PzB vs Wobbly - Clash of Steel

[PzB74]

Appreciate the input guys!

There are so many "unknowns" regarding the upcoming campaign in Manchukuo that I'm hesitant to
activate anything based on such weak intel.

Everything I can do now, I can also do after Andy launches his attacks.
Without long range CAP his Armies will be out in the open for weeks and our Army and Navy Air Forces will
have bigger training camps than ever! [:D]

Will a Russian Army of 15k AP be able to fight an efficient offensive if bombed by 500 bombers each day for weeks?

We still have to measure the combat ability of Yaks and LA-7's.
Has anyone done any comparisons - are they equal to e.g. the Frank?

Does anyone know if the Soviets have paras and transport planes?

Here is a sneak preview of the next turn - a heroic deed by the RO-44!
Twice it attacked enemy shipping in the Philippine Sea and scored hits on 2 US cruisers.
Both times with its rear torp tubes! [&o]

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Sub attack at 55,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-44

Allied Ships
CL Gambia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Boise
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Sub attack at 55,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-44

Allied Ships
CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CLAA Tucson
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[trollelite]

Destruction a whole infantry division is just so-so thing in war time, it could be a national disaster in peacetime, though.

[Aterpa]

I found the soviet fighters of the latest generation have a similar performance vs. japanese fighters as P-38J or P-47C. So they are better than the Ki-84-Ic but about equal to the A7M2. A lot will depend on the pilot quality here, unfortunatly the first batch of soviet pilots will be of elite quality. So it is better to first let them die vs. your J7W before attacking the soviet bases by yourself.

The soviets have a lot of transport planes, but as far as I know no paratroopers.

[Fishbed]

But they should have (at least they were there historically), maybe they appear on a certain date?

[PzB74]

Yes, the Soviets should have both paratroopers, amphib marines and a navy to fight with.
Think this is left out of WitP...unfortunately. Could have been fun to mash the Red Fleet [:D]

Hm, the more I think about it the more I favor a defensive campaign with an offensive Air Campaign.
If the LA-7 holds T-bolt standard I don't want to send my Betties there [8|]
Also, if the Red AF is short legged, we can simply CAP our bases and troops and the enemy medium bombers
will be shredded.

Still uncertain about Northern Sakhalin...

Have completed the strategic withdrawal of the 3rd Air Fleet from Formosa to Okinawas.
The number of Shindens is now high enough to deter most enemy strikes.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/26/45

Invasions

Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1078
TF 1078 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LCI LCI-448

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1091
TF 1091 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1031
TF 1031 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1072
TF 1072 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
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Wouldn't like to be in Andy's merchant amphib suicide marine [:'(]

Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1078
TF 1078 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

114 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AK Onomea, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
LCI LCI-448, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Panaman, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
LCI LCI-447, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Oregonian, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51

Allied Ships
CLAA Flint
CL Adelaide
CA Shropshire
CA Alaska
CA St. Paul
CA Wichita
CA Tuscaloosa
CA Minneapolis
BB Texas
BB New York
BB Richelieu, heavy damage
BB Missouri
BB Wisconsin
BB New Jersey
BB Iowa
BB Alabama
BB Massachusetts
BB Washington
BB North Carolina, heavy damage
BB California
BB Maryland, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
1762 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 12

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
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Sub Attacks

A samurai sword goes to the commander fo the RO-44!
2 valuable light cruisers on fire is a good days work [8D]

Sub attack at 55,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-44

Allied Ships
CL Gambia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Boise
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Sub attack at 55,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-44

Allied Ships
CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CLAA Tucson
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Air Combat

India

Day Air attack on Hyderabad , at 20,17

Allied aircraft
A-26B Invader x 13
PB4Y Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 26
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25

Allied aircraft
Mosquito FB.VI x 9
P-38J Lightning x 29
P-51D Mustang x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 60
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 30
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Day Air attack on TF, near Yanam at 22,21

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 8
B7A Grace x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AP Oxford, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Bates, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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This tanker out of Java is promptly bombed and left burning:

Day Air attack on TF at 22,58

Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 44


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuto Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
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Luzon

