WITP in the Alps! Swift (A) vs. Castor Troy (J)

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/22/42

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TF 88 encounters mine field at Johnston Island (102,74)

Japanese Ships
MSW Hinode Maru #18
MSW Hinode Maru #17

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TF 75 encounters mine field at Johnston Island (102,74)

Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3

our sub hunters are going after sub laid mines and risk their own sinking...

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Day Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-49 Helen x 78

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 19
Ki-27 Nate x 80
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 94

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 35
Ki-49 Helen x 42

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 123

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 5

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

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 239225 troops, 2482 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4278

Defending force 94834 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2668

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese max assault: 8668 - adjusted assault: 7268 [X(][X(][X(]

Allied max defense: 2297 - adjusted defense: 316 [X(][X(][X(]

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 3) [X(][X(][X(]

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
10450 casualties reported
Guns lost 146
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
140688 casualties reported [X(][X(][X(]
Guns lost 452

W O W !!!! What an attack! 23:1 is something I wouldn´t have expected at all. At best I thought about a 3:1 that would knock down 2 fort levels if everything works out fine. But 23:1?? I was really impressed! While we had nearly our max assault value the Chinese av was completely wrecked. 140.000 Chinese are POW now. Our troops need 2 months rest to be 100% combat ready again, so we will then move to our next target further in the South. The Allied lost around 800 points for ground losses, we lost around 50 with all the attacks on Sian. 110.000 Chinese are sitting on the road 3 hexes West of Sian. Wooden hex but 2000+ av will attack them there next turn, we hope the Chinese are low on supply.

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7684 troops, 265 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3279

Defending force 54480 troops, 535 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1200



Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported

2 divs and a couple of tk rgt are 5 days out before disembarking at San Marcelino. We hope to mount our first attack in about 2 weeks...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/23/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
DD Shiranuhi, Shell hits 2
DD Michishio, Shell hits 3
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2
DD Arare

Allied Ships
PT PT-59
PT PT-60

we feared to engage the PTs at Noumea and we were right to fear them. Our DDs were surprised... [:(] both PTs launch torps and it was just pure luck that they miss. But then our DDs are shot up by 20mm Oerlikon and cal .50 fire... one DD lost 2 5,5 inch guns and the sys damage ranges from 7-12 now... [8|]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
DD Shiranuhi, Shell hits 4
DD Michishio, Shell hits 2
DD Arashio
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Arare

Allied Ships
PT PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-46, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
PT PT-47

this time we surprise the second PT TF but again the PTs launch torps and miss. Then 2 are sunk...

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TF 88 encounters mine field at Johnston Island (102,74)

Japanese Ships
MSW Hinode Maru #18
MSW Hinode Maru #17

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 142

No Japanese losses

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Martin 139 x 7

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

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

even though we moved in fighters, the Dutch attack and a Brewster manages to take down an Oscar. The Oscars are pretty helpless against the bombers...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 11
Hudson I x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

then an unescorted raid from Derby goes in... The A2A doesn´t last long and again we only manage to take one bomber down. 2 bombers crash on the way home which means we took 4 Martins and 3 Brewsters down today...

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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 20
Ki-27 Nate x 84
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 90

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-21 Sally x 35
Ki-49 Helen x 54

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

as long as Clark Field is damaged the IJAAF will fly ground support for our upcoming attack...

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Ground combat at 45,29

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 151716 troops, 1602 guns, 744 vehicles, Assault Value = 3380

Defending force 10415 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254

Japanese max assault: 3381 - adjusted assault: 1572

Allied max defense: 240 - adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 98 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
543 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1280 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

we attack 3 Chinese units in the hex. Those were the ones that had to retreat into the mountains a month ago. No problem to kick them out of the hex towards Chungking... one unit still sits in the mountains...

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7660 troops, 265 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3278

Defending force 54044 troops, 528 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1190



Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/24/42

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Naval bombardment of Bankha, at 20,47

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Yura
CL Sendai
CA Mikuma


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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 15
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 5

Bankha is our next target, followed by Medan and Kuala...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
MSW Hinode Maru #18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hinode Maru #17

Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish

this is what happens to our MSWs that are sent in to clear the sub laid mines... [8|] the ASW TF in the hex for weeks isn´t doing anything against the every day spotted subs (2) in the base hex... soon Johnston has enough supplies to hold out a year and enough troops to cause the Allied some headache - if they attack. Then we can stop clearing mines and sending TFs to Johnston...

