AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/16/42
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TF 1 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79)
Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
[:D] Do it like Swift! [:D] I´m copying my Allied opponent Swift in my other PBEM! The new arriving subs that were transferring from the West Coast to Australia to support the failed defense of Timor left the West Coast loaded with mines. One went to Kwajalein and it´s nice to see the DD is heavily damaged. Kwajalein is only a level 3 port but I would be really lucky if the DD would sink after only one mine hit disbanded the turn after the hit...
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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 79
Ki-49 Helen x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 11 damaged
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 30
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
our recon flights over the bases in Norhtern Burma showed 1) units (probably base forces) at most bases now - means no more training as I don´t want to lose my aircraft bombing at 2000 ft, 2) a cap that dropped from around 80 fighters every day to only 20+ and 3) bombers at Mandalay. This alerted us, there will be a probable strike on one of our bases in India and we were exactly right to move the 150 fighter / fighter bombers from Ledo further back, outside of IJA bomber range. Hortlund bombs an empty airfield (this is annoying as he saw a fat, dark aircraft symbol when he ordered the strike - I know how that feels as the Japanese, acting always late due to the game design). In return, a dozen Japanese aircraft were lost all over the map.
The Japanese are now in a good lead again regarding aircraft losses and of course shipping losses, in both numbers of ships lost AND points for ships lost (even though the Repulse was worth some 190 points).[:D]
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
unfortunately those attacks on the base forces lost somewhere deep behind the enemy lines will create some very high experienced IJA dive bombers that will surely act as ASW aircraft in the future (I want to point out that I don´t have a problem with his training at all). I guess many subs will be damaged by 100 kg AP bombs then. In the last couple of turns THREE [8|] of my subs in the area between Timor and Kendari were hit by 250kg AP bombs dropped by Helens (looks like a very high exp Helen sentai is operating out of Kendari now). One sub had 93 float dam after the hit and was lost, the other two will survive with sys dam between 30-45. Now I know what Hortlund meant when saying he won´t need DDs for ASW he will rely on air ASW and the half dozen APDs... [:(] We have lost 3 subs so far, still a very impressive result when thinking of 60 ships sunk by subs... (I have to count the sub kills at some point but it´s SO annoying to do that)
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 24
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
The rant goes on... PBEM QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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After clicking the second time into my opponent´s AAR today I´ve changed the thread title of my AAR as we both had our niknames at the end of our AAR titles. I both times entered and 2 times later of course left Steve´s AAR and both times immediately sent him a PM that I entered his AAR by accident but didn´t read anything.
New AAR title is only "The rant goes on..."
New AAR title is only "The rant goes on..."
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/17/42
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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74
Japanese Ships
MSW W.19
Allied Ships
SS Grouper
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Day Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73 [:D]
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 88
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 32
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
my only 2 B17 BGs, one with 48 bombers, the other with 64. Both are fully stocked with aircraft but we won´t see anytime soon all being combat ready. I also have recognized many fighter groups that were flying a high percentage of Cap have a lot of damaged planes. Not as severe as in Nikmod 8.x but combat readiness goes down to 60% in some squadrons. We torched nearly a dozen aircraft today, but also lost2 B-17s (replacement rate is only 16 so every B-17 lost is a little tragedy). Steve´s answer to my first long range bombing strike was: grrrrrrrrr.... [:D]
Our 4E bombers carry only 6x500lb bombs in Nikmod but we have 13 hexes range and it´s good to be able to take out the war to bases further away, so my opponent has to spread out his fighters a bit. A Wellington carries 50% more bombs than my 4Es and B-25/B-26 carry also 6x500lb bombs. I won´t bomb resources/oil/HI on Japanese occupied Allied territory. We don´t have a HR on that and I didn´t tell Hortlund but that´s something I just don´t like. I will use subs and aircraft to kill his ships and take the bases back. I don´t like those kind of 200+ bomber attacks to kill a ressource center in two days...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74
Japanese Ships
MSW W.19
Allied Ships
SS Grouper
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Day Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73 [:D]
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 88
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 32
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
my only 2 B17 BGs, one with 48 bombers, the other with 64. Both are fully stocked with aircraft but we won´t see anytime soon all being combat ready. I also have recognized many fighter groups that were flying a high percentage of Cap have a lot of damaged planes. Not as severe as in Nikmod 8.x but combat readiness goes down to 60% in some squadrons. We torched nearly a dozen aircraft today, but also lost2 B-17s (replacement rate is only 16 so every B-17 lost is a little tragedy). Steve´s answer to my first long range bombing strike was: grrrrrrrrr.... [:D]
Our 4E bombers carry only 6x500lb bombs in Nikmod but we have 13 hexes range and it´s good to be able to take out the war to bases further away, so my opponent has to spread out his fighters a bit. A Wellington carries 50% more bombs than my 4Es and B-25/B-26 carry also 6x500lb bombs. I won´t bomb resources/oil/HI on Japanese occupied Allied territory. We don´t have a HR on that and I didn´t tell Hortlund but that´s something I just don´t like. I will use subs and aircraft to kill his ships and take the bases back. I don´t like those kind of 200+ bomber attacks to kill a ressource center in two days...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/18/42
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 107
No Japanese losses
a fighter sweep, possible preparing a follow on bomber strike? We have a huge bomber armada at Derby (8 hexes to Koepang) but no fighters, as putting them into the air would just mean we would put training targets for the IJN Zeroes into the air. A bomber strike on Derby could be fatal for us. All our bombers are set to 100% naval search so I don´t know if they are treated like sitting on the airfield when the strike comes in - we will soon see. "Normally" I would expect most of them being out on naval search if the strike comes in but in WITP you never know... Dozens of flak guns at Derby, this base should be treated as a flak base as we moved in a lot of base forces to have decent aviation support and of course they all have a lot flak guns too!
