I did not initially suggest the Resource bombing, but did concur it was a good idea.
I'm "slowly" trying to give him a more advances course in "Psych Warfare" and to look at things from multiple levels. He seems to be comfortable in the reaction vs.action mode at this time, which may not be good for him in short and long term.
You have gone via the "Northern Route" in other games before regardless of which side you have played, so he should have planned accordingly.
Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
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On the first charge, I plead "Not guilty, milord - I don't even read Damian's AAR."
On the second charge I confess "I did it - but initially only in response to a public request from 2ndACR for suggestions, and subsequently only because my suggestions appear to be cavalierly dismissed". With the paucity of data provided, it is really difficult to provide in depth commentary.
Alfred
On the second charge I confess "I did it - but initially only in response to a public request from 2ndACR for suggestions, and subsequently only because my suggestions appear to be cavalierly dismissed". With the paucity of data provided, it is really difficult to provide in depth commentary.
Alfred
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ORIGINAL: Alfred
On the first charge, I plead "Not guilty, milord - I don't even read Damian's AAR."
On the second charge I confess "I did it - but initially only in response to a public request from 2ndACR for suggestions, and subsequently only because my suggestions appear to be cavalierly dismissed". With the paucity of data provided, it is really difficult to provide in depth commentary.
Alfred
Sorry, but your suggestions are not dismissed in any way. I have taken all to heart and have even moved in some of the directions you suggested. Not all of them, but you keep me thinking if and when I start seeing the boogy man here.
RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
Uhoh, people seem to have taken me up wrongly again. Guys, I am delighted to see discussion in my OR opponents' AARs. For me an AAR serves only two purposes:
1. Putting down strategy and tactics etc for people to read and learn from.
2. Causing people to butt in with their 2 cents and generate a discussion.
So, please, by all means go ahead and keep chatting, discussing and advising.
ny59giants,
Indeed, you are correct. Damian's a lovely bloke but he has definitely fallen into the trap of seeing what he sees and reacting to that as opposed to LOOKing at what he sees, looking at what he doesn't and then placing himself in his opponent's situation to see what sort of plan this mix of sightings & non-sightings, acceptances and declinations of combat. I, of course, within the game have decided to take full advantage of that although, to be fair, I have given him a few pointers on particular issues which I think would help ( e.g. I cut and paste the whole "How to deal with B-17s/Pe-2s" thing and have made a few points re: how certain dispositions could point to my future plans.
Already I think his responses are becoming more sophisticated and he's looking for plans within plans but he hasn't, yet, learned that just because there is an action he isn't required to give a reaction. IOW he hasn't really learned to subordinate the tactical and operational to the strategic in the way that Soviet doctrine, rightly, insists it must be. But, to be fair, I'd say 90%+ of the AARs I have read here show a similar failure.
We'll see soon enough as the ship movements over the next few days should provide a fairly sophisticated test of our ability to divine eachother's intentions and act appropriately.
Long story short though I think he's learning and is playing better than he did last month. Next month he'll be better than he currently is and that's the whole goal of playing IMO, to get better over time.
Alfred,
Well, feel free to keep advising. As you know I think your analyses are excellent ( the ones I've read anyways... In a couple of years I hope to read the ones you are currently making and will comment on them then
) and help give a different perspective on things.
1. Putting down strategy and tactics etc for people to read and learn from.
2. Causing people to butt in with their 2 cents and generate a discussion.
So, please, by all means go ahead and keep chatting, discussing and advising.
ny59giants,
Indeed, you are correct. Damian's a lovely bloke but he has definitely fallen into the trap of seeing what he sees and reacting to that as opposed to LOOKing at what he sees, looking at what he doesn't and then placing himself in his opponent's situation to see what sort of plan this mix of sightings & non-sightings, acceptances and declinations of combat. I, of course, within the game have decided to take full advantage of that although, to be fair, I have given him a few pointers on particular issues which I think would help ( e.g. I cut and paste the whole "How to deal with B-17s/Pe-2s" thing and have made a few points re: how certain dispositions could point to my future plans.
Already I think his responses are becoming more sophisticated and he's looking for plans within plans but he hasn't, yet, learned that just because there is an action he isn't required to give a reaction. IOW he hasn't really learned to subordinate the tactical and operational to the strategic in the way that Soviet doctrine, rightly, insists it must be. But, to be fair, I'd say 90%+ of the AARs I have read here show a similar failure.
We'll see soon enough as the ship movements over the next few days should provide a fairly sophisticated test of our ability to divine eachother's intentions and act appropriately.
Long story short though I think he's learning and is playing better than he did last month. Next month he'll be better than he currently is and that's the whole goal of playing IMO, to get better over time.
Alfred,
Well, feel free to keep advising. As you know I think your analyses are excellent ( the ones I've read anyways... In a couple of years I hope to read the ones you are currently making and will comment on them then
) and help give a different perspective on things. John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
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RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
Fionn,
I think it helps that both of us are in mental health. We both are given information from our client's, but we know that is only part of the picture and we have to use our clinicial skills to get to the root problem. I've enjoyed just "watching" people for almost 20 years as I can learn a lot from it.
Damian is in computers and software where things are more "black and white." I was there for almost 15 years and you get use to things being one way or the other with very little gray.
Michael
I think it helps that both of us are in mental health. We both are given information from our client's, but we know that is only part of the picture and we have to use our clinicial skills to get to the root problem. I've enjoyed just "watching" people for almost 20 years as I can learn a lot from it.
Damian is in computers and software where things are more "black and white." I was there for almost 15 years and you get use to things being one way or the other with very little gray.
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Michael,
I think you're perhaps oversimplifying the engineering mindset; its not that most engineers actually believe that the world can be accurately represented by a set of binary absolutes.
Rather engineer's are trained, socialized, and led by their own experience, to reduce ambiguous problems into a smaller number of solvable absolutes. A good engineer faced with a mass of uncertain data will generally try to find some problem within the domain that IS solvable and propose working on that. That's why you'll often hear an engineer end a conversation wiht a sniff of "that's not a solvable problem" and walk away.
The idea is that some things aren't solvable and its a waste of time to focus on them. Rather resources should be focussed onto project which do have an available solutions.
You could say that this represents Damien's gameplay flaw e.g. that he's focussing on "solvable" sideshows rather than intervening to "solve" a theatre wide problem, but I don't think that's a failure of his mindset.
Rather I think its a failure of imagination. He doesn't see how to solve the big problem, so he's solving those problems he can.
To be fair to him, he may be in such a bad way in this game that his strategic situation is unsolvable, but I doubt that.
--- Pat
I think you're perhaps oversimplifying the engineering mindset; its not that most engineers actually believe that the world can be accurately represented by a set of binary absolutes.
Rather engineer's are trained, socialized, and led by their own experience, to reduce ambiguous problems into a smaller number of solvable absolutes. A good engineer faced with a mass of uncertain data will generally try to find some problem within the domain that IS solvable and propose working on that. That's why you'll often hear an engineer end a conversation wiht a sniff of "that's not a solvable problem" and walk away.
The idea is that some things aren't solvable and its a waste of time to focus on them. Rather resources should be focussed onto project which do have an available solutions.
