The rant goes on... PBEM QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:36 am

some very good and some very bad happenings this turn...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41

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Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru, 22,49, firing at TF 85
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru, 22,49

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Hakozaki Maru

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 46,45

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish, hits 1

one real hit... Swordfish retiring for repairs...

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Sub attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki, on fire

Allied Ships
SS KXV

KXV launches a salvo on Mogami... misses again... no luck with subs against bigger IJN units...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

the two CLs were able to surprise the Japanese but the fight went off at 2000 ft where all the IJN guns are able to penetrate the CL armor... If no follow up attack happens De Ruyter should make it to Darwin. Java will go in again at daylight in two turns, though it will be to late to stop the invasion...

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ASW attack at 47,44

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Sealion

all DCs miss...

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Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Runway hits 5
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze, on fire
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Runway hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

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Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Asagiri
DD Ayanami

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 5

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

the base forces at Johore are completely wrecked already.. thei are no more near combat readiness...

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ASW attack at 22,50

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 7
PG Tatsumiya Maru
MSW W.2
MSW W.1
PC Shimushu

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 6, on fire

one real hit, 5 near misses... sub will try to make port...

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TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 43,60

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

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TF 215 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55)

TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW W.5
MSW W.4
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW W.6
PC Shonan Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6
DD Kamo
DD Kiji
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Saga
AK Taisei Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215
227 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Shell hits 5
AP Nachisan Maru
DD Kari
DD Kasasagi
DD Kiji

Japanese ground losses:
581 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported

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TF 215 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55)

TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW W.5
MSW W.4
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW W.6
PC Shonan Maru #7
PG Uji
DD Kari

Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215
75 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Shell hits 5

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

two brigades are landed at Palembang. Overkill again, only 30 assault points there. Wonder why some bases are attacked with huge forces while in the Philipines the Japanese completely lack assault points... serves me good...

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Sub attack at 37,59

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

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 72,113

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
CL Leander

Leander was lucky! The CLs are retiring to Auckland and I-20 missed with 6 torps...

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Sub attack at 53,92

Japanese Ships
SS RO-34

Allied Ships
AK Prusa, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

One hex South of Port Moresby. Want to bring in supply, no reinforcements available though. Can´t bring in forces before a months time+, so I expect to lose PM within the next weeks.

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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami

Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 1

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Sub attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
AK Awazisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
PC Shonan Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
MSW W.5
MSW W.4
AP Nachisan Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW W.6
DD Sagiri
CA Chokai

Allied Ships
SS KXV, hits 1, on fire

KXV faces a super escort...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-30 Ann x 25
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Ki-36 Ida x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

those DBs are not doing enough damage to hinder the building of forts. But Changsha will fall with the hex North of it, not with the fort level we will be able to build...[:(]

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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M Nell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 14
G4M1 Betty x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet

those strikes are flown at a range of 10+ so I wonder again how this is possible as some patch implemented a max range for ground attacks... [&:]

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Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 22,63

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

Kragen is reinforced with parts of a IJA brigade...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze, on fire
DD Shiokaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

will lower the alt, perhaps we will hit then...

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

FIRST HIT!!! Hurrey, we hit the already totally damaged Yukikaze...

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 14

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu Island at 94,114

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 34

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

last AP of the invasion TF of Tongatapu is sunk... [&o]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 31,77

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Ise

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Sangetsu Maru
AP Sasago Maru
AP Seizan Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Ryoyu Maru #21

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M Nell x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Dos Hermanos, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
CA Suzuya

Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 1

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Sub attack at 60,86

Japanese Ships
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
MSW Hagoromo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton

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ASW attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
SS KXV, hits 1, heavy damage

KXV gets a real hit... will retire to Batavia...

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Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 3

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze, on fire
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
AP Matsukawa Maru
PC Ch 32

Allied Ships
SS Permit

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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
SS Truant

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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Wewak, 52,81

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

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TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Bulla, 40,75

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island, 92,35

Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported

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TF 209 troops unloading over beach at Dili, 31,77

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 38002 troops, 433 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 644

Defending force 30222 troops, 262 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 700

Japanese max assault: 1346 - adjusted assault: 123

Allied max defense: 748 - adjusted defense: 741

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1733 casualties reported
Guns lost 98
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 3

Hortlund tries a shock attack one hex South of Manila. As I had expected the one division with some more small units isn´t able to break through the wooden hex and the IJA get´s a bloody nose... [:D]

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1604 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1913

Defending force 62440 troops, 408 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at 46,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23819 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1068

Defending force 28613 troops, 164 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 811

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

this is the hex North of Changsha. Expect to be kicked out with the next attack... [:(][:(][:(]

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626

Defending force 53078 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1373

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1406 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

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

Japanese max assault: 54 - adjusted assault: 110

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 110 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!!

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Ground combat at Samarinda

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1276 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 3114 troops, 41 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4584 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

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

Japanese max assault: 45 - adjusted assault: 24

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!!

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Ground combat at Tavoy

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21848 troops, 253 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 536

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

Japanese max assault: 475 - adjusted assault: 952

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 952 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy base !!!

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12316 troops, 190 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 355

Defending force 14293 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Japanese max assault: 720 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 306 - adjusted defense: 243

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese ground losses:
694 casualties reported
Guns lost 53
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

the single division tries a shock attack but is repulsed easily... again, one division is just not enough...

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Ground combat at Zamboanga

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 738 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

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

Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga base !!!

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7171 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346

Defending force 11192 troops, 149 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 239

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Ground combat at Kragen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1189 troops, 15 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 165

Defending force 3586 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

We will try a shock attack next turn after we have flown some more ground attacks hopefully...

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Ground combat at Palembang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1245 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Defending force 20287 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 466

as you can see, complete overkill by the landed IJA troops again...

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Ground combat at Clark Field [&o][&o]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15631 troops, 159 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 641

Defending force 10008 troops, 151 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 241

Allied max assault: 926 - adjusted assault: 430

Japanese max defense: 144 - adjusted defense: 20

Allied assault odds: 21 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

same here, the IJA just came in a strenght that is far to low. The IJA retreats back to Lingayen again...[&o][&o][&o]

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Ground combat at Lae

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 44 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

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

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lae base !!!

another tiny para attack takes Lae... while we have a HR about no sub invasion, those mini para drops pretty much are the same. Never faced such small para attacks so I didn´t think of it... oh well, I won´t complain as Hortlund warned me about him being very agressive with paras. Still didn´t think about such "agressive" mini attacks... [:D]

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Ground combat at Gasmata

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 57 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Gasmata base !!!

same here...

The situation in Burma is severe...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:17 pm

a very bad turn...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/41

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TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island, 92,35

Japanese ground losses:
202 casualties reported

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TF 215 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55)

TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW W.5
MSW W.4
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW W.6
PC Shonan Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Hashidate
DD Sagiri
AP Hikade Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215
65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Sagiri

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Sub attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
AP Sasago Maru
MSW Toroshima Maru
MSW Tomozono Maru #3
MSW Wa 19
MSW Wa 14
MSW Wa 10

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf, hits 1

torps miss...

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Sub attack at 22,50

Japanese Ships
AK Sasako Maru
PC Ch 7
PG Tatsumiya Maru
MSW W.2
MSW W.1
PC Shimushu

Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 2

torps miss...

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 22

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Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Wakatake
DD Yukaze
DD Yakaze
CL Oi
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
749 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7

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Sub attack at 40,43

Japanese Ships
AP Tenran Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Perch

torps fail to detonate...

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TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Sandakan, 36,58

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported

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TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi, 38,60

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported

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TF 175 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported

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TF 223 troops unloading over beach at Pinrang, 31,67

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported

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TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island, 92,35

Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported

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TF 175 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78

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Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215
TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55

40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Sub attack at 24,54

Japanese Ships
AK Hozan Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Snapper

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 40,42

Japanese Ships
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pike

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ASW attack at 36,61

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki

Allied Ships
SS Seal

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Sub attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
AK Kaisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
PC Shonan Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
MSW W.5

Allied Ships
SS O20, hits 4

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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 110

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
907 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 87

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

very bad performance of my AA defense...

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
Ki-30 Ann x 28
Ki-21 Sally x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 46

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G3M Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

long range ground attacks...