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 107
No Japanese losses
a fighter sweep, possible preparing a follow on bomber strike? We have a huge bomber armada at Derby (8 hexes to Koepang) but no fighters, as putting them into the air would just mean we would put training targets for the IJN Zeroes into the air. A bomber strike on Derby could be fatal for us. All our bombers are set to 100% naval search so I don´t know if they are treated like sitting on the airfield when the strike comes in - we will soon see. "Normally" I would expect most of them being out on naval search if the strike comes in but in WITP you never know... Dozens of flak guns at Derby, this base should be treated as a flak base as we moved in a lot of base forces to have decent aviation support and of course they all have a lot flak guns too!
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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talk about a SHORT combat report... not much I can say about it... [:D] what was strange this turn is the fact that I lost 5!! B-25 to ops for a reason I don´t know...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/19/42
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/19/42
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/20/42
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Day Air attack on Maumere , at 28,73
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 80
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
this time we strike Naumere but with poor results. 2 Zeroes destroyed on the ground, 1 B-17 lost to ops...
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 23
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maumere , at 28,73
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 80
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
this time we strike Naumere but with poor results. 2 Zeroes destroyed on the ground, 1 B-17 lost to ops...
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 23
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/21/42
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TF 37 encounters mine field at Palmyra (106,85)
Japanese Ships
MSW Himejima Maru
MSW Kyo Maru #3
MSW Kyo Maru #1
MSW Hakata Maru #7
sub laid minefield will be swept pretty fast...
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 15
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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TF 37 encounters mine field at Palmyra (106,85)
Japanese Ships
MSW Himejima Maru
MSW Kyo Maru #3
MSW Kyo Maru #1
MSW Hakata Maru #7
sub laid minefield will be swept pretty fast...
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 15
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/22/42
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ASW attack at 37,51
Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
AP Kasui Maru
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
first I thought about keeping my subs in their homeports until 10/42 to see them being ugraded with radar and more functional torps but with the success we had so far I decided to use them offensively already now. Grampus just arrived in the enemy shipping lanes a couple of hexes West of Manila and spots a big TF (probably troop transport)...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 39,51
Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
AP Nichiran Maru
AK Bichu Maru
AK Hitora Maru
AK Manko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
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Sub attack at 39,51
Japanese Ships
AK Lisbon Maru
DD Murakumo
AP Ryugi Maru
AK Hitora Maru
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
Grampus was attacked twice today but she both times managed to get away unharmed. Then she launches a salvo of 4 MK14s at Lisbon Maru but misses...
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ASW attack at 37,51
Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
AP Kasui Maru
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
first I thought about keeping my subs in their homeports until 10/42 to see them being ugraded with radar and more functional torps but with the success we had so far I decided to use them offensively already now. Grampus just arrived in the enemy shipping lanes a couple of hexes West of Manila and spots a big TF (probably troop transport)...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 39,51
Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
AP Nichiran Maru
AK Bichu Maru
AK Hitora Maru
AK Manko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
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Sub attack at 39,51
Japanese Ships
AK Lisbon Maru
DD Murakumo
AP Ryugi Maru
AK Hitora Maru
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
Grampus was attacked twice today but she both times managed to get away unharmed. Then she launches a salvo of 4 MK14s at Lisbon Maru but misses...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/23/42
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TF 1029 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)
Allied Ships
MSW Pieter de Bitter
MSW Jan van Amstel
we spotted an IJN sub at Darwin so we thought it could be laying some mines and we found some...
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TF 1024 encounters mine field at Koepang (28,77)
Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Mine hits 1, on fire
we send a CL to Koepang to deal with the Japanese ships there and we hit a mine entering the hex. Something I see very rarely but I´m not surprised... [8|] Either my attacking ships take a torp from a DD from 2000 yards or we hit a mine...
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Night Air attack on Palmyra , at 106,85
Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 34
Allied aircraft losses
PB2Y Coronado: 7 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x PB2Y Coronado bombing at 11000 feet
we thought this would surprise the IJN as we spotted several ships at Palmyra (probably carriers for raiding my shipping lines also). We planned this attack carefully, using the best pilots, bringing in all Coronados we have from all over the map. In the end for nothing but misses and 3 Coronados lost. Well, it was worth a try, perhaps the carriers will be taken back to Kwajalein (if there are any at Palmyra)...