You could say that this represents Damien's gameplay flaw e.g. that he's focussing on "solvable" sideshows rather than intervening to "solve" a theatre wide problem, but I don't think that's a failure of his mindset.
Rather I think its a failure of imagination. He doesn't see how to solve the big problem, so he's solving those problems he can.
To be fair to him, he may be in such a bad way in this game that his strategic situation is unsolvable, but I doubt that.
--- Pat
RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
Interesting discussion.... Once, a while back, I was groomed to become a Software Development Manager with Mr Gates in order to work within his Medical Informatics division. On the back of this I got exposed to a lot of software engineers, a few managers and a fair bit of code. Later on, after I decided to stick with clinical medicine, I wrote a couple of programmes which are used in a few Irish hospitals so I've seen this from both sides.
I would suggest that a significant number of computer programmers have Asperger's. I've read a bit about Grigsby and a couple of other wargame programmers and I've got to admit that I'd love to meet them for 30 minutes and check 'em for Aspergers. If they have Aspergers then, obviously, they're going to have difficult with insoluble issues but even within software engineers the majority won't have Aspergers, although it will be over-represented vis a vis the entirety of the population.
I do think that clinical psychologists and doctors ( particularly doctors ) are used to being given insoluble problems. Many times when I was working in the E.R. I saw people who were really obviously going to die. That didn't matter, we went through the algorithms, did everything possible, turned it around in our minds and tried to come at it from every possible angle to make sure we didn't miss anything and sometimes ( very rarely ) the person might actually live. I think doctors institutionalise harsh pragmatism with a bit of unreasoning optimism.
We don't have the option of getting a patient and going, "That's not solvable". When the "not solvable" problem is a living, breathing but currently dying and suffering patient "that's not solvable" isn't sufficient. You HAVE to solve the problem and keep on trying to solve the problem right up until the time that you call it and pronounce them dead. Sure you may "know" it can't be solved but you can't plan and act that way. Keep plugging away and sometimes inspiration strikes and you CAN solve it. Even if you can't solve it at least you'll be able to look yourself in the mirror the next day knowing that you didn't quit on someone's father or mother or brother or sister when there was still something, anything that you could think of trying. It is a dichotomy but even when it can't be solved I ( and I think most other doctors ) keep plugging away, hoping for a lucky break and sometimes, very rarely, we get them. Sure we may know its hopeless and we may be right 99.5% of the time BUT if we give up then we lose 100% of the patients... and you only need to bring back 1 patient who you knew was going to die to realise that that made all the other "wasted" effort on the other 199 out of 200 patients worthwhile. I've lost count of the number of times I'e been shopping in the local supermarket ( when I lived within a mile of the hospital I worked at ) and had people shout out to me --- usually leaving me incredibly confused and going "who the hell are they?" --- only to have them tell me how their granny was now doing great etc etc etc. Anyways, enough of that.
I wouldn't want to get too philosophical etc BUT if you look at my plans you can see lots of things which "the rules" would say are idiotic... Invading bases without LRCAP under the eyes of almost all of KB. Sounds crazy. Same with Malaysia, same with taking the fight to the Japanese when they are getting MORE and BETTER fighters per month than I'm getting. But I think that because I just never accept the conventional wisdom ( and that's more an innate personality trait than anything taught by medicine ) certain avenues which others might dismiss at the outset DO remain open and sometimes I'm able to make something effective and cost-efficient out of them.
I would suggest that his failure in imagination is NOT in being unable to solve the big problem but rather lies in not being able to encompass reframing and recontextualising the problem.
Back when I used to test Combat Mission scenarios for people as a favour I once got a scenario in which a weak Italian infantry force with 3 little self-propelled howitzers was being attacked by a superior Soviet infantry force backed by a company of T-34s. Basically the Italians were outnumbered by 3 to 1 in infantry and tanks and also the Soviet units were each superior in terms of firepower as well as numbers. On the other hand I saw that the terrain lent itself to channelling the Soviets, ambushing them and then counter-attacking.
So, despite the fact that the Soviets were the attacker and the Italians the defender I decided to ambush them and then move over into a full-scale attack of my own counting on confusion and disbelief to let me wipe out so many of the enemy that the end-stage of the battle would be a meeting engagement between enemy reserves and my own forces ( assuming I'd wipe out the enemy first and second attacking echelons before the reserve could be committed ). The end result was that I over-ran the enemy reinforcement zones and had the enemy reinforcements magically appear BEHIND my troops because my counter-attack had advanced so far so quickly. The designer, when I sent him the report, didn't believe me and I had to send him a saved game file.
Now, I'm not saying that I'm some tactical genius but what I am saying is that neither the designer nor any of his testers had actually EVER considered anything but defending just like the instructions at the start of the scenario commanded. When they defended they let the Soviets gang up on them and swamp them and I was actually sent the scenario to test on the basis that NONE of his testers had ever won it and he was wondering how he should tweak it ( by weakening the Soviets and strengthening the Italians ) in order to allow the Italians to hang on.
By refusing to accept the context within which he and the other testers conceptualised the challenge and recontextualising it not as "Defend against the Soviets and preent them over-running you" but rather as "Defeat the Soviet force in the most efficient manner possible" new avenues on which to approach the problem opened up. Will those new avenues always be superior? No, BUT if you don't consider them you'll neer have the option of using them if they are.
So, I don't think that Damian is making a serious error in imagination in solving "the problem". I think he is just failing to contextualise "the problem" properly. So, instead of asking "How do I stop Fionn's advance in the Aleutians?" which is a narrow question which is very strictly parameterised he needs to change the context and say "Fionn has a plan. I want to derail that and buy time."
He shouldn't be seeking to stop my advance in the Aleutians or "buy time" there. He needs to throw the whole plan out of kilter and dislocate it. He can't do that in the Aleutians but he can if he recontextualises and looks not at stopping a component of the plan but at threatening to dislocate the entire plan. And now for the answer to how he can dislocate the entire plan for 6 months --- sufficient time to rebuild his air force, navy and army.
What he actually needs to do now to stop this all happening is simple and would absolutely work:
1. Invade Hawaii, leave a small garrison and then go on to invade Panama. This would cut off ALL reinforcements from CONUSA to Oz and India AND ensure that my next target would have to be Panama. In short he would save the Sakhalin Islands for 6 months by forcing me to retake Panama.
2. Invade and take Ceylon, base lots of Bettys and Ki-109s there and fight a PURELY DEFENSIVE battle there. Let his fighters CAP his own bases and kill my pilots where I can't rescue them and let his Betties prevent any raids down on Java etc. Sure I can still bring troops in from Aden to karachi and then march them south BUT that is slow and taking Ceylon will add 2 months to my reinforcement journey time.
3. Capture Perth and its environs. Again to prevent shifting of forces from Oz to India or vice versa.
By doing these 3 things he will slow the pace of my offensives AND force each of the isolated zones ( CONUSA, Oz/NZ, India ) to rely ONLY on its own resources and since each of these zones has critical deficiencies in one or more types of combat capability ( Oz is very weak on shipping and bombers , India is strong but not really capable of any major amphibious invasions without a lot more reinforcement, CONUSA s strong in most areas but totally committed to the Aleutians right now ). That's what he should do. Obviously though as I've identified these as major risks I have fortified and garrisoned the places mentioned above appropriately. If he brings ten divisions to each he might take it but I don't think he has 3,000 AV to spare right now.
