Stopping an Invidious Empire.

Yakface · Post by **Yakface** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:28 am

Are we readers in any danger of getting a turn anytime soon? [;)]

1EyedJacks · Post by **1EyedJacks** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:50 pm

Cool Nemo! Can you PM me when you've finished adding final touches? I think I'd like to download a copy and check it out.

Thanks much,

Mike

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:34 pm

Play is resumed... Jagdfluger had to think long and hard about continuing as, obviously, its no fun if the game is too unbalanced in his favour ( as I think it was in this version of the mod ). I made a request to allow Pe-2s to attack naval targets from maximum altitude which he declined to allow and then pointed out that no matter what the game would end up being much more balanced from 1st January 1943 so while it is too much in Japan's favour in the first 6 months the balance will shift in 6 months time --- so we play on.

In other news as regards the mod:
Could anyone who wants the mod PM me. I'm going to make a final run-through of things and then send out the latest version of the Mod.. This will be version 1.0 and represents the first version I think has been played sufficiently to provide long-term enjoyment for players.

There's a whole slew of fixes in there including the fixing of some base problems I inherited from RHS which pretty much screw up the entire CONUSA/India supply pipeline in the version I'm playing under. Lots of additional fighters for the Allies in V1.0 at the expense of their Avenger numbers ( Allies used to get 142 Avengers per month. I engaged in a 1:1 trade for SBDs, P-40Es and Kittyhawks and dropped the Avenger replacement rate below 100. I'm sure that will still be enough and give the Allies a bit more fighter strength to play with in early 42.

Anyways PM me and I'll send the files out to whoever is interested. I'll also start a thread in the Scenario Design forum for feedback, questions etc. There are a lot of things in the mod which "seem" wrong when you first look at them but are put in there to model a specific capability. Overall though I'm very much more focussed on "the big picture" than modelling every plane variant so this is all still way more generic than the current RHS versions --- it should also be a lot more fun in 1944 and 1945

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Oh and one thing: Apart from the following House Rules which MUST be followed in all versions of the mod ( purely because of code/reality constraints ) I encourage anyone to play this mod HOW THEY PREFER. My view is to allow maximum leeway in terms fo what you CAN do but then let you do whatever it is you decide will be most fun/realistic/interesting ( delete as appropriate [:D] ).

1. Torpedo-carrying Me-264s may NEVER Port Attack as their Long-Lance type torpedoes simply would dig into the harbour bottoms despite whatever modifications were done. Those torps are just too big to be dropped into shallow anchorages. At sea though these Me-264s are CV and BB-killers.

2. Guided-missile armed Me-264 Behemoths may NEVER bomb from below 20,000 feet for any reason. This is tied in with how the game treats PGMs etc. Bomb from below 20,000 feet and the HS-293s become ueber-weapons and completely unreasonable weapons systems.

That's it in terms of MUST HAVE rules. I also strongly advise the rule which follows...

3. The Soviet Union should be active from December 7th 1941. This is to force the Japanese player to keep a reasonable garrison in Korea etc and to allow border clashes/aerial clashes. Obviously players can create treaties, agreements etc etc etc BUT there should always be an option that one side or the other is going to break the agreement and try to win a great, cheap victory in the Siberian theatre of operations. Also Allied players who agree to keep the Soviets quiescent until 1945 are likely to find themselves blown off the map by the beginning of 1943.

Apart from the top two rules ( and strong advice for the 3rd ) I think everything else should be left up to the players involved.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/26/42

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Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66

Japanese Ships
AK Azuchisan Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Travancore

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Sub attack at 26,66

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

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14
A5M4 Claude x 3
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 8
Ki-48-II Lily x 2
Ki-21-II Sally x 49

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 39

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Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 107
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 6
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 7
P-43A Lancer x 26
Hurricane I x 3
Spitfire VB x 7
I-16 Type 4 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane: 4 destroyed
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 7 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 18 destroyed
Hurricane I: 3 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 3 destroyed
I-16 Type 4: 2 destroyed

3 to 1 losses in favour of Japan but, again, my top-line fighter losses ( P-40E, Spits, Hurris and Wildcats ) remain low at 16 planes and pilot losses remain favourable to the Allies. Obviously though he is softening up this area for massive bomber strikes. I think the trick will be not to be there when the bombers arrive.

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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap [Java] , at 20,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 152

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 106

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 7
Me-109E-4 Mike x 12
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 51

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 44

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Day Air attack on Malang [Java] , at 22,66

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 19
E13A1 Jake x 14

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 19

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja [Java] , at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 8
Ki-43-I Oscar x 29
Me-109E-4 Mike x 46

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 17
B-17E/F Fortress x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Runway hits 8

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Day Air attack on Davao [Mndno] , at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 114

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 32

I've decided to ferry a few Kittyhawk units into Manilla in order to complicate the enemy problems in terms of providing fighter coverage. Sure he'll bring enough fighters in to swamp Manilla but I can rebuild those fighter units time and again and every bit of attrition across the board helps me now.

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 30
Ki-27 Nate x 7

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 11

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 58

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Anson I: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 34

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Me-109E-4 Mike x 55

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJN Yokosuka 6th SNLF, at 27,115

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

These were just probing attacks to see what size of force had landed in Oz. It would appear I'm facing only small forces.

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Day Air attack on IJN SE Fleet SNGF Naval Guard Unit, at 28,114

Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 3 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,51

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tamatsu Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia [Java] at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 44

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 2
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-43A Lancer x 8
Spitfire VB x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Poole, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Falmouth, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia [Java] at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 20
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 122

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 2
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
P-43A Lancer x 8
Spitfire VB x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane: 1 destroyed
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD FF Le Triomphant, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Norman, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 49

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 39

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 3

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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Sub attack near Singapore [UK] at 22,51

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS S-39

So, overall, very heavy losses for the Allies, slightly lesser losses for the Japanese BUT now that I'm ashore I can concentrate on increasing the pressure in Burma, China and Manilla, drawing a bit of pressure away from Java and, hopefully, buying the time I need to build a solid fighter core of 200+ fighters there.