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Sub attack at 40,51
Japanese Ships
PG Tamo Maru #7
PC Ch 21
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
PG Takunan Maru #8
Allied Ships
SS Grampus, hits 1
torps fail to detonate... one near miss...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Shell hits 3, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Griffin
a pathetic result... but we will keep using the British surface forces for night attacks as they are at least as experienced as the Japanese and so far we are happy with the results...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 28,77
Japanese Ships
APD APD-1, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD APD-2, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Seki Maru #3, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Shell hits 3, on fire
Everything would have worked perfect if there wouldn´t have been the mine hit. No penetrating hits on Emerald and the only torp salvo fired at the CL missed. One APD is sunk immediately, the MSW sunk later the day and the second APD could be in trouble after taking 3x6 inch and 1x4 inch hits...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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TF 1029 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)
Allied Ships
MSW Pieter de Bitter
MSW Jan van Amstel
we spotted an IJN sub at Darwin so we thought it could be laying some mines and we found some...
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TF 1024 encounters mine field at Koepang (28,77)
Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Mine hits 1, on fire
we send a CL to Koepang to deal with the Japanese ships there and we hit a mine entering the hex. Something I see very rarely but I´m not surprised... [8|] Either my attacking ships take a torp from a DD from 2000 yards or we hit a mine...
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Night Air attack on Palmyra , at 106,85
Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 34
Allied aircraft losses
PB2Y Coronado: 7 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x PB2Y Coronado bombing at 11000 feet
we thought this would surprise the IJN as we spotted several ships at Palmyra (probably carriers for raiding my shipping lines also). We planned this attack carefully, using the best pilots, bringing in all Coronados we have from all over the map. In the end for nothing but misses and 3 Coronados lost. Well, it was worth a try, perhaps the carriers will be taken back to Kwajalein (if there are any at Palmyra)...
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Sub attack at 40,51
Japanese Ships
PG Tamo Maru #7
PC Ch 21
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
PG Takunan Maru #8
Allied Ships
SS Grampus, hits 1
torps fail to detonate... one near miss...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Shell hits 3, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Griffin
a pathetic result... but we will keep using the British surface forces for night attacks as they are at least as experienced as the Japanese and so far we are happy with the results...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 28,77
Japanese Ships
APD APD-1, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD APD-2, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Seki Maru #3, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Emerald, Shell hits 3, on fire
Everything would have worked perfect if there wouldn´t have been the mine hit. No penetrating hits on Emerald and the only torp salvo fired at the CL missed. One APD is sunk immediately, the MSW sunk later the day and the second APD could be in trouble after taking 3x6 inch and 1x4 inch hits...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/24/42
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ASW attack at 37,59
Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
Allied Ships
SS S-23
It looks like as if Hortlund would give his convoys only one escort each... third or fourth time we encounter only one escort in a TF... but it´s enough to hinder my sub from an attack...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Griffin
3x4,7 inch hits last turn, 5 hits this turn. Wonder if that´s enough for an AP... We need an AD at Darwin to reload our torps... without torps, the British DDs are worthless as surface combat ships...
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ASW attack at 39,51
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 21
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
PG Tamo Maru #7
PG Takunan Maru #8
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
Grampus is again target of an attack, but all PCs fail to locate her...
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 101
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 35 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
Hortlund moved in Zeroes just this turn. A lot of B-17s damaged but we only lose one A2A... unbelievable how durable those bombers are... too durable... We hit the base but even though there are more than 50 reported aircraft, none is destroyed on the ground...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Ki-49 Helen x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Empire Druid, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
a TK retiring from the Australian North coast is hit twice but damage isn´t severe...
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ASW attack at 37,59
Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
Allied Ships
SS S-23
It looks like as if Hortlund would give his convoys only one escort each... third or fourth time we encounter only one escort in a TF... but it´s enough to hinder my sub from an attack...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Griffin
3x4,7 inch hits last turn, 5 hits this turn. Wonder if that´s enough for an AP... We need an AD at Darwin to reload our torps... without torps, the British DDs are worthless as surface combat ships...
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ASW attack at 39,51
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 21
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
PG Tamo Maru #7
PG Takunan Maru #8
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
Grampus is again target of an attack, but all PCs fail to locate her...
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 101
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 35 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
Hortlund moved in Zeroes just this turn. A lot of B-17s damaged but we only lose one A2A... unbelievable how durable those bombers are... too durable... We hit the base but even though there are more than 50 reported aircraft, none is destroyed on the ground...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Ki-49 Helen x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Empire Druid, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
a TK retiring from the Australian North coast is hit twice but damage isn´t severe...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/25/42
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TF 37 encounters mine field at Palmyra (106,85)
Japanese Ships
MSW Himejima Maru
MSW Kyo Maru #3
MSW Kyo Maru #1
MSW Hakata Maru #7
PG Shotoku Maru, Mine hits 1
one MK10 mine hit won´t be enough to sink the PG probably...