Our LBA in Borneo and southern PIs are mostly repelled by enemy CAP:

Day Air attack on TF at 37,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 19

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 46,56

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 10
G4M2 Betty x 18
P1Y Frances x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 9 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Charles S. Jones
APD Gosselin
TK Giraffe
APD Joseph E. Campbell, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 46,56

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 25

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 10
F4U-1D Corsair x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 3 damaged
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Bataan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 180560 troops, 1672 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 5816

Defending force 104379 troops, 522 guns, 357 vehicles, Assault Value = 2063

Japanese ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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We hang on by the fingernails but the enemy is bringing in more and more reinforcements.
Making one final attempt to save Trimcomalee.

Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 21893 troops, 108 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 552

Defending force 16604 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Allied max assault: 750 - adjusted assault: 188

Japanese max defense: 182 - adjusted defense: 108

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
2135 casualties reported
Guns lost 25

Allied ground losses:
531 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 5
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Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12757 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 264

Defending force 18905 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 244

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7093 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 22333 troops, 119 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 512
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PzB's ship quiz: What ship is - was this

This ship has an amazing and intriguing history.
10 points to anyone who can id it.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: PzB

PzB's ship quiz: What ship is - was this

This ship has an amazing and intriguing history.
10 points to anyone who can id it.

one, that was sunk?? [:D] No idea, I´m not one of the experts...

[PzB74]

Well, sank is maybe not a 100% correct term - but you're pretty close [:D]
Here is another shot of the result of its demise! It was the biggest ship in the fleet it belonged to!

9 points for the one who can name this battleship!!
Come on, can't be that many bb's to choose from [;)]

[wild_Willie2]

Mutsu ?

[nobunaga]

Tirpitz?

[PzB74]

Tirpitz also turned turtle...the Mutsu went completely boom in the night.

Here's another shot from the ship while it was up straight!

[wild_Willie2]

That's a picture from a Queen elizabeth class battleship ?
 
But none of those turned turtle ?

[PzB74]

If no QE type bb turned turtle you have to think about another class [:)]

[Monter_Trismegistos]

Novorossiysk?

[PzB74]

Now we're getting somewhere!

Read this:

The Battleship Novorossisk
The ex-Italian Battleship Guilio Cesare in Soviet Service

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The Guilio Cesare, like Italy's other First World War battleships, was extensively reconstructed in the mid 1930s. She was active in the early years of the war, suffering a 15-inch shell hit at the Battle of Punto Stilo, but escaping damage during the British carrier air raid at Taranto. She was damaged by high level bombers at Naples, and was present at the First Battle of Sirte. By January of 1942 fuel shortages and the obsolescence of the class caused the Italian Navy to leave Guilio Cesare inactive at Taranto for the rest of the year. On December 30 she sailed for Pola, where she was laid up and used as a barracks ship and stationary training vessel.

The Italian Navy was caught completely by surprise when the armistice with the Allies was announced September 9, 1943. Cesare was ordered to sail, with her greatly reduced crew, to Malta and internment. After a brief stop at Taranto, the ship was proceeding south when a mutiny broke out on September 9. Led by members of the crew who wanted to scuttle the ship rather than turn it over to the Allies, the rebellion was soon controlled by officers who convinced those on board that it was in Italy's best interest to carry out the provisions of the armistice.

While smaller units of the Italian fleet joined the Allies against the Germans, the battleships sat out the war. Cesare remained at Malta until June 1944, when she returned to Taranto and was laid up.

The Russians had demanded that one third of the Italian fleet be turned over to them in 1944, but the British and Americans placated them by lend-leasing several of their own ships to the Soviets. But the Soviets renewed their demands as soon as the fighting stopped, and despite Italy's best efforts their fleet was divided between the Russians, French, British, and Americans. According to the peace agreement signed in Paris on Feb 10, 1947, Guilio Cesare was allocated to the Soviets, and was scheduled to be delivered to the Russian Navy in seagoing condition within two years.