Fortunately the first fruits of my systematic fighter replacement/reinforcement/upgrading programme will begin to bear fruit in two weeks time and should significantly boost my fighter pool numbers and quality such that attritional warfare over Manilla, Java, Burma, China and CONUSA can begin to be undertaken in a methodical, systematic and effective manner to an extent not yet seen. It won't reach its full effect for about 4 months though so I'll take major further losses while waiting for it to have its full impact. So far though, so good.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:54 pm

Oops, I forgot to mention the losses to Japan's transport fleet this turn. 2 more APs sank off Australia following damage inflicted during their invasion of Adelaide etc. With another 2 damaged this turn on top of the 5 damaged last turn the damage is really starting to add up. TO be fair though it isn't as though jagdfluger needs a lot of depth to his invasion fleets as he only has 3 major invasions left in-game:
1. Java,
2. India.
3. CONUSA
 
Everything else is gone.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:55 pm

Well we're out of synch again. There was no strafing of naval or ground units BUT our combat animations did turn back on and immediately we went out of synch again. Its crazy !!!! Has ANYONE got any tips for this. It just ruins the game.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/27/42

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Sub attack near Balikpapan [Borneo] at 31,64

Japanese Ships
AK Koei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

A 15,000 ton AK. Due to the out of synch I'm not sure if it sank or not but I should find out when I get my orders file.

Allied Ships
SS SHCH135

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Sub attack near Balikpapan [Borneo] at 31,64

Japanese Ships
AK Kano Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

A 12,000 ton AK. I'm hopeful that given that both of these ships were hit by two torpedoes they should both sink. Fingers crossed.

Allied Ships
SS SHCH135

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Day Air attack on Hanoi [Tonkin] , at 36,37

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 6

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Spokane [Washington] , at 139,36

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7
Me 264 Angel x 65

No Japanese losses

Heavy Industry hits 17

Well, I mived fighters from here to see what would happen and the Me-264s came calling. Time to move them back into place and re-institute my CAP over CONUSA.

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Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 64
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 172

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 1
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-43A Lancer x 9
Spitfire VB x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 18 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 6 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 47

Well, well, well. 172 Kates came i at 13,000 feet and over 10% were downed by my FlAK. God help the Japanese if they try torpedo or dive-bomber strikes on my ships in port. I've checked and I have roughly 260 ships in port. In about a fortnight I'll order them all to scatter and make for India. I'll lose a lot to enemy aerial strikes but c'est la guerre and I'll lose fewer than if they just sit there doing nothing. In other news this strike confirms the presence of Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Yamato and Junyo off Java. It looks like the majority of KB is fairly well pinned in place.

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Day Air attack on Djokjakarta [Java] , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 189

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 131

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Day Air attack on Malang [Java] , at 22,66

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 19
E13A1 Jake x 14

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 9

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja [Java] , at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 14
Ki-43-I Oscar x 38
Me-109E-4 Mike x 45

Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 4
Spitfire VB x 5
Pe-2 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 destroyed
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A Lancer: 4 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 5 destroyed
Pe-2: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Davao [Mndno] , at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 92

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 19

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 30

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 58

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 31

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bangkok [Thailand] at 29,39

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 6

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 3
B-26A Marauder x 3
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kisogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Kuroshio Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Takuei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Not a bad day's strikes over Bangkok. That's another 3,000 tons of AP capacity sent to the dockyards for the foreseeable future.

And lastly a look at my aces. As you can see the Soviets and Naval Air Arm have punched far beyond their weight in this game. Without them things would be very, very different.

ny59giants · Post by **ny59giants** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:58 pm

I don't know about the sync problem, but is he sending you the various reports as attachments so at least you have accurate info on combat, intel, and ops??  I use Bodhi's Utility to keep long term track of things using these attachments as it doesn't allow rewrites from the game itself even if there is a sync problem. It also makes it easier to keep track of large capital ships and what intel has for a particular base.
 
I cut and paste the new reports into the "SAVE" folder and then I update my Utility before running the Combat Replay. Just a suggestion if you don't have a Utility in use now.  

goodboyladdie · Post by **goodboyladdie** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:13 pm

Hi Nemo

Any news on a ETA for the arrival of your updated mod, please? 1EyedJacks and I would like to give it a good look over before we decide on our new game.

Many thanks

Carl

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:31 pm

I'm just waiting to hear back with jagdfluger's thoughts re: any particular problems or bugs he has noticed with the Japanese. At this stage there shouldn't be any obvious ones but it is worth being sure...

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:00 pm

Well I managed to over-write the damned scenario file and have had to go back to a version which is about 2 months old. *Sigh* Well done me. So, its gonna be at least another week before I get everything updated.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/28/42

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Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66

Japanese Ships
AK Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

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Sub attack at 30,65

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

Allied Ships
SS S-36

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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 20
A5M4 Claude x 3
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 86
Ki-48-II Lily x 17

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 71

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Day Air attack on Malang [Java] , at 22,66

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 17
E13A1 Jake x 21

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-43A Lancer x 4
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 2
Spitfire VB x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 6 destroyed
E13A1 Jake: 8 destroyed

A nice little ambush worked out nicely for my fighter pilots.

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Davao [Mndno] , at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 96

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 26

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 30

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 13

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 42
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 58

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 29

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on Seattle [Washington] , at 136,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19
Ki-48-II Lily x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 3 damaged

T hits 2

LOL! A resource bombing campaign vs America
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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Me-109E-4 Mike x 40

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Hanoi [Tonkin] , at 36,37

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 12

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 11

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 50

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Kittyhawks really suck.

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 3

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 4

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Day Air attack on TF at 39,48

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Fujisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Another tanker takes heavy damage.