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ASW attack at 34,64
Japanese Ships
PG Kanko Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Kaikei Maru
PG Busho Maru
APD APD-31
Allied Ships
SS S-38
Hortlund has sent out a hunter killer group towards one of my subs. On the way North the ASW TF stumbles over another sub in this area...
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ASW attack at 34,64
Japanese Ships
PG Kanko Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Kaikei Maru
PG Busho Maru
APD APD-31
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 1
one near miss, no notable damage...
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Sub attack near Koepang at 28,77
Japanese Ships
ML Kuroshima
ML Ishizaki
Allied Ships
SS KIX, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
we miss with 2 torps... Ishizaki has an ASW value of 4 and hits our Dutch sub twice and another near miss. The sub is later sunk by a 250kg bomb from a Helen... Sub number 4 lost in the war. 4 lost, around 20 arrived as reinforcements so far! [;)] But the IJA medium bombers on ASW are really concerning me. Looks like it is really possible to win the ASW war with bombers alone... [:(]
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 14
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
Ki-49 Helen x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Agwiworld, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
another empty TK is hit, not in sinking condition. The 8 Helens are achieving a hit rate my bombers are dreaming of. Considering that they drop 2 bombs less than my medium bombers... [8|] They surely have 80+ exp. An exp my bombers will reach in a year or so, when starting out at 50...
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TF 37 encounters mine field at Palmyra (106,85)
Japanese Ships
MSW Himejima Maru
MSW Kyo Maru #3
MSW Kyo Maru #1
MSW Hakata Maru #7
PG Shotoku Maru, Mine hits 1
one MK10 mine hit won´t be enough to sink the PG probably...
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ASW attack at 34,64
Japanese Ships
PG Kanko Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Kaikei Maru
PG Busho Maru
APD APD-31
Allied Ships
SS S-38
Hortlund has sent out a hunter killer group towards one of my subs. On the way North the ASW TF stumbles over another sub in this area...
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ASW attack at 34,64
Japanese Ships
PG Kanko Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Kaikei Maru
PG Busho Maru
APD APD-31
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 1
one near miss, no notable damage...
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Sub attack near Koepang at 28,77
Japanese Ships
ML Kuroshima
ML Ishizaki
Allied Ships
SS KIX, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
we miss with 2 torps... Ishizaki has an ASW value of 4 and hits our Dutch sub twice and another near miss. The sub is later sunk by a 250kg bomb from a Helen... Sub number 4 lost in the war. 4 lost, around 20 arrived as reinforcements so far! [;)] But the IJA medium bombers on ASW are really concerning me. Looks like it is really possible to win the ASW war with bombers alone... [:(]
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 14
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
Ki-49 Helen x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Agwiworld, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
another empty TK is hit, not in sinking condition. The 8 Helens are achieving a hit rate my bombers are dreaming of. Considering that they drop 2 bombs less than my medium bombers... [8|] They surely have 80+ exp. An exp my bombers will reach in a year or so, when starting out at 50...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/26/42
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ASW attack at 36,61
Japanese Ships
AK Nisshun Maru
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-40
again, a TF with only one DD as escort. And again, our sub is attacked first. If this goes on like that then it seems Hortlund has discovered a secret... Use only one ship as escort and put all others in hunter killer groups. The one escort will make your subs useless and the hunter killer groups will sink them. We will see...
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-49 Helen x 14
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 36,61
Japanese Ships
AK Nisshun Maru
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-40
again, a TF with only one DD as escort. And again, our sub is attacked first. If this goes on like that then it seems Hortlund has discovered a secret... Use only one ship as escort and put all others in hunter killer groups. The one escort will make your subs useless and the hunter killer groups will sink them. We will see...
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-49 Helen x 14
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/27/42
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 65
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
Leaking Cap from Diamond Harbour where we have some 120 P40s on Cap. I HATE IT!!! [:@] One of the stupid (sorry) game desicions I will never understand. I have yet to see leaking cap being an advantage for the defender. It´s just stupid. I don´t want to cap the hex next to my base, or even two hexes away... I have set the range to 0 so at least this should stop leaking cap but as we know it doesn´t. STUPID!!! This way my opponent can kill all my 120 fighters without having to fear to lose more than 5 aircraft... STUPID!!!
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 61
Ki-49 Helen x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Deslock, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
luckily only one hit and the AK will bring 98% of the loaded supply to Darwin... from where the STUPID (sorry again, but it IS stupid) supply "system"
will then transfer it back to Brisbane on the rail where we have 100.000 supply anyway...
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
Ki-49 Helen x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Dillwyn
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
empty TK moving back to Perth. Hauling fuel from Perth to the North coast... same as with the supply, we bring it in under huge risk, the stupid supply "system" transferes it back out again...[8|][8|]
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 65
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
Leaking Cap from Diamond Harbour where we have some 120 P40s on Cap. I HATE IT!!! [:@] One of the stupid (sorry) game desicions I will never understand. I have yet to see leaking cap being an advantage for the defender. It´s just stupid. I don´t want to cap the hex next to my base, or even two hexes away... I have set the range to 0 so at least this should stop leaking cap but as we know it doesn´t. STUPID!!! This way my opponent can kill all my 120 fighters without having to fear to lose more than 5 aircraft... STUPID!!!