Cesare was given very quick and minimum repairs to electrical and mechanical systems to make her ready for sea, and then decommissioned. Given the number Z-11, she sailed with a civilian crew, under the flag of the Italian Merchant Marine, Feb 5, 1949. A few crew members made an attempt to sabotage the ship and interrupt the transfer, but they were unsuccessful. The next day she was transferred to a Soviet crew at Valone, Albania, as the Montreux Convention prohibited her passage into the Black Sea while still owned by Italy. Two weeks were spent familiarizing the new crew with the ship, and then the old battleship sailed for Sevastopol.

The Russians named their new battleship Novorossisk (sometimes spelled Novorossiysk) March 5, 1949, but perhaps did not get what they expected. The ship was in very poor material condition, having sat for nearly 5 years without maintenance. At the waterline she was caked with barnacles, the ship was rusty, and many systems simply did not work. The neglected machinery, combined with the poor crew training and the fact that all controls and manuals were in Italian, meant that the Russians could barely keep the ship running. In addition to the understandable neglect, the ship itself was not designed for the general way the Soviets operated their ships. For example, the Soviets were quite surprised to find that only the officer's mess was equipped with a full galley; the main galley was equipped only with large pasta boilers, and those did not work. The Italian Navy did not make the seamen live on the ship, housing them instead on shore in barracks with full kitchens. Italian Navy operations rarely put the battleship to sea for more than one or two days, and the day's hot meal at sea always consisted of pasta with olive oil, and red wine. The Russians set up portable Army kitchens on the ships deck to feed the crew until the ship could be refitted to Soviet standards.

Designed for the warm Mediterranean, the ship proved to be unsuited for cold weather operations also, as the crew quarters were not insulated. In the sub-freezing temperatures of the Black Sea in winter, the ship's steam heated air against the cold steel exterior caused tremendous amounts of condensation in the crew quarter of the forecastle, much like an old refrigerator. To escape the constant indoor rain, the crew often slept in the ship's internal passageways. Clearly a lot of work would need to be done if the vessel was to serve in the Soviet fleet. The value of such a ship was questionable, considering the age of the vessel, and the rapid advances in naval warfare since the ship was rebuilt in the 1930s. However, Stalin was a big fan of big ships with big guns, and the old battleship carried the largest guns in the Soviet fleet, so serve she would.

In May 1949 the ship went into the Northern drydock at Sevastopol. Russian naval experts were surprised at the condition of the underwater hull: while the waterline was completely overgrown with barnacles, the underwater hull was free of growth, thanks to an advanced anti-fouling coating used by the Italians. After a good cleaning, inspection, paint, and some repairs Novorossisk returned to service, acting as flag ship for maneuvers in July 1949.

Plans were made to refit the ship with Russian 305mm, 52 caliber guns, but in the end it was decided to keep the Italian weapons and manufacture ammo specifically for the ship. She had been delivered with only a sample of shells, due to concerns about the age and stability of the left over WWII shells, and Soviet expectations that the ship would be re-gunned. But production lines were set up, and soon new AP and HE rounds filled the ship's magazines.

Over the next six years the ship's combat, technical, and mechanical systems were slowly but surely repaired, upgraded, and converted to Soviet standards. A lot of work was done, but on eight occasions the ship had to receive repairs to her propulsion plant, which the Soviets never quite were able to master. Finally the frustrated Soviets replaced the turbines with ones their engineers were familiar with, brand new ones manufactured at the Kharkov plant. After this change, the ship made 27 knots on machinery trials, good for a ship of her age but short of her best in Italian service.

Despite Stalin's death, work on the battleship continued: carrying the largest guns then afloat for the Soviet Navy, and freshly modernized, she was more than a match for the only other large surface vessel in the Black Sea, the old Turkish battlecruiser Yavus. Her guns would also be powerful support for any amphibious operation. By May 1955 the ship was ready to begin working her crew up for front line service, commanded by Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Victor Parkhomenko.