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Sub attack at 18,59

Japanese Ships
SS RO-68

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

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Ground combat at Adelaide [Australia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4267 troops, 49 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 281

Defending force 2304 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

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Ground combat at Changsha [S China]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3162 troops, 137 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value =
4662

Defending force 53408 troops, 806 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value =
2619

Japanese max assault: 5 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 2804 - adjusted defense: 5738

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

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

He's just trying to burn my supplies. Unfortunately for him since I've removed half of my Chinese troops from the theatre I CAN supply what's left and have resources left over for fighter cover and fortification building. So all in all I am sure Changsha will hold..

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9585 troops, 167 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 681

Defending force 22199 troops, 288 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value =
648

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:50 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/29/42

After the massive slaughter of the early parts of the month both the Allies and Japanese are pulling back and minimising losses at the moment. Within the week though I'll begin making some offensive moves in Burma and China. I've almost finished rebuilding my Pe-2 units and have a good reserve of these planes ( about 50 --- which represents 1.66 month's production ) as well as forming a solid core of B-17s in action ( just over 100 currently in action with major reinforcements due over the next 3 months ) and after disbanding a lot of fighter units I have enough modern fighters in reserve to begin building the 200 fighter CAP I need to keep Batavia safe and use it as a base from which to strike enemy shipping into Soerabaja.

The only place in which I think we'll see any significant ground activity is in Australia. The Japanese have about 400 AV making for Adelaide while I have 300 AV blocking their path at the next city down the railway line and 800 AV sneaking around toward Whyalla with a view to coming up behind the Japanese at Adelaide.

I've also had a rethink of how I'm conducting my aerial campaigns. I think I may just use 2 x Pe-2 groups ( one in Burma and one in China ) to create absolute "no-go zones" for the Japanese within 6 hexes of my airfields in Burma and China. As this would prevent the Japanese escorting bomber strikes on these airfields it would then allow me to move most of my fighters out of these areas and bring in my twin and four-engined bombers for deeper resource raiding. Sometime from Mid-June I should have the force structure necessary for this strategy and will roll it out beginning in Burma and then, hopefully, expanding it to China.

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1
Me-109E-4 Mike x 15

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 11

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 99

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 46

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Day Air attack on Malang [Java] , at 22,66

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 13
E13A1 Jake x 14

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 41
Ki-48-I Lily x 46

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 82

Well, this time he is keeping Manila closed BUT his strikes on Java are anaemic.

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6
Ki-48-II Lily x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 28

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7
Ki-48-II Lily x 27
Ki-21-II Sally x 57
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 102

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 26

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 26

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Me-109E-4 Mike x 59

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 14

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Tacoma [Washington] , at 136,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19
Ki-48-II Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on IJA 56th Ind Inf Brigade, at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3
Hudson IV x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Sub attack at 22,58

Japanese Ships
LCVP AG-1444A, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS SHCH139

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TF 1031 troops unloading over beach at Exmouth [Australia], 11,86

Allied ground losses:
545 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Adelaide [Australia]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8742 troops, 120 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 313

Defending force 2304 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese max assault: 468 - adjusted assault: 187

Allied max defense: 20 - adjusted defense: 20

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Adelaide [Australia] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Anson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1940 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9554 troops, 163 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Defending force 22291 troops, 288 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value =
655

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

The Japanese attempt to airlift sufficient force to Ulan Bator to turn the flank of my Borzya/Novossibirsk defensive line was stymied by my exploitation of the superiority of interior lines.

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 32 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 41341 troops, 677 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value =
522

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 493 - adjusted defense: 496

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

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Japanese paras continue to suicide themselves in the air over and on the ground of Batavia.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:58 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/30/42

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TF 1031 troops unloading over beach at Exmouth [Australia], 11,86

Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported

A little Nz Brigade is landing at Exmouth ( on the route from Perth to Java ) to wipe out the Base Force which allowed enemy floatplanes to give their CV TFs ample warning of any reinforcements sailing to Java from Perth. Enemy CVs will react and kill a couple of the transports involved but the overall outcome of this invasion is pretty much predetermined.

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Sub attack near Toboali [Banka] at 21,57

Japanese Ships
LCVP AG-1461A, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXV

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TF 1031 troops unloading over beach at Exmouth [Australia], 11,86

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Toboali [Banka] at 21,57

Japanese Ships
LCVP AG-1451A, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
SS KXV

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Sub attack near Singapore [UK] at 22,51

Japanese Ships
AP Kansan Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-39

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Day Air attack on Sian [Central China] , at 47,29

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Oil hits 1

I'm considering basing a lot of Avengers out of Chungking as I have massive replacement rates for the Avengers and should be able to bomb the important OIL centres at Sian etc. This was a test raid to see if anything worthwhile could be achieved.

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1
Me-109E-4 Mike x 21

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 101
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

A massive enemy fighter sweep aimed at Batavia. I can't fight them toe to toe right now but over the next few days I'll try to set a few small skirmishes which will end in my favour.

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
E7K2 Alf x 13
E13A1 Jake x 14

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on Davao [Mndno] , at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 107

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Training raids only

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 28

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 45
Ki-48-I Lily x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 64

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6
Ki-48-II Lily x 11
Ki-21-II Sally x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 36

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 27

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Kodiak [Alaska] , at 111,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16
Ki-48-II Lily x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Horace Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, on fire

A good raid but a day late. I've run the important AKs out of Kodiak the day before and they are carrying the irreplaceable transport and other support squadrons with them.

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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Me-109E-4 Mike x 68

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 5

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Chihaya Maru
AK Usa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Denpasar [Bali] at 24,69

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Ikushima Maru

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ASW attack at 30,65

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
DD Hayate
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Sazanami
DD Akatsuki
DD Nenohi
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Makigumo
CV Hiyo

Allied Ships
SS S-36, hits 1

Damn, Hiyo escapes my submarine attack. It would have been nice to remove an IJN carrier from the blockade.

