hate it when plans get wrecked ).

Day Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 66,97

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 13
G4M2 Betty x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 19

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
Kittyhawk III x 7
P-38J Lightning x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 14 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Alderamin, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Eridanus
AK Jeremiah S. Black
AK Liberty
AK George S. Boutwell, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AE Pyro, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Dellwood
AK Mintaka, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK John Carroll
AK Empire Rainbow
AK George M. Pullman

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
2 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

nasty and the next day wasnt a lot better

Day Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 66,97

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 17
G4M1 Betty x 8
G4M2 Betty x 5
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
Kittyhawk III x 6
P-38J Lightning x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 14 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Crux, Bomb hits 1
AK Nathaniel Bowditch
AK George M. Pullman, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Eridanus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Clarence Darrow, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Tjikarang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Matthew Lyon
AK Philip Doddridge, Torpedo hits 1
AK Arided

OUCH .. my CAP is definately no doing soemthing right .. it;s already layered against low level
bombers (8K) to mid level 15k and the P38's at 25K.. oh well he must have some darn good
pilots is all i can say.

Landings at buna went fine today wit the AP's unloading unmolested, however the units landed
are disrupted to b&^^&^y for some odd reason and severely disabled too ?

Coastal Guns at Buna, 55,90, firing at TF 1089
TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Buna, 55,90


4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Kelowna


Allied ground losses:
781 casualties reported

Barges are bringing in the rest tomorrow also some extra supply to supplement the meagre
rations coming over the hills.

Japanese shelling confirmed a good AV ratio :-

Ground combat at Buna

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1557 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Defending force 16725 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 403


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

OK Wake island invasion is finally going off aftre some wierd loading bugs/oddities whereby only
one ship in a tf would actually load anything .. seems to have been sorted out by judicious
disbanding and transferring in/out ships .. wierd.. heres whats going along for the ride .
I've sent them all 2 hexes SW just to check everything loaded ok.. this is a bit of a nailbiter/.
I was planning to hit south sumatra at the same time to avoid the jap CV's but due to some jerk
at karachi the US tanks havnt loaded and i didnt notice for ages .. sigh.. send the ships back
again to pick them up. Have to double/triple check all loading from now on as it's definately
gone wierd.. this op will be delayed 2-3 weeks now .. bah humbug.

[Rob Brennan UK]

There is definately something odd with loading troops going on in this game. the brigades
due to arrive at buna are terribly fragmented and only about 20% arrived [&:], this is with
ample transport but i'm going ahead with an attack anyway just too see if the few men who did
arrive makes the aussies a good 3-1 (see next turn). similarly fair numbers of the 40th inf
div are still at midway but it';s not too bad here as i was as careful as possible that no empty
transports went along for the jaunt .. PS i forgot/missed the amphib HQ on the AGC for the wake op
she's loaded up and has a DE escort and is racing to catch up (will easily do so).

Regarding Wake i had a nasty thought. IF i stand off wth the CV's to avoid the nasty coastal
penalty on CV flight operations ,Japan could if being clever stand 5 hexes off wake and then
all his bombers will hit the transports because the CV's are out of range .. well to counter this
the CV's will cover the landings from the West of Wake island not the East. also I ditched the
CV Battle idea 1st then land as micromanaging all these bloody task forces is bad enough without
leaving them at sea and i guarantee some would wander off or return to midway if left unescorted
and i don't trust the AI much after these loading fiascos going off everywhere. I think i'll re-name
several bases as Fragment holes (townsville/karachi/midway/luganville/noumea ) GAH trying to
get fragments together is bad enough when replacemnets turn up randomly (not at the theatre HQ)
most of the time even with amply supply etc. most frustrting. I dread to think what organising
in 44/45 will be like ! nightmare.