She went to sea several times over the next five months, for training and combat exercises to train her crew, and for fleet maneuvers. On October 28, 1955, Novorossisk returned from sea for the last time and moored 1000 feet off shore in Sevastopol Bay, across from the hospital, and took on board a number of Army personnel. These soldiers had been temporarily assigned to the battleship for gunnery training, as they would be manning coast defense guns removed from old Soviet battleships. The anchorage at Sevastopol was poorly protected and not in a high state of readiness, with the outer harbor unguarded and underwater listening devices that were not functional.

At 0131 on the 29th, a large underwater explosion was heard, and the ship shook from the force of the explosion. Alarms sounded, and the ship immediately took on a list to starboard and went down by the bow, slowly settling as the list slowly increased. Panic set in among the newer recruits and Army personnel, and officers did a slow job restoring discipline, so it was some time before damage control began. But calm was restored, and damage control reports started coming in.

Damage reports were grim: a huge explosion had ruptured the ship's hull, extending back from the bow over 72 feet. The force of the explosion pierced all the decks, blowing a hole in the forecastle deck that measured 46 feet by 14 feet. Parkhomenko remained calm- too calm, refusing to abandon ship and sending everyone back to their battle stations. He assured everyone that the ship was in no danger, as he felt the ship would not sink by the bow, and the list was irrelevant: the water was only 55 feet deep, and the ship drew 34 feet and water and was 92 feet wide, so she could not roll over. He reluctantly agreed to let volunteers from other ships, experienced damage control personnel, to report on board Novorossisk to assist. Parkhomenko conceitedly reported to his superiors that he had the situation under control. He reportedly sat in a chair looking completely unconcerned, and lamenting that he wished he could "go get a cup of tea".

But Parkhomenko was wrong. While the water was shallow, the harbor bottom was exceptionally soft mud for a depth of over 50 feet before reaching a hard bottom. Novorossisk sank slowly by the head for over two hours, until her bow hit bottom. At 0415 she lurched over to starboard, rolling rapidly until her mast struck the hard bottom below the mud. Dozens of men were throw overboard as the ship capsized, many being struck by the spinning ship, or trapped and drowned between the overturned ship and the muddy bottom. Several hundred more were trapped inside the ship, still at their battle stations.

Small craft and rescue workers rushed to the scene, pulling survivors out of the cold water. Divers rescued 2 men trapped in an air pocket between the quarter deck and the mud, and 7 more were saved by cutting a hole in the bottom of the stern. But the ship continued to take on water, and by 2200 Novorossisk had slipped beneath the waves. 604 men lost their lives, the worst disaster in the history of the Soviet Navy.

The Soviets decided to hide the disaster. No mention of it was made in the domestic press, the victims were buried in a common grave at a local military cemetery, and the survivors were reassigned with warnings not to speak of the incident. Rumors of her loss leaked out to the West, but details were not uncovered until the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1980s.

The Soviet Navy investigated the disaster, alarmed at the loss of a powerful if aged unit. The investigation started with two possibilities: sabotage or a magazine explosion. However, the evidence soon took the investigation in another direction.

Divers examined the wreck, and engineers determined that the explosion clearly originated outside the ship, ruling out a magazine explosion. However, the damage was caused by a blast of considerable strength, roughly equivalent 2200-2650 pounds of TNT, and did not display the characteristics of damage caused by an explosive devise touching the hull. A devise this large and powerful would have been very difficult to sneak into the harbor and position under the ship in just a few hours. They were unable to rule out sabotage completely though, due to the lack of security at the anchorage.

The Navy pushed for a conclusion, and secret report was delivered in May 1956, saying that Novorossisk was lost due to an explosion of unknown origin. It could not lay blame for the explosion, but it found plenty of blame to go around. The report cited the indifference of the commanding officer as the primary cause of the loss of the ship and her crew, as even if the ship could not have been saved the entire crew could have been evacuated in the 2 hours and 45 minutes that elapsed between the explosion and the ship capsizing. Parkhomenko was criticized for not knowing the conditions of the harbor bottom, for not appreciating the danger his ship was in, and for exercising poor judgment.