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Day Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 28th Indian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 22,63

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 21

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 55,88

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Boise

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet

the Boise is attacked with bombs from Rabaul...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

wow, setting the bombers to 1000 ft seems to be 100 times more effective than 6000 ft... [X(]

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,77

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 14

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,88

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet

DAMN!!! the last 4 bombers that went in hit the Boise with a 250 kg AP bomb... she will retire to Sydney for repairs...

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 106,85

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
Port fuel hits 1

Palmyra invasion will happen within the next days... also a TF is heading to Christmas island...[8|]

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf

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TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Dili

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2157 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

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

Japanese max assault: 110 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili base !!!

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Ground combat at La Foa

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1269 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

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

Japanese max assault: 76 - adjusted assault: 11

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE La Foa base !!!

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1592 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1925

Defending force 65473 troops, 415 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 46,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23993 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1072

Defending force 28503 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 806

Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25954 troops, 218 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 473

Defending force 13203 troops, 102 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Japanese max assault: 394 - adjusted assault: 507

Allied max defense: 257 - adjusted defense: 817

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

Japanese ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 629

Defending force 44908 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1108

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Samarinda

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1276 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 3167 troops, 41 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

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Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20651 troops, 269 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Defending force 1652 troops, 32 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese max assault: 822 - adjusted assault: 758

Allied max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 108 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

as expected, no problem here for 2 brigades...

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5665 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Defending force 29803 troops, 249 guns, 123 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Allied ground losses:
344 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 6

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20440 troops, 287 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Defending force 5979 troops, 55 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Japanese max assault: 488 - adjusted assault: 211

Allied max defense: 125 - adjusted defense: 75

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Butuan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 536 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

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

Japanese max assault: 34 - adjusted assault: 10

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!!

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Ground combat at Wewak

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 679 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

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

Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 12

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak base !!!

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Ground combat at Bulla

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 438 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bulla base !!!

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2945 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343

Defending force 11269 troops, 153 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 241

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Ground combat at Mersing

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3885 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Defending force 91 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 87 - adjusted assault: 23

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 23 to 1

we can´t get rid of those 91 troops and therefore we can´t move... damn those tiny para drops everywhere... more to come... [8|]

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Ground combat at Kragen

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6041 troops, 58 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Defending force 3490 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Allied max assault: 334 - adjusted assault: 85

Japanese max defense: 92 - adjusted defense: 115

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

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
376 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 2

We have a max assault three times higher than the Japanese but even with air support, we fail...

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Ground combat at Malacca

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 3255 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 84 - adjusted defense: 53

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

17!!!! paras are dropped at Malacca which caused 10.000 troops West of Malacca to be reset to defend... [:@] I will have to speak to Hortlund as such para drops are not "agressive" but are just exploiting the game engine... due to this attack, I won´t be fast enough with my troops and Malaya will fall easily now... DUE TO 17 paras... [8|]

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Ground combat at Kiska Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 712 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiska Island base !!!

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And here comes the biggest joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [8|][8|][8|][8|]

Ground combat at Noumea

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 70 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea base !!!

I had a CA and Le Trioumphant disbanded at Noumea to bring down floatation another turn and wanted to send them out next turn. A long range mini para drop takes the base and the ships with 1500 men are scuttled. Just tell me why a CA and a DD should be scuttled because of 70 paras... Sorry, but those para drops are really ridicoulos... Taking the whole map with para drops of 50 mean each is a joke...

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Ground combat at Buin

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 70 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Buin base !!!

another tiny drop...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:01 pm

BAD NEWS! We are completely out of synch, this cr is from the Japanese and is COMPLETELY the opposite that I have seen in my replay... [8|][8|][8|][8|][8|] Must be the worst bug in the game. Having a game going PBEM and then having synch bugs... [:-]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/18/41

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TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 37,60

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki

Allied Ships
SS KXVI, hits 1

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ASW attack at 98,61

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
DM Gamble

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ASW attack at 30,47

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake
DD Mikazuki
CL Yura

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

haven´t seen that...

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Sub attack at 22,54

Japanese Ships
AK Hozan Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 25,55

Japanese Ships
AP Iwaki Maru
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 106,85

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3

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TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 106,85

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported

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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Sampit, 26,62

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported

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TF 140 troops unloading over beach at Baker Island, 94,92

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported

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TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 106,85

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

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TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Sampit, 26,62

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 25,56

Japanese Ships
AP Kaika Maru
AP Koshu Maru #3
AP Gosei Maru
AP Choko Maru
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

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Sub attack at 41,44

Japanese Ships
AP Arizona Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.19

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

not in my replay...

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Sub attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf, hits 1

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Sub attack at 22,50

Japanese Ships
AK Nagara Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Ch 7
PG Tatsumiya Maru
MSW W.2
MSW W.1
PC Shimushu

Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

not in my replay...

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Sub attack at 24,53

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki

Allied Ships
SS Saury

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 40
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30
Ki-30 Ann x 38
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Blenheim I x 25
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson I x 18

No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 89

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
496 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 78

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 10
Ki-21 Sally x 8
Ki-48 Lily x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 112,88

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 34
TBD Devastator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Fukui Maru
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yayoi
AP Uji Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:

1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet

not in my replay... Nice to see but due to not seing this in my replay I wanted to order my carrier to go in, now as I know Hortlund has seen my carrier it will be ordered south... DAMN SYNCH bug could have cost me a carrier....

Day Air attack on TF at 22,50

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Daifuku Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet

not in my replay...
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,75

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

not in my replay...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 35

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

not in my replay...
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Day Air attack on TF at 112,88

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 27
TBD Devastator x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PG Fukui Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

not in my replay... again, nice to see but I would like to see it in my replay also...[8|]

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,62

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ayato Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,60

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Atlas Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

not in my replay...
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,70

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 42

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Terukuni Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Jintsu
DD Samidare
DD Natsugumo
CL Naka, Bomb hits 1
DD Asagumo
DD Asashio
DD Minegumo
DD Murasame, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

not in my replay...

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Day Air attack on TF at 58,94

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Boise

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet

not in my replay... in my replay, the Boise was hit twice... [8|]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
B5N Kate x 17

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 10 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein
DD Banckert
DD Kortenaer
DD Van Nes

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 3

not in my replay... in my replay, CL Java was sunk due to two torp hits... [8|]

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Sub attack at 30,47

Japanese Ships
AP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

not in my replay...

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Sub attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
AK Sagara Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

not in my replay...

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Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 106,85

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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Sub attack at 32,64

Japanese Ships
AP Gotake Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38

not in my replay...
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TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Sansapor, 44,74

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported

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TF 174 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,57

Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported

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TF 189 troops unloading over beach at Sinkep Island, 22,53

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Lautem

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2034 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 793 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese max assault: 102 - adjusted assault: 43

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1524 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

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Ground combat at Palmyra

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1769 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Defending force 691 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 118 - adjusted assault: 56

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palmyra base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1062 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at 46,35

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 43386 troops, 479 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1076

Defending force 28268 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 797

Japanese max assault: 1402 - adjusted assault: 278

Allied max defense: 788 - adjusted defense: 129

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1933 casualties reported
Guns lost 35

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

not in my replay... in my replay I saw a 0:1 for the Japanese...

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1612 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1930

Defending force 69427 troops, 419 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 632

Defending force 44711 troops, 229 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1099

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Samarinda

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1315 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Defending force 3400 troops, 44 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5719 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 349

Defending force 29607 troops, 238 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

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Ground combat at 29,36

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1552 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 710 troops, 1 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 59 - adjusted assault: 54

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Sandakan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 619 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

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

Japanese max assault: 38 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!!

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Ground combat at Tawi Tawi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 308 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

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

Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawi Tawi base !!!

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Ground combat at Homan

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 85284 troops, 663 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2676

Defending force 6441 troops, 81 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 143

Allied max assault: 2749 - adjusted assault: 4875

Japanese max defense: 153 - adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 812 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1710 casualties reported
Guns lost 44
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Mersing

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3900 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Defending force 74 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied max assault: 87 - adjusted assault: 45

Japanese max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 45 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Kragen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2173 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 5553 troops, 46 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Teloekbetoeng

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 72 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Teloekbetoeng base !!!

paras...