Anyhoo, Here is the latest combat report blow by blow as it's time (if you are interested ) to
see whats happening behind the scenes (so to speak). so copy and paste the CR and annotated
as needed , I don't plan on doing it this way regularly (unless you want it ) as most combat
is generally irrelevant to main operations . Speaking of which i forgot an HQ for the sumatra
invasion , Just as well it was delayed because of the screw up at karachi and i have poached
the Burma corps HQ from well Burma (DUH). and will load up next turn from rangoon and sail to
colombo (if it moves fast enough).

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/03/43

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TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Buna, 55,90



Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported

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Night Air attack on Kuala , at 20,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 23

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing at 2000 feet

I havn't the room for the night fighters in sumatra anymore ( and japanese night bombing
does little to nothing). incidentally the DD Le Triomphant was apparently hit by night
bombers in kuala port but she is , i am happy to announce, completely OK at Zero damage
in all 3 categories. Must have been an over eager japanese pilot who got confused when he
hit a herd of cattle 5 miles inland [;)]

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Naval bombardment of Munda, at 64,95

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Shropshire
CA Astoria

Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13


USELESS
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TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Buna, 55,90



Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported

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TF 62 encounters mine field at Kendari (33,71)

Japanese Ships
MSW Toroshima Maru
MSW Wa 10
MSW Takasago Maru

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AP Gyoko Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Scamp, hits 3 Scamp has no damage apart from 3 system damage which she had before anyway

Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported

Didn't sink her either (must be a well made AP). as this occured right off the japanese
mainland i would think she has been run aground to unload the men as opposed to
seeing them all drown (my preferred outcome [:D])

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Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 42
A6M3a Zero x 39
Ki-46-III Dinah x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 43

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
16 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
25 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
5 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
8 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet

Japan started some training in china and i am in no position (yet) to try and jump them.
As most chinese bases do not have aviation support , dakotas in chungking have been
rectifying the situation but flying in , then out some smaller Base forces as walking
in china takes flipping ages. I could just send in the chinese fighters BUT they are
well below strength and P40N pool is completely empty, and china is not high on the
priority list for new airframes (AVG in sumatra gets them 1st). I'll send in some RAF
and USAF P40E's and maybe some lightnings to try and bounce these training flights
in a few days.


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Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 39
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet

Not a lot i can do to stop this untill munda expands .. munda will get 40
eng vehicles next turn to speed up the expansion.
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Day Air attack on Makale , at 32,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
24 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 40
B-24J Liberator x 117

Japanese aircraft losses
MC-21 Sally: 4 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 8 destroyed WHY ??? are planes here of all places , its suicide
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
321 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 80

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sasebo 8th SNLF, at 32,34 BURMA


Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 14
Thunderbolt II x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Thunderbolt II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 55,90 BUNA


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
Spitfire Vb x 19
Hudson I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 11
A-20G Havoc x 15
B-25J Mitchell x 122


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
303 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
12 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 6000 feet
36 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
45 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 6000 feet
15 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 82,63 WAKE ISLAND


Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 35


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
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Day Air attack on 136th IJNAF Base Force, at 82,63 AGAIN WAKE


Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 27


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
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Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 22
SBD Dauntless x 57
TBM Avenger x 16
Avenger II x 7
Beaufort V-IX x 24
P-38J Lightning x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Avenger II bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
14 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
11 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
12 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
DD Kazegumo

Allied Ships
SS S-31

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
DD Kazegumo

Allied Ships
SS S-31


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1300 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6943

Defending force 182441 troops, 1109 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 5321



Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 32,34 BURMA north of raheng , i have tanks coming in a week or so.

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4900 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 2113 troops, 8 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 87



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Ground combat at 30,34 FRONT LINE BURMA , just north of moulmein

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3193 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3374

Defending force 172621 troops, 1846 guns, 724 vehicles, Assault Value = 3261


Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Medan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 577 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 360

Defending force 6990 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128



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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29040 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 737

Defending force 32558 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 464


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/04/43


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Sub attack near Rabaul at 61,88

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

Allied Ships
SS S-31 GOOD SUB

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
DD Kazegumo

Allied Ships
SS S-31

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Night Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33 NIGHT BOMING IN CHINA .. ambush tomorrow

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Kuala , at 20,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing at 2000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Munda, at 64,95 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 3 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 4 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed

18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Cleveland
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 11
CA Northampton
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland

Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 35

MUCH BETTER ! .. no planes flew from here today but i suspect joe moved out the
working ones ead of last turn

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Sub attack near Rabaul at 61,88

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

Allied Ships
SS S-31 GREAT SUB , unfortunately hit by a sally on ASW patrol 30/30/0 back to
rennel to stop the flood then aukland for repairs.