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9527 troops, 162 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Defending force 22403 troops, 288 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value =
668

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:09 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/31/42

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ASW attack near Balikpapan [Borneo] at 31,64

Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze
DD Hayate
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Sazanami
DD Akatsuki
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SS SHCH135, hits 2

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Sub attack near Balikpapan [Borneo] at 31,64

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
DD Yukaze
DD Hayate
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Sazanami
DD Akatsuki
DD Nenohi
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Makigumo
CV Hiyo

Allied Ships
SS SHCH135, hits 2, on fire

I got another chance at Hiyo but S-35 bottled it again.

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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 7
A5M4 Claude x 3
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Runway hits 17

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Day Air attack on Djokjakarta [Java] , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 22

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 1
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-43A Lancer x 7
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 2
Spitfire VB x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed

Tried to ambush an enemy sweep and while I did so and managed to bring superior numbers to bear things just didn't work out for my pilots.

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Day Air attack on Malang [Java] , at 22,66

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Makale/Papolo [CLB] , at 32,68

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12
E13A1 Jake x 9
Ki-43-I Oscar x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12

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Day Air attack on Davao [Mndno] , at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 110

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 57

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 42
Ki-48-II Lily x 16
Ki-21-II Sally x 29

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 47

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 13
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 10
Ki-48-II Lily x 29
Ki-21-II Sally x 75

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 55

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Me-109E-4 Mike x 68

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 20
Ki-43-I Oscar x 32
Me-109E-4 Mike x 82

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 20
Ki-43-I Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 1
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-43A Lancer x 8
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 2
Spitfire VB x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed
Ki-43-I Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 5 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 5

Well the afternoon's sweep went a bit better. 8 enemy planes downed in return for 5 of mine ( with mine being fairly obsolete or plentiful models ).

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Day Air attack on TF, near Exmouth [Australia] at 11,86

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Walter Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fort St. James

Ah, the IJN comes to the rescue but brings too little too late.

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ASW attack near Balikpapan [Borneo] at 31,64

Japanese Ships
CLAA Nemo-san
DD Yukaze
DD Hayate
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Sazanami
DD Nenohi
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Makigumo

Allied Ships
SS SHCH135

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9518 troops, 158 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Defending force 22453 troops, 291 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value =
668

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 65,18

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27510 troops, 472 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value =
2048

Defending force 2939 troops, 17 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 46,38

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 21177 troops, 358 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value =
1059

Defending force 188 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 2080 - adjusted assault: 2090

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 2090 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

A little bit of clearing o the lines in China.

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

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

Defending force 41448 troops, 684 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value =
524

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 500 - adjusted defense: 580

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

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

More Japanese paratroops are sacrificed to questionable gain.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4837 troops, 231 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value =
650

Defending force 29626 troops, 514 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value =
678

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 621 - adjusted defense: 3293

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

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Another nice quiet day in which losses were relatively equal on both sides in the air --- a great result for me as my aerial forces are only going to get stronger over the next 6 months.

In other news as the Japanese ships made a dash for the port at Adelaide from Whyalla 4 of their AKs sank. Japanese transport assets are really continuing to take a battering over the past fortnight. Over 260 Japanese ships have now been sunk.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:12 pm

Well I think its time for an update on the action in terms of overall losses... Looking at the overall picture of 8,227 Allied planes, 752 ships ( including 14 BBs) and a point score of 16,994 vs 48,127 it all looks pretty grim but to see that picture is to miss out on some vital points.

Basically though this misses out on some very important points:

At the beginning of February aerial losses were 3215 vs 2069 for Allied and Japanese forces. Since February over the intervening 4 months losses have risen to 8227 and 5844 respectively which represents an increase of 5012 and 3775. As you can see the loss ratio has risen from 1 : 0.6 in the first two months to 1: 0.75 from the 3rd to 6th months. In the long run this is tending towards the mod's planned 1:1 exchange ratio from January 1st 1943 when the Allies and Japanese should be able to field equal numbers of relatively equally potent fighters ( F6Fs and Corsairs vs Ki-44 IIIs ).

On the naval side I've lost 752 ships to the IJN's 269 but that still represents a loss of 261 Allied ships vs 150 IJN ships over the past 4 months. In essence while overall I've lost close to 3 ships for every IJN ship I've sent to the bottom this ratio was over 4:1 in the first two months and has been less than 1.7 : 1 for the past 4 months. Considering that these four months involved a massive and massively opposed invasion of Java that ratio isn't too bad at all.

On the land side of things the army loss points are now 10,470 vs 995. I'm managing to get close to the 10:1 land loss ratio which I feel is about the best the Allies can do in the first year of war. My landing of massive numbers of troops in Java puts this ratio at risk but it does let me interdict enemy shipping to a great extent and that should pay off in the long run.

So, overall, a damned bloody state of affairs but bloody battles which are maintained over time favour the side with the most bodies to throw in and that's most definitely the Allies. Initially high operational tempos favour the Japanese as their forces are prepositioned and have a decisive advantage in terms of initiative. As those tempos are prolonged though the advantage accruing from them swings toward the Allies. This is the difficult balancing act an Allied player in 1942 must succesfully tackle - he must keep the operational tempo at such a level that over the course of the year it wears the Japanese down and leaves them in a heavily attrited state at the beginning of 1943 ripe for exploitation by the massive influx of Allied reinforcements without EVER allowing the Japanese tempo to become so high that the Allied forces are completely overwhelmed at any particular place or time ( obviously this isn't always possible but it is necessary to hold at the crucial times and places --- or just misdirect the enemy enough that they don't attack those crucial places ). Treading the dichotomy between those two creates the difficulty level and tension which make the game challenging and interesting for an Allied player in 1942.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:52 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/01/42

The main news for today is that I've rejigged the aerial forces in China and Burma such that a show of weakness is being made over Rangoon. Well, it will show as a major collection of my forces but will appear to be weak in fighters, inviting a major Japanese fighter sweep.