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Ground combat at Baker Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1036 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

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

Japanese max assault: 56 - adjusted assault: 15

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Baker Island base !!!

wernerpruckner · Post by **wernerpruckner** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:39 pm

you are playing WitP long enough to know that there is THE sync bug [:'(]
 
what´s the score at the moment ???
will the game end with an auto victory ??
 
if hortlund uses the small scale paradrops longer, India will be lost. 

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:56 pm

ORIGINAL: swift

you are playing WitP long enough to know that there is THE sync bug [:'(]

unfortunately yes... [8|] though I´m just pissed off by this bug...

what´s the score at the moment ???
will the game end with an auto victory ??

will take a look next turn. Don´t think the game will end due to an autovictory and Hortlund is still far away from it...

if hortlund uses the small scale paradrops longer, India will be lost.

If he uses 50-100 men para attacks in India then I will talk to him once again, as this would be ridicoulos, as those cities wouldn´t be taken by a couple of para sqads and IMO it just exploits the game engine...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:42 pm

score is 4541:6925 at the moment, so no danger yet...

no report for the 19th as Hortlund turned off all reports, to get rid of the synch bug, so I have no idea what is going on... hopefully KB doesn´t pop up suddenly next turn... [8|][:-]

ny59giants · Post by **ny59giants** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:41 pm

I just started a second PBEM and am playing John 3rd using Big B's v1.4 and on the second game turn we ran into the sync bug. [:@]
My fix from my other game which seems to be working is to ensure that both players close all other programs when running WitP. It worked again for this game. You might suggest it.

John 3rd · Post by **John 3rd** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:55 pm

Hope that it is fixed.  Let me know if you have issues...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:30 pm

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I just started a second PBEM and am playing John 3rd using Big B's v1.4 and on the second game turn we ran into the sync bug. [:@]
My fix from my other game which seems to be working is to ensure that both players close all other programs when running WitP. It worked again for this game. You might suggest it.

thanks for the tip! Hortlund used the patentated Pompack method and it worked this turn again... hope it won´t show up again, though I doubt it...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:50 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/41

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TF 226 troops unloading over beach at Lombok, 24,69

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
SS O20

Japanase bombardment group rotates out from Palembang...

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Sub attack at 25,53

Japanese Ships
AK Kaisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXI

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Sub attack at 25,53

Japanese Ships
AK Awazisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXI

second succesful attack by KXI! [8D]

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TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Christmas Island, 112,89

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

wasn´t able to wipe out the complete Christmas Island invasion TF so the remaining troops that are unloaded will take the empty base... [8|]

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TF 209 troops unloading over beach at Waingapu, 27,74

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported

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TF 209 troops unloading over beach at Waingapu, 27,74

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TF 226 troops unloading over beach at Lombok, 24,69

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TF 5 encounters mine field at Batavia (19,59)

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

A bombardment TF enters the hex...

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Sub attack at 25,55

Japanese Ships
AP Amakusa Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Saury

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

MK14s detonating, really good day for my subs today... could be FOW though, no fires, no heavy damage...

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TF 220 encounters mine field at Truk (63,78)

Japanese Ships
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
MSW Hagoromo Maru

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Argonaut laid some mines two turns ago, now MSWs enter the hex...

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Sub attack at 53,92

Japanese Ships
SS RO-34

Allied Ships
AK Murada, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

RO-34 will soon be out of torps... Murada will sink...

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ASW attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio, on fire, heavy damage
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
SS KXV

all DDs fail to locate the sub...

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Sub attack at 22,54

Japanese Ships
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PC Ch 7
PG Tatsumiya Maru
MSW W.2
PC Shimushu

Allied Ships
SS KXIII, hits 4

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

another hit... wow, really a good day... KXIII gets 4 near misses...

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ASW attack at 32,64

Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
SS S-38

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Sub attack at 23,53

Japanese Ships
AP Zukai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PT Gyoraitei #2

Allied Ships
SS Shark

and again, MK14 detonates! [&o]

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Sub attack at 32,64

Japanese Ships
AP Kansan Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-38

lol, MK10 torps fail to detonate... [:D]

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 42
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-30 Ann x 43
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

Changsha gets another visit. The runway hits are no problem, it´s only a level 1 airfield so it´s immediately repaired and forts are increasing every turn. Though I always lose supplies due to the supply hits...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 69

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged

Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

Could expect some more planes taken down by my flak as they are coming in pretty low... 85% of the flak guns in the Philipines are stationed at Manila and are well supplied...

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
C5M Babs x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 10
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-48 Lily x 50
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 69

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Malang at 22,66

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 7
Brewster 339D x 10
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 42

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
DD Oshio
AP Husimi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Naka
DD Minegumo
DD Harusame
DD Asagumo
AP Yasukuni Maru

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

not much I can do, mostly the CLs are attacked and missed. Can´t penetrate the CL armor anyway with 250 lb bombs. They are just pingpong balls, 3 hits on an AP and it isn´t even heavily damaged...

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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 43

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Have placed my P40s here, as cover for my evacuation. Expect to see massive Zero sweeps soon. Will have to hold out for 2 or max. 3 turns. Can bring in another Hurricane squadron but that´s it then...

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,62

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 9
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Atlas Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
PT TM-5, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

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Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Hiyodori

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

no luck against IJN warships... torps miss...

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Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
AK Sibolga, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Runway hits 1

not much damage done by the big boys... no recon before so I´m not really worried about those bombardments...

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TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Malang, 22,66

Japanese ground losses:
150 casualties reported

Java will soon be lost...

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Ground combat at 46,35

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 93454 troops, 1013 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1749

Defending force 27662 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 769

Japanese max assault: 2230 - adjusted assault: 864

Allied max defense: 727 - adjusted defense: 192

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
831 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
745 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

unfortunately, my cavalry divisions are driven out of the hex before any reinforcements could arrive. I have still 3000 assault points sitting in China on mountains or in the jungle and it will take another two months to bring them somewhere more useful. The same as in the Pacific, the Allied start out completely misplaced and if the Japanese go on a full offensive than you can´t do much about it. Will try to bring a couple of corps to the Changsha area to break up the comming encirclement. Changsha has 15000 supplies so it won´t be easy to take it - at least am I hoping that... [:D] Forts at 3 further increasing at the moment. 2000 assault points will leave Homan tomorrow to do a limited offensive operation in central China. Also 1500 assault points will march from Ichang to the East towards Japanese held territory. At both directions, two divisions could be not enough to stop me on clear terrain outside of a base so we will see if Hortlund will react in bringing some troops from his Changsha offensive... If not perhaps we can take a base and get some extra supplies...

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1612 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1949

Defending force 73994 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1663

Allied ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638

Defending force 36747 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 852

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported

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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1381 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 260

Defending force 9418 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 225

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Samarinda

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1354 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 3399 troops, 43 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5909 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 364

Defending force 29315 troops, 232 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 671

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 29,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23394 troops, 254 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 538

Defending force 500 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 1038 - adjusted assault: 474

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 474 to 1

Allied ground losses:
1014 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

base force from Tavoy surrenders. Was able to rescue a fragment to Rangoon by airtransport but it hasn´t turned into the parent unit so I doubt it will ever do...

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Ground combat at Malacca

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 19961 troops, 281 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 912

Defending force 12527 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258

Japanese max assault: 812 - adjusted assault: 188

Allied max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 259

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese ground losses:
697 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Hortlund has completely evacuated his troops from Johore Bharu again, so we can send some more brigades to Malacca. Would like to bring my assault strenght to 500, it´s a wooden hex so perhaps with some lucky die rolls we could further demolish the two attacking IJA divisions. I will evacuate Burma completely so if Hortlund brings KB, a lot of ships and planes then he could try to go after India in expected two or three months time. To be honest, he could even do that without KB as my bombers are completely useless against shipping and British Buffalos are useless against anything that flies. And I can´t upgrade British squadrons before May, so the only thing more competitive are the two RAAF fighter squadrons upgraded to Hurricanes (and the P40s of course, but those will be bleeded at Rangoon the next couple of turns for sure).Only thing that would stand and put up a good fight would be the RN battleships. Force Z is on it´s way to Ceylon and another BB is on it´s way to Rangoon (without escorts as I accidently put it into the wrong TF and the DDs already left...

) to cover the evacuation of the four brigades there against any IJN CAs, which are coming from the South (at least this is what my patrol planes are reporting...)