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 18
B-25J Mitchell x 60


No Allied losses

Heavy Industry hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
16 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
12 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 43
A6M3a Zero x 41
Ki-46-III Dinah x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
11 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
26 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44 ALLIED FIGHTER SWEEP

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed


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Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 40
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Pomala , at 32,69 TRAINING

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 27

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 37
B-24J Liberator x 111

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 9 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 80

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
18 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
1 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97


Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 5
B-17E Fortress x 31
B-24J Liberator x 84


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 124

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 32,34 BURMA


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 48
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 6

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 82,63 WAKE island


Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 32


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
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Day Air attack on 136th IJNAF Base Force, at 82,63 WAKE ISLAND


Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 29


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 17000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 30

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Buna , at 55,90


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
SBD Dauntless x 59
TBM Avenger x 16
Avenger II x 7
CW-22 Falcon x 1
Beaufort V-IX x 22
P-38J Lightning x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Avenger II bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
14 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
12 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 10000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 11000 feet

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1300 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6940

Defending force 182515 troops, 1111 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 5319



Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 32,34 BURMA

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4881 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 1991 troops, 8 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

When my armour arrives in a few days we should be able to kick the japs back to Raheng.
Which is completely immune to this flanking force , and sending more men down this trail
isn't worth it. BUT it has had the desired effect of forcing japan to defend here
and does weaken him elsewhere in theatre.(a bit )



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Ground combat at 30,34

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3200 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3380

Defending force 172922 troops, 1850 guns, 725 vehicles, Assault Value = 3264


Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Medan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 597 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 364

Defending force 7030 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Whenever i try a deliberate attack i lose badly.So just shelling them into oblivion.
Also i need to get the brigades out of here as they are battered and at 50% , Air
transports are bringing in the 15th Canadian brigade to take over the defences(100% prepped btw)
, then i'll fly out the indians and sail them back to colombo to reorganise.



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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29058 troops, 291 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 741

Defending force 32398 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 464


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

I need more men here and as Aztez pointed out an HQ , i do have both and am currnently
collecting them in rennel for transfer to tassafornga and a 60 mile overland trek to
lunga ( landing directly i think is suicide). iirc Americal div is almost there and 2 RCT
and the AUstralian 1st HQ are 100% prepped and will hopefully tip the scales. Also have
some tanks (australian) coming along too 40 miles down the trail i think. however the
2nd tank unit will not budge from tassaforonga .. i get error messages saying cant move
from one ZOC to another, its very odd.

Well the Wake attack went almost smoothly following the slowest Task force. One TF went back to
midway (the supplies worryingly enough) but will race to come back and catch up. Basically
I'm moving the invasion 4-5 hexes every 2 days and most follow orders seem to be being
followed properly. Lets hope this actually works , i'm starting to think i've brough
a sledgehammer to break a walnut .. just in case another american div is in midway if i need
reinforcements. My main worry is obviously the japanese CV's and have no idea how a large
CV battle would work out. I think we would win because of the F6F's vs Zeros is definately
in my favour. all depends on his cap % i think. Mine is between 60-80 % on varying heights.
Basically i can afford to lose the bombers but not the CV's [;)]

Back in karachi the tanks and the US RCT actually loaded up properly for the trip to
colombo. I'm planning on a smaller invasion of (whatever it is called) the bottom most
base on sumatra. then once taken throw in a ton of stuff prepped for palembang and
aviation suppport and engineers. Depends if the brit CV's and americal CVL's
can hold off LBA (assuming KB contests wake island). In my experience, landing at a base
your not prepped for is a disaster for the troops involved.

