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

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/13/42

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Sub attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Walke
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris

no luck with ASW...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 36


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Ki-49 Helen x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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

another invasion must be coming...

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Day Air attack on TF at 39,40


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet

we heavily hit an AK. Strike coming from Kweiyang...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kiungahan at 39,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Asaka Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Forbes Hauptmann, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet

talk about hit rates...

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK West Cactus, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

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

the Japanese must have some decent pilots...

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Jeff Davis, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK San Lucas, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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

we managed to sneak in a lot of supplies to bases that needed them. Those AKs were going to Hong Kong. Unfortunately with our agreement about China Hong Kong will soon be lost as I´m taking my units back to bases off the railroad...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 42
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 22
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-26B Marauder x 15


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pescadores at 47,43

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Rokko Maru
AK Yamagiku Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-60, Shell hits 2

wonder why the damn PT attacks at daylight when I didn´t set it to patrol do not retire... PT hit twice by a 3 inch shell from the AK...

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

no chance to get a shot at the Japanese subs...

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 81517 troops, 831 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1853

Defending force 78138 troops, 522 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099



Allied ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9264 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1249

Defending force 69358 troops, 608 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 1471



Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 157362 troops, 1351 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 2825

Defending force 87397 troops, 642 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1356

Japanese max assault: 2747 - adjusted assault: 1249

Allied max defense: 1481 - adjusted defense: 1156

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
4771 casualties reported
Guns lost 119
Vehicles lost 11

Allied ground losses:
3464 casualties reported
Guns lost 98
Vehicles lost 1

ouch! Already a 1:1 and supply level is also getting critical. The Japanese now have 7 divs + support troops at Singapore. The base won´t hold out much longer, but we caused a lot of headache so far. Most IJA divs are at least 25% disabled...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/14/42

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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47


Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported

Not many more Dutch bases left. After Bankha there´s Medan and Kuala further to the North but they will be attacked soon...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 72


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 48


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

The P-39s stayed home...

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 60
A-20B Boston x 36


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

I can´t figure out why we have such lousy hit rates...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 70561 troops, 899 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 1271

Defending force 69023 troops, 603 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468

Japanese max assault: 1058 - adjusted assault: 314

Allied max defense: 1420 - adjusted defense: 2245

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


Japanese ground losses:
3550 casualties reported
Guns lost 114
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
644 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Hortlund should wait for reinforcements after Singapore has fallen. He´s just further wrecking his troops...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 562 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 910 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 12

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/15/42

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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47


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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 70


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 66


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

The Hurricane will be my main fighter over India and Australia so we want to have some decent pilots flying them...

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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged


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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 42
Ki-49 Helen x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Blenheim I x 6
Blenheim IV x 31
Beaufort V-IX x 3
P-26A x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6


No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 44
A-20B Boston x 23


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet

coming in too low...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8905 troops, 269 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 955

Defending force 67675 troops, 562 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 1435



Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bankha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3246 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 1307 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 178 - adjusted assault: 248

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 248 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bankha base !!!



Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Hortlund now really always wants to go sure he takes the base... overkill against a single 0 av base force...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 556 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 860 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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5th Dutch Naval Base Force Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!

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4th DAF Base Force Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!

more and more units die of starvation...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/16/42

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Sub attack at 112,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Downes
DD Monaghan
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Phelps

IJN subs are more a threat to Allied ASW TFs than vice versa... [8|]

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Sub attack at 99,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kane
DD Humphreys
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD Litchfield



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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 70


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 68


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Medan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 58
A-20B Boston x 38


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makassar Garrison Battalion, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Sub attack at 13,20

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
DD Decoy, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

third DD torpedoed today! I must be nuts sending out ASW TFs to hunt IJN subs... [8|] Hortlund isn´t even moving his subs, they just sit there, get spotted, then I send out my ASW TFs and then... then my DDs get sunk... 3 in one day...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9007 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 806

Defending force 67189 troops, 559 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1438



Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 582 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 818 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 14

Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1



Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/17/42

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Sub attack at 28,78

Japanese Ships
SS I-124

Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

forgot to set a waypoint for the AK that was moving out of Koepang. Went directly over a hex with a spotted sub. It´s one of the mine laying subs...

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ASW attack at 116,70

Japanese Ships
SS I-173, hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw

2 real hits, but I wonder if those were FOW...