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TF 24 troops unloading over beach at Waingapu, 27,74


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 20
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 89

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 49
Ki-49 Helen x 45

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported

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

would like to split my ground attacks...

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Day Air attack on TF at 67,110


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Taiko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet

Beauforts from Noumea are active again... we can´t (or don´t like) to take out the airfield as long as there are those pesky PT boats at Noumea...

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 124

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 6

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

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7624 troops, 265 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3280

Defending force 53620 troops, 523 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1190



Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/25/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
DD Shiranuhi, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1
DD Arashio, Shell hits 2
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Minegumo
DD Arare

Allied Ships
PT PT-59
PT PT-60, Shell hits 34, and is sunk

The Cowboys on their PTs are once again shooting around like wild, crippling my DDs with 20mm Oerlikon and cal.50 gunfire... [8|] Shiranuhi is nearly a wreck, retiring with 19 sys and 8 fire... [8|]

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70
Ki-49 Helen x 151

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 108

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

first major strike on Changsha. Obviously our next objective to take... I expect the forts already being 7 or 8 if not 9... around 110.000 troops are spotted at Changsha with another 200.000 in the bases South West of it... the biggest problem will be the fact that the troops at Changsha get 600 supply points a day so cutting them off won´t help at all...

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Day Air attack on 11th PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 94
Ki-49 Helen x 57

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
395 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

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

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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Ki-49 Helen x 14

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 70,110


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,110


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Takao

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,110


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Chitose Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet

The Beauforts are attacking our weakest ships and the MSW went down...

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Ground combat at La Foa

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15582 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1505

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

Japanese max assault: 330 - adjusted assault: 662

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 662 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE La Foa base !!!

base North of Noumea. Troops were already ordered to march on to Noumea. Unfortunately it seems that we have brought slightly too few supplies so if we don´t take the base quickly we will have to delay further attacks due to supply shortages... Supply on it´s way already...


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7664 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3283

Defending force 52597 troops, 497 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1178



Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Waingapu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 476 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese max assault: 9 - adjusted assault: 11

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Waingapu base !!!

[trollelite]

u are lucky, once one 12.7mm bullet from those sob pt give my destroyer a sys of 50+, she nearly sank, another time one single 3 inch or 4 inch shell kill one my destoyer, no magazine explode. This game has serious problem by dealing with naval combat damage when some surface engagement draws too long. Allies have no such problem, because their so-called damage control prevent a damage from propagating, no matter how long a surface action draws and how many actions a ship fights per day.


For this I despise any allies exclusive guy. They are basically coward, who dares not to fight an fair war, and could only hide behind those stupid advantages the game grants to them (allies side). It's extremely disgusting when some of those even claim they have equal skills with Jap players and find many reasons to prove they fight a "fair war" and propoganda they acutally are the victims of certain game rules...[:@]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: trollelite

u are lucky, once one 12.7mm bullet from those sob pt give my destroyer a sys of 50+, she nearly sank, another time one single 3 inch or 4 inch shell kill one my destoyer, no magazine explode. This game has serious problem by dealing with naval combat damage when some surface engagement draws too long. Allies have no such problem, because their so-called damage control prevent a damage from propagating, no matter how long a surface action draws and how many actions a ship fights per day.


For this I despise any allies exclusive guy. They are basically coward, who dares not to fight an fair war, and could only hide behind those stupid advantages the game grants to them (allies side). It's extremely disgusting when some of those even claim they have equal skills with Jap players and find many reasons to prove they fight a "fair war" and propoganda they acutally are the victims of certain game rules...[:@]

I never liked fighting PTs and while others never (or mostly not) have problems with PTs, I often take severe damage, making it not worth attacking those pesky little buggers. But as I´ve ordered a BB bombardment of Noumea I just have to take out the PTs before sending in my battlewaggons as a lucky shot could also cripple one of my BBs (I don´t even want to think about a mag explosion on a BB).

