There are so many unknowns about the Reds that it's difficult to make qualified decisions.
I think Andy has to protect his bases, flanks - and there will most likely be between 2 or 3 main
attack prongs, each of some 7-8 AP me thinks.
For now I will gather my troops according to plan, try to build a reserve and await developments.
If I try to defend too much, I will end up defending nothing. If Harbin is cut of, so be it.
Maybe 1000 bombers will be enough to plunt the spearheads. With such huuge units it will be difficult
to provide replacements and R&R will take a lot of time. We can conduct amph landings behind enemy lines,
drop paras and disrupt the enemy in many ways.
Busy, busy days here. Little time for turns [:(]
Andy committed a lot of asw units - ac and ships today. 2 of our subs were destroyed/scuttled
and another 2 damaged around Marcus Island.
A surprise attack by our surface units led by the Kirishima struck back against enemy ASW units.
Enemy fleet is sailing towards Mannargudi/Trincomalee near India - probably to unload more troops somewhere.
Division of force is good - for us! Will try to disrupt.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/17/45
Sub/ASW Attacks
ASW attack at 74,56
Japanese Ships
SS RO-117, hits 13
Allied Ships
DE Presley
DE Pratt
DE Oberrender
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ASW attack at 72,57
Japanese Ships
SS I-400, hits 10, on fire, heavy damage <- hope to save her!
Allied Ships
DE Doherty
DE Woodson
DE Richard W. Suesens
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Night Surface Combat
Our ships surprised the enemy and caused some havoc!
Night Time Surface Combat at 73,56
Japanese Ships
DD Namikaze
DD Wakatake
DD Karukaya
DD Otori, Shell hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
DE Vammen, Shell hits 1, on fire
DE Formoe
DE Mack, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 72,57
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 5
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 2
DD Tsubaki, Shell hits 1
DD Enoki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Sakaki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Manazuru
DD Hato
Allied Ships
DE Richard W. Suesens, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DE Woodson, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DE Doherty, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat at 72,57
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CL Yahagi
DD Tsubaki
DD Enoki, on fire
DD Sakaki, on fire
DD Manazuru
DD Hato
Allied Ships
AK Empire Moorhen, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat at 72,57
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CL Yahagi
DD Tsubaki
DD Enoki, on fire
DD Sakaki, on fire
DD Manazuru
DD Hato
Allied Ships
AK Alcoa Pioneer, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
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TF 1061 encounters mine field at Marcus Island (75,56)
Allied Ships
AK Gilbert M. Hitchcock, and is sunk
DE Vammen
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Air Combat
India/Burma
Day Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 28,22
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 20
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 29
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Day Air attack on Dimapur , at 33,23
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19
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Day Air attack on Yanam , at 22,21
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 51
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Port supply hits 9
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23
Day Air attack on 11th Australian Division, at 22,21
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 11th Australian Division, at 22,21
Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 34
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
Allied aircraft - Not much hope of penetrating this CAP yet...!
F6F Hellcat x 77
F4U-1 Corsair x 16
F4U-1D Corsair x 67
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 34 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 13 destroyed
Allied Ships
AP Ormsby
LSD Carter Hall
AP New Kent
AP Olmsted, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 17,24
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 77
F4U-1 Corsair x 16
F4U-1D Corsair x 67
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Australian Victory
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34
Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 6
Ki-100 Tony x 14
Ki-102a Randy x 13
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 25
A-26B Invader x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-100 Tony: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-102a Randy: 11 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
A-26B Invader: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A-26B Invader attacking at 100 feet
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Luzon
Day Air attack on Lingayen , at 44,50
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 13
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25
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Day Air attack on Lingayen , at 44,50
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 50
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 91
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 13
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 18
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 15
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 36
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Day Air attack on 1st Naval Construction Battalion, at 43,51
Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
SB2C Helldiver x 7
PB4Y Liberator x 3
Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 34th Division, at 43,51
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 35
A-26B Invader x 9
PB4Y Liberator x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 57th Naval Construction Battalion, at 44,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 298th USA Regimental Combat Team, at 44,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Americal USA/A Division, at 43,50
Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 54th Ind.Mixed/B Brigade, at 43,51
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 5
A-26B Invader x 34
PB4Y Liberator x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Arrgh, gave the Grace TBDs a range of 7 instead of 6 and paid the ultimate price...!-(
Day Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 46,49
Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 54
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 57
F6F Hellcat x 29
F4U-1 Corsair x 19
F4U-1D Corsair x 50
Kittyhawk III x 1
P-38J Lightning x 3
P-47D Thunderbolt x 3
P-51D Mustang x 2
P-61A Black Widow x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 44 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 2 damaged
P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged
P-61A Black Widow: 1 damaged
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Central Pacific
The retreating Kirishima puts up a strong AA barrage and gets away from numerous
attacks with some fire and superficial damage.
Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 9
B-24J Liberator x 15
Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 4, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,55
Allied aircraft
P-47D Thunderbolt x 11
B-24J Liberator x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,54
Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 19
PB4Y Liberator x 5
B-24J Liberator x 20
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 9 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Ground Combat
Ground combat at Iwo Jima
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 81556 troops, 922 guns, 627 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
Defending force 62584 troops, 618 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Lingayen
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19185 troops, 260 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2763
Defending force 67232 troops, 642 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1246
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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We are pushed out of Yanam - but the enemy hasn't got enough engineers to incrase AF size
from 1 to 4 anytime soon.
Ground combat at Yanam
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 22390 troops, 270 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 937
Defending force 7754 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
Allied max assault: 1064 - adjusted assault: 129
Japanese max defense: 41 - adjusted defense: 18
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied forces CAPTURE Yanam base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
329 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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The Kirishima is back!