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ASW attack at 112,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 75
P-40E Warhawk x 70


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 68


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st NS Garrison Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

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

Medan will obviously be the next Japanese target...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 18
P-26A x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 24


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 41
A-20B Boston x 28


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makassar Garrison Battalion, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9057 troops, 279 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 615

Defending force 66915 troops, 560 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1436



Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 582 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 797 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 13

Allied max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Dagua

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 92 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: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dagua base !!!

para drop...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/18/42

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 68


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 45


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Medan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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

next target for a Japanese invasion... Medan...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Blenheim I x 16
Blenheim IV x 56
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makassar Garrison Battalion, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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ASW attack at 112,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey
DMS Southard

we would really like to damage, not to talk about sinking a sub... [8|]
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ASW attack at 99,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Kane
DD Humphreys
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD Litchfield

no DCs dropped... just a matter of time until the next DD is hit...

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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Hong Kong [:(]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 71206 troops, 627 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1207

Defending force 13510 troops, 96 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

Japanese max assault: 1790 - adjusted assault: 2364

Allied max defense: 265 - adjusted defense: 231

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

Allied ground losses:
14044 casualties reported
Guns lost 93
Vehicles lost 1

[:(] no surprise, after Hortlund was able to move in another 3 divs, Hong Kong surrendered... it was a waste to send 15.000 supplies to Hong Kong (and to lose those AKs). The British had no chance after the Chinese accepted the truce and moved back... The brave British fought well in the last months and losing Hong Kong in mid February isn´t that bad... [8D]

The Chinese are seen as traitors within the British Army now...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9136 troops, 284 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

Defending force 66734 troops, 556 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 1438



Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported

looks like the Japanese av is really shredded. With Singapore surrendering soon (7+ divs attacking there) Hortlund already has impended with another invasion somewhere. [:-]

When I look at the combat replay and see how his Southern Area units suffered so far and how many APs he lost so far, then I´m not really afraid as he is still able to take a lot of territory if he wants but he will completely wreck his troops and shipping, making it just easier for me to go on the offense in late 42 already...

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 155026 troops, 1274 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 2600

Defending force 82522 troops, 522 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2462 - adjusted assault: 1351

Allied max defense: 1358 - adjusted defense: 1298

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
2639 casualties reported
Guns lost 77
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
6558 casualties reported
Guns lost 105

we lose mostly support units but supply is decreasing fastly! [:(] Still, if we manage to cause 10.000 casualties (mostly disabled I know) this would be equivalent to the assault value of a whole IJA division. We will see...

I bet at least one or two divs from the Singapore attack will go to Koepang where we are further digging in. Here we are even in IJA medium bomber range from Kendari and we fear to see some BB bombardments that will probably take out most of our support units so in the end we won´t be able to hold the base against a "real" invasion. If he comes piece meal (like in many other invasions earlier on) then he will have problems. But when I look at the latest attacks then he has obviously learnt from his earlier faults...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 565 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 776 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1



Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/19/42

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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 99,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Kane
DD Humphreys
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD Litchfield

our ASW seems to be fruitless effort...

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TF 1057 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Genista
PG Fritillary
PG Freesia

the IJN subs laid mines at Colombo... a second one was spotted heading North so perhaps we will spot some mines at Karachi or Bombay soon...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 73


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim I x 15
Blenheim IV x 49
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 21


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 60
A-20B Boston x 27


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th DAF Base Force, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

usual ASW result...

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8160 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

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

Japanese max assault: 161 - adjusted assault: 324

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 324 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hsinyang base !!!

The Japanese start to take the abandoned bases on the railline...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9170 troops, 285 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Defending force 66343 troops, 552 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 1431



Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 151646 troops, 1179 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 2437

Defending force 74321 troops, 360 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1107

Japanese max assault: 1984 - adjusted assault: 977

Allied max defense: 1094 - adjusted defense: 1158

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


Japanese ground losses:
1665 casualties reported
Guns lost 45
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2361 casualties reported
Guns lost 74
Vehicles lost 2

0:1 is fine, but we take more losses than the Japanese...

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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2189 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Defending force 2473 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese max assault: 114 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 16

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


Japanese ground losses:
364 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported

like the British, the stubborn Dutch are fighting bravely... [:)]

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Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7838 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Defending force 431 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 102 - adjusted assault: 53

Allied max defense: 9 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1



Allied ground losses:
646 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

a Dutch unit that was already out of supply was moved back to Palembang but surrendered with the first Japanese attack...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 565 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 714 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 13

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1



Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/20/42

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TF 50 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (43,42)

Japanese Ships
MSW Kaiyo Maru #1
MSW Hinode Maru #18

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 60


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Blenheim I x 16
Blenheim IV x 46
Beaufort V-IX x 11
P-26A x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 22
B-25C Mitchell x 22
B-26B Marauder x 14


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 54
A-20B Boston x 27


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

all our pilots are increasing the desperately needed exp. for the upcoming fights but every turn we lose between 5 and 10 aircraft doing those training missions... wonder why I am the king of op losses, no matter if I´m playing the Japanese or Allied side... [:D]

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Day Air attack on 9th DAF Base Force, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37309 troops, 579 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 660

Defending force 66117 troops, 551 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 1429



Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kaifeng

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4860 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

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

Japanese max assault: 100 - adjusted assault: 222

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 222 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kaifeng base !!!