The report very clearly also blamed the Navy as a whole, the initial panic and poor training were symptoms of a larger problem. Improved damage control training for officers and crew alike were instituted across the entire Soviet fleet. The man responsible for the current state of the fleet, First Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov, was fired from his post in November 1955. In February 1956 was demoted to the rank of vice admiral and sent to retirement without the right to return to active service in the Navy. He was, however, eventually reinstated.

As for the ship itself, the Russians sealed what they could, blasted off the superstructure to lighten the wreck, and in 1956 re-floated it with compressed air and salvage pontoons. The wreck was then grounded near shore and broken up for scrap over the next two years.

Divers then made a remarkable discovery: a WWII German magnetic mine sitting in the mud on the harbor bottom. Sevastopol Bay had been repeatedly swept for mines following the war, and Soviet ships had been using it continuously since then, yet there was the mine all the same. Divers expanded their search, turning up another mine, and then another, and then another. Within two years they had discovered 19 German mines in the mud, 8 smaller ones and 11 large ones. The larger ones had an explosive force that fell within the estimated range of the explosion that sank the ship.

The circumstantial evidence indicates that Novorossisk moored close to one of the larger mines, and somehow triggered it, perhaps with an anchor chain as she swung at her mooring. Critics claim the design life of the battery powering the magnetic trigger was only nine years, so by 1955 it should have been dead for well over a year. But the circumstantial evidence is strong, and statistically speaking a certain percentage of batteries should have retained a least a small amount of charge well past the design period. A careful examination of the other mines might have settled the issue by finding some charge in the other batteries, but such an examination would have been incredibly dangerous, and it is standard procedure to simply detonate rather than recover old mines.

Others theorize that Italian frogmen repeated their success at Pola, where they attached limpet mines to the ex-Austro-Hungarian battleship Viribus Unitis as it was surrendered to Yugoslavia, in order to deny the ship to their enemy. But there is absolutely zero evidence to support this theory, and the Italians would have absolutely nothing to gain from such an operation. Conspiracy theorists suggest that the Soviets sank the ship themselves so they could blame it on Turkey as an excuse to invade, only to cancel the invasion at the last moment. This seems far fetched, to say the least.

In the end, no one can say with 100% certainty what cause the loss of the battleship Novorossisk. But 604 men lost their lives, when many of them could have been saved if they had been properly trained and competently led. The explosion also marked the end of the big gun era in the Soviet Navy, as the remaining battleships were removed from service in this same timeframe, and the new battlecruisers then under construction were cancelled.

There is an interesting footnote to this story. In 1996 there was a ceremony in Voronezh to honor the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy. Included in this event was the dedication of a new memorial to the men lost on Novorossisk, which culminated with the reading of a list of names of those killed 41 years before. One of the names was that of Sergeant-Major Alexandr Perelygin. Someone in the audience stood up and said the Alexandr Perelygin was actually alive and well, working as a security guard at a nearby aviation plant. An investigation proved this to be true: with the cover up of the sinking, Mr Perelygin and the Army were both apparently unaware that he was officially on the casualty list.
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Well done Monter [:)]

[PzB74]

If I make a pre-emptive strike on USSR, will their fighters be resting on the ground, on low - medium or high CAP?
It would be more tempting if they were sleeping [:'(]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/27/45

Invasions

Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 1078
TF 1078 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AK Utahan, Shell hits 3
AK Panaman, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
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Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51

Allied Ships
CLAA Flint
CL Adelaide
CA Shropshire
CA Alaska
CA St. Paul
BB Texas
BB New York
BB Richelieu, heavy damage
BB Missouri
BB Wisconsin
BB New Jersey

Japanese ground losses:
615 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1
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Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CA Tuscaloosa
CA Minneapolis
BB North Carolina, heavy damage
BB California
BB Maryland, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
775 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 6
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51

Allied Ships
BB Iowa
BB Alabama
BB Massachusetts
BB Washington

Japanese ground losses:
3420 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 15
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Air Combat

India

Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Reppu: 1 destroyed
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 71
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
J7W Shinden x 9
G4M2 Betty x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 8

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 15
F4U-1D Corsair x 10
P-51D Mustang x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 4 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 3
B7A Grace x 4