Today I show strength gathering on the routes toward Rangoon, tomorrow I move enough of my dive-bombers to cause ops losses and give jagdfluger the evidence of a major dive-bomber gathering at Rangoon aimed at Tavoy and Rahaeng. I will also mount some preliminary strikes with weak fighter escort. He should strike back on the third or fourth --- by which time I'll have flown the strike forces out ( without having mounted any major strikes ) and flown more fighters in. The good side of this is that the air balance numbers won't change much so jagdfluger will be sure he's facing a weak fighter screen with many bombers as opposed to a fighter screen of over 200 fighters.

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Sub attack near Adelaide [Australia] at 26,117

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

Allied Ships
SS O23

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Day Air attack on Sinyang [Cent China] , at 49,34

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 11

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 12

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 21

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

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Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 102
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

THIS is the indirect target of my Rangoon gambit. I think that it bears some explanation as the reasoning may not be immediately evident and the reason for this AAR is to elucidate AAR balance issues AND the thinking behind strategic and operational decisions as that's where my true interest in reading others' AARs lies.

1. I have landed troops in Java BUT the initial Japanese counter-offensive butchered my defensive fighter shield. Instead of 200+ front-line fighters fending off every Japanese thrust I find myself with barely 20 front-line fighters backed up by 30 to 40 second-rate fighters hoping from base to base in Java hoping to catch unescorted strikes and/or catch a split IJN Zero sweep and shoot achieve an aerial draw ( although, to be fair when I shoot down 10 and lose 10 I am definitely winning overall as I can replace my 10 much easier than he can replace his ).

2. While I CAN boost my fighter strength in Java to 200 in a single day by rebuilding them all at Batavia I have chosen not to do so for a simple reason ---- While all those planes are repairing on Batavia airfield the Japanese will just fly 300 bombers over and blow them all to smithereens.

So, about a week ago in gametime I decided I needed to:
a) draw the Japanese bombers away and then
b) massively attrit the Japanese Zero squadrons before
c) rebuilding my fighter squadrons in Java.

With the enemy bombers distracted and the Zeroes he has ranging over Java attritted to nothingness I can rebuild my fighter force and have all of the damaged fighters repair themselves and get back into the air before the Japanese can begin major sweeps and bombing raids again. If I can put 100+ fighters in the air over my bases then I'll be able to weather those bomber raids and turn Batavia into the safe haven I need.

Now I obviously cannot rely on the fighters in Batavia to shoot down 100 Zeroes in a single day at no cost to themselves so I had to approach this indirectly. Manila has drawn his bombers away extremely succesfully which has allowed me to build a solid core of 60 fighters. These 60 fighters are going to tangle with his Zeroes in 1:1 exchange rate aerial battles over the next couple of days ( I expect to lose 30 but shoot down 30 ) and then when Rangoon shows itself as a fruit ripe to be picked I expect that the IJN Zero "circus" will be ordered to sweep over Rangoon on the 3rd or 4th ( depending on fatigue levels etc).

My calculations show that jagdfluger has 108 ( 27 x 4 ) Zeroes in Borneo with another 27 flying over the Philippines. This seems to represent his entire force of land-based, ueber-experienced Zeroes in the DEI/Burma/China/Philippines theatre of operations. So, 135 Zeroes. My plan is to destroy those 135 Zeroes over the next 4 days. 15 per day for the next 2 days leaving 78 operating out of Borneo and 27 from the Philippines. Then on the 3rd day he'll rebase to Bangkok and either fly a sweep on the 3rd or 4th day over Rangoon. This sweep will comprise between 105 and 135 Zeroes ( depending on how whether or not he pauses for that extra day to replace losses from the previous two days over Java and lower fatigue from their long ferry flights). I will have 200+ fighters ( about half of them front-line and the other half second-line ) in the air over Rangoon and would expect to kill between 70 and 100 of the Zeroes committed in return for 60 to 80 friendly losses --- these friendly losses will be concentrated amongst the P-39s, Wirraways and I-16 Type 24s which I routinely commit in my hi-lo mixed quality Air Armies ( very Soviet of me I know [:D] ) so, overall, I'll probably only lose 20 planes that matter in return for 70 to 100 enemy Zeroes.

At that point in time, with the loss of between 100 and 130 Zeroes in 3 to 4 days I should have the 3 or 4 days of quiet time I need in which to upgrade my Java-based fighter squadrons and have them repair sufficient planes that they can actually put large groups in the air by the time the Japanese come calling again.

Then in about 10 days time as the aerial war over Batavia hots up again I'll move on Coal Harbour with a view to downing 100 Ki-109s ( in two separate batches ) over the course of a week there. My concept, as you can see, is to hit his IJN and IJA pilot pools in as rapid a succession as possible in order to force him to give my forces in Batavia breathing space to repair their damaged airframes after I upgrade them.

If this all works out then in 2 weeks time the air war over Java is going to REALLY hot up again and Japanese losses are going to begin to climb very quickly indeed. If it all works out in favour of the Japanese then I'm really, really screwed [:D]

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Day Air attack on Djokjakarta [Java] , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 34
Me-109E-4 Mike x 55

These forces are operating out of Soerabaja.

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 65

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 44

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Day Air attack on Makale/Papolo [CLB] , at 32,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 11
E13A1 Jake x 9
Ki-43-I Oscar x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14
A5M4 Claude x 4
Ki-48-II Lily x 25
Ki-21-II Sally x 70
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 42

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Ki-48-I Lily x 40
Ki-48-II Lily x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 82

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 36
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
Wellington IC x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Wellington IC: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 36
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 10
B-17E/F Fortress x 10

They're back in action again. Over time two solid cores of 50 B-17s are going to be established in Rangoon and Oz in order to launch high-altitude nuisance raids on enemy toeholds bordering these regions.

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Me-109E-4 Mike x 74

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on KNIL Menado Gar Battalion, at 33,70

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack near Singapore [UK] at 22,51

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

And sinks.