Can he hit me elsewhere? Yes but it won't be decisive and so I'll ignore strikes elsewhere, except mainland India but I have several thousand AV in reserve there waiting to hit him should he try that.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/09/42
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Atka Island [AK], 98,38
Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
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TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island [AK], 93,37
Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Atka Island [AK], 98,38
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 6
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 1
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-48-I Lily x 35
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 10
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 35
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 3
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Day Air attack on Ubon Ratchathani , at 33,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-48-II Lily x 11
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 50
Ki-48-II Lily x 29
Ki-21-II Sally x 53
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 109
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 40
Ki-27 Nate x 83
Ki-32 Mary x 70
Ki-48-I Lily x 53
Ki-48-II Lily x 19
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 207
Port hits 2
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 56
B-17E Fortress x 147
B-25D Mitchell x 23
B-19A x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-19A: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 345
Well and truly closed.
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Day Air attack on Adak Island [AK] , at 97,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 32
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 7
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on IJA 5th Division, at 30,38
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 7
IL-2 Shturmovik x 114
IL-2M Shturmovik x 49
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
IL-2M Shturmovik: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 5th Division, at 30,38
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 20
Beaufort VII x 9
IL-4C x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on IJA 5th Division, at 30,38
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 30
SB-2M x 97
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
SB-2M: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on RTAF 2nd Engineer Aviation Battalion, at 29,33
Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 5
Buffalo/F2A x 73
Vildebeest IV x 14
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53835 troops, 791 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 1508
Defending force 45987 troops, 624 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2313
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 193224 troops, 2529 guns, 1227 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662
Defending force 73773 troops, 1076 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 2075
Japanese max assault: 4666 - adjusted assault: 4328
Allied max defense: 2266 - adjusted defense: 15881
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese ground losses:
5975 casualties reported
Guns lost 247
Vehicles lost 20
Allied ground losses:
1207 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 78723 troops, 916 guns, 766 vehicles, Assault Value = 2226
Defending force 57647 troops, 1228 guns, 380 vehicles, Assault Value = 2213
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21059 troops, 329 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 42865 troops, 633 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 2184
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 55234 troops, 783 guns, 558 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374
Defending force 53696 troops, 943 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 2733
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3367 troops, 32 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
Defending force 4512 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24956 troops, 311 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 954
Defending force 26080 troops, 263 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1359
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Ground combat at Hailar [Manchukuo]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24618 troops, 129 guns, 639 vehicles, Assault Value = 607
Defending force 4503 troops, 6 guns, 323 vehicles, Assault Value = 101
Japanese max assault: 593 - adjusted assault: 180
Allied max defense: 87 - adjusted defense: 135
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 18
This should fall tomorrow, meaning that the Japanese will have free their army north of Hailar. Damn.
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13957 troops, 79 guns, 472 vehicles, Assault Value = 439
Defending force 8443 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Lop Buri [Thailand]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21336 troops, 121 guns, 767 vehicles, Assault Value = 762
Defending force 6187 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 324
Japanese max assault: 375 - adjusted assault: 203
Allied max defense: 313 - adjusted defense: 51
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
The Japs cleared the route from Rahaeng to bangkok. C'est la guerre.
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Ground combat at Atka Island [AK]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1952 troops, 24 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 122
Defending force 1112 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30697 troops, 493 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1556
Defending force 21215 troops, 301 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 518
Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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I would suggest that a significant number of computer programmers have Asperger's. I've read a bit about Grigsby and a couple of other wargame programmers and I've got to admit that I'd love to meet them for 30 minutes and check 'em for Aspergers. If they have Aspergers then, obviously, they're going to have difficult with insoluble issues but even within software engineers the majority won't have Aspergers, although it will be over-represented vis a vis the entirety of the population.
I do think that clinical psychologists and doctors ( particularly doctors ) are used to being given insoluble problems. Many times when I was working in the E.R. I saw people who were really obviously going to die. That didn't matter, we went through the algorithms, did everything possible, turned it around in our minds and tried to come at it from every possible angle to make sure we didn't miss anything and sometimes ( very rarely ) the person might actually live. I think doctors institutionalise harsh pragmatism with a bit of unreasoning optimism
. We don't have the option of getting a patient and going, "That's not solvable". When the "not solvable" problem is a living, breathing but currently dying and suffering patient "that's not solvable" isn't sufficient. You HAVE to solve the problem and keep on trying to solve the problem right up until the time that you call it and pronounce them dead. Sure you may "know" it can't be solved but you can't plan and act that way. Keep plugging away and sometimes inspiration strikes and you CAN solve it. Even if you can't solve it at least you'll be able to look yourself in the mirror the next day knowing that you didn't quit on someone's father or mother or brother or sister when there was still something, anything that you could think of trying. It is a dichotomy but even when it can't be solved I ( and I think most other doctors ) keep plugging away, hoping for a lucky break and sometimes, very rarely, we get them. Sure we may know its hopeless and we may be right 99.5% of the time BUT if we give up then we lose 100% of the patients... and you only need to bring back 1 patient who you knew was going to die to realise that that made all the other "wasted" effort on the other 199 out of 200 patients worthwhile. I've lost count of the number of times I'e been shopping in the local supermarket ( when I lived within a mile of the hospital I worked at ) and had people shout out to me --- usually leaving me incredibly confused and going "who the hell are they?"
--- only to have them tell me how their granny was now doing great etc etc etc. Anyways, enough of that.I wouldn't want to get too philosophical etc BUT if you look at my plans you can see lots of things which "the rules" would say are idiotic... Invading bases without LRCAP under the eyes of almost all of KB. Sounds crazy. Same with Malaysia, same with taking the fight to the Japanese when they are getting MORE and BETTER fighters per month than I'm getting. But I think that because I just never accept the conventional wisdom ( and that's more an innate personality trait than anything taught by medicine ) certain avenues which others might dismiss at the outset DO remain open and sometimes I'm able to make something effective and cost-efficient out of them.
I would suggest that his failure in imagination is NOT in being unable to solve the big problem but rather lies in not being able to encompass reframing and recontextualising the problem.
Back when I used to test Combat Mission scenarios for people as a favour I once got a scenario in which a weak Italian infantry force with 3 little self-propelled howitzers was being attacked by a superior Soviet infantry force backed by a company of T-34s. Basically the Italians were outnumbered by 3 to 1 in infantry and tanks and also the Soviet units were each superior in terms of firepower as well as numbers. On the other hand I saw that the terrain lent itself to channelling the Soviets, ambushing them and then counter-attacking.