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Ground combat at Christmas Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 246 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 10

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Christmas Island base !!!

246 troops is all that was left from the invasion TF but that´s enough of course to take an empty base. With Palmyra and Christmas Island in Japanese hands I now have to put my squadrons onto AKs if I want to have them at Canton or Pago Pago (except the 4Es which have enough range).

The reinforcement TF is a couple of days out of reaching Canton but since the last turn has been borked due to the synch bug and this turn I haven´t had any sightings of KB I´m in real danger to lose the whole USMC division as I expect to see KB popping up next to my transport TF as I normally don´t have the luck that I need in such situations. One full speed move South and KB is in position. He doesn´t know about my transports but he knows that my carrier that attacked his invasion TF is retiring South to Canton to refuel (only fuel for 6 hexes left). If he would have a clear sight on the situation then with two full speed moves South and then South West he could kill a whole USMC division AND a US CV... [:(] The chances to lose one of both targets are good, if I would bet, then I would say I will lose both... [8|]

Hortlund hasn´t invaded Wake and Midway so far, which surprises me. If I´m lucky then these two atolls will be the next targets and KB will be there to cover the invasion. If Canton and Pago Pago are the next targets, then I´m screwed - again just one week too late, but there was NO way to bring in that division faster to Canton as those APs already even moved 6!!! hexes a day...

Wake will be an easy target, but Midway was reinforced with a brigade of a US division (100+ assault points) and an USMC coast defense btn. The troops came by fast transports and three small AKs are bringing in more supplies. One AK brought 6 PTs and fuel for the PTs.

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Ground combat at Kragen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2156 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Defending force 3635 troops, 34 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

most of my useless Dutch inf units have already left Kragen and will retire to Soerabaja. With the IJA division landed South West of Soerabaja, Java will fall soon. The inf units are sent to Soerabaja to at least damage the ressource and oil centers there. It looks like Hortlund will directly go in against Batavia also, which would surprise me... Though I think he will land at the base West of Batavia... If I had to bet, first 100 paras will take the base and then the two brigades from Palembang will land the next turn.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:55 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/21/41

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TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Malang, 22,66

Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported

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TF 118 encounters mine field at Batavia (19,59)

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire

with some luck an Allied mine can be enough to sink an IJN DD... not in this case...

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Sub attack at 30,47

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

still no luck with subs against IJN warships...

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Sub attack at 33,63

Japanese Ships
AP Atuta Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38

very seldom do we see 2 torps hit, which would 98% of the time be enough to sink a ship...

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Sub attack at 43,49

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

Allied Ships
SS Permit

but we are happy if our torps hit AND explode... even if they don´t sink ships...

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a lot of mine sweeping is going on...
TF 215 encounters mine field at Batavia (19,59) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Batavia, 19,59

thought that the many 120 and 150 mm CD guns would do some serious damage, thought wrong... all well supplied and undamaged...

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW W.5
MSW W.4
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW W.6, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
DD Kasasagi
DD Sagiri
PC Shonan Maru #6
DD Kamo
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Hashidate
DD Kari
PC Shonan Maru #7
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Sozan Maru

Coastal Guns at Batavia, 19,59, firing at TF 215
237 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kari, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Yamakisan Maru, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai
DD Kasasagi, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1
DD Kamo
AP Eihuku Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
695 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

again, the shipping isn´t really hit...

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TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Malang, 22,66

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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I was wrong with my assumption that Hortlund won´t come in right at Batavia. In fact, I really don´t know why he´s doing that, when he could just land at the empty base right next to Batavia... oh well, serves me good...

TF 215 encounters mine field at Batavia (19,59) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Batavia, 19,59

36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.5, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.4
MSW Ranzan Maru, Shell hits 3
MSW W.6, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Uji
PG Hashidate
DD Sagiri
PC Shonan Maru #7, Mine hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kamo
DD Kiji
PG Eifuku Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Saga
DD Kari

some more counterfire this time...

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Batavia, 19,59, firing at TF 215
129 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kiji, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 45
Ki-30 Ann x 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 16
Ki-36 Ida x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 43

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

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we try to cover our fleet at Rangoon and moved in nearly 90 P40s! The expected Zero sweep goes in...

Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged

The AVG proved more or less useless, 5 Zeroes were destroyed by other fighter squadrons (which have 20 points lower exp)...[8|] But we can live with a 2:1 kill rate. Nothing to chear but we can live with it at the moment...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Blenheim I x 22
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson I x 18

No Allied losses

Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

Trying to get some squadrons to exp levels where you can use them (which means 60+). Most of them are around 50 and totally crap...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 62

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet

our flak is pathetic...

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 81

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

not many flak guns at Clark...

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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,73

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Gyoko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 16

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

we have no luck, the Anns come in unescorted from Moulmein but have such a low morale that most turn back...

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now the amazing air battle from todays turn...

Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Edgar Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Selma City, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

The AVG is as useless as a British Buffalo squadron I could put in the air. I lose another 5 Tomahawks from the AVG and then they break off! Break off? It´s their first encounter of enemy fighters and they break off?? They lose 10 fighters today and take down a single enemy fighter... 10:1? Good kill rate for the AVG... [8|] The Oscars on escort are doing far better than Zeroes on sweep. I expected to be massively attacked and therefor I expected to suffer. But with such more or less small attacks I thought I could hurt my enemy a bit more. The fighters will be in position for one more turn, then the majority of the combat troops from Rangoon will be evacuated...

We also see 3 reported CAs 6 hexes South of Rangoon so I expect to see a night surface combat next turn. 2 CAs with 4 DDs in a TF, two PTs in a TF, a MSW in a TF AND a single BB in a TF that is coming in next turn (the one I forgot to include with the DDs in a TF... [8|]) are awaiting any incoming enemy. I already see my BB being surprised and sunk by long lances... [8D]

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,67

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
T.IVa x 3
Martin 139 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 1 damaged
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo
DD Samidare

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,67

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 2
DD Natsugumo
CL Naka

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

we continue to bomb the bullet proof CLs...

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,67

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
T.IVa x 2
Martin 139 x 21

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
CL Jintsu
DD Samidare
CL Naka, Bomb hits 2
AP Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

same here, most of the bombers went after the CLs that they can´t hurt anyway. The two bomb hits on the AP didn´t really hurt it...

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Day Air attack on TF at 30,73

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT PT-34, Shell hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A5M4 Claude attacking at 100 feet

looks like a baby carrier is refuelling in the South Philipines. The shell hits must be FOW as the PT has now 1 point of sys dam. It´s the last PT in the Philipines... they fought VERY WELL! [&o]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 8

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed

the Anns come in again, but the low morale causes them to turn back immediately...

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,75

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
B5N Kate x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Hosang
AK Empire Mist, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Barracuda, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

damn, a baby carrier was spotted West of Java but I forgot an empty cargo TF that would have had no problem to evade the carrier. The 20 ships of the TF are now scattered into 2 and 3 ship TFs of which most will try to flee to Perth with the others going towards Broome and Darwin...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Exeter

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

the Oscars come in again, take down an AVG fighter - then AVG breaks off. The bombers went in to torp the Exeter but one bomber is shot down, the others miss...

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Sub attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
AP Ayato Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Otori

Allied Ships
SS S-37

two torp hits... a big IJN AP is history...[&o]

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ASW attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
MSW W.13

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

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Ground combat at Waingapu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1607 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

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

Japanese max assault: 37 - adjusted assault: 11

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Waingapu base !!!

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1618 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1962

Defending force 73980 troops, 448 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1664

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25881 troops, 203 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 475

Defending force 13223 troops, 105 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 234

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese max assault: 472 - adjusted assault: 123

Allied max defense: 256 - adjusted defense: 507

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

forts are reduced again, but our troops hold out...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 641

Defending force 36580 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 852

Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported

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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13300 troops, 273 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 505

Defending force 6129 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Japanese max assault: 500 - adjusted assault: 445

Allied max defense: 133 - adjusted defense: 85

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

damn, Hortlund landed another division and only one of my inf units (of course the smaller one) was able to get out of the base quickly enough. A PA division is shredded due to the attack. The low casualties are really misleading as a retreat causes huge losses... In a couple of days the last reinforcement at Bataan arrives and then I´m considering to retreat from Clark into Manila while the other troops will still block the units in the wooden hex South of Manila. The only problem I see is if Hortlund decides to let my troops just rot and he only uses a brigade or two to block me and use my troops as training targets for his airforce training programm...