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 61
Ki-49 Helen x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Deslock, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
luckily only one hit and the AK will bring 98% of the loaded supply to Darwin... from where the STUPID (sorry again, but it IS stupid) supply "system"
will then transfer it back to Brisbane on the rail where we have 100.000 supply anyway...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 27,83
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
Ki-49 Helen x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Dillwyn
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
empty TK moving back to Perth. Hauling fuel from Perth to the North coast... same as with the supply, we bring it in under huge risk, the stupid supply "system" transferes it back out again...[8|][8|]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/28/42
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Sub attack at 32,50
Japanese Ships
AK Ryuun Maru
MSW W.14
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
salvo of 6 torps miss the AK. I really wonder how naval warfare is modeled in the game! [:D] No one would fire 6 torps on a single AK. If so, then I wonder how big the chance would be to miss it... [:-]
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KVIII
This the AP that was twice attacked by my British DD before already. Two torps hit (of a salvo of 2! [:D]) and immediately sink the medium sized AP.
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 19
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 13
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
Sallies and Helens all over the map are spotting and attacking my subs... looks like Hortlund has put all his IJA medium bombers on ASW duty... if my subs get useless due to air ASW only I will retreat them and will start bombing ressources with my 4Es (something I normally never do).
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Sub attack at 32,50
Japanese Ships
AK Ryuun Maru
MSW W.14
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
salvo of 6 torps miss the AK. I really wonder how naval warfare is modeled in the game! [:D] No one would fire 6 torps on a single AK. If so, then I wonder how big the chance would be to miss it... [:-]
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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshida Maru #3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KVIII
This the AP that was twice attacked by my British DD before already. Two torps hit (of a salvo of 2! [:D]) and immediately sink the medium sized AP.
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 16
Ki-15 Babs x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 112th USAAF Base Force, at 37,60
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 19
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 13
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
Sallies and Helens all over the map are spotting and attacking my subs... looks like Hortlund has put all his IJA medium bombers on ASW duty... if my subs get useless due to air ASW only I will retreat them and will start bombing ressources with my 4Es (something I normally never do).
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/29/42
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ASW attack near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
PC Toshi Maru #3
PC Takunan Maru #2
PC Tama Maru #8
PC Shonon Maru #15
Allied Ships
SS KVIII, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
looks like my small Dutch sub has to pay for her attack on the AP last turn. 2 real hits and 4 near misses... sub is probably dead with 20/94...
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TF 1014 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)
Allied Ships
MSW Pieter de Bitter
MSW Jan van Amstel
we´ve been trying to sweep those sub laid mines for weeks...
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 72
No Japanese losses
Hortlund wants to pick off more of my leaking cap...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
PC Toshi Maru #3
PC Takunan Maru #2
PC Tama Maru #8
PC Shonon Maru #15
Allied Ships
SS KVIII, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
looks like my small Dutch sub has to pay for her attack on the AP last turn. 2 real hits and 4 near misses... sub is probably dead with 20/94...
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TF 1014 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)
Allied Ships
MSW Pieter de Bitter
MSW Jan van Amstel
we´ve been trying to sweep those sub laid mines for weeks...
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 72
No Japanese losses
Hortlund wants to pick off more of my leaking cap...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/30/42
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ASW attack at 39,68
Japanese Ships
AK Eizan Maru
APD APD-32
Allied Ships
SS Trusty
Once again a single escort and once again the single escort won... [&:]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Nichibi Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Boise
we sent out the Boise form Darwin... 10x6 inch shells should be enough for the big AP...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73 [:(]
Japanese Ships
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 2, on fire
PC Tama Maru #8
PC Shonon Maru #15
PC Takunan Maru #2
Allied Ships
CL Boise
and that´s the TF why we sent out the Boise... we wanted to kill those ASW ships that sunk our Dutch sub but for what reason ever the engagement was over after Toshi Maru was hit with 2x3 inch shells... [:(] were those slow PCs able to flee from the fast modern CL or what?? [8|] This high speed run accumulated 4!!! sys damage points and Boise is at 12 sys damage now, only able to move 5 hexes a phase. To make it even worse, besides my subs, nothing seems to get repaired at the level 6 port of Darwin... [:(]
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TF 1014 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)
Allied Ships
MSW Pieter de Bitter
MSW Jan van Amstel
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 61
P-40B Tomahawk x 38
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 damaged
we sweep Myitkina with a huge force and achieve a 1:1 in the end. Not bad but considering the fact that we had a 8:1 advantage in numbers... the Tomahawk is really not a killer, it lacks some punch with a gun value of 8. All kills went to the Hurricanes, which have also only a gun value of 8.
