This turn was a COMPLETE disaster!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/27/42
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ASW attack at 87,113
Japanese Ships
SS I-169, hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PG Swan
DD MacDonough
DD Monaghan
DD Mahan
DD Thracian
DD Phelps
lol... this sub was heading home and is killed far off the shipping lanes... the lucky DDs stumbled over it.. once again...
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ASW attack at 96,94
Japanese Ships
SS I-20
Allied Ships
AVD Casco
DD Drayton
DD Fanning
another sub on the way home... ALL subs are sent home as there´s no sense in using them with the historical correct 100% effectiveness of Allied DDs in early 42...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119
Japanese Ships
PG Takunan Maru #10, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Chitose Maru, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
PG Kogyoku Maru
PG Kongosan Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Ch 24, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kuraido Maru
AP Kuretake Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
AP Matsukawa Maru
AP Maya Maru
AP Montevideo Maru
AP Sasago Maru
AP Taian Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Taihei Maru
AP Taizin Maru
AP Tamaki Maru
AK Toyo Maru
AK Isuzugawa Maru
AK Yanagigawa
AK Taiyu Maru
Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 2
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 1
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 6
CL Durban
DD Mugford
DD John D. Ford
Japanese ground losses:
508 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
There it is! I sent out a TF to Norfolk island hoping to get a reaction... unfortunately I had to take heavy casualties but the surprise for my opponent is about to come...
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 109
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 93
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
soooo.... Someone tell me how my opponent is able to move ALL his planes out of Mandalay if there were for sure DOZENS of damaged aircraft there from my attack last turn!!!!!! I can tell you! Using the bug that makes it possible to transfer planes by RAIL OVER TRAILS!!!! Fucking bugs!! Would be time to start another discussion about bug exploiting... As a long time WITP player my opponent should now that he should not be able to transfer all those squadrons out by -r... So he is deliberately using this bug to save his planes... Can´t say that I like it. Perhaps he finds something about my playing style to complain about in the near future... [8|][8|][8|][8|][8|]
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 108
Ki-21 Sally x 38
Ki-49 Helen x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 16
Runway hits 161
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Zamboanga , at 39,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 137
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Mixed Brigade, at 32,30
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
A-20B Boston x 4
Hurricane IIb x 5
IL-4c x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged
IL-4c: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 32,30
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
A-20B Boston x 3
IL-4c x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 damaged
IL-4c: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th CCP Guerilla Brigade, at 48,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 72
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st PA Division, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 40
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,118
Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
SBD Dauntless x 36
TBD Devastator x 15
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Maya Maru
PC Takunan Maru #10
AP Sasago Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PC Ch 24, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kuraido Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Taihei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Taizin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Kogyoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Isuzugawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Matsukawa Maru
Japanese ground losses:
221 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
not nice too look at for me but the surprise is still to come...
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,118
Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 90
TBD Devastator x 34
Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AP Kuraido Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AP Taihei Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Matsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Montevideo Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Taizin Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tamaki Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sasago Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Isuzugawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Maya Maru
AK Yanagigawa
PC Takunan Maru #10, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PG Kogyoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
952 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
will lose 95% of a brigade... [8|] so where is the surprise???
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,118
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 18
TBD Devastator x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Taiyu Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tamaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Taihei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yanagigawa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toyo Maru
Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 46
B-17D Fortress x 7
B-17E Fortress x 46
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
450 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 63
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Guam , at 62,66
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 48
B5N Kate x 140
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 44
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B5N Kate bombing at 20000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 90
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 27
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68541 troops, 762 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1480
Defending force 42319 troops, 400 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 729
Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3058 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1329
Defending force 88810 troops, 595 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 2139
Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 32,30
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4612 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2718
Defending force 51757 troops, 319 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1446
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
GOD DAMN!! WHERE IS THE SURPRISE! The surprise was on my side! I have brought every available Betty from the South Pacific to Noumea. There were 150+ Betties set on naval attack 15 hexes (torp range) and 81 Zeroes on escort. All were 0 fatigued. I have a HQ and a lot of supplies! There can´t go something wrong and YES, my planes all launch at the carrier TF............................................. and fail to find it.... [8|][8|][8|] in the morning....... DAMN.... there´s still the afternoon phase...... no clouds.... YES....... my planes launch AGAIN........ YES........ AND FAIL TO FIND TARGET AGAIN!!!!!!.
150 Betties against those 3 carriers would have really been nice, but they twice fail to find target...
OH MAN... [8|][8|][8|]
Bad luck, it will change sometime... Though what really made me upset this turn is using this bug to move out ALL damaged planes from Mandalay... such things just suck hard!!! [:-][:-][:-][:-]
) and b) that the base forces raise the detection level of the sweeping attackers in such heights that the defenders get the bounce on and on and on and on... endlessly... [8|]
All in all I think Japan has 10.000 assault points on the move at the moment and the Chinese around 15.000 - 17.000! [X(]
I wonder why I couldn´t inflict some losses over Koepang... 