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Ground combat at Malacca

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22312 troops, 253 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 862

Defending force 14949 troops, 121 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 294

Japanese max assault: 504 - adjusted assault: 280

Allied max defense: 266 - adjusted defense: 197

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

ohh ohh... a 1:1 is not good news. Hopefully Hortlund will rest his troops next turn. My units are ordered already to get out of the hex and retreat to the South, which will take TWO turns... wow, looks like I made it possible to see Malaya, Burma, the Philipines and Java being lost at the end of December... not to talk about the Changsha area... good god - I really suck... [8D]
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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5958 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 374

Defending force 29311 troops, 229 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 673

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 3

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Ground combat at Pagan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1300 troops, 0 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

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

Japanese max assault: 51 - adjusted assault: 53

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pagan base !!!

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Ground combat at Hollandia

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 548 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia base !!!

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Ground combat at Batavia

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6626 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186

Defending force 10213 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

a single brigade was landed. Wonder if it will be enough to shock attack me out, or if he will bring more units. Don´t know what terrain Batavia is but I hope it´s wooden as we don´t have forts to cause some trouble... The only reason we have still "a lot" of troops at Batavia is the fact that we want to try to damage as many oil, ressource points as possible. 100 damaged ressource points are worse for the Japanese than one or two weeks more fighting in Java...

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Ground combat at Malang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5607 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

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

Japanese max assault: 80 - adjusted assault: 21

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang base !!!

Only parts of the 48th division were landed at Malang. With the 100 assault points at Kragen the Japanese have now around 250 assault points in the Soerabaja area. We have around 150 with lots of base forces and obsolete aircrafts. What we fear the most are IJN BB bombardments of Soerabaja...

The air losses of this turn. As you can see, the Japanese lost more planes today. The fighter losses were 2:1 in favour of the Japanese which seems not to be as bad also, but our fighters are worn down quickly, whith the AVG already being completely useless due to low morale. Why it has such a low morale, I don´t know... perhaps being set to training 0% in India is a morale killer.... [8|]

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:58 pm

I lost the combat report for 12/22/41 as it was overwritten by the new one. We saw another Zero sweep to Rangoon which first failed to find the target, then it came in and the Japanese lost 4 Zeroes with 4 US P40 lost also. Some more Zeroes were damaged and another 2 crashed. The 3 reported CAs proved to be only DDs which tried to intercept my fleeing evacuation fleet but missed by one hex.

This turn was a very good turn for my subs, which once again IMO proves that the PH attack is (in the game) worse than a Manila attack to take out all those subs. No ships were sunk at PH, though nearly 200 planes destroyed on the ground. All (95%) fleeing ships from the Philipinese were sunk but most from Java, Malaya made it out. If Hortlund wouldn´t have invaded Palmyra, Johnston and Christmas Island then there wouldn´t have been a reason why KB should be in the Hawaian area.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/23/41

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Coastal Guns at Batavia, 19,59, firing at TF 194
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TF 194 encounters mine field at Batavia (19,59)

TF 194 troops unloading over beach at Batavia, 19,59

36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 24,54

Japanese Ships
AP Ayaha Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

British sub sinks an AP...

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ASW attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Michishio
CA Atago
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
SS KX

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Sub attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
AK Toa Maru #2
DD Yugiri
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
MSW W.2
MSW W.1
PC Shimushu

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

torps miss...

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Night Time Surface Combat at 27,33

Japanese Ships
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
MSW Patna, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

The IJN DDs that were sent near Rangoon were able to end up in the same hex as the poor MSW Patna - she was surprised and sunk by long lances... only one MSW and an AK was lost during my evacuation of Rangoon. Was able to bring out 300 assault points.

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Sub attack at 23,53

Japanese Ships
AP Imizu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

another transport is sunk!! [&o]

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Sub attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
AP Aiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Truant

and another one... [&o]

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 24,47

Japanese ground losses:
323 casualties reported

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 24,47

Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
MSW W.4
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
DD Kari
CL Kashii
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin, hits 2

Sculpin meets a super escort and is hit by one real hit and a near miss... nearly 50 floatation, will retire to Singapore... was able to save more ships at Singapore already as Hortlund never even attempted to attack disbanded ships there...

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ASW attack near Toboali at 22,57

Japanese Ships
MSW W.5, heavy damage
MSW Choun Maru #6, heavy damage
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
SS KXI

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Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
SS KX

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AP Gyoko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KVIII

again a precious AP is hit...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 39
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 45
Ki-30 Ann x 30
Ki-51 Sonia x 10
Ki-36 Ida x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 7 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
18 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

would like to take some Nates down... but my flak fails to achieve that so far...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 25
Hurricane IIb x 14
Blenheim I x 22
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 11

No Allied losses

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

Hortlund provided me with a training ground, so the RAF and RAAF is doing some training to be prepared for an expected drive on India by the Japanese...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 12 damaged

Allied ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

Sallies prove to be tough also... a couple are lost to ops though...

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 19
Ki-30 Ann x 15
Ki-21 Sally x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 67

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
14 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

Anns suffer the most from flak so far...

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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

my corps are training targets for the IJA... Don´t have that much of a problem with high exp. bomber pilots, what I fear are the high exp. fighter pilots...

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Day Air attack on 28th Indian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,70

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Asashio already was heavily damaged, now she is finished... Perhaps a dozen IJN ships sink this turn... [&o] I really wonder why I haven´t seen an IJN bombardment on Soerabaja nor an air attack by Zeroes/Nells/Betties...

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,61

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 10
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yuzan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sibolga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

a damaged AK that tried to escape from Batavia port was attacked and sunk by Nells out of Palembang...

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Amakusa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

a big AP that sunk later also...

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,70

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 7
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

like this AP sunk also...

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Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
AP Haaburu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Myoken Maru
PG Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS KX

another sub hits today... lot of targets around... [:D] really love to see those APs hit...[&o]

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OOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooops.......................

Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
DD Talbot
DD Dent
DD Crosby

I-171 fires a salvo of two torps at Saratoga but misses. I was lucky, but in this game it equals out so far as we had a lot of torp misses on major IJN vessels. We had to retire Saratoga to Canton to pick up the 8000 fuel there. She will now sprint to Pago Pago to meet the other two CVs. In a week or so we will have the USMC div completely unloaded at Canton and 40.000 fuel at Pago Pago as well as tens of thousands supplies. A USMC def btn will unload at Pago Pago in a week and a RCT in three weeks. Then, both targets will be tough to take if not really a LOT of material is brought there. No super fast attack with a nav guard possible then. Also the loss of shipping should be substantial then as on both islands are at least 30+ 5 inch or 155mm CD guns. [:D] Forts are being built and our troops are further preparing. Still don´t know what KB is doing as our Catalinas haven´t spotted them for a couple of turns, nor did we get any "Val sights sub at xy" messages. Perhaps KB retires to Truk or so. With New Caledonia in Japanese hands KB could perhaps support an attack on New Zealand, which would isolate Australia. This would mean I would go right through the Pacific (hard to do - if not impossible - with carriers only and a lot of leakers) or through the Aleutans, which seems a bit gamey to me as the game allows far more operations up there as was possible in real life IMO. Another option would then be Pago Pago - Fidjis - New Caledonia and cut off the Japanese in New Zealand.

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 32
AP Anzan Maru
AP Matsukawa Maru
AP Ozan Maru
AP Waura Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-34

Once again I fail to give the right orders as I have set the last PT on patrol do not retire. She fires her torps but misses at daylight...

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another round... nothing happens...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Ch 13
PC Ch 14
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 18

Allied Ships
PT PT-34

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Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59

Japanese Ships
DD Sanae
DD Kuretake
DD Mikazuki
CL Kinu
CL Yura
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
1201 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 7

ouch..