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Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 69
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 54
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 21 destroyed, 12 damaged
then we see a big sweep to Diamond Harbour. Not enough radar around to get the magic Allied only bounce and while we start off with the bounce on our side it ended soon (WHICH I FIND GOOOOOD... no matter if I take more losses). First we were in the lead of A2A kills but after the bounce the Zeroes shot up our formations...
but nevertheless, in the end we achieve nearly a 1:1 in A2A kills today... though, again, we can´t afford to lose the US fighter production of half a month in one day... [:(]
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 39,68
Japanese Ships
AK Eizan Maru
APD APD-32
Allied Ships
SS Trusty
Once again a single escort and once again the single escort won... [&:]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
AP Nichibi Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Boise
we sent out the Boise form Darwin... 10x6 inch shells should be enough for the big AP...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73 [:(]
Japanese Ships
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 2, on fire
PC Tama Maru #8
PC Shonon Maru #15
PC Takunan Maru #2
Allied Ships
CL Boise
and that´s the TF why we sent out the Boise... we wanted to kill those ASW ships that sunk our Dutch sub but for what reason ever the engagement was over after Toshi Maru was hit with 2x3 inch shells... [:(] were those slow PCs able to flee from the fast modern CL or what?? [8|] This high speed run accumulated 4!!! sys damage points and Boise is at 12 sys damage now, only able to move 5 hexes a phase. To make it even worse, besides my subs, nothing seems to get repaired at the level 6 port of Darwin... [:(]
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TF 1014 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)
Allied Ships
MSW Pieter de Bitter
MSW Jan van Amstel
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 61
P-40B Tomahawk x 38
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 damaged
we sweep Myitkina with a huge force and achieve a 1:1 in the end. Not bad but considering the fact that we had a 8:1 advantage in numbers... the Tomahawk is really not a killer, it lacks some punch with a gun value of 8. All kills went to the Hurricanes, which have also only a gun value of 8.
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Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 69
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 54
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 21 destroyed, 12 damaged
then we see a big sweep to Diamond Harbour. Not enough radar around to get the magic Allied only bounce and while we start off with the bounce on our side it ended soon (WHICH I FIND GOOOOOD... no matter if I take more losses). First we were in the lead of A2A kills but after the bounce the Zeroes shot up our formations...
but nevertheless, in the end we achieve nearly a 1:1 in A2A kills today... though, again, we can´t afford to lose the US fighter production of half a month in one day... [:(]
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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We enter May and the British are now allowed to upgrade their squadrons! [&o] We´re now using the Hurricane IIb in all our figther(bomber) units and the Wellington III in our bomber units. The Vildebeest units are upgraded to Swordfish. Some Beaufort I are available as well. A really important date. From now on we will have some 120 Wellington IIIs. Coupled with the 48 B-25 in India we can do some hard strikes at lightly to medium defended targets.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/01/42
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Sub attack at 33,64
Japanese Ships
AP Zinzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-23
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
a success that we waited long for. A TF without escort(s) and S-23 attacks on the surface sinking Zinzan Maru immediately. Parts of the 15th nav guard unit are picked up by the rest of the convoy...
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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 25
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
our base forces put up a nice flak fire but while it looks murderous on the first sight, only 3 Sallies are lost to flak, none to ops. He could have lost also 3 Sallies to ops from attacking an undefended target in 1 hex range... [8D] 4 Dakotas are destroyed on the ground...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
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 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 48
Ki-15 Babs x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/01/42
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Sub attack at 33,64
Japanese Ships
AP Zinzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-23
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
a success that we waited long for. A TF without escort(s) and S-23 attacks on the surface sinking Zinzan Maru immediately. Parts of the 15th nav guard unit are picked up by the rest of the convoy...
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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 25
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
our base forces put up a nice flak fire but while it looks murderous on the first sight, only 3 Sallies are lost to flak, none to ops. He could have lost also 3 Sallies to ops from attacking an undefended target in 1 hex range... [8D] 4 Dakotas are destroyed on the ground...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
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 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 48
Ki-15 Babs x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/02/42
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Sub attack at 48,47
Japanese Ships
AK Norway Maru, Shell hits 5
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
at the moment, Hortlund stays on the lucky side of the coin... 2 salvos missed, 1 failed to detonate... it isn´t strange that a sub launches 24 torps on one AK, is it?? [8|][8|]
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ASW attack at 48,48
Japanese Ships
MSW W.9
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
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Sub attack at 47,48
Japanese Ships
TK San Ramon Maru
MSW W.9
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
we attack a big TK but MISS... [8|] in return the MSW are lucky and achieve ONE real hit that will sink the sub... 84 floatation...
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Sub attack at 50,48
Japanese Ships
AK Tusima Maru
Allied Ships
SS Stingray
yeah!!!!! We MISS again... he?????? Today we launched some 3 dozen torps that missed or failed to detonate...[8|]
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 95
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 18 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
369 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 93
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
2 B-17 lost A2A, 3 Zeroes destroyed on the ground. A lot of runway hits but recon shows the airfield only 23% damaged. What´s wrong? The runway hits or the recon about the damage? 93 runway hits should nearly close a level 4 airfield...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 47
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
L O L ....