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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 565 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 664 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 24

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1



Allied ground losses:
908 casualties reported

a base force surrendered... the other unit was wiped out...

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Makassar Garrison Battalion Wiped Out at Macassar by attrition!!!

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/21/42

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
Blenheim IV x 22
Beaufort V-IX x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 10
B-26B Marauder x 6


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 22000 feet

only a small part of our attacking aircraft located the target...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 74
P-40E Warhawk x 67


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 81


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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

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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Johanne Justesen, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Peri, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

[:@][:@] damn! I´m really getting careless... Had several single ship TFs already unloading at Koepang and no enemy airstrikes came in and as soon as there´s a 2 ship TF it is immediately annihilated... The AKs went down with all the supply they carried. Instead of bombing the SNLF in the hex next to Koepang our Hurricanes should have flown cap as there were enough of them to wreck havoc with 20 unescorted Betties coming in... damn damn damn...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 53
A-20B Boston x 32
B-26B Marauder x 6


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

with all those strikes we had 7 op losses again today and we´re in the lead again in aircrafts lost... overall a bad turn...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37389 troops, 581 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 671

Defending force 65873 troops, 544 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 1422



Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1462 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanning base !!!

Hortlund mops up the abandoned bases in China now...

[anarchyintheuk]

Cheer up. You're hit rate at Lautem is picking up. [;)]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Cheer up. You're hit rate at Lautem is picking up. [;)]

yeah, not bad... 13 hits on the runway with 80+ bombers... [8D]

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/22/42

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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ASW attack at 109,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-15, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw

2 near misses won´t do much damage...

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Sub attack at 138,69

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
AVD Ballard, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Gillis
PC Tiger
PC Reliance

I-23 hits again, sitting 20+ hexes South of San Francisco. Ballard went down of course, she was part of a TF with 3 AK that are transporting aircraft South. Better to lose the AVD than an AK with a 72 aircraft BG...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 85


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 16
Hudson I x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 54


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim I x 9
Blenheim IV x 49
Beaufort V-IX x 14
P-26A x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 23


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37629 troops, 582 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 685

Defending force 65289 troops, 539 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 1418



Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Merauke

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 76 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 10

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Merauke base !!!

West of New Guinea... Thursday Island will probably be the next target...

[BigBadWolf]

I-23 hits again, sitting 20+ hexes South of San Francisco. Ballard went down of course, she was part of a TF with 3 AK that are transporting aircraft South. Better to lose the AVD than an AK with a 72 aircraft BG...

If you sink the ship carrying planes, what happens to the pilots?[&:]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BigBadWolf

I-23 hits again, sitting 20+ hexes South of San Francisco. Ballard went down of course, she was part of a TF with 3 AK that are transporting aircraft South. Better to lose the AVD than an AK with a 72 aircraft BG...

If you sink the ship carrying planes, what happens to the pilots?[&:]

don´t know but they are probably going down with the aircraft...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/23/42

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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ASW attack at 112,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey
DMS Southard

no luck with our ASW... note that we attack spotted subs that are in the same hex for weeks...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 68


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 30,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 91


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

there won´t be much left of the SNLF when we will stop our ground attacks...

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 12
Hudson I x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 56


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 20
Blenheim I x 10
Blenheim IV x 23
Beaufort V-IX x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 19


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 55
A-20B Boston x 41
B-26B Marauder x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

a lot of Allied aircraft in the air and we suffer 7 op losses again today... we´re already in the lead again in total planes lost and we´re closing in regarding op losses...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37897 troops, 587 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 700

Defending force 64828 troops, 533 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 1414



Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Thursday Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 79 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Defending force 272 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 9

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

para drop on Thursday Island was repulsed by parts of a Aussie bgd that was unloaded there before a damaged AP sunk... 0:1 but no losses to the attacker...

[racndoc]

Nice defensive effort so far. Im amazed at how well your subs are performing. Did you upgrade their commanders or are they just gaining a lot of experience?

Way too risky to ship 72 plane BG or FG by AKs. I always split my 72 plane groups up before shipping them anywhere.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: AdmSpruance

Nice defensive effort so far. Im amazed at how well your subs are performing. Did you upgrade their commanders or are they just gaining a lot of experience?

Way too risky to ship 72 plane BG or FG by AKs. I always split my 72 plane groups up before shipping them anywhere.