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ASW attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki
BB Fuso

Allied Ships
SS KX

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1672 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1981

Defending force 74484 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1674

Allied ground losses:
317 casualties reported

today, Changsha was cut off and we don´t have a supply or retreat path. Forts are soon at 4, further increasing, most troops there 100% prepped, a couple of HQs (support green) AND I get auto supply at that base, which means it could be really hard to starve my troops there (wonder if Hortlund knows that I get auto supply there). [:D] We now hope that a couple of attacks can be repulsed while our troops can get out of the mountains and jungles to bring 2000 more assault points to the Changsha area. Then we will attack the weakest spot in the chain around Changsha, as Hortlund can´t put more than 2 or max. 3 divisions in one hex (if he even has that many around there already). He uses the trick of splitting his divisions so that I see more units when I hover over the unit stacks... Our offensive towards Kaifeng goes on in the meantime, as well as 1500 assault points have left Ichang to the East.... of course offensive actions are limited by our far too low supply levels but we can easily kick around one or one and a half IJA divisions...
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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 644

Defending force 29279 troops, 121 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6016 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 388

Defending force 24762 troops, 177 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 553

Allied ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 3

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Ground combat at Rangoon

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23736 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 541

Defending force 8902 troops, 67 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported

Wonder why Hortlund didn´t order an immediate shock attack, as he must be sure about me trying to evac my troops (which I already succesfully did). I had 31 damaged P40s there, was able to bring more than a dozen out this turn. So we expect to lose a good dozen P40s tomorrow as well as parts of the inf units there and a couple of understrenght base forces...

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Ground combat at Tomini

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 441 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tomini base !!!

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Ground combat at Pomala

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 452 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pomala base !!!

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Ground combat at Batavia

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5952 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

Defending force 22700 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 394

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Batavia is expected to fall soon, the troops will surrender as we don´t have a retreat path...

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Ground combat at Banjarmasin

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 146 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Defending force 496 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Allied max assault: 3 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 13

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

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported

thought Banjamarsin would only have two dozens paras or so... which would also have had no problem to repulse the attack... [:D]

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Ground combat at Merak

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Merak base !!!

13 troops... ???????? Hurrey, those para attacks get smaller and smaller... the sub invasions I´ve seen were most often 10 or 20 times bigger than those para drops... 13 soldiers couldn´t take such a base and hold it, not even against third line troops...[8|][8|]

A BIG issue I have at the moment is the fact that my forts at Singapore are BUGGED!!! [8|] Hurrey again! We have 200+ eng and a dozen vehicles there for a dozen turns but after the forts increased to level 0 48% they just stopped to further increase... makes it easy to take Singapore then, when I´m hit by a "can´t build forts" bug... will this ever stop? 17.000 supplies, no damage to port, airfield, airbase... eng and combat eng at the base... OH WELL... checked it for the last 4 turns, never increasing, will check it also the next turns...

ny59giants · Post by **ny59giants** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:23 pm

I'm at 12/18/41 with John 3rd and the only think unexpected is the use of his subs. He has 2 or 3 at key ports (like all around Java) and with very few ASW ships (those with an ASW of 1 don't count [;)]), I have yet to find a good counter strategy (this is Big B's v1.4). I will probably use the Flush Decks as they have the best at 4 for the Americans and have yet to get a British group together. I miss the CHS game in which my Clemson DD's upgrade on 1/42 to finsih with an ASW of 8. This tactics would be short lived.
 
I can read your AAR and it makes me feel I'm not suffering as much. [:D][:D] 
My shipping from Manila is much like yours...sunk [:(]

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:28 pm

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I'm at 12/18/41 with John 3rd and the only think unexpected is the use of his subs. He has 2 or 3 at key ports (like all around Java) and with very few ASW ships (those with an ASW of 1 don't count [;)]), I have yet to find a good counter strategy (this is Big B's v1.4). I will probably use the Flush Decks as they have the best at 4 for the Americans and have yet to get a British group together. I miss the CHS game in which my Clemson DD's upgrade on 1/42 to finsih with an ASW of 8. This tactics would be short lived.

I can read your AAR and it makes me feel I'm not suffering as much. [:D][:D]
My shipping from Manila is much like yours...sunk [:(]

so far, the IJN subs weren´t a problem, not nearly as effective as my subs... [:D] if nothing really bad happens then I´m confident so far. All those bases I lost so far were lost because they were empty (not possible to reinforce within the first couple of days...)[:D], we will see what happens when Hortlund attacks the first target that is well defended...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:03 pm

again a turn when we were able to hit a lot of IJN shipping...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/24/41

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Sub attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
AP Iwaki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

sinks immediately...

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ASW attack near Kuantan at 24,47

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
MSW W.10

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish, hits 4

1 real hit, 3 near misses... will try to make Singapore harbour...

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Sub attack at 24,58

Japanese Ships
AP Hakutetsu Maru #13, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

MK14 fail to detonate... ship sunk later though...[:D]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago
DD Michishio, Shell hits 2
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
PT TM-12
PT TM-13, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT TM-14
PT TM-15

both TFs spot each other but two PTs launch their torps first but all miss (aimed at DDs...)...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 3

sent in the damaged Java (15 sys) to mop up some TFs at Kendari as it seemed that there is not a lot of Japanese airforce... Java is hit from 8000 yards with 5 inch shells that weren´t able to penetrate her armour. All salvos in return missed...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago
DD Michishio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
PT TM-12
PT TM-14
PT TM-15, Shell hits 1

another round and TM-15 is hit by a 5 inch shell... IMO such a hit should sink a PT but she isn´t even listed as heavily damaged. Not FOW though as she has around 30 sys damage now...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 1

another round at Kendari with a shell hit on Java that didn´t penetrate and all salvos in return missed...

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ASW attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
AP Hakozake Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji

Allied Ships
SS KXIII, hits 1

one real hit... the sub will try to make Singapore...

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ASW attack at 24,57

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

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Sub attack at 28,48

Japanese Ships
DD Fumizuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Nagatsuki
CVE Taiyo

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

Sailfish puts a MK14 into Fumizuki that could be in trouble now (7 or 8 hexes to the next port 6). Escort carrier Taiyo also in this TF...
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Sub attack at 37,60

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

Allied Ships
SS S-40

Ayato Maru goes down immediately after 3 out of 4 torps hitting the big AP... [&o]

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Sub attack at 24,57

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

Sargo misses Michishio... in return all DDs fail to locate the sub...

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Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
AK Toa Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW W.2
MSW W.1
PC Shimushu
DD Yugiri
DD Asagiri
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII, hits 3

and another transport is hit... [8D]

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Sub attack at 20,59

Japanese Ships
AP Syoryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Myoken Maru
PG Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 4, on fire

and another one...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 34
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-30 Ann x 26
Ki-51 Sonia x 11
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 13 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 41
Hurricane IIb x 13
Blenheim I x 28
Blenheim IV x 24
Hudson I x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 3
P-26A x 8

No Allied losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

this was a mistake! I ordered my aircraft on port attack only but to my BIG surprise Hortlund sent his three DDs to Akyab. Obviously a combined attack on my evac to Diamond Harbour and a evacuation fast transport to Akyab to pick up his 500 paras there. 50 bombers put on naval attack/port attack could have perhaps caught a DD or two...

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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 11000 feet

a lot of flak at Rahaeng and we lose 2 out of 10 B-17... [8|]

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 20 damaged

Allied ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 4

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26
C5M Babs x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-48 Lily x 46
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
C5M Babs: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 131

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,65

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 11
Brewster 339D x 10
Martin 139 x 42

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Senkai Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
APD APD-46
AP Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 3
AP Ural Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mizuho Maru

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

now that was a nice one! Our search planes weren´t able to spot the BBs at Kragen and therefor a loaded transport TF is attacked with lots of bombers. Even though they only drop 250 lb bombs we inflict some damage as I expect Ural Maru to sink...

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Husimi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Husimi Maru sinks later in the day...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 4
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yamato Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 16,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M Nell x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sibolga, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,29

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Uranami

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet

only half a dozen Swordfish were set to naval attack and one manages to put a 500 lb bomb into Amagiri. Next turn all my bombers are set to naval attack but it´s 5 hexes to Akyab and I guess those DDs will be out of range when my bombers will take off...