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Sub attack at 29,76
Japanese Ships
AK Shinyo Maru #5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Shanan Maru #16
Allied Ships
SS KXI
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
at least a little success... this big AK is finished...
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Sub attack at 34,62
Japanese Ships
PG Kaikei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Kanko Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Busho Maru
APD APD-31
Allied Ships
SS S-23, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
another hunter killer group is around and are attacked. We sink a PG and in return our sub is sunk immediately. 2 real hits by the PGs and 1 real hit by the APD. I really wonder if there´s some magic date or why the PC/PG/MSW suddenly act as real sub killers with every engagement a sunken sub... [8|] It´s not their exp. they are surely in the low 50s at best and won´t get to 60 anyway. I used PGs for years and they didn´t reach 60... The probability to achieve suddenly so many real hits must be really low, so all I can say is that the Japanese are really lucky at the moment. My subs are moved every day of course and 80% aren´t even spotted - nevertheless they get moved...
Hortlund told me today that he´s mostly only using one escort for his TFs as every escort is a waste of efforts and I just can say that this is really the case at the moment. The single escort is enough to either make the sub not attack or the sub is even attacked by the single escort - as we´ve seen so far. And this has been the experience of Hortlund in other games too. I have to say if this is really working in the GAME then we´ve discovered another WRONG of the game...
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Sub attack at 48,47
Japanese Ships
AK Norway Maru, Shell hits 5
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
at the moment, Hortlund stays on the lucky side of the coin... 2 salvos missed, 1 failed to detonate... it isn´t strange that a sub launches 24 torps on one AK, is it?? [8|][8|]
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ASW attack at 48,48
Japanese Ships
MSW W.9
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
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Sub attack at 47,48
Japanese Ships
TK San Ramon Maru
MSW W.9
MSW W.7
Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
we attack a big TK but MISS... [8|] in return the MSW are lucky and achieve ONE real hit that will sink the sub... 84 floatation...
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Sub attack at 50,48
Japanese Ships
AK Tusima Maru
Allied Ships
SS Stingray
yeah!!!!! We MISS again... he?????? Today we launched some 3 dozen torps that missed or failed to detonate...[8|]
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 95
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 18 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
369 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 93
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
2 B-17 lost A2A, 3 Zeroes destroyed on the ground. A lot of runway hits but recon shows the airfield only 23% damaged. What´s wrong? The runway hits or the recon about the damage? 93 runway hits should nearly close a level 4 airfield...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 47
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
L O L ....
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Sub attack at 29,76
Japanese Ships
AK Shinyo Maru #5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Shanan Maru #16
Allied Ships
SS KXI
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
at least a little success... this big AK is finished...
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Sub attack at 34,62
Japanese Ships
PG Kaikei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Kanko Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Busho Maru
APD APD-31
Allied Ships
SS S-23, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
another hunter killer group is around and are attacked. We sink a PG and in return our sub is sunk immediately. 2 real hits by the PGs and 1 real hit by the APD. I really wonder if there´s some magic date or why the PC/PG/MSW suddenly act as real sub killers with every engagement a sunken sub... [8|] It´s not their exp. they are surely in the low 50s at best and won´t get to 60 anyway. I used PGs for years and they didn´t reach 60... The probability to achieve suddenly so many real hits must be really low, so all I can say is that the Japanese are really lucky at the moment. My subs are moved every day of course and 80% aren´t even spotted - nevertheless they get moved...
Hortlund told me today that he´s mostly only using one escort for his TFs as every escort is a waste of efforts and I just can say that this is really the case at the moment. The single escort is enough to either make the sub not attack or the sub is even attacked by the single escort - as we´ve seen so far. And this has been the experience of Hortlund in other games too. I have to say if this is really working in the GAME then we´ve discovered another WRONG of the game...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/03/42
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ASW attack at 35,61
Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-39
the single escort for the TFs is working nearly 100% of the time... did we really discover another weak point of the game? In reality a TF should be far safer when escorted by a couple of escorts, but in this PBEM it seems one is easily enough - like Hortlund said it would work normally as good as more escorts... it would really be a shame...[:-]
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Sub attack at 49,48
Japanese Ships
AK Toyooka Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sculpin
torps miss... [8|]
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ASW attack at 36,50
Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35
DD Oboro
DD Hatsuharu
Allied Ships
SS Shark
all fail to locate the sub...
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Sub attack at 35,51
Japanese Ships
AK Syunko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
torps miss... [8|]
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 36
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 47,48
Japanese Ships
AK Tottori Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
torps fail to detonate... what´s going on at the moment? a joke? 90% of my sub attacks fail...