So, despite the fact that the Soviets were the attacker and the Italians the defender I decided to ambush them and then move over into a full-scale attack of my own counting on confusion and disbelief to let me wipe out so many of the enemy that the end-stage of the battle would be a meeting engagement between enemy reserves and my own forces ( assuming I'd wipe out the enemy first and second attacking echelons before the reserve could be committed ). The end result was that I over-ran the enemy reinforcement zones and had the enemy reinforcements magically appear BEHIND my troops because my counter-attack had advanced so far so quickly. The designer, when I sent him the report, didn't believe me and I had to send him a saved game file.
Now, I'm not saying that I'm some tactical genius but what I am saying is that neither the designer nor any of his testers had actually EVER considered anything but defending just like the instructions at the start of the scenario commanded. When they defended they let the Soviets gang up on them and swamp them and I was actually sent the scenario to test on the basis that NONE of his testers had ever won it and he was wondering how he should tweak it ( by weakening the Soviets and strengthening the Italians ) in order to allow the Italians to hang on.
By refusing to accept the context within which he and the other testers conceptualised the challenge and recontextualising it not as "Defend against the Soviets and preent them over-running you" but rather as "Defeat the Soviet force in the most efficient manner possible" new avenues on which to approach the problem opened up. Will those new avenues always be superior? No, BUT if you don't consider them you'll neer have the option of using them if they are.
So, I don't think that Damian is making a serious error in imagination in solving "the problem". I think he is just failing to contextualise "the problem" properly. So, instead of asking "How do I stop Fionn's advance in the Aleutians?" which is a narrow question which is very strictly parameterised he needs to change the context and say "Fionn has a plan. I want to derail that and buy time."
He shouldn't be seeking to stop my advance in the Aleutians or "buy time" there. He needs to throw the whole plan out of kilter and dislocate it. He can't do that in the Aleutians but he can if he recontextualises and looks not at stopping a component of the plan but at threatening to dislocate the entire plan. And now for the answer to how he can dislocate the entire plan for 6 months --- sufficient time to rebuild his air force, navy and army.
What he actually needs to do now to stop this all happening is simple and would absolutely work:
1. Invade Hawaii, leave a small garrison and then go on to invade Panama. This would cut off ALL reinforcements from CONUSA to Oz and India AND ensure that my next target would have to be Panama. In short he would save the Sakhalin Islands for 6 months by forcing me to retake Panama.
2. Invade and take Ceylon, base lots of Bettys and Ki-109s there and fight a PURELY DEFENSIVE battle there. Let his fighters CAP his own bases and kill my pilots where I can't rescue them and let his Betties prevent any raids down on Java etc. Sure I can still bring troops in from Aden to karachi and then march them south BUT that is slow and taking Ceylon will add 2 months to my reinforcement journey time.
3. Capture Perth and its environs. Again to prevent shifting of forces from Oz to India or vice versa.
By doing these 3 things he will slow the pace of my offensives AND force each of the isolated zones ( CONUSA, Oz/NZ, India ) to rely ONLY on its own resources and since each of these zones has critical deficiencies in one or more types of combat capability ( Oz is very weak on shipping and bombers , India is strong but not really capable of any major amphibious invasions without a lot more reinforcement, CONUSA s strong in most areas but totally committed to the Aleutians right now ). That's what he should do. Obviously though as I've identified these as major risks I have fortified and garrisoned the places mentioned above appropriately. If he brings ten divisions to each he might take it but I don't think he has 3,000 AV to spare right now.
Can he hit me elsewhere? Yes but it won't be decisive and so I'll ignore strikes elsewhere, except mainland India but I have several thousand AV in reserve there waiting to hit him should he try that.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/09/42
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Atka Island [AK], 98,38
Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
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TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island [AK], 93,37
Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Atka Island [AK], 98,38
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 6
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 1
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-48-I Lily x 35
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 10
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 35
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 3
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Day Air attack on Ubon Ratchathani , at 33,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-48-II Lily x 11
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 50
Ki-48-II Lily x 29
Ki-21-II Sally x 53
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 109
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 40
Ki-27 Nate x 83
Ki-32 Mary x 70
Ki-48-I Lily x 53
Ki-48-II Lily x 19
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 207
Port hits 2
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 56
B-17E Fortress x 147
B-25D Mitchell x 23
B-19A x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-19A: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 345
Well and truly closed.
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Day Air attack on Adak Island [AK] , at 97,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 32
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 7
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on IJA 5th Division, at 30,38
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 7
IL-2 Shturmovik x 114
IL-2M Shturmovik x 49
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
IL-2M Shturmovik: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 5th Division, at 30,38
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 20
Beaufort VII x 9
IL-4C x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on IJA 5th Division, at 30,38
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 30
SB-2M x 97
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
SB-2M: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on RTAF 2nd Engineer Aviation Battalion, at 29,33
Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 5
Buffalo/F2A x 73
Vildebeest IV x 14
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53835 troops, 791 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 1508
Defending force 45987 troops, 624 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2313
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 193224 troops, 2529 guns, 1227 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662
Defending force 73773 troops, 1076 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 2075
Japanese max assault: 4666 - adjusted assault: 4328
Allied max defense: 2266 - adjusted defense: 15881
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese ground losses:
5975 casualties reported
Guns lost 247
Vehicles lost 20
Allied ground losses:
1207 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 78723 troops, 916 guns, 766 vehicles, Assault Value = 2226
Defending force 57647 troops, 1228 guns, 380 vehicles, Assault Value = 2213
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21059 troops, 329 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 42865 troops, 633 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 2184
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 55234 troops, 783 guns, 558 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374
Defending force 53696 troops, 943 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 2733
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3367 troops, 32 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
Defending force 4512 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24956 troops, 311 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 954
Defending force 26080 troops, 263 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1359
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Ground combat at Hailar [Manchukuo]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24618 troops, 129 guns, 639 vehicles, Assault Value = 607
Defending force 4503 troops, 6 guns, 323 vehicles, Assault Value = 101
Japanese max assault: 593 - adjusted assault: 180
Allied max defense: 87 - adjusted defense: 135
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 18
This should fall tomorrow, meaning that the Japanese will have free their army north of Hailar. Damn.
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13957 troops, 79 guns, 472 vehicles, Assault Value = 439
Defending force 8443 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Lop Buri [Thailand]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21336 troops, 121 guns, 767 vehicles, Assault Value = 762
Defending force 6187 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 324
Japanese max assault: 375 - adjusted assault: 203
Allied max defense: 313 - adjusted defense: 51
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
The Japs cleared the route from Rahaeng to bangkok. C'est la guerre.
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Ground combat at Atka Island [AK]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1952 troops, 24 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 122
Defending force 1112 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30697 troops, 493 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1556
Defending force 21215 troops, 301 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 518
Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
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Capt. Harlock
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RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
I've read a bit about Grigsby and a couple of other wargame programmers and I've got to admit that I'd love to meet them for 30 minutes and check 'em for Aspergers.
For whatever it's worth, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Grigsby about twenty years ago at a gaming convention. I found him to be quite reasonable in his conversation -- when I suggested he'd made a mistake in one of his OOB's he was willing to check into it. (It turned out that I was wrong, not he.) It is possible that as the complexity of programming has increased over the years, he and other programmers have had to become more narrowly specialized.
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RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock
I've read a bit about Grigsby and a couple of other wargame programmers and I've got to admit that I'd love to meet them for 30 minutes and check 'em for Aspergers.