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,65

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 36

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
APD APD-46, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP Tatuwa Maru
AP Ural Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mizuho Maru

Japanese ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Ural maru is hit with 19 250 lb bombs today. Another AP is hit also as well as the high ASW value APD-46... nice one. TF is still 5 hexes out of Kragen which is the expected harbour it will head to, which means if Hortlund doesn´t move his bullet proof battleships or cruisers into range 5 from Soerabaja then the Martins will go in again next turn to shoot the TF up some more - if weather allows it...[;)]
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,73

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
AP Eiko Maru
AP Heiwa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

Hudsons attack a TF that is probably heading to the last Dutch base on Timor (the one in the West). They all miss and another 6 Hudsons are moved there but I don´t expect to do much damage and can´t move in more bombers as we only have 12 air support at the base... [8|]

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ASW attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
AP Maya Maru
MSW Musashi Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #20

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

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Ground combat at Batavia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22796 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 396

Defending force 14464 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Japanese max assault: 357 - adjusted assault: 119

Allied max defense: 159 - adjusted defense: 116

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
319 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

the base won´t last long...

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 100270 troops, 1090 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 1999

Defending force 74075 troops, 461 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1674

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2045 - adjusted assault: 872

Allied max defense: 1768 - adjusted defense: 1795

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
1799 casualties reported
Guns lost 46
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
3397 casualties reported
Guns lost 25

again the Japanese are able to reduce a fort level... [8|] I was shocked by the high Allied losses even when the Japanese get a 0:1 [8|] Watching that, I thought the base will fall in no time, but after looking at my troops I discovered that "only" my 5 HQ units that are the first units in the stack were shredded. The first one went down from something like 90/100 to 39/97... [8|] my inf units didn´t suffer at all but the attack did cost us 3000 supplies... [X(][X(][X(] The fort level again went up to 3 this turn...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Defending force 29316 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5996 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 393

Defending force 24788 troops, 176 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 545

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 4

In three days the last unit in the Philipines will arrive (100 av). I´m thinking about moving 300 assault points more to this hex and try a shock attack. Would mean 400 assault points would stay at Clark (fort 0, clear terrain - so we are in extreme danger to be kicked out, all troops preparing for Manila) and 850 would try the shock attack South of Manila. It´s a wooden hex so I´m not sure if I will achieve something. If I could kick the Japanese back then nearly a dozen units would suffer... and then the IJA would need more reinforcements to take the Philipines...

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Ground combat at Rangoon

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25291 troops, 265 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 541

Defending force 8921 troops, 69 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Japanese max assault: 541 - adjusted assault: 210

Allied max defense: 20 - adjusted defense: 33

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
15722 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 2

not surprising, Rangoon fell today... [:(] a lot of troops surrendered so the IJA did get some good victory points, but I was able to evacuate nearly all combat troops in good condition. Kicked back to Mandalay and then on the trails would have caused more headache if the IJA goes for India. Though I have achieved a new record in losing Burma that early. The evac cost me a MSW, an AK and perhaps 40 P40s...

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Ground combat at Mandalay

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1300 troops, 0 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

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

Japanese max assault: 96 - adjusted assault: 50

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay base !!!

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Ground combat at Malacca

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4666 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 811

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

Japanese max assault: 36 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malacca base !!!

800 assault points will be far to less to take Malaya as this is the same av that I have available and I don´t have to shock attack over the river into Singapore. Though my forts in Singapore didn´t go up, so there´s definetely something bugged. No damage to anything but forts don´t even go up to 1... [8|] oh well...

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Ground combat at Kuantan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5759 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

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

Japanese max assault: 37 - adjusted assault: 76

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan base !!!

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Ground combat at Banjarmasin

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 483 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 300 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese max assault: 25 - adjusted assault: 14

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

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SE Borneo Garrison Battalion Wiped Out at Banjarmasin by attrition!!!

my units get wiped out one after another but I´m happy about it as this way they can´t serve as training targets for the Japanese airforce later on...

I checked the ship losses so far and the Japanese will soon meet our losses points wise as well as in number of ships sunk. More than 30 APs are sunk in not even 3 weeks, most by subs. This is excellent as APs are the most important ships early on for all those invasions (with a lot more damaged). With the reduced cargo capacity in Nikmod this will be even more severe. Though 30 won´t be enough to stop further expansion but at least we hurt our enemy...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:22 pm

our subs could have had a field day again... without luck, 80% of our torps missed or failed to detonate. The good news today is that Hortlund stated in his email that he already has some big concerns about my subs killing so many ships, as he told me he never had so many losses so early in the game, not able to do something against it... [:D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/25/41

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Sub attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-39

the turn starts off well...another sub that has expended ALL her torps and is now heading to Singapore to pick up new ones...

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Sub attack at 25,55

Japanese Ships
AP Yamakisan Maru
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

torps miss...

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Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 32

Allied Ships
SS Perch

torps miss...

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Sub attack at 25,55

Japanese Ships
AP Eihuku Maru
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

torps fail to detonate...

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Sub attack at 23,54

Japanese Ships
AK Nako Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Asama Maru
PC Ch 7
PG Tatsumiya Maru

Allied Ships
SS Truant

Truant is doing a very good job so far, not her first kill...

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Sub attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
AP Sanura Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW W.4
DD Sagiri
CL Isuzu

Allied Ships
SS Saury

torps fail to detonate but the super escort fails to locate the sub in return...

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ASW attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
MSW W.19

Allied Ships
SS Perch

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ASW attack near Pescadores at 47,43

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
MSW W.12
MSW W.11

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon, hits 6

6 near misses but Tarpon is out of action with 23/9/0... have 7 or 8 subs that are not combat ready anymore but have yet to have a sub sunk... EXCELLENT...

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Sub attack at 26,55

Japanese Ships
AP Yamakisan Maru
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
SS Shark

MK14 fail to detonate...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 37
P-26A x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-26A: 3 damaged

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

oops! Oscars are LRCAPing Akyab from Rangoon and prove to be very effective as I lose 4 of those fighters...

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 4
Ki-48 Lily x 37
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 12 damaged

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 57

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet

wonder where all the Sallies are...

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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

Hortlund has parked a couple of CAs at PM... wonder why [&:]

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Day Air attack on TF at 26,64

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 6
Martin 139 x 38

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ural Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatuwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Senkai Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
APD APD-46, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mizuho Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

the former attacked TF is still heading towards Kragen but is mauled again. Seems the Dutch airforce did it´s job before all aircraft will be lost when Soerabaja will surrender... APD-46 is sunk... the APs hit with dozens of 250lb bombs are still afloat but I doubt they will make it...

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Day Air attack on TF at 28,74

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Heiwa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP Horai Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

The last turn spotted TF isn´t heading to Timor but to a base North of it to pick up some troops. CL Java will replenish next turn at Koepang and then try to intercept this TF. The couple of Hudsons aren´t really a threat...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 3
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ume Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Yuzan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet

still no bullet proof IJN ships in range of my bombers from Soerabaja - really surprising...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
Hurricane IIb x 16
Blenheim I x 21
Blenheim IV x 19
Hudson I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 3 damaged
Blenheim I: 7 damaged
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Amagiri, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 1000 feet

WOW, the IJN DDs are still at Akyab and the paras are still at the base. The Oscars fight well and my bombers are all missing. The two hits were achieved by the Swordfish from 5000 ft. [8|] With that hit rate it will be hard to defend us against an upcoming invasion in India and 2 500lb bombs are not enough to heavily damage a DD. [8|] A cruiser squadron is sent out next turn to intercept the possible retreat of the DDs but it would be just pure luck to guess the right hex...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
B-17C Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet

Those Oscars are really a deadly weapon! We lose again 3!!! P40s of the AVG... [8|] 15 AVG P40s against 3 Oscars and we are in real trouble...

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Day Air attack on TF at 28,74

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Horai Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Eiko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

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Sub attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
AP Choko Maru
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS S-39

MK10s fail to detonate... [8|]

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Sub attack at 25,55

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #6, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

torps miss...

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Sub attack at 30,50

Japanese Ships
AP Tientsin Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pike

torps miss...

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Sub attack at 23,54

Japanese Ships
AK Nissyo Maru
AP Josho Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW W.4
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Truant

Truant misses also... unbelievable low hits today...

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TF 93 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 79,91

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1626 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1875

Defending force 69086 troops, 429 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1644

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported

compared to last turn we have 30 lower assault value, the IJa lost 124 assault points. The supply level went up again, so this means the auto supply is working. Forts at 3 (14%) but we don´t even have 200 eng at the base...