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 13
F4U-1D Corsair x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
B7A Grace: 4 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 2
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 13
F4U-1D Corsair x 10
P-51D Mustang x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
LCI(G) LCI-70
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Day Air attack on TF, near Yanam at 22,21

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 4
D4Y Judy x 27
B7A Grace x 24
G4M2 Betty x 13
P1Y Frances x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10
Ki-102a Randy x 8
Ki-67 Peggy x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
Ki-67 Peggy: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships - most of these ships sank [8D]
LSD Lindenwald, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Horace V. White, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Bates, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Hopping, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
LSD Colonial, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
LCI(G) LCI(G)-366, heavy damage
AP Howell Lykes, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Yanam at 22,21

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
APD Hopping, on fire, heavy damage
AP Oxford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Luzon

No luck around Luzon - Andy has not forgotten how we hit him when he neglected his CAP!

Day Air attack on TF at 43,55

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 5

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67 Peggy: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Bray
TK Stanvac Manila
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,55

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Tollberg
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Ground Combat

That was a rough ride, but we fought back and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy!!

Ground combat at Bataan

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 295357 troops, 2472 guns, 1350 vehicles, Assault Value = 5935

Defending force 98885 troops, 477 guns, 355 vehicles, Assault Value = 2022

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8

Allied max assault: 5561 - adjusted assault: 2204

Japanese max defense: 1363 - adjusted defense: 2135

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 8)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 8

Japanese ground losses:
3500 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 33

Allied ground losses:
6707 casualties reported
Guns lost 212
Vehicles lost 40
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Not sure we can hold much longer! We're getting slowly decimated.

Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22124 troops, 98 guns, 307 vehicles, Assault Value = 530

Defending force 16521 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Allied max assault: 758 - adjusted assault: 205

Japanese max defense: 166 - adjusted defense: 177

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Japanese ground losses:
2004 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 2
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Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12821 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272

Defending force 18910 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 244

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
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Yeah! That taught them. Let's wear down their units and make them unfit for fight for
another month.

Ground combat at San Marcelino

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 20177 troops, 165 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 482

Defending force 6055 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Allied max assault: 874 - adjusted assault: 141

Japanese max defense: 120 - adjusted defense: 148

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)

Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1967 casualties reported
Guns lost 43
Vehicles lost 11
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6255 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 22400 troops, 115 guns, 305 vehicles, Assault Value = 491
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Shindens over Ceylon

Unfortunately our main strikes did not launch on Trimcomalee today - the Shindens had
taken the edge of the local CAP!

We got some payback for todays air losses. 61 enemy Dakotas reported OP losses.
Must be from one of the freighters we sank [8D]

[Fishbed]

No way you may take a shot at his bombardment force at Bataan with some RO subs? So many damaged battleship asking for a fish there...
Night-attack emilies may also give it a try in this case?

[PzB74]

Moved some night air attack Emily's in and a Ro sub is enroute to Bataan, but
enemy asw ac makes it quite futile.

With August in sight I start preparations for war against Soviet Union!
The Navy is ill prepared and can only muster 1 carrier, 2-3 battleships, 4 cruisers, 10 destroyers
and 5 subs. The Taiho will provide air cover with 81 Reppus.

The alternatives is to bombard enemy bases and - if this is decided; secure sea lines to Oka-Sakalin.
An invasion of this base will provide us with new oil resources close to the Home Island.

With only 1 George and 1 Jack unit left to upgrade, the Shinden program is almost completed.
Got 60+ ac in the pools and all units are being brought up to strength. Soon we will be able to
must 200+ Shindens in threatened sectors.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/28/45

Sub/ASW Attacks

Ro-44 isn't so lucky today!