For whatever it's worth, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Grigsby about twenty years ago at a gaming convention. I found him to be quite reasonable in his conversation -- when I suggested he'd made a mistake in one of his OOB's he was willing to check into it. (It turned out that I was wrong, not he.) It is possible that as the complexity of programming has increased over the years, he and other programmers have had to become more narrowly specialized.
Another point worth mentioning, since I am a professional programmer, is that programming is one of those professions like, say, music composition where the cost of any interruption far exceeds the duration of the interruption itself.
Come into my office when I'm holding a complex problem in my head for a quick, 30 second question, and I've lost an hours work.
That's why, in my experience, programmers tend to be a) jealous of their private time and b) less than pleased by many interruptions.
FWIW though I don't think modern coding is any more complicated than it used to be; quite the contrary, modern languages are far, far more approachable and modern code far more readable than, say, old mainframe assembler (you think reading somebody else's perl is bad, try reading assembler from the early '70s). What you do see though is that the skill set required to produce an application has gotten so broad that no one man covers it. Modern applications are generally the product of teams of specialists for the simple reason that no generalist is going to be a good enough programmer, designer, documentation writer, artist, and sound guy to make a modern game.
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Rob Brennan UK
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RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
In reply to Casey I'd agree 100% . being an old COBOL and pascal programmer (badly) compared to newer coding protocols its nowadays a comparative doddle.
completely OT to Nemo though whats considered a mental disorder and whats normal? afaik lots of so called mental disorders are modern day pigeon holing to sell drugs that aren't necessary ( no I'm not a hippy ). [:D] Obviously that's a gross generalization so i'll shut up and let the best witp player carry on with the currently (imo) best AAR .
completely OT to Nemo though whats considered a mental disorder and whats normal? afaik lots of so called mental disorders are modern day pigeon holing to sell drugs that aren't necessary ( no I'm not a hippy ). [:D] Obviously that's a gross generalization so i'll shut up and let the best witp player carry on with the currently (imo) best AAR .
sorry for the spelling . English is my main language , I just can't type . and i'm too lazy to edit 
RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
Couple of points:
1. Even if every programmer in the world had Aspergers I would say "so what" ? Some of the patients I am most fond of in terms of them being nice people who just have some issues in getting around in society have Aspergers. I am reminded of the time when someone in the recent American election campaign stated she wouldn't be voting for Abama because "he is an Arab". Now, a) he isn't and b) so what if he was? Being an Arab isn't a bad thing. Being a nutter who wants to blow loads of people up and get 72 virgins makes you a bad person but being of the same ethnicity as some of those nutters has no real causation attached to it.
So, even if all programmers had Aspergers, so what? Hell, lots of famous people throughout society had Aspergers... Just to name a couple of examples people might be very familiar with here --- Cavendish ( around the time of Newton ) who did almost as much for science as Newton most assuredly had Aspergers as did Stonewall Jackson ( he just ticks most of the boxes ).... I'm quite sure the world wouldn't be nearly as advanced as it is today if it weren't for autism and BPAD in particular. Both of them are wildly over-represented in the ranks of people who have been felt to be "brilliant" in their field OR ( and this is crucial ) in their families. E.g. Studies have shown that the RELATIVES of those with BPAD tend to be doing better than average given their social class etc ( better being measured in terms of income and suchlike ) and it seems to be that when you talk to these people they often have some hypomanic traits ( liking to work long hours and great energy, getting big ideas and then working hard to carry them through to completion etc ) but nothing which reaches the level of BPAD. So, be thankful for mental illness. It might be a bit of a disaster for the person who has those traits to the extent that they get a diagnosable disorder ( although not by any means always -- Cavendish, Jackson, possibly Newton etc ) but we ALL exist on a spectrum and those who are more toward the autistic or BPAD end of the spectrum than others but not to the extent that we have a disorder may actually get an advantage from it.
Actually this is a good example of the whole "Everything's grey" difference in mindset with programmers ( and I feel confident in saying this since I programmed a bit back in the day ). Even the creation of checklists to tick and if someone has 5 ticks they have a disorder is a bit of a nonsense. There isn't any discrete gap in behaviour between people with a specific mental illness and those who don't. Instead its just like a spectrum with most people clustered around the middle and then those near the edges becoming fewer and fewer. At a certain point they are so far from the mean of the spectrum that we say they have " Disorder x". In reality though there may be someone who is 1% closer to the mean of the spectrum who doesn't meet the criteria but in talking to them or seeing them go about their everyday life that 1% difference will be almost unnoticeable. So its all really quite arbitrary and MUCH greyer than most people think.
2. The growing prediliction for creating diagnoses, then widening the diagnostic criteria until almost anyone can fit the criteria and then prescribing ALL of those people medications. I agree completely. My area of interest is PTSD and it is most assuredly a real thing. I've diagnosed it in car crash victims, Irish soldiers, US soldiers who have retired to Ireland after serving in iraq etc etc so it is realy BUT the widening of diagnostic criteria is so ridiculous now that they have diagnosed full-blown PTSD in people who have only WATCHED stressful incidents on TV. There are case reports of people being given disability, medications etc after having watched news programmes about earthquakes half-way round the world.
My current favourite are some of the "checklist" ads I've seen which have aired on TV in America which are designed to get the highest possible percentage of viewers to say "Yes" to some of the symptoms listed and convince them that they have said "illness" and that they NEED medications. Absolute utter BS.
Also, nowadays, I'm dealing with a lot of parents coming in SEEKING a diagnosis of ADHD for their children in order to get drugs to "control" their kid's behaviour. Sometimes, fair enough, the kids do have ADHD but at least 50% of the time what I actually find is that the kid is just running riot because they have inconsistent parenting and are unable to put up a reasonable united front and impose discipline on this 4 or 5 year old child. No, its easier to give the kid a pill than it is to put the time and effort into setting up boundaries and enforcing them so that's what people want --- a lot of the time they are looking for "the quick fix".
So, yeah, while I'm a fan of medications WHEN USED APPROPRIATELY I think that psychiatry and society have gone utterly off the reservation in recent years with the whole " a pill for any ill" ethos. There's a huge deficit in personal responsibility and parenting which people are trying to fill with pills because its "easier"... Ridiculous. If you need pills then you need them, that's that but if you don't need them then why on earth would you want ( or want your child ) to run the risk of side-effects, interactions etc etc.
So, Rob et al, feel free to continue this conversation. I find it refreshing to talk to non-doctors who agree that tablets aren't the be all and end all. Every day people are traipsing through my doors looking for tablets to solve their social and inter-personal problems. Its nice to hear that not everyone kicks it that way.
Oh and as to the "what's normal and what's mental illness". I've seen people diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder ( aka manic depression ) simply because their behaviour is "unmanageable" --- and usually when you dig down deep you find that they are in a home in which the parents have a lot of relational issues and never were able to put in clear, reasonable boundaries such that the child's behaviour got more and more out of order and, now, when they are an adult they're completely off the rails. Well, I'm sorry but that's nothing to do with BPAD. Hell, I once saw someone diagnosed with BPAD because when she fought with her husband she wouldn't stand up to him face to facebut would just go out behind his back and buy ten thousand euros worth of shoes on their credit card in order to get back at him. These shopping sprees were used to justify a diagnoses of BPAD with intermittent spurts of mania caused by the stress of the fight. Utter BS.
