AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/23/42
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TF 8 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)
Japanese Ships
MSW Keinan Maru
MSW Kaiyo Maru #1
MSW Hagoromo Maru
MSW Banshu Maru #8
MSW Asahi Maru
MSW Wa 10
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 148
Ki-49 Helen x 54
Ki-15 Babs x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
297 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 3
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 146
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
assault value in Manila still growing... wonder if those attacks have any effect... [&:]
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Day Air attack on 23rd AA Regiment, at 29,33
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 15
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on 89th Regional Army Corps, at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 256
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon Force , at 29,34
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 55
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kaishi Maru
AP Nissen Maru #3, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Takunan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet
the way Helpless´ bombers acted from the start on would be a real dream later on for me when the bombers will go after the easy targets instead of killing themself against a CV cap. Hex next to Battavia with one TF is attacked, while several TFs in Battavia are either not attacked and in the pm phase not found...
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 35
Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
only 9 Alfs there but actually 4 were lost... not bad for the few hits... this sums up... flak effect as usual, am thinking about withdrawing both the planes and AA battailons
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CA Nachi
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet
this is a surface combat TF consisting of a couple CA and CL with DD escorts to attack Soerabaja´s TFs next turn. Pity it was spotted. The TFs next to Timor were the third time in a row not attacked by 100+ bombers and are safe soon.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 34
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Genmei Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
the biggest difference in air vs naval targets is that Helpless has gotten his planes in the air since the start while I´m happy if I´m having a strike now and then.
4Es are perfect for that role, real losses were 1 Zero and 1 Oscar A2A lost against the B17 while no B17 was lost.
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TF 33 troops unloading over beach at Makale, 32,67
Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Rangoon
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 117225 troops, 1078 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 2231
Defending force 3562 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123
Japanese max assault: 1993 - adjusted assault: 3605
Allied max defense: 89 - adjusted defense: 46
Japanese assault odds: 78 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Allied ground losses:
4201 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Rangoon was abandoned and only the static CD gun unit was left. Helpless has abandoned and retreated everywhere on the map!!! 44.000 supplies were at Rangoon this turn, I can´t tell if it was captured or drawn in from the surrounding bases (which is more of a possibility).
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 92792 troops, 1203 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 2048
Defending force 103562 troops, 797 guns, 378 vehicles, Assault Value = 2226
Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Tjilitjap
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21686 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 476
Defending force 1281 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese max assault: 457 - adjusted assault: 411
Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 58 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilitjap base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1717 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
A static CD gun unit was left
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Ground combat at 23,47
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9216 troops, 48 guns, 259 vehicles, Assault Value = 284
Defending force 2470 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese max assault: 266 - adjusted assault: 320
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 80 to 1
Allied ground losses:
5221 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
this is the good news this turn, one of the three reamaining British LCUs spread out on the Malaya peninsula finally surrendered.
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Ground combat at Bataan
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 22631 troops, 228 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516
Defending force 4516 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
I forgot to set my division to deliberate attack! 
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Ground combat at Thursday Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 338 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 2
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Thursday Island base !!!
An Emily spotted a convoy South of the Fidjis, though without a heading. Don´t know if it really has a CV in it. Those CA CA CA CV CA CV spottings often are only 5 AKs. Noumea finally had enough fuel and the surface combat TF sortied with the KB following it.
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At the moment I can´t imagine it! I will believe it when the floatation will be down to 50!