ASW attack at 52,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-44, hits 7

Allied Ships
AK Waco Victory
AK Kota Inten
AK Circe
AK Bullock
DE Tinsman
DE Eugene E. Elmore
DE Day
DE Chaffee
DE Rudderow
DE Douglas A. Munro
DE Ulvert M. Moore
DE Oliver Mitchell
DE Doyle C. Barnes
DE Lloyd E. Acree
DE Abercrombie
DE Ahrens
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ASW attack at 52,56

Japanese Ships - 90 flood and 75 sys....afraid this is it for her!
SS RO-44, hits 17, heavy damage

Allied Ships
AK Berea Victory
AK Bartlesville Victory
AK Cynthia Olson
LCI(M) LCI(M)-660
MSW Requisite
DMS Ellyson
APD Burke
APD Arthur L. Bristol
APD Kinzer
APD Raymond W. Herndon
APD Greene
DE Peiffer
DE Crowley
DE Connolly
DE Bright
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Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51

Allied Ships
CLAA Flint
CL Adelaide
CA Shropshire
CA Alaska
CA St. Paul
BB Texas
BB New York
BB Richelieu, heavy damage
BB Missouri
BB Wisconsin
BB New Jersey

Japanese ground losses:
628 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 3
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Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CA Tuscaloosa
CA Minneapolis
BB North Carolina, heavy damage
BB California
BB Maryland, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
858 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Runway hits 8
Port supply hits 6
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Naval bombardment of Bataan, at 42,51

Allied Ships
BB Iowa
BB Alabama
BB Massachusetts
BB Washington

Japanese ground losses:
1409 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6
Port supply hits 4
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Air Combat

India

We continue to inflict havoc on enemy shipping in the area around Yanam-Ceylon.
The lack of a port has cost Andy a lot of losses. Trimcomalee is a size 6 AF and 9 port.
I will withdraw our air assets to Bombay/Karachi and protect what can be protected if and when
this base becomes operational.

Day Air attack on Madras , at 18,21

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 8
A-26B Invader x 13
PB4Y Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 57

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 99
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Day Air attack on TF, near Yanam at 22,21

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 8
D4Y Judy x 31
B7A Grace x 3
Ki-102a Randy x 8
Ki-67 Peggy x 3

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
P-38J Lightning x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 5 destroyed
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Daly, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Leutze, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Yanam at 22,21

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 14
Ki-100 Tony x 5

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
P-38J Lightning x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Blessman
APD Manley
APD Register, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 16,27

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 4
B7A Grace x 16
G4M2 Betty x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Panaman, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
APD Newman, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 10
G4M2 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Michael C. Kerr
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Enemy carriers has a powerful CAP:

Day Air attack on TF at 16,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-67 Peggy x 3

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 24
F4U-1D Corsair x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,22

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 2
D4Y Judy x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-102a Randy x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Irwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground Combat

Afraid we have shot our bolt at Trimcomalee! Only shattered remnants left of our troops.
40 tanks will arrive tomorrow, so I won't halt the air shuttle until the base falls.

Ground combat at Bataan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 248605 troops, 2156 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 5207

Defending force 90642 troops, 343 guns, 311 vehicles, Assault Value = 1813

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22309 troops, 94 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 516

Defending force 16157 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182

Allied max assault: 768 - adjusted assault: 243

Japanese max defense: 155 - adjusted defense: 65

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
2586 casualties reported
Guns lost 34

Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 3
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Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12875 troops, 113 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Defending force 18830 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 244

Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4565 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Defending force 22650 troops, 110 guns, 319 vehicles, Assault Value = 487
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[saj42]

ORIGINAL: PzB

The alternatives is to bombard enemy bases and - if this is decided; secure sea lines to Oka-Sakalin.
An invasion of this base will provide us with new oil resources close to the Home Island.

Do you really need the oil?
How are reserves of war materiel?
Can you show us a pic of your Indsustry screen please.

[PzB74]

There are two ways of looking at it Tallyho;

1. We know the game will end in 03-46 and that our HI reserves will most likely
last until then (may have to reduce production the last 2 months, but that's not important).

2. We don't know that the war will end - until the Americans are forced to the negotiation table.
With oil reserves running dry Japan has to secure new oil resources. Rumors have circulated about
a forthcoming Soviet invasion of Manchukuo and preparations have been made to perform a pre-emptive strike
to reduce their offensive capabilities.