With that said though there are certain disorders which are obviously not normal - BPAD, severe depression, schizophrenia, severe autism etc. I think the key is not whether or not it is normal but whether or not it is "ok". When we use normal in this sort of discussion it carries with it the implied taint that the not normal ( abnormal if you will ) is BAD and WRONG. Sure people with autism mightn't be "normal" but that doesn't imply any "wrongness" or threat or anything like that. It just means that on the spectrum of societal behaviour and brain structure they fall farther to one end of the spectrum than most of us. Same with schizophrenia and depression etc.
One of the things I can't stand are people who paint all people with mental illness as "weird and threatening" or "poor people we have to treat with kid gloves and always make allowances for". No, they're just people like you and I who lie at one end of the spectrum with respect to brain functioning or emotional regulation or whatever. Some are absolutely lovely, some are reasonably nice like most people and some are utter a**holes I wouldn't let near me except that its my job to treat them. And I think that, honestly that's the best way to view mental illness --- a particular difference this person has which we must take some account for but which doesn't make them good or bad or a victim and doesn't mean I should treat them any differently than their personality and behaviour towards me warrants.
And no, I'm not saying anyone here has said anything which shows prejudice or unwarranted molly-coddling of people with mental illness but its just a bit of a hot-button topic for me as every day I see a failure to treat them just like everyone else and instead a surfeit of unnecessary harshness and failure to account for their particular issues OR an over-accounting for their issues such that those issues become an excuse for things which have nothing to do with any illness they may have.
ok, I'm giving the soap box back now [:D]. OBVIOUSLY these views are purely my own.
Rob, thanks re: the comment about the AAR. I do hope people find it interesting but one never knows whether people find it useful or just boring old schlock so, thanks.
1. Even if every programmer in the world had Aspergers I would say "so what" ? Some of the patients I am most fond of in terms of them being nice people who just have some issues in getting around in society have Aspergers. I am reminded of the time when someone in the recent American election campaign stated she wouldn't be voting for Abama because "he is an Arab". Now, a) he isn't and b) so what if he was? Being an Arab isn't a bad thing. Being a nutter who wants to blow loads of people up and get 72 virgins makes you a bad person but being of the same ethnicity as some of those nutters has no real causation attached to it.
So, even if all programmers had Aspergers, so what? Hell, lots of famous people throughout society had Aspergers... Just to name a couple of examples people might be very familiar with here --- Cavendish ( around the time of Newton ) who did almost as much for science as Newton most assuredly had Aspergers as did Stonewall Jackson ( he just ticks most of the boxes ).... I'm quite sure the world wouldn't be nearly as advanced as it is today if it weren't for autism and BPAD in particular. Both of them are wildly over-represented in the ranks of people who have been felt to be "brilliant" in their field OR ( and this is crucial ) in their families. E.g. Studies have shown that the RELATIVES of those with BPAD tend to be doing better than average given their social class etc ( better being measured in terms of income and suchlike ) and it seems to be that when you talk to these people they often have some hypomanic traits ( liking to work long hours and great energy, getting big ideas and then working hard to carry them through to completion etc ) but nothing which reaches the level of BPAD. So, be thankful for mental illness. It might be a bit of a disaster for the person who has those traits to the extent that they get a diagnosable disorder ( although not by any means always -- Cavendish, Jackson, possibly Newton etc ) but we ALL exist on a spectrum and those who are more toward the autistic or BPAD end of the spectrum than others but not to the extent that we have a disorder may actually get an advantage from it.
Actually this is a good example of the whole "Everything's grey" difference in mindset with programmers ( and I feel confident in saying this since I programmed a bit back in the day ). Even the creation of checklists to tick and if someone has 5 ticks they have a disorder is a bit of a nonsense. There isn't any discrete gap in behaviour between people with a specific mental illness and those who don't. Instead its just like a spectrum with most people clustered around the middle and then those near the edges becoming fewer and fewer. At a certain point they are so far from the mean of the spectrum that we say they have " Disorder x". In reality though there may be someone who is 1% closer to the mean of the spectrum who doesn't meet the criteria but in talking to them or seeing them go about their everyday life that 1% difference will be almost unnoticeable. So its all really quite arbitrary and MUCH greyer than most people think.
2. The growing prediliction for creating diagnoses, then widening the diagnostic criteria until almost anyone can fit the criteria and then prescribing ALL of those people medications. I agree completely. My area of interest is PTSD and it is most assuredly a real thing. I've diagnosed it in car crash victims, Irish soldiers, US soldiers who have retired to Ireland after serving in iraq etc etc so it is realy BUT the widening of diagnostic criteria is so ridiculous now that they have diagnosed full-blown PTSD in people who have only WATCHED stressful incidents on TV. There are case reports of people being given disability, medications etc after having watched news programmes about earthquakes half-way round the world.
My current favourite are some of the "checklist" ads I've seen which have aired on TV in America which are designed to get the highest possible percentage of viewers to say "Yes" to some of the symptoms listed and convince them that they have said "illness" and that they NEED medications. Absolute utter BS.
Also, nowadays, I'm dealing with a lot of parents coming in SEEKING a diagnosis of ADHD for their children in order to get drugs to "control" their kid's behaviour. Sometimes, fair enough, the kids do have ADHD but at least 50% of the time what I actually find is that the kid is just running riot because they have inconsistent parenting and are unable to put up a reasonable united front and impose discipline on this 4 or 5 year old child. No, its easier to give the kid a pill than it is to put the time and effort into setting up boundaries and enforcing them so that's what people want --- a lot of the time they are looking for "the quick fix".
So, yeah, while I'm a fan of medications WHEN USED APPROPRIATELY I think that psychiatry and society have gone utterly off the reservation in recent years with the whole " a pill for any ill" ethos. There's a huge deficit in personal responsibility and parenting which people are trying to fill with pills because its "easier"... Ridiculous. If you need pills then you need them, that's that but if you don't need them then why on earth would you want ( or want your child ) to run the risk of side-effects, interactions etc etc.
So, Rob et al, feel free to continue this conversation. I find it refreshing to talk to non-doctors who agree that tablets aren't the be all and end all. Every day people are traipsing through my doors looking for tablets to solve their social and inter-personal problems. Its nice to hear that not everyone kicks it that way.
Oh and as to the "what's normal and what's mental illness". I've seen people diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder ( aka manic depression ) simply because their behaviour is "unmanageable" --- and usually when you dig down deep you find that they are in a home in which the parents have a lot of relational issues and never were able to put in clear, reasonable boundaries such that the child's behaviour got more and more out of order and, now, when they are an adult they're completely off the rails. Well, I'm sorry but that's nothing to do with BPAD. Hell, I once saw someone diagnosed with BPAD because when she fought with her husband she wouldn't stand up to him face to facebut would just go out behind his back and buy ten thousand euros worth of shoes on their credit card in order to get back at him. These shopping sprees were used to justify a diagnoses of BPAD with intermittent spurts of mania caused by the stress of the fight. Utter BS.