Allied Ships
SS S-39

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Sub attack near Coal Harbor [BC] at 130,37

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

Allied Ships
SS SHCH138

In addition to prepping to wipe the enemy CAP from the sky over Coal Harbour I'm also prepping to send in some major sub-based mining TFs so, obviously, I'm targetting enemy MSWs at Coal Harbour. Expect to see more MSWs torpedoed here over the next fortnight.

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9448 troops, 151 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Defending force 22504 troops, 290 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value =
672

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 65,18

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 55376 troops, 942 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value =
2053

Defending force 2882 troops, 17 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied max assault: 4396 - adjusted assault: 8244

Japanese max defense: 52 - adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 1648 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1156 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 21

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

And lastly you can see the situation in Australia. I'm about to retake Whyalla and then it'll be a race to pin him down in Adelaide. I have more than enough force to do it but he's going to try to push cross-country to take Eastern Australian bases before I can block his access.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:56 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/02/42

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Sub attack at 17,61

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

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

Just some supplies on the way into Batavia getting torpedoed. C'est la guerre.

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Day Air attack on Sinyang [Cent China] , at 49,34

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 8

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 12

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 9

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 14
MiG-3 x 58
Yak-1 x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 2 destroyed
Yak-1: 2 destroyed

Good, a nice manageable strike size. 100 fighters sweep over Tavoy and encounter a small group of Ki-109s. 7 IJA planes go down in return for four of my own. I'll consider jagdfluger's attention drawn to this area.

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Day Air attack on Teloekbetoeng [SM] , at 19,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 67

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 1
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 3
P-43A Lancer x 12
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 3
Spitfire VB x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 15 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 6 destroyed
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 1 damaged
Spitfire VB: 3 destroyed

Not bad, 15 Zeroes are downed over my territory in return for just 14 of my own planes. Given that only 8 of these were front-line fighters it is an even better exchange rate. One more similar day over Java and then it'll be time for the main event over Rangoon.

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 120
Me-109E-4 Mike x 7
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 48

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

He is obviously just throwing completely inexperienced pilots into the Nates as there's no other reason for sending such fragile planes into the air over Manila

Allied aircraft losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 93

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Day Air attack on Devonport [Tasmania] , at 28,129

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 13

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

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Day Air attack on Devonport [Tasmania] , at 28,129

Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 7
Wellington IC x 6
IL-4C/DB-3F x 13

I'm showing a little force in this area but I'm keeping the main portion of my strike force well hidden --- this main portion comprises some 60 Beauforts, 40 or so SBDs and another 40 or so Hudsons. In a few days time if circumstances look favourable I may consider unleashing them on the enemy carrier TF as it seeks to escape back toward New Caledonia.

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Me-109E-4 Mike x 72

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 35

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9417 troops, 151 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

Defending force 22518 troops, 293 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value =
672

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26567 troops, 406 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value =
1381

Defending force 16419 troops, 233 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value =
420

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Ground combat at Exmouth [Australia]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2610 troops, 30 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Defending force 1475 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied max assault: 130 - adjusted assault: 122

Japanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 10

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Exmouth [Australia] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:26 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/03/42

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Sub attack near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AK Hukuei Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 3

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

A small portion of the IJA 70th Garrison Division bound for Kendari won't arrive. Every little bit helps and all that. I'm impressed with how quickly jagdfluger is getting these units into place. It is only 60 days since the unit arrived in Tokyo and already he has shipped it out and deployed it into a suitable blocking position. Impressive.

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Day Air attack on Sian [Central China] , at 47,29

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 11

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Oil hits 2

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1
Me-109E-4 Mike x 13

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Makale/Papolo [CLB] , at 32,68

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 11
E13A1 Jake x 6
Ki-43-I Oscar x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 13

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 98
Me-109E-4 Mike x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

More heavy Nate losses over Manila. jagdfluger's pretty ruthless as far as his training groups go.

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 77

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6

Allied aircraft
Wellington IC x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington IC: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 12
B-17E/F Fortress x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 29

I gambled and sent my bombers in at 3,000 feet. The gamble paid off and my bombers got in at little cost.

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Day Air attack on KNIL Menado Gar Battalion, at 33,70

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 20

No Japanese losses

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Sub attack near Coal Harbor [BC] at 130,37

Ah, another MSW almost bites the dust. Well, if at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20

Allied Ships
SS SHCH138

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9103 troops, 147 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 21301 troops, 287 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value =
627

Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26545 troops, 410 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value =
1378

Defending force 16421 troops, 232 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value =
422

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Exmouth [Australia]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2628 troops, 28 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Defending force 1415 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 132 - adjusted assault: 64

Japanese max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 10

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Hmm, no air raid over Rangoon. I'll hang tight for another day and then restage my provocation if he doesn't strike at me.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:44 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/04/42

A good day for the Allies.

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Sub attack at 130,36

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

It looks like the W.20 was pulled out of Coal Harbour to evade my subs only to stumble over another sub on the way home. Sometimes sorrows in battalions come.

Allied Ships
SS S-47

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Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 71

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 11
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 12
Wirraway CA-1 x 7
I-16 Type 24 x 34
MiG-3 x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 35 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 11 destroyed
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 2 destroyed
Wirraway CA-1: 3 destroyed
I-16 Type 24: 14 destroyed
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

This is pretty good. In return for 35 Zeroes I lose 3 front-line fighters ( the Kittyhawk and the MiG-3 ) and 28 second-line fighters. All in all that's a CLEAR win for me. In addition I forced several daitai to turn back so their morale is going to be crushed for days to come.

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Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 133

Wow, he managed to bring 200+ Zeroes to bear, that's almost double what I thought he'd be able to bring to bear. Fortunately for me my MiG-3s operating as part of my hi-lo airgroup mix performed as well as usual. Jagdfluger tells me that a large number of his top aces got creamed and at least one 15 kill ace was captured by my forces. What was interesting to note was that at least 3 carrier air groups were involved in this strike ( Yamato, Soryu, Chitose) so by losing 40 of those Zeroes many of his premier carrier pilots are going to have been toasted. This is particularly so as the Yamato fighter group of 42 Zeroes began the game with an average Exp of over 90% and is really the most elite fighter group in the game.