The game has it´s problems with advantages or disadvantages on both sides. Just think about the number of all time torpedoe carrying Nells/Betties that I´ve got on the map or how far I have already expanded my little Empire. I´m marching on Noumea that is held by 25.000 Allied troops and I doubt they will be able to really hurt me with the 1500 assault points I have brought in. After I have taken New Caledonia there´s only Hawai and New Zealand left in the Pacific that isn´t occupied by Japan, so if we compare that to history (or better say what was POSSIBLE in real life) then I have to say it´s not just all about giving the Allied all advantages! [;)]

When Noumea is Japanese, Swift will have a score of about 2500 points with me having 16.000+ points. While we don´t play for points it seems REALLY hard for him to avoid a Japanese auto victory on 1/43 as it will be probable more like 5:1 than 4:1 in my favour! [:D] And I wasn´t even going for points, all I´m doing is using my undamaged troops (which means all of them as I haven´t taken any serious damage so far) to conquer more and more territory. I´m facing the same problem like Swift in my game vs. Panzerjaeger Hortlund where I´m playing the Allied. The only difference is that I was able to sink 3 times the number of ships (mostly with my subs - that Swift didn´t have due to my Manila port attack on turn one) and I was able to inflict far more damage to the Japanese ground forces. But that wasn´t my achievement either, it was just because my opponent attacked to many targets at once with insufficient forces. And still I will probably lose in 1/43 because my opponent will have occupied all those super high value bases like Singapore, Manila and the most important base is Noumea. Without Noumea it would be hard for him to achieve an auto victory but he took it already in Dec or Jan against 0 opposition.

While I´m thinking I´m doing a good job, I will still lose (auto victory) as Allied. I´m doing better in this game as the Japanese and it seems it´s no problem at all to achieve an auto victory so I don´t really know where the real advantages are in the first 2 years of the war if you know what I mean...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/26/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Kako
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Usugumo

Allied Ships
MSW Cairns, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
MSW Deloraine, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
MSW Ipswitch, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

we spotted several TFs at Darwin so we decided to send in a surface TF... first victim is a MSW TF...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Kako
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Usugumo

Allied Ships
MSW Pieter de Bitter, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
MSW Eland Dubois, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

another MSW TF and it seems it wasn´t really worth sending my cruisers down there but it´s good for the game as the action is getting fewer and fewer (or is it less?? and lesser?? [&:]).

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Kako
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Usugumo

Allied Ships
AK Langkoeas, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

and the last TF was a single AK that is shot to pieces... CA Kumano included in this TF is the most famous ship in the IJN. It´s the cruiser that shot the Boise to pieces!!!!!! [:D]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Arare

Allied Ships
PT PT-59, Shell hits 28, and is sunk

The last PT is sunk and I have 3 damaged DDs (of which none is in danger of sinking though). Sys dam ranges from 8 to 29 mostly due to the 20mm Oerlikons the PTs carry as I think they do far more damage than the cal.50...

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TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47


Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported

no counterfire at all at Bankha...

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 108

No Japanese losses

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 99

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lifou at 70,111


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7667 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285

Defending force 52434 troops, 488 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1180



Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[trollelite]

Just let your fighters strafe those little troubles, if sync problem comes and allies cannot get accurate combat report, that is what he deserved.[:D]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: trollelite

Just let your fighters strafe those little troubles, if sync problem comes and allies cannot get accurate combat report, that is what he deserved.[:D]

[:D] Well, sending in Zeroes to strafe them is the same as sending in DDs. They put up a lot of AA and losing a couple of KB Zero pilots isn´t worth it either... and Swift is a very honourable opponent so I don´t like to have the synch bug...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/27/42

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Naval bombardment of Noumea, at 68,113


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
4806 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 8

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 16
Runway hits 136

a lot of recon before and a nuke follows... I wanted to do a couple of bombardments but I think one nuke is enough... [8|]

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Naval bombardment of Medan, at 20,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
DD Shigure
DD Shiratsuyu
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Yura, Shell hits 1
CL Sendai
CA Mikuma


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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1

preparing the landings at Medan...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71
Ki-49 Helen x 197

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 102

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 22
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 71st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 73
Ki-49 Helen x 42

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
358 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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

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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 34
Ki-49 Helen x 28

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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

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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7673 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3294

Defending force 51686 troops, 470 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1165



Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/28/42

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Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,49

stealth bombardment with stealth ships and stealth casualties... [8|]

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71
Ki-49 Helen x 182

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 59

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

poor result today...