With that said though there are certain disorders which are obviously not normal - BPAD, severe depression, schizophrenia, severe autism etc. I think the key is not whether or not it is normal but whether or not it is "ok". When we use normal in this sort of discussion it carries with it the implied taint that the not normal ( abnormal if you will ) is BAD and WRONG. Sure people with autism mightn't be "normal" but that doesn't imply any "wrongness" or threat or anything like that. It just means that on the spectrum of societal behaviour and brain structure they fall farther to one end of the spectrum than most of us. Same with schizophrenia and depression etc.
One of the things I can't stand are people who paint all people with mental illness as "weird and threatening" or "poor people we have to treat with kid gloves and always make allowances for". No, they're just people like you and I who lie at one end of the spectrum with respect to brain functioning or emotional regulation or whatever. Some are absolutely lovely, some are reasonably nice like most people and some are utter a**holes I wouldn't let near me except that its my job to treat them. And I think that, honestly that's the best way to view mental illness --- a particular difference this person has which we must take some account for but which doesn't make them good or bad or a victim and doesn't mean I should treat them any differently than their personality and behaviour towards me warrants.
And no, I'm not saying anyone here has said anything which shows prejudice or unwarranted molly-coddling of people with mental illness but its just a bit of a hot-button topic for me as every day I see a failure to treat them just like everyone else and instead a surfeit of unnecessary harshness and failure to account for their particular issues OR an over-accounting for their issues such that those issues become an excuse for things which have nothing to do with any illness they may have.
ok, I'm giving the soap box back now [:D]. OBVIOUSLY these views are purely my own.
Rob, thanks re: the comment about the AAR. I do hope people find it interesting but one never knows whether people find it useful or just boring old schlock so, thanks.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/10/42
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Coastal Guns at Atka Island [AK], 98,38, firing at TF 87
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Atka Island [AK], 98,38
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Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37, firing at TF 1011
TF 1011 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 9
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 8
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 1
Tomorrow I'll cover Changsha and Wenghow. They are ripe targets if this effort to "bomb where Fionn isn't" continues.
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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 66
Ki-21-II Sally x 23
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 22
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-48-I Lily x 35
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 17
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 37
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20
Ki-48-I Lily x 39
Ki-48-II Lily x 28
Ki-21-II Sally x 49
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 94
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41
Ki-27 Nate x 82
Ki-32 Mary x 70
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 23
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 4
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 235
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Adak Island [AK] , at 97,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 7
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 6
IL-2 Shturmovik x 114
IL-2M Shturmovik x 51
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
IL-2M Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 37
Beaufort VII x 25
I-16 Type 24 x 11
IL-4C x 23
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 23
SB-2M x 54
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7
Hudson IV x 15
Wellington IC x 31
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 1 damaged
Wellington IC: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJN Southern AA Regiment, at 32,32
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 40
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on IJA Hirohito Tank Division, at 29,37
He's trying to drive up toward Tavoy. Interestingly it seems that my strike into Manchuria failed to tie this division down. Now I'll pay the price for this. Still, now that it is committed here I can just keep the pressure on and prevent it deploying elsewhere.
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 17
SB-2M x 56
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 8
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Day Air attack on RTA Guards Division, at 34,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 52
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53794 troops, 788 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 1505
Defending force 46066 troops, 626 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2324
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 174415 troops, 2097 guns, 1168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3965
Defending force 72472 troops, 1028 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 2045
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 81065 troops, 937 guns, 827 vehicles, Assault Value = 2235
Defending force 57444 troops, 1218 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 2208
Japanese max assault: 2137 - adjusted assault: 1502
Allied max defense: 2171 - adjusted defense: 8025
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
5900 casualties reported
Guns lost 137
Vehicles lost 11
Allied ground losses:
386 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21086 troops, 330 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 953
Defending force 42946 troops, 638 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 2187
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 55524 troops, 785 guns, 556 vehicles, Assault Value = 1389
Defending force 55615 troops, 943 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2737
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3394 troops, 33 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 109
Defending force 4537 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24999 troops, 312 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 957
Defending force 26109 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1360
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Hailar [Manchukuo]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24690 troops, 130 guns, 640 vehicles, Assault Value = 609
Defending force 4207 troops, 3 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 96
Japanese max assault: 1206 - adjusted assault: 785
Allied max defense: 83 - adjusted defense: 93
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 10
Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 26
And his 3,000 AV stack is now free. Damn !!! Well, time to begin manoeuvring again. At least I've removed the threat to Borzya forever.
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14056 troops, 82 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 444
Defending force 8413 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,37
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 38949 troops, 296 guns, 1232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089
Defending force 4778 troops, 32 guns, 410 vehicles, Assault Value = 247
Japanese max assault: 784 - adjusted assault: 289
Allied max defense: 254 - adjusted defense: 221
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 10
Well, what do you know? My bombers managed to reduce his effectiveness enough for my guys to hold BUT for some reason the supplies just won't go through. Damn, they are bound to be pushed out tomorrow ( since he'll LRCAP his forces with mikes and thus I won't be able to send bombers in tomorrow.)
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Ground combat at Atka Island [AK]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3439 troops, 29 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 122
Defending force 1123 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Japanese max assault: 220 - adjusted assault: 10
Allied max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 52
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
612 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
So, he landed a Bde at Atka but it still isn't enough to take the place. Now he sees why it was such a mistake to try to retake Atka at the expense of Adak. I've lost 100 transports in the past 2 days to fly in the troops necessary to secure Atka but the price was worth it as it has caused his assault to fail entirely.
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Ground combat at Dutch Harbor [AK]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1702 troops, 33 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 55
Defending force 576 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
This is important to explain. I have moved about 6 division equivalents ( pretty beat up so they won't actually have 2,000 AV, more like 1200 or so AV ) to Dutch Harbour on board transports and BBs, CAs, CLs and DDs. I allowed one Fast Transport group to unload at Dutch harbour and bemoaned my "mistake" as I want to convince Damian to send his SC TFs into Dutch harbour as opposed to Umnak. I'm sure that he will have them set to retire to Umnak and Adak just to cover his bases but by not being at Dutch harbour I hope to run into only half his fleet as he'll split the retirements between Umnak and Adak.
Why the "mistake"? Well, people are much more willing to believe a feint if your plan goes awry. Surely it is more convincing to have more than 600 men landing on Dutch harbour accompanied by an explanation that those guys were idiots and jumped the gun as you wanted to minimise the number of phases over which unloading occurred in order to cut down on disablements on landing than it is to just rest the 200 ships at Dutch Harbour but rest no-one?
These 600 men are, of course, dead but such is life and war.
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Ground combat at 62,21
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 99588 troops, 1697 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 3233
Defending force 135638 troops, 2054 guns, 408 vehicles, Assault Value = 3665
Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30693 troops, 495 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1558
Defending force 21245 troops, 303 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 521
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Ground combat at Atka Island [AK]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 693 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Defending force 2496 troops, 14 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Dutch Harbor [AK]
This is the message which puzzled Damian and, I think, drew his attention to Dutch Harbour above all else. I might be wrong but I had to try for some misdirection as my BBs are pretty beaten up right now.