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 6
Wirraway CA-1 x 3
I-16 Type 24 x 13
MiG-3 x 21

Only 43 of my fighters contested this strike BUT, again, the use of a few planes "down low" to make the Zeroes easy targets for the high cover pays dividends. The Wirraways die en masse but the I-16s, Kittyhawks and MiG-3s butcher the Japanese Zeroes and 40 of them flutter to the ground in return for 9 front-line fighters and 24 second-line fighters.

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 40 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 6 destroyed
Wirraway CA-1: 4 destroyed
I-16 Type 24: 20 destroyed
MiG-3: 3 destroyed

So, today's tally is 75 Zeroes in return for 12 front-line and 52 second-line Allied fighters. Not bad at all but not quite what I was hoping for. I doubt I'll get jagdfluger to try for Rangoon again so hopefully a 1/3rd reduction in these top-flight fighter grous will prove sufficient to buy Batavia the time it needs.

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 26
Ki-27 Nate x 103
Me-109E-4 Mike x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Allied aircraft
Wellington IC x 8

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 13
B-17E/F Fortress x 11

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 21

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Day Air attack on KNIL Menado Gar Battalion, at 33,70

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Rahaeng [Thailand] , at 31,36

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
R-12/Yak-4 x 1
Yak-1 x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Wau [New Guinea] , at 55,90

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 66

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Pucheng [Cent China]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5051 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 136

Defending force 565 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Japanese max assault: 270 - adjusted assault: 128

Allied max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 22

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pucheng [Cent China] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
612 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
707 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9326 troops, 148 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 673

Defending force 21381 troops, 288 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value =
632

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26589 troops, 408 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value =
1383

Defending force 16546 troops, 235 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value =
426

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Ground combat at Exmouth [Australia]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2668 troops, 29 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 1381 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied max assault: 162 - adjusted assault: 156

Japanese max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

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JNAF 22nd Kokusentai Engineer Aviation Battalion Wiped Out at Exmouth
[Australia] by attrition!!!

So, overall this little indirect gambit cost Jagdfluger 90 Zeroes. Good but since that represent slightly less than half of what he has shown himself able to bring to bear in the region I really had hoped for more.

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:34 pm

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/04/42

A good day for the Allies.

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Sub attack at 130,36

Japanese Ships
MSW W.20, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

It looks like the W.20 was pulled out of Coal Harbour to evade my subs only to stumble over another sub on the way home. Sometimes sorrows in battalions come.

Allied Ships
SS S-47

An American sub does good work . . . yes, it's definitely a lucky day for the Allies.

So, overall this little indirect gambit cost Jagdfluger 90 Zeroes. Good but since that represent slightly less than half of what he has shown himself able to bring to bear in the region I really had hoped for more.[/b]

I would argue that you made up in quality what you lost in quantity. Using carrier squadrons indicates his "surge" is stretching his pilot pools to the limit. And that steady drip of Nate losses over Manila has to be hitting his IJA pilot pools as well.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:34 pm

Harlock,

Re: the S-47.... Hmm, I'm not so sure why you are so jaundiced about the US subs... I've gotten a lot of sinkings from subs ( maybe about 70 in total ) and have gotten about half of them from US subs. Soviet subs are, by far, the best IMO but US subs do pretty well. The trick is to use The fish-named ones to minelay while the S class boats do the ship-hunting.
Between hordes of minefields and S class subs wiping out the minesweepers which head out to clear the mines you actually get to do a lot of serious damage to Japan.

In terms of losses... Aye, they definitely, definitely favour me and, to be honest, while I have a tough 3 months to come I should be in great shape in October ( with the onset of P-38Gs, P-51 XPs and the arrival of hordes of P-40Es and more Spitfires ). With 93 Zeroes downed that accounts for Yamato's fighter group (42 Zeroes ) and 3 x other CVs ( 3 x 18 ) = 96 Zeroes. So out of 11 CVs and 2 CVAs that Japan has right now they can mount 292 fighters. I've downed almost precisely 1/3rd of that naval fighter arm in a single day here. This should help me significantly.

The turn's with jagdfluger now and we're waiting on his reply. It looks as though he has abandoned Adelaide and his 1.5 divisions worth of troops in Oz. Excellent outcome [:D]

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:44 pm

Well its official Japan has abandoned its initial invasion of Australia. They WILL be back and they WILL succeed ( at least partially ) but for right now I have inflicted significant loss and can gain advantage from this. How?
1. He is running his forces into the interior of Oz in order to avoid them being destroyed in a base hex when I take that base. I'll accept this and simply set up a massive training hex wherein my land forces bombard and deliberate attack the Japanese until their experience reaches 99% which since their current experience is about 50% will double the effectiveness of my NZ and Oz land detachments.

2. I'll be able to really attrit his forces by destroying some of these units. The only problem is that I'm sure jagdfluger will have made sure to load fragments onto his DDs and CAs as his CV TF retired from Oz. He invaded with 14 transports and it looks like I've sunk 10, forced 2 to sit in Adelaide with massive damage. This leaves him only two with which to evacuate about 9 land units --- hence he'll be using his escorts as fast transports.

In other news the Me-264s come out to play or as jagdfluger put it "The Empire Strikes Back" [:D]. I've noticed a pattern though. His Me-264s only come out to play when he is feeling insecure about recent events. When they've gone against him he puts in a morale-raising long-range Me-264 raid on some of my shipping in a rear area base.