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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged

The P-40s don´t have much of a chance against the best land based Navy pilots I have... 7 lost A2A 2 to ops with 1 Zero lost A2A and 1 to ops...

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Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 16
Buffalo I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 9 destroyed
Buffalo I: 8 destroyed

]sweep from Lautern that recently reached level 2 airfield. All in all we destroyed 24 aircraft A2A for 1 aircraft lost today... [X(] wonder why the RAAF is still flying those completely obsolete aircraft, Swift could have upgraded them to Hurricanes loooong ago...

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 125

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 84

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 79,77

Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Cachalot

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ASW attack at 79,77

Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Kyo Maru #6
PC Fumi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Cachalot, hits 6

6 near misses, perhaps Chachalot has to return to her home port...

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7736 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3292

Defending force 51535 troops, 470 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1165



Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/29/42

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TF 138 encounters mine field at Takao (48,45)

Japanese Ships
AP Kashu Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

mines... annoying... AP will 100% live on...

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 180

No Japanese losses

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

4 Nates aren´t returning from this training raid... Pilots are MIA...

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 117
Ki-49 Helen x 90

No Japanese losses


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

Airbase hits 49
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 158

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7744 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3297

Defending force 50805 troops, 470 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1166



Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 45,30

Allied Shock attack [X(]

Attacking force 96381 troops, 702 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2894

Defending force 78526 troops, 861 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 1699

Allied max assault: 5734 - adjusted assault: 2434

Japanese max defense: 1697 - adjusted defense: 2399

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
560 casualties reported [:D]
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
8597 casualties reported [X(][X(][X(]
Guns lost 192

Once again I wasn´t able to move all my units at once into the hex and when Swift saw only 3 units being in the hex he ordered his shock attack. 2 more divisions and support entered the hex this turn and the Chinese attack is shredded. So I don´t know if I´m lucky that there isn´t a working "follow unit order" anymore... This time it was an advantage for me, most times you suffer from it. But hey, no problem, we still have a super working ground combat routine...[;)]

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/30/42

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TF 28 encounters mine field at Takao (48,45)

Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #51
MSW Fukeui Maru #7

mines will be swept within the next couple of days...

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Sub attack at 101,73

Japanese Ships
AP Konron Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

we try to bring in troops to Johnston through the Allied sub blocade. MK14s failed to detonate... [&o]

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Naval bombardment of Kuala, at 20,43

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Yura
CL Sendai
CA Mikuma


Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 6

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TF 52 encounters mine field at Johnston Island (102,74)

Japanese Ships
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Shosei Maru

then of course the expected sub laid minefield at Johnston...[8|]

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-49 Helen x 115

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 77

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

half of our bombers are set to ground attack already but no chance to see them flying...

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 123

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


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 85

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

the usual flak kill at PM. It´s just like there would only be 3 flak shells lying around every turn but one of the three shots is killing a bomber... [8|]

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Taian Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Gar, hits 1

another attack on our reinforcement TF at Johnston. Torps missed...[&o] one near miss in return...

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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2615 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Defending force 2372 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45



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Ground combat at Bankha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2345 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 1135 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8404 troops, 288 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3480

Defending force 50683 troops, 472 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1164



Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at 45,30

Allied Shock attack [X(][X(]

Attacking force 86187 troops, 380 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2126

Defending force 133808 troops, 1323 guns, 729 vehicles, Assault Value = 2914

Allied max assault: 2748 - adjusted assault: 138

Japanese max defense: 2816 - adjusted defense: 2163

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
392 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
8959 casualties reported
Guns lost 40

I can´t explain what Swift is doing here. He´s really serious about shredding the 100.000 men he has in this wooden hex a couple of hexes South West of Sian. He failed with his shock attack last turn against fewer of my units and even if he must expect that more enter the hex this turn he orders again a shock attack??? First he completely abandons the North of China, so I got all for free, now he´s killing his troops for nothing, making it easy for me to further advance. When I never have my troops seriously damaged, why should I stop marching forward when I´m not even producing enough ressources for my heavy industry due to the 100% ressource damage at EVERY British base I took... I just have to conquer more ressource sites as I have already halted parts of my industry (merchant SY) due to lack of ressources or HI...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/31/42