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25615 troops, 191 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 456

Defending force 13298 troops, 101 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 240

Japanese max assault: 444 - adjusted assault: 167

Allied max defense: 263 - adjusted defense: 157

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Japanese ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Hong Kong will fall soon...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 650

Defending force 29340 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 630

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Ground combat at 50,31

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7444 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Defending force 79295 troops, 500 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2104

Japanese max assault: 178 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 2133 - adjusted defense: 1950

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
2171 casualties reported
Guns lost 39

lol, an IJA brigade crossed the river into half a dozen corps of mine. The unit is wrecked and will be further decimated by our attack next turn...

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5996 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 395

Defending force 24813 troops, 176 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 543

Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 2

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Ground combat at 38,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3815 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 628

Defending force 1956 troops, 6 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

an IJA tank brigade meets some of our corps in a wooden hex North West of Nanning...

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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2376 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 1564 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

the two brigades that start out in the jungle in Burma finally entered Taung Gyi this turn. Taung Gyi is defended by a tank brigade... don´t expect to save those two brigades...

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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5749 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Defending force 15867 troops, 134 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 194

parts of 48 division entered Soerabaja. More units coming from Kragen, expect to lose Soerabaja soon...

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Ground combat at Banjarmasin

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 503 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 240 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 25 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Kavieng

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 73 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kavieng base !!!

para drops in the Solomons on empty bases...

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Ground combat at Sag Sag

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 46 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sag Sag base !!!

paras...

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Ground combat at Nauru Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 610 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 16

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island base !!!

today the forts at Singapore went up 11%... [8|] While it´s good news that they are now increasing, they only increased 11% - with a fort level of 0!!!! There are 300+ eng and 30 eng vehicles so I would expect to see the fort level going up FASTER... [:(]

Kereguelen · Post by **Kereguelen** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:21 pm

Castor,

excellent play with your subs! Some of them should be quite experienced by now. Subs are always quite deadly against an agressive Japanese opponent like Hortlund, if properly employed by someone who understands the art of sub warfare. Should be interesting to see if such early successes really hurt Japanese troop transport capacities in CHS.

K

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:24 pm

ORIGINAL: Kereguelen

Castor,

excellent play with your subs! Some of them should be quite experienced by now. Subs are always quite deadly against an agressive Japanese opponent like Hortlund, if properly employed by someone who understands the art of sub warfare. Should be interesting to see if such early successes really hurt Japanese troop transport capacities in CHS.

K

thanks!

Haven´t tracked their experience but when I look at what they hit, oh well... lot´s of torps just miss their targets (mostly slow transports). But I´m absolutely happy with their performance so far. Nice to see so many APs sinking but I fear Hortlunds troop transport capacity isn´t really hurt yet and targets get fewer as soon all his landings in the DEI are over. We´re playing Nikmod, don´t know how it looks like in CHS.

Hortlund stated that follow on invasions will soon start, when Java will be Japanese. The question will be, Australia, India or New Zealand...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:42 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/26/41

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Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
805 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

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Sub attack at 27,54

Japanese Ships
AP Yamakisan Maru
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

torps miss...

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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
AP Henry T. Allen, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

ouch, the AP sinks but there was no message of USMC div rescued by TF... so Hortlund shouldn´t know that tomorrow the whole division is landed in good condition on Canton Island... should be then a tough nut to crack... [:D]

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TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Ndini, 72,101

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

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TF 56 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
DD Uranami

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Sub attack near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese Ships
AP Yuzan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Trout

torps fail to detonate...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 37
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 19
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

the 3 Chinese base forces just can´t put enough flak fire up to really hurt those planes attacking at 2000 ft...

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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 22,65

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 7

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

will try to disrupt the division, perhaps we can hold out a couple of days longer then...[8|]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 1

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Oboro

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

the reason the cruiser and the DDs are parked at PM is that an invasion TF has just passed Gili Gili. PM isn´t reinforced, so I expect it to fall within the next couple of turns...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Banjarmasin at 27,64

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Mizuho Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Eiko Maru
AP Heiwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
DD Hayashio

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

the Dutch are far more effective than the Australian...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 6
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yamato Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ume Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,65

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Martin 139 x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Hokaze
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Hortlund has now a bullet proof CL next to my airfield...

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Day Air attack on TF at 26,65

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shirakumo
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

and now my bombers are going after a target that can´t be hurt...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 15
Blenheim I x 18
Blenheim IV x 15
Hudson I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Blenheim I: 7 damaged
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 3 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 1000 feet

no sense in further doing these attacks. Those Oscars have been Uber weapons so far and I lose again 5 aircraft A2A for no Oscar lost...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Heiwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 6
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 6
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yamato Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,73

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Horai Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,65

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 23

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 1
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

most Martins tried to bomb the CL but 3 succesfully attacked DD Hokaze and put two small ping pong bombs into it...

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Sub attack at 27,54

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

the MSW is blown out of the water by two exploding MK14s... would like to see exploding hits on transports, not on those mini MSWs...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese Ships
AP Ume Maru
AP Yamato Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT TM-12, Shell hits 3, on fire
PT TM-14
PT TM-15

one PT was shot up by 13mm counterfire and is out of action... we sink an AP that was already in a sinking condition...

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Sub attack near Legaspi at 44,55

Japanese Ships
AK Eizan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

torps miss...

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Ground combat at Biak

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1178 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese max assault: 5 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Biak base !!!

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Ground combat at Batavia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22440 troops, 164 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 378

Defending force 11676 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Japanese max assault: 337 - adjusted assault: 235

Allied max defense: 116 - adjusted defense: 50

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
19260 casualties reported
Guns lost 79

Batavia falls and those two brigades will help to take Soerabaja easily... must have done a lot wrong so far as all the SRA seems to fall within 4 weeks...

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1620 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2286

Defending force 69368 troops, 447 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1656

Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported

another division moved into Changsha. Seems that Hortlund doesn´t care about my offensive in the North as he keeps bringing troops to Changsha in the South...

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25446 troops, 182 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 448

Defending force 12940 troops, 83 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Japanese max assault: 436 - adjusted assault: 580

Allied max defense: 229 - adjusted defense: 191

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

my troops are nearly undamaged but Hong Kong will fall soon also... Have seen it often enough that one division is NOT enough to take Hong Kong. In this case it was no problem for Hortlund - this without any air attacks...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651

Defending force 29200 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 629

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6016 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 402

Defending force 24697 troops, 173 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 544

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 3

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Ground combat at 38,36

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 19519 troops, 141 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 625

Defending force 1946 troops, 6 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Allied max assault: 1148 - adjusted assault: 106

Japanese max defense: 57 - adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

we kicked out the tank brigade we met last turn...

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Ground combat at 50,31

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69328 troops, 500 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2347

Defending force 4638 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 2056 - adjusted assault: 2821

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 1410 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

and the brigade that last turn shock attacked over the river is further wrecked...

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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4855 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 1552 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Allied max assault: 242 - adjusted assault: 7

Japanese max defense: 57 - adjusted defense: 113

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

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
442 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

my two brigades in the middle of Burma are lost...[:(]

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Ground combat at Admiralty Islands

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 86 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Admiralty Islands base !!!

paras...

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Ground combat at Buka

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 53 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Buka base !!!

paras...

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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5747 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 225

Defending force 16037 troops, 136 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 199

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Banjarmasin

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 499 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Defending force 220 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 25 - adjusted assault: 27

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1

Allied ground losses:
281 casualties reported

2ndACR · Post by **2ndACR** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:53 pm

I am Hortland's Japanese opponent using this same mod. Transport losses can hurt, but not as much as you hope. In one game, I have lost 80+ transports, and can still lift 2 1/2 divisions anywhere I want. Hardest part is massing the transports. And those are the small/medium transports. Of course I have 80 or so AP's in the body shop. (note, these losses are not against Hortland).
 
 Watch for surface fights...............he loves surface actions. Not sure about this now that I think about it...............He is always allies against me.
 
 You are doing nothing really wrong.............I have taken all major bases in the SRA and it is Feb 42. Only Manilla and Timor stands. The key as the Japanese is to use mass. I classify the PI as a side show really and it only gets 3 div at start............the 38th moves to help out after HK falls.

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