Ok thats today over and if joe can pry himself away from final fantasy 12 hopefully get
a turn tomorrow/tonight .. bye bye

[Rob Brennan UK]

In the words of victor Meldrew " I Dont Believe this !".

The supply for wake island invasion didnt leave midway (again!). had follw TF ordered,
wasn't loading anything (or unloading ) just sat there ! .. gave it a direct movement order
this time round (If that doesn't work I'll throw the computer out the window [:@]

Ok rant over, unless i find anything else on map (doing the turn now).

Well was a good turn for the silent service again.

summaries :-


Sub attack at 36,61

Japanese Ships
AK Takamisan Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Capelin

Sub attack near Truk at 63,78

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

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier


Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73

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

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish

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Sub attack near Marcus Island at 75,56

Japanese Ships
AP Hakozake Maru Looks like a big fat large troop ship too, shame.

Allied Ships
SS Grouper

Sub attack at 35,55

Japanese Ships
AK Kyusyu Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Redfin

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze, heavy damage 2 Torps missed

Allied Ships
SS KXII no retaliation worth mentioning .. back for more ammo

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Sub attack at 35,55

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

Allied Ships
SS Redfin, hits 4 lies , all lies

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Sub attack at 37,56

Japanese Ships
AK Teikai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Santo Maru
PG Nishho Maru
PG Kongosan Maru
DD Akizuki

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish, hits 1

SS Redfin takes todays medal as best SS for the day.

In other news, Lunga recieved a huge shelling from some old US BB's

Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Nevada
BB Oklahoma
BB Idaho

Japanese ground losses:
1483 casualties reported WooHOO !!! ..
Guns lost 41

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29
Port supply hits 2

Lingtnings from rennel island i the solomons swept over Munda for 2 days killing
a decent haul of Tonys for little loss. ;_

Day Air attack on Munda , at 64,95

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 63

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Day Air attack on Munda , at 64,95

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 destroyed

On both occasions japanese pilots ran away quite quickly . but not as fast as the oscars
flying over bangkok when some british Thunderbolt 2's arrived at 25k feet .. actually they
ran so fast only 3 were brought down over 2 days. That said one brave oscar pilot managed
to down a P47 ? .. shouldn't be allowed [;)]


Oh well now down to todays best result ever .. why was i worried about buna ? the Assault
Values (AV) suggested a 2-1 in the allies favour .. BUT then this happened .:-

Ground combat at Buna

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15677 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 422

Defending force 4815 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Allied max assault: 385 - adjusted assault: 307

Japanese max defense: 58 - adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Buna base !!!


Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[:D][:D] Well i never .. should have attacked last week .. wonder if lunga is in a similar state ?
although i'd bet she has level 9 forts due to the engineers there. should i do a test attack with
one unit ? or all of them ? or wait till i can pound the troops properly ? any suggestions ?

[tiger111]

GO FOR IT

Hi Rob - again.

GO FOR LUNGA

GO FOR WAKE

P.s. Wot good subs....

No you`r right they shouldn`t shoot down P-47`s [:D]

[aztez]

[8|] ...Witp game engine sometimes does do some weird stuff!
 
Let's hope you get the Wake "carnival" on the road the more time it takes the more time he has to prepare his navy and transports TF's for the oncoming battle!

[Rob Brennan UK]

Thanks for the reply chaps.

augustus .. i will be attacking lunga with the 4th aussie tank unit (40 odd tanks) just to
get a measure of the defenses without hurting my divisions. bit rough on the aussies though[;)]

Aztez , the Wake carnival is now in the order of 21 ! taskforces and has finally all met up
We have :-

Amphibious HQ
Supply
Troops
support
engineers
Base unit(s) for when it falls.
plenty of planes in PH for transfer.