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TF 28 encounters mine field at Takao (48,45)

Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #51
MSW Fukeui Maru #7

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Naval bombardment of Medan, at 20,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Yura
CL Sendai
CA Mikuma

no hits??
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TF 78 troops unloading over beach at Tongatapu Island, 94,114


Japanese ground losses:
327 casualties reported

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TF 78 troops unloading over beach at Tongatapu Island, 94,114


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Day Air attack on 51st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 74
Ki-49 Helen x 71

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 101,73

Japanese Ships
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

TF from Johnston is going out again...

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TF 61 troops unloading over beach at Kuala, 20,43


Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Tongatapu Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6686 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Defending force 1134 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 292 - adjusted assault: 272

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 136 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tongatapu Island base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 4 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1233 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

8 Catalinas destroyed on the ground and the base force surrendered...

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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2622 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Defending force 2260 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45



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Ground combat at Bankha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2425 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 1155 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8412 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3966

Defending force 49946 troops, 465 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1156



Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/01/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
DD Maikaze
DD Asagumo
DD Samidare
DD Hatsuharu
DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
PT PT-44, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3
BB Fuso


Allied ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

the usual all nor nothing bombardment... reconned Darwin for weeks but not a single hit....

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 216

No Japanese losses

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 63
Ki-49 Helen x 113

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 76

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 81
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 9 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-49 Helen x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

all in all I had 14 op losses this turn all around the map... [8|]


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Ground combat at 45,30

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 149327 troops, 1530 guns, 726 vehicles, Assault Value = 3391

Defending force 78229 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1128

Japanese max assault: 3145 - adjusted assault: 980

Allied max defense: 804 - adjusted defense: 441

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1314 casualties reported
Guns lost 46
Vehicles lost 17

Allied ground losses:
1870 casualties reported
Guns lost 36


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

only a couple of Chinese units retreated, the majority is still in the hex sitting behind level 2 or 3 forts - that can´t be reduced outside of a base...

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Ground combat at Bankha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2427 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 1125 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 75 - adjusted assault: 34

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bankha base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

what a sh*t... this unit retreats towards Padang, 8 hexes away of wich 5 are mountaineous and 3 wooden hexes... how can that be possible, there can´t be a supply path...

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8426 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3964

Defending force 49834 troops, 465 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1159



Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Noumea

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24202 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1370

Defending force 18714 troops, 109 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 134



Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Attack next turn. Noumea has fewer combat troops than I expected...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/02/42

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Naval bombardment of Medan, at 20,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
CL Yura
CL Sendai
CA Mikuma


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 68
Ki-49 Helen x 95

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-49 Helen x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 102
Ki-49 Helen x 109

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lifou at 70,111


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Minegumo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Momoha Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Noumea

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 68336 troops, 731 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1415

Defending force 18932 troops, 111 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Japanese max assault: 2270 - adjusted assault: 1782

Allied max defense: 144 - adjusted defense: 335

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 8 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
974 casualties reported
Guns lost 31

Allied ground losses:
28261 casualties reported
Guns lost 76
Vehicles lost 2

Our shock attack was succesful and New Caledonia was taken without bigger problems. Nothing Swift could do IMO. Even if he had brought 2 divs, I would just wait 6 weeks and another 4 divs of mine would be in the area. The more he would bring, the more he would lose. New Caledonia is a death trap.

But amazingly, he had the AUS I corps HQ and the South West Pacific HQ there... wonder why... also a Aus bgd, a USN base force, a RAN base force and a US fielt art rgt surrendered...