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ASW attack at 37,60
Japanese Ships
AK Burma Maru
AK Shinnan Maru
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-47
and the same single escort TF is again attacking my sub... single escorts... zzzzZZZZZzzzz [>:]
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ASW attack at 35,61
Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-39
the single escort for the TFs is working nearly 100% of the time... did we really discover another weak point of the game? In reality a TF should be far safer when escorted by a couple of escorts, but in this PBEM it seems one is easily enough - like Hortlund said it would work normally as good as more escorts... it would really be a shame...[:-]
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Sub attack at 49,48
Japanese Ships
AK Toyooka Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sculpin
torps miss... [8|]
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ASW attack at 36,50
Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35
DD Oboro
DD Hatsuharu
Allied Ships
SS Shark
all fail to locate the sub...
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Sub attack at 35,51
Japanese Ships
AK Syunko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Haddock
torps miss... [8|]
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 36
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 47,48
Japanese Ships
AK Tottori Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
torps fail to detonate... what´s going on at the moment? a joke? 90% of my sub attacks fail...
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ASW attack at 37,60
Japanese Ships
AK Burma Maru
AK Shinnan Maru
DD Hatakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-47
and the same single escort TF is again attacking my sub... single escorts... zzzzZZZZZzzzz [>:]
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Hortlund said this turn caused him a little headache! I like to hear that! [8D]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/04/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1
I have no idea why those PCs (that sunk a S-class sub a week before) were still at Amboina. I´m flying recon with B-17s every day (to several bases in this area) and every day this TF was still in the hex. So CL Enterprise moved out to take revenge for our sunken sub (something Boise tried to do also before, but she failed). The Japanese TF was surprised and the PCs shot to pieces. I expect all four to be lost. Well, one sunk during the combat replay, the other were hit with 6 inch shells. 3x6 inch shells should finish a PC far away from the next bigger port I hope. So the day started off with a success. CL Enterprise lost it´s only small calibre AA mount and has now an AA rating of 62...
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Sub attack near Noumea at 68,113
Japanese Ships
AP Taizin Maru, Shell hits 9
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
I don´t understand what´s going on with my subs at the moment. 12 torps were launched at the medium AP... all missed... 2x4 inch shells and a couple of cal.50 won´t really hurt the ship...[8|]
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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25[8D]
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 66
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 destroyed, 42 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet <-------- toooooo looooooooooow..... [8D]
It looks like Hortlund hasn´t been impressed by Nikmod flak so far... this after losing 30 dive bombers in one day over Singapore... [:D] a dozen Sallies were shot down in the end, we lost 2 C-47 of which we get more than enough every month... wonder why this is the second unescorted strike, but I refuse to put up cap as this would just attract 100 Zeroes on a sweep... better to let the bombers attack an uncapped base to see our flak chewing them up...
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 78
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
we spot nearly 90 aircraft at the level 4 airfield but seem not to be able to torch more than a couple on the ground. Probably all are out on nav search. 2 Zeroes are destroyed on the ground, no B-17 is lost but morale is dropping to the bottom... another 4 Zeroes are lost flying LRCAP to Lautern this turn, there must be a convoy coming in or it already arrived at Lautern. A pity my British CL isn´t able to reach Lautern within the next two turns. And I need to replenish my torps first...
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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14th DAF Base Force Wiped Out at Bankha by attrition!!!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/04/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1
I have no idea why those PCs (that sunk a S-class sub a week before) were still at Amboina. I´m flying recon with B-17s every day (to several bases in this area) and every day this TF was still in the hex. So CL Enterprise moved out to take revenge for our sunken sub (something Boise tried to do also before, but she failed). The Japanese TF was surprised and the PCs shot to pieces. I expect all four to be lost. Well, one sunk during the combat replay, the other were hit with 6 inch shells. 3x6 inch shells should finish a PC far away from the next bigger port I hope. So the day started off with a success. CL Enterprise lost it´s only small calibre AA mount and has now an AA rating of 62...
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Sub attack near Noumea at 68,113
Japanese Ships
AP Taizin Maru, Shell hits 9
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
I don´t understand what´s going on with my subs at the moment. 12 torps were launched at the medium AP... all missed... 2x4 inch shells and a couple of cal.50 won´t really hurt the ship...[8|]
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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25[8D]
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 66
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 destroyed, 42 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet <-------- toooooo looooooooooow..... [8D]
It looks like Hortlund hasn´t been impressed by Nikmod flak so far... this after losing 30 dive bombers in one day over Singapore... [:D] a dozen Sallies were shot down in the end, we lost 2 C-47 of which we get more than enough every month... wonder why this is the second unescorted strike, but I refuse to put up cap as this would just attract 100 Zeroes on a sweep... better to let the bombers attack an uncapped base to see our flak chewing them up...
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 78
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
we spot nearly 90 aircraft at the level 4 airfield but seem not to be able to torch more than a couple on the ground. Probably all are out on nav search. 2 Zeroes are destroyed on the ground, no B-17 is lost but morale is dropping to the bottom... another 4 Zeroes are lost flying LRCAP to Lautern this turn, there must be a convoy coming in or it already arrived at Lautern. A pity my British CL isn´t able to reach Lautern within the next two turns. And I need to replenish my torps first...
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 19,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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14th DAF Base Force Wiped Out at Bankha by attrition!!!