And best of all AFAIK im completely undetected .. no recon over midway so he;s not aware
my CV's left port. and absolutely no planes flying from wake (must be a mess). aiming for
one hex east of wake for next turns move, then we invade ! [:D] He's bound to spot us next turn
but my flood od subs report nothing remotely close to wake (upto 8-10 hexes out) the place
looks like a submarine car park [;)]

Interesting turn again. plenty of action .

submarine summary :-

SS Sunfish sinks 2 AK's off amboina
SS Redfin again takes a bite form a convoy off NE Bornea 1 AK sunk
SS Growler sinks a patrol boat off the vietnam coast after chinese bombers harass them
SS KXII sinks an AK at kendari with 88mm gunfire and 2 torps
SS Mingo unwisely attacks an japanese ASW group off iwo jima and will in all liklyhood sink
SS 31 gets jumped by ASW PG's off the kurile islands and will have to go back to repair the dent.
SS Shark hits and damages an AK in the china sea with 1 torp hit.
SS Grenadier misses a lone troops ship at Truk [:@] (idiot).

Moulemein and Tavoy are hot hard (esp moulmein post and airfield ) for the RAF heavies and
dive bombers, along with USAAF B25's.

Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 29,35

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
Liberator VI x 110
Beaufighter VIC x 7
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 damaged
Liberator VI: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 71

Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 29,35


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 11
Spitfire Vb x 17
F-5A Lightning x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 110
B-17E Fortress x 43
B-24J Liberator x 13


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 6
Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 29,35

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 3
Liberator VI x 99
Beaufighter VIC x 7
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 58


The chinese bombers found a joicy target without air cover and japan paid the price [:D]
Day Air attack on TF at 39,40


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Clyde Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Amakasu Maru #1
AP Katsuragisan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,40


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 11


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kotobuki Maru #5, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Nichii Maru, Bomb hits 2
AK Chile Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

will hopefully attack using skip bombing tomorrow and the 6 50cals nose mount will
shred those pesky PG's off vietnam coast [;)]


Best result of the day was an AVG Ambush over Bankha . 1st day was excellent ! whwoever said P40N's
are rubbish should read this :-
Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 14
G4M1 Betty x 62
G4M2 Betty x 9
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 54

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 10 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 11 destroyed, 9 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 17 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 24

Day 2 wasnt bad either but the fatigue showed ..

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 40
G4M2 Betty x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 34
Ki-48 Lily x 44

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 16 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 22

Meanwhile over near Raheng (burma ) japan has sent up another brigade (4th infantry iirc) just as
my armour arrived .. because of the river japan shock attacked and got beaten back easily.

Ground combat at 32,34

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6528 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209
This includes a japanese armoured unit, with 0 tanks [;)] good old beaus

Defending force 6108 troops, 32 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Japanese max assault: 114 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 216 - adjusted defense: 343

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
564 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

We will be conducting our own shock attack tomorrow and see if we cant beat them back to
raheng permanently. every available bomber and fighterbomber is on ground attack duty for
the next 2 days, fingers crossed.

Speaking of burma Joe has withdrawn a sizeable portion of the japanese front line troops to keep
AV on parity with the allies, where they have gone i do not know , tad woorying for the future
invasion at Tavoy in the distant future ( need HUGE numbers of ships for this op).

Also the Burma HQ never left the front line in burma ?? stopped the allied shelling as that 'might'
be the cause ( gotta hate the ground system in this game ).

here is the ambush over bankha :-

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK

Thanks for the reply chaps.

augustus .. i will be attacking lunga with the 4th aussie tank unit (40 odd tanks) just to
get a measure of the defenses without hurting my divisions. bit rough on the aussies though[;)]

Aztez , the Wake carnival is now in the order of 21 ! taskforces and has finally all met up
We have :-

Amphibious HQ
Supply
Troops
support
engineers
Base unit(s) for when it falls.
plenty of planes in PH for transfer.