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8420 troops, 291 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4544

Defending force 49390 troops, 455 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1154



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

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/03/42

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Day Air attack on 11th PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 22

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 65
Ki-49 Helen x 80

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 26

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Blenheim I x 8
Hudson I x 37
B-17C Fortress x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Madras Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Amaho Maru
AK Kinko Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AK Suruga Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet

seeing this attack I´m once again really concerned. Concerned because I had already a PBEM with an earlier Nikmod version being stopped because cap wasn´t existing and every Allied invasion later on was clobbered by 100+ bomber strikes. 96 fighters at Koepang are set to 90% cap 10.000 ft and all we manage to do is taking down 3 bombers... [8|] Oh man... Seing a less bloody game isn´t bad, but hey, just because the air war isn´t as bloody as stock, what´s about the air attacks against ships now? Being now 20 times bloodier??

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8386 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4547

Defending force 48577 troops, 437 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1141



Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[castor troy]

big surprise this turn...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/04/42

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-49 Helen x 112

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 78

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-49 Helen x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

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Day Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 102
Ki-49 Helen x 107

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
Blenheim I x 4
B-17C Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Amaho Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet

here they come again... most of the bombers failed to locate the TF so only a part of the planned strike went in. We saw more fighters in the air, 50% of the total number of fighters at an airfield is the max a Japanese commander can expect if he sets his daitais to 90% cap... [8|] The escorts suffer again but the bombers aren´t impressed by our baby guns aboard our paper aircraft... We could also throw beans at the enemy... Unfortunately the 7.7mm MG´s of the Zeroes only have a penetration value of 1 so this means they can´t damage ANY of the Allied aircraft that are already now coming off the lines... [8|] That´s at least strange as now we are stuck with the Zero until 9/43 and 50% of it´s armament can´t penetrate any of the enemy aircraft´s armor it has to face in the next 15 months...

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Day Air attack on TF at 33,77


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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and here´s the surprise...
Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 218502 troops, 2336 guns, 1153 vehicles, Assault Value = 4548

Defending force 47721 troops, 417 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1126

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese max assault: 4245 - adjusted assault: 3761

Allied max defense: 1009 - adjusted defense: 83 [X(][X(]

Japanese assault odds: 45 to 1 (fort level 3) [X(][X(][X(]

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
1464 casualties reported
Guns lost 113
Vehicles lost 19

Allied ground losses:
4395 casualties reported
Guns lost 166
Vehicles lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

a 45:1 wasn´t expected at all. Just look at the Allied adjusted assault value! Looks like the air attacks for months have really paid off... The Allied units retreated to Bataan...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/05/42

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 192

No Japanese losses

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

hope there is some supply at Pakhoi that we can destroy with our supply hits... not much probably but every supply point in China counts...

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Day Air attack on Bataan , at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 95
Ki-49 Helen x 26

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet

probing the flak defense at Bataan. No flak fire at 16.000 ft...

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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
D3A Val x 14
B5N Kate x 19
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 134

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Blenheim I x 4
Hudson I x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Amaho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet

now that´s nice! The Allied bombers are smart and went after my uncapped AK at Lautern instead of the heavily LRCAPed BB TF... [8|]

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Ground combat at 45,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 188136 troops, 1973 guns, 682 vehicles, Assault Value = 4163

Defending force 70873 troops, 250 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1087

Japanese max assault: 7796 - adjusted assault: 1913

Allied max defense: 1088 - adjusted defense: 1457

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
4090 casualties reported
Guns lost 71
Vehicles lost 25

Allied ground losses:
1235 casualties reported
Guns lost 32

now I´m the one who gets a bloody nose... damn ground combats outside of bases. With level 3 forts for the Chinese I have to achieve a 4:1 to force them to retreat with no other chance to reduce forts outside of base hexes...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/06/42

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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 12 destroyed
Wirraway: 8 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso


Allied ground losses:
4839 casualties reported
Guns lost 83
Vehicles lost 9

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 58

our second attempt to hit the airfield ends with another nuked base... 55 Allied aircraft were destroyed on the ground today...

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 212

No Japanese losses

Port hits 12
Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bataan , at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 115
Ki-49 Helen x 27

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


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 62

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

the one lucky shot hit a Sally...

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Day Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 118

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Kuala

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3203 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

Defending force 710 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 92 - adjusted assault: 65

Allied max defense: 9 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

mopping up Sumatra... don´t care about the Dutch retreating anymore, they mostly have no assault value left so they couldn´t take back an empty base anyway...

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Ground combat at 45,30

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19949 troops, 202 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 3745

Defending force 69484 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1055