The Me-264s are functioning precisely as planned. I had to make a hard decision in the development of the mod. Would I make the Me-264s an ueber-capable naval level-bomber by equipping it with 16 x 250 Kg bombs a la B-24/B-17s etc or would I give it a greater number of smaller bombs, thus optimising it for ground attack/airfield attack missions. I opted for the latter as it really is a strategic bomber. Looking at recent port attacks I am certain this was a good decision as those 100 Kg bombs simply aren't a threat to a CA, BB or CV in a way that a 250Kg bomb would be. CVLs, on the other hand, are vulnerable as poor Hermes found out today.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/05/42

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Sub attack near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Japanese Ships
LCVP AG-1402N, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS SHCH139

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Sub attack near Toboali [Banka] at 21,57

Allied Ships
SS KXV

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 67

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D/F2A: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

The Brewsters did poorly against the Me-264s cannon-based defensive armament. Excellent! The Me-264s are working as expected --- they can brush through light CAP composed of outdated fighters with little loss and even penetrate heavier CAP composed of modern fighters but ONLY at prohibitive cost. So in 1943 and onwards the Japanese player can hit vital Allied targets but he can only do so rarely and at great cost, as it should be.

Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
BB Revenge, Bomb hits 3
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 6
AVD Reiger, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 1

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2

Indomitable and Revenge shrugged off the bomb hits entirely. Hermes is in trouble with system damage in the low 80s and Reiger and Arunta are minor units of no major concern.

My FlAK defences claimed 5 bombers and one which had been damaged by the Brewsters crashed on the way home.

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Day Air attack on Rahaeng [Thailand] , at 31,36

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3
Me-109E-4 Mike x 26

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 2
Wirraway CA-1 x 9
IL-2 Shturmovik x 100
MiG-3 x 45
Yak-1 x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 2 destroyed
Me-109E-4 Mike: 15 destroyed
Ki-57/MC-21 Topsy: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 1 destroyed
Wirraway CA-1: 1 damaged
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 damaged
MiG-3: 6 destroyed
Yak-1: 9 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31

Hmm, I must admit I really like this less lethal air model. In yesterday's fighting in a stock A2A model we'd have seen the entire Japanese carrier fighter force destroyed and today we'd have seen the Mikes likewise overwhelmed. Instead the Mikes take roughly 50% losses, take a few of the escorting fighters with them and then my main strike dives in.

I'm getting 50 x Il-2s a day and am determined to use them up in strikes on forward bases. They have no rear gunners so some manner of effective escort is necessary. I can be a bit freer with the Il-2Ms.

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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 43
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 101

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I/P-40 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I/P-40: 2 destroyed
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 117

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 6
Me-109E-4 Mike x 27

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Makale/Papolo [CLB] , at 32,68

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 9
E13A1 Jake x 9
Ki-43-I Oscar x 3

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 5

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 26
Ki-27 Nate x 68
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 38
Ki-48-I Lily x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Allied aircraft
Wellington IC x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

As Adelaide will soon be recaptured by my forces I'm moving torpedo-bombers in in order to catch Kinugasa as she tries to escape. Another CA would be most welcome at this time.

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Day Air attack on Adelaide [Australia] , at 26,117

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 12
B-17E/F Fortress x 17

No Allied losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

What a pathetic performance, particularly when you realise these B-17s are coming in at 3,000 feet.

So far in the beginning of June 1942 I've decisively defeated 3 major Japanese invasions. 2 aimed at Burma in January and February which cost Japan 2 BBs and a CA and now this initial 1.5 division-strong invasion of Oz. He'll be back but it is nice to have even a few small victories to report.

Oh, in other news IJA losses have now climbed over the 1,000 point mark. Mine are just over 10,000 but that's inevitable with the sort of aggressive game jagdfluger is playing. My main interest is in maintaining a roughly 10:1 exchange rate overall ( when playing as Japan I seek to maintain a 20:1 exchange rate so basically I'm looking to make things twice as expensive for jagdfluger as I am prepared to accept ) as this will, in the long run, put a really massive strain on his economy. Fighters, bombers etc are relatively cheap. Maintaining an army and replacing heavy naval losses is immensely expensive --- many times more expensive than maintaining a top notch air force and it behooves the Allied player to remember this.

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Day Air attack on Noumea [New Cal] , at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Prince Rupert [BC] , at 127,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Me-109E-4 Mike x 67

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on KNIL Menado Gar Battalion, at 33,70

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 10

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9400 troops, 150 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 22687 troops, 295 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value =
688

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Ulan Bator [MON]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17446 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 688

Defending force 18831 troops, 216 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value =
677

I'm happy to exchange bombardments as his supply situation is going to suck. In other news a single Soviet base force has been able to defend a base in Northern China after my resource-denial by precipitous retreat ( the closest I can come to a scorched earth policy within the game dynamics ) strategy has created a two base wide desert for the attacking Japanese. They pushed 9 units into my base hex but weren't able to supply them sufficiently to defeat a 30 AV base force [8D]. I'm already looking at basing MiGs there and using it as a British and Chinese pilot training base. I can also, just, use it to tranship Soviet fighter squadrons from Siberia to India and then rebuild them and feed them into the furnace. That's a more long-term issue though but it will prove important starting from the beginning of December 1942 and this game is all about the long view.

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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26566 troops, 409 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value =
1381

Defending force 16580 troops, 235 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value =
428

Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Whyalla [Australia]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2572 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

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

Allied max assault: 92 - adjusted assault: 169

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 169 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Whyalla [Australia] base !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed

Here's a picture of the aerial losses today. As you can see Japanese losses are pretty much equal to Allied losses --- something which, in the longer term, really favours me especially as Japanese average aerial losses per month are on the order of 1,000 planes and they only get 366 pilots as replacements. So long as I remain competitive and avoid giving him too many milk run areas for training purposes I should be able to continue to manage his pilot replacements in a favourable manner.

No A6M2s were lost today BUT their total losses so far are 955. That's almost 1000 Zeroes in 6 months of combat or about 160 per month. No wonder I'm still seeing Claudes in action in secondary bases.

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