AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/26/42
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ASW attack at 25,56
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Sargo
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ASW attack at 25,56
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1
one near miss, but we will try to avoid those ASW TFs...
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ASW attack at 61,89
Japanese Ships
PG Heijo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10
Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish
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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba
DD Nenohi
DD Ikazuchi
Allied Ships
SS Porpoise
we miss... as do the DDs...
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TF 92 encounters mine field at Rabaul (61,88)
Japanese Ships
AP Daihachikyo Maru, Mine hits 1
I must be infected by Swift´s mine mania... [:D] Sent Argonaut with mines to Rabaul... the only sub I use for mine laying missions...
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 49
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 44
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 8 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 18 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 9 destroyed
F.K.51: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 36
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
ouch! Despite having a couple of naval targets in range all our bombers just sat at the airfield watching the enemy bombers coming in... we lose 18!!! Martins today - this really hurts. It was a gamble to move them to Soerabaja and I lost...
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 82nd Chinese Corps, at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 61
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
it´s obvious, the Japanese are preparing for upcoming ground attacks...
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,56
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
as the manual states
that level bombers have their accuracy DECREASED below 5000 ft. I´ve set my bombers back to 6000 ft. With the hit rates we achieved so far at low level, I doubt the manual is right... let´s find out...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 41
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,56
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 13
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
all 6000 ft attacks missed today...
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ASW attack at 25,56
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 2
Sargo needs yard time, now at 12 sys dam...
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 67462 troops, 915 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089
Defending force 78703 troops, 672 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 1478
Allied ground losses:
362 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 74262 troops, 924 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1774
Defending force 65073 troops, 417 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1724
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Shock attack [X(][X(]
Attacking force 50856 troops, 436 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212
Defending force 49920 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325
Japanese max assault: 1722 - adjusted assault: 675
Allied max defense: 1274 - adjusted defense: 727
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese ground losses:
1988 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
Vehicles lost 8
Allied ground losses:
1046 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Hortlund loses no time and he takes only few losses with his failed shock attack... we hopefully will be able to stabilize the front again. Main problem, as usual, is the fact that we don´t even have half the supply we need in China... [8|]
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 87384 troops, 937 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1276
Defending force 35556 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 909
Japanese max assault: 2510 - adjusted assault: 1644
Allied max defense: 941 - adjusted defense: 1481
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
6206 casualties reported [X(][X(][X(]
Guns lost 91
Allied ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
a 1:1 but Hortlund loses nearly half a division... those Chinese corps down there are getting more and more experienced...
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Ground combat at Koepang
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9375 troops, 117 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 202
Defending force 1750 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
Allied max assault: 185 - adjusted assault: 133
Japanese max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 17
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
this boosts our morale! The attacking Japanese unit is kicked out of Koepang. I expect to see more troops showing up here (probably with heavy air and naval support) in a couple of weeks, but not before Java is cleared. If he comes before Java is cleared then he repeats the fault of probably coming with too few force, too early...
With the super av of the Japanese we take horrendous losses of course. It´s a wooden hex, not urban and forts aren´t at 9 but 4... [8|] This single attack did cost me so many av that no further attack can be ordered... [8|]