And best of all AFAIK im completely undetected .. no recon over midway so he;s not aware
my CV's left port. and absolutely no planes flying from wake (must be a mess). aiming for
one hex east of wake for next turns move, then we invade ! [:D] He's bound to spot us next turn
but my flood of subs report nothing remotely close to wake (upto 8-10 hexes out) the place
looks like a submarine car park [;)]

Interesting turn again. plenty of action .

submarine summary :-

SS Sunfish sinks 2 AK's off amboina
SS Redfin again takes a bite form a convoy off NE Bornea 1 AK sunk
SS Growler sinks a patrol boat off the vietnam coast after chinese bombers harass them
SS KXII sinks an AK at kendari with 88mm gunfire and 2 torps
SS Mingo unwisely attacks an japanese ASW group off iwo jima and will in all liklyhood sink
SS 31 gets jumped by ASW PG's off the kurile islands and will have to go back to repair the dent.
SS Shark hits and damages an AK in the china sea with 1 torp hit.
SS Grenadier misses a lone troop ship at Truk [:@] (idiot).

Moulemein and Tavoy are hit hard (esp moulmein post and airfield ) for the RAF heavies and
dive bombers, along with USAAF B25's.

Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 29,35

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
Liberator VI x 110
Beaufighter VIC x 7
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 damaged
Liberator VI: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 71

Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 29,35


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 11
Spitfire Vb x 17
F-5A Lightning x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 110
B-17E Fortress x 43
B-24J Liberator x 13


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 6
Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 29,35

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 3
Liberator VI x 99
Beaufighter VIC x 7
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 58


The chinese bombers found a juicy target without air cover and japan paid the price [:D]
Day Air attack on TF at 39,40


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Clyde Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Amakasu Maru #1
AP Katsuragisan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,40


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 11


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kotobuki Maru #5, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Nichii Maru, Bomb hits 2
AK Chile Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

will hopefully attack using skip bombing tomorrow and the 6 50cals nose mount will
shred those pesky PG's off vietnam coast [;)]


Best result of the day was an AVG Ambush over Bankha . 1st day was excellent ! whoever said P40N's
are rubbish should read this :-

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 14
G4M1 Betty x 62
G4M2 Betty x 9
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 54

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 10 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 11 destroyed, 9 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 17 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 24

Day 2 wasnt bad either but the fatigue showed ..

Day Air attack on Bankha , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 40
G4M2 Betty x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 34
Ki-48 Lily x 44

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 16 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 22

83-5 .. lost 3 pilot too, japan lost all 83 and however many crashed on the way home [:D]

Meanwhile over near Raheng (burma ) japan has sent up another brigade (4th infantry iirc) just as
my armour arrived .. because of the river japan shock attacked and got beaten back easily.

Ground combat at 32,34

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6528 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209
This includes a japanese armoured unit, with 0 tanks [;)] good old beaus

Defending force 6108 troops, 32 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Japanese max assault: 114 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 216 - adjusted defense: 343

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
564 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

We will be conducting our own shock attack tomorrow and see if we cant beat them back to
raheng permanently. every available bomber and fighterbomber is on ground attack duty for
the next 2 days, fingers crossed.

Speaking of burma Joe has withdrawn a sizeable portion of the japanese front line troops to keep
AV on parity with the allies, where they have gone i do not know , tad woorying for the future
invasion at Tavoy in the distant future ( need HUGE numbers of ships for this op).

Also the Burma HQ never left the front line in burma ?? stopped the allied shelling as that 'might'
be the cause ( gotta hate the ground system in this game ).

here is the ambush over bankha :-

[Rob Brennan UK]

Whoops ! cocked up that edit and spell check [X(]

PS quick late update , just got this from Joe :-

Wheres USN dissapeared to, expected Wake to be flattened by now, doubt
my H8K's scared you off now you got Hellcats on the decks.

ROFL .. i am one hex out from wake island and he still hasn't spotted me .. sending in all bar one
division and the eng/BF units etc next turn CV's cover the west of wake , CVL's cover the
replenishment and non-landing division , while the CVE's cover the landing force direct.
No bombardment from the BB's , needed to soak up CD fire . and the 4E from midway have worked over the
port several times over .. fingers crossed .. also good news in burma .. long live the chinese and
british tank tactics [;)]

more tomorow .. way too late ..