I have 1 full division 60 miles SW of Oka-Sakalin. They can march into the base within a week.
LBA attacks supported by paras and naval support will make sure the base falls. If Andy sails a US force past
Paramushiro Jima, a strong LBA force will be waiting.

So what do you think?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/29/45

The usual bombardments against Bataan - no reason to include them each day!
Less than 200 casualties today.

Air Combat

Today Andy sent his 4Es to a dozen bases in and around the Philippines!

Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 2
B-24J Liberator x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Day Air attack on Jesselton , at 35,56

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-24J Liberator x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4
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Day Air attack on Kuching , at 28,56

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
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Day Air attack on Miri , at 31,57

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 14

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 14
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Day Air attack on Brunei , at 32,57

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 2
B-24J Liberator x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
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Day Air attack on Tarakan , at 33,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 6

Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 2
B-24J Liberator x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 26
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Day Air attack on Davao , at 41,61

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 8
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-24J Liberator x 28

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
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Day Air attack on Dadjangas , at 41,62

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-29 Superfortress x 21

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 36
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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 2
B-24J Liberator x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 22
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Day Air attack on Ormoc , at 43,57

Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 3
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-29 Superfortress x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Lingayen , at 44,50

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 9
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-29 Superfortress x 28

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 67
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Day Air attack on Batan Island , at 47,47

Allied aircraft
Mosquito B.XXVI x 15
B-29 Superfortress x 42

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito B.XXVI: 1 damaged
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26
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Day Air attack on Cebu Island , at 42,58

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 2
B-24J Liberator x 42

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 16
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Day Air attack on Puerto Princesa , at 38,55

Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 2
PB4Y Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 28

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
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Day Air attack on Zamboanga , at 39,59

Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 1
B-29 Superfortress x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
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Day Air attack on Jolo , at 38,59

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 3
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-24J Liberator x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
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Bonins

Another convoy - east bound this time - enters the Bonins area.
A wing of Helldivers arrives only to get shot to pieces [8D]

Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 20
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 27
Ki-100 Tony x 51

Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 23

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 18 destroyed

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 2
B7A Grace x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 40
F4U-1D Corsair x 12
Corsair IV x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
B7A Grace: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
DE Wyman
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India

We continue to pound enemy ships into Davy Jones locker!

Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 7
P1Y Frances x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Dashing Wave, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Michael C. Kerr, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Yanam at 22,21

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 3
D4Y Judy x 5
B7A Grace x 2
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-102a Randy x 4
Ki-67 Peggy x 3

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 2
F4U-1D Corsair x 8
P-38J Lightning x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-102a Randy: 2 destroyed
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DMS Chandler, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese aircraft
J7W Shinden x 7
B7A Grace x 24
G4M2 Betty x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 11

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 2 destroyed
B7A Grace: 4 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
TK W. S. Rheem, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground Combat

We can't hold the well supplied enemy for long, but they take heavy casualties!

Ground combat at Bataan

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 286594 troops, 2216 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 5367

Defending force 90446 troops, 338 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 1804

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Allied max assault: 9670 - adjusted assault: 3345

Japanese max defense: 1151 - adjusted defense: 1415

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

Japanese ground losses:
2899 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 32

Allied ground losses:
4101 casualties reported
Guns lost 220
Vehicles lost 86
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We had nothing left to fight with; 90% of all units were damaged.
After a brilliant fight Trimcomalee finally falls. It cost Andy a very high price!

Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22451 troops, 86 guns, 330 vehicles, Assault Value = 508

Defending force 16101 troops, 56 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Allied max assault: 758 - adjusted assault: 340

Japanese max defense: 159 - adjusted defense: 71

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Trimcomalee base !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
2026 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 63

Allied ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 7
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Industrial State: End July 1945

[PzB74]

Aircraft pools are pretty slim, but we produce enough to replace most losses in short time.
The pool of Franks is useful and we now make more Reppus and Shindens than ever. This will change when
Harbin becomes infested by Reds though.

And will also drop 2 nukes soon. All this put together will reduce Shinden output by 35-40% I'm afraid.
300 pr month will be sufficient though, especially if there are 4-500 in the pools before this happens.

Surprise Strike - for whom? [;)]