I haven´t changed any of my sub commanders. All I did is what you get told on and on and on [:)] on the forum about how to use subs. I used them never alone, I always had preferable more than 5 in surrounding hexes and I moved them - not every one every turn but a lot of them every turn. I haven´t tracked their exp. but when looking at them it doesn´t seem they really gained a lot as they are still in exp ranges that look "normal" for subs. The most important factor so far where my search planes. I had a complete sight on what the IJN was doing and where the TFs are moving, so I was able to hunt down bigger convoys and many times just stumbled over one or two ship TFs. The only thing that isn´t true is the fact that you shouldn´t place your subs at enemy bases. It just doesn´t matter if they sit in a base hex or in a deep water hex. It doesn´t even matter if they are spotted on and on and on. Perhaps the difference is 10% but not more. Seeing this with my subs and in my other game as the Japanese as well.

I always forget about splitting my big BG before loading them on AKs so at the moment there are full groups moving around on single AKs...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/24/42

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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Thursday Island, 49,90


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

unfortunately Hortlund is unloading more troops at Thursday Island. This makes my plan to build up the base in the near future obsolete. I wanted to use this base as a staging point for further attacks on New Guinea with PM being the first target. Will be hard to achieve something if there are only targets left that must be taken with carrier support only...

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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ASW attack at 112,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
DMS Lamberton
DMS Boggs
DMS Trevor
DMS Zane
DMS Hopkins
DMS Hovey

the usual stealth subs...

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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Thursday Island, 49,90


Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 74
P-40E Warhawk x 50


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 30,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 63


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 12
Hudson I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 51


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 94
Ki-49 Helen x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 50
A-20B Boston x 41
B-26B Marauder x 18


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 29
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38107 troops, 595 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 707

Defending force 64510 troops, 530 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 1413



Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

wonder when the IJA will be serious about taking Manila...

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 142374 troops, 1161 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 2473

Defending force 70957 troops, 277 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 985

Japanese max assault: 2372 - adjusted assault: 1785

Allied max defense: 1039 - adjusted defense: 877

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) [:(]

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2053 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
3457 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 1

Singapore will fall soon...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/25/42

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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Thursday Island, 49,90


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Baroda
MSW Rampur

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TF 1085 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)

Allied Ships
AK West Cawthon, Mine hits 1, on fire

I´ve recently spotted a sub at Wyndham, so I could have thought about it laying mines there... AK will live on but lost 30% of the loaded supply...

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
AK Tihuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Finback

In return we put a MK14 into a Japanese transport...

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ASW attack at 12,21

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden

just no luck with ASW...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 30,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 60


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

damn, there was a TF 4 hexes away from Koepang bringing troops to Merauke but my fighter bombers were on training mission against the SNLF...

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Day Air attack on 2nd WS Garrison Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 41

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim I x 15
Blenheim IV x 55
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 33


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 51
A-20B Boston x 40
B-26B Marauder x 19


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maumere at 28,73


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Ariake, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet

my first torpedo bomber strike failed to locate the big TF but we were lucky and the tiny strike hits a DD with a torp...

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ASW attack at 12,21

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden

usual outcome...

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 145475 troops, 1114 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428

Defending force 66211 troops, 175 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 856

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 2095 - adjusted assault: 1361

Allied max defense: 834 - adjusted defense: 1027

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
1254 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2736 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 1

I expect Singapore to surrender with the next shock attack...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38314 troops, 600 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 720

Defending force 64245 troops, 525 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1407



Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Thursday Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2555 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Defending force 272 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese max assault: 39 - adjusted assault: 9

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 3

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Thursday Island base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
357 casualties reported

No Allied base left on Southern New Guinea that I could use as a staging point now...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/26/42

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ASW attack at 12,21

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Cyclamen
PG Genista
PG Fritillary
PG Auricula
PG Freesia

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 71


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 16
Hudson I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 57


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 27
Blenheim I x 11
Blenheim IV x 41
Beaufort V-IX x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 19
B-25C Mitchell x 28


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,70


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 27
Hudson I x 24


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Tazima Maru
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1
AK Tatuno Maru
DD Yugure, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shigure
AK Taketoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Tamagawa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet

this is the TF that brought troops to Merauke. Ariake took a torp earlier and I wonder if I she´s in trouble...

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Coastal Guns at Cebu Island, 42,58, firing at TF 7
TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58


44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
DD Samidare
DD Otori

Japanese ground losses:
762 casualties reported

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TF 57 troops unloading over beach at Kuala, 20,43


Japanese ground losses:
332 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38428 troops, 604 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 730

Defending force 63868 troops, 519 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401



Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Cebu Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2562 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Defending force 13669 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 354