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Coastal Guns at Atka Island [AK], 98,38, firing at TF 87
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Atka Island [AK], 98,38
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Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37, firing at TF 1011
TF 1011 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 9
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 8
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 1
Tomorrow I'll cover Changsha and Wenghow. They are ripe targets if this effort to "bomb where Fionn isn't" continues.
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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 66
Ki-21-II Sally x 23
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 22
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-48-I Lily x 35
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 17
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 37
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20
Ki-48-I Lily x 39
Ki-48-II Lily x 28
Ki-21-II Sally x 49
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 94
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41
Ki-27 Nate x 82
Ki-32 Mary x 70
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 23
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 4
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 235
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Adak Island [AK] , at 97,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 7
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 6
IL-2 Shturmovik x 114
IL-2M Shturmovik x 51
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
IL-2M Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 37
Beaufort VII x 25
I-16 Type 24 x 11
IL-4C x 23
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 23
SB-2M x 54
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 29,37
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7
Hudson IV x 15
Wellington IC x 31
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 1 damaged
Wellington IC: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on IJN Southern AA Regiment, at 32,32
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 40
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on IJA Hirohito Tank Division, at 29,37
He's trying to drive up toward Tavoy. Interestingly it seems that my strike into Manchuria failed to tie this division down. Now I'll pay the price for this. Still, now that it is committed here I can just keep the pressure on and prevent it deploying elsewhere.
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 17
SB-2M x 56
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 8
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Day Air attack on RTA Guards Division, at 34,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 52
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53794 troops, 788 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 1505
Defending force 46066 troops, 626 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2324
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 174415 troops, 2097 guns, 1168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3965
Defending force 72472 troops, 1028 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 2045
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 81065 troops, 937 guns, 827 vehicles, Assault Value = 2235
Defending force 57444 troops, 1218 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 2208
Japanese max assault: 2137 - adjusted assault: 1502
Allied max defense: 2171 - adjusted defense: 8025
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
5900 casualties reported
Guns lost 137
Vehicles lost 11
Allied ground losses:
386 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21086 troops, 330 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 953
Defending force 42946 troops, 638 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 2187
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 55524 troops, 785 guns, 556 vehicles, Assault Value = 1389
Defending force 55615 troops, 943 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2737
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3394 troops, 33 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 109
Defending force 4537 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24999 troops, 312 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 957
Defending force 26109 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1360
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Hailar [Manchukuo]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24690 troops, 130 guns, 640 vehicles, Assault Value = 609
Defending force 4207 troops, 3 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 96
Japanese max assault: 1206 - adjusted assault: 785
Allied max defense: 83 - adjusted defense: 93
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 10
Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 26
And his 3,000 AV stack is now free. Damn !!! Well, time to begin manoeuvring again. At least I've removed the threat to Borzya forever.
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14056 troops, 82 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 444
Defending force 8413 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,37
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 38949 troops, 296 guns, 1232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089
Defending force 4778 troops, 32 guns, 410 vehicles, Assault Value = 247
Japanese max assault: 784 - adjusted assault: 289
Allied max defense: 254 - adjusted defense: 221
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 10
Well, what do you know? My bombers managed to reduce his effectiveness enough for my guys to hold BUT for some reason the supplies just won't go through. Damn, they are bound to be pushed out tomorrow ( since he'll LRCAP his forces with mikes and thus I won't be able to send bombers in tomorrow.)
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Ground combat at Atka Island [AK]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3439 troops, 29 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 122
Defending force 1123 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Japanese max assault: 220 - adjusted assault: 10
Allied max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 52
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
612 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
So, he landed a Bde at Atka but it still isn't enough to take the place. Now he sees why it was such a mistake to try to retake Atka at the expense of Adak. I've lost 100 transports in the past 2 days to fly in the troops necessary to secure Atka but the price was worth it as it has caused his assault to fail entirely.
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Ground combat at Dutch Harbor [AK]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1702 troops, 33 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 55
Defending force 576 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
This is important to explain. I have moved about 6 division equivalents ( pretty beat up so they won't actually have 2,000 AV, more like 1200 or so AV ) to Dutch Harbour on board transports and BBs, CAs, CLs and DDs. I allowed one Fast Transport group to unload at Dutch harbour and bemoaned my "mistake" as I want to convince Damian to send his SC TFs into Dutch harbour as opposed to Umnak. I'm sure that he will have them set to retire to Umnak and Adak just to cover his bases but by not being at Dutch harbour I hope to run into only half his fleet as he'll split the retirements between Umnak and Adak.
Why the "mistake"? Well, people are much more willing to believe a feint if your plan goes awry. Surely it is more convincing to have more than 600 men landing on Dutch harbour accompanied by an explanation that those guys were idiots and jumped the gun as you wanted to minimise the number of phases over which unloading occurred in order to cut down on disablements on landing than it is to just rest the 200 ships at Dutch Harbour but rest no-one?
These 600 men are, of course, dead but such is life and war.
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Ground combat at 62,21
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 99588 troops, 1697 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 3233
Defending force 135638 troops, 2054 guns, 408 vehicles, Assault Value = 3665
Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30693 troops, 495 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1558
Defending force 21245 troops, 303 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 521
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Ground combat at Atka Island [AK]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 693 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Defending force 2496 troops, 14 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Dutch Harbor [AK]
This is the message which puzzled Damian and, I think, drew his attention to Dutch Harbour above all else. I might be wrong but I had to try for some misdirection as my BBs are pretty beaten up right now.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
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Asperger's Disorder
For the non-Mental Health folks
299.80 Asperger's Disorder
A. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
(1) marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and gestures to regulate social interaction
(2) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
(3) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)
(4) lack of social or emotional reciprocity
B. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
(1) encompassing preoccupations with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
(2) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
(3) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
(4) persistent preoccupation with part of objects
C. The disturbance causes clinicially significiant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioing.
D. There is no clinically significant general delay in language (e.g., single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years)
E. There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behaviors (other than in social interaction), and curiosity about the environment in childhood.
I hope this helps other readers of this AAR who do not know what Nemo was referring to.
299.80 Asperger's Disorder
A. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
(1) marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and gestures to regulate social interaction
(2) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
(3) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)
(4) lack of social or emotional reciprocity
B. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
(1) encompassing preoccupations with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
(2) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
(3) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
(4) persistent preoccupation with part of objects
C. The disturbance causes clinicially significiant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioing.
D. There is no clinically significant general delay in language (e.g., single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years)
E. There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behaviors (other than in social interaction), and curiosity about the environment in childhood.
I hope this helps other readers of this AAR who do not know what Nemo was referring to.
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[/center]RE: Asperger's Disorder
I dunno, my educated layman's take on Asperger's was that it was the clinicalization of geekiness.
Hey, my son's a geek.
No he isn't maam, he has a clincal diagnosis: Asperger's syndrome, and needs extensive therapy and possibly medication. Naturally, I can provide this service if you can just sign right here on the line ...
As long as the kid in question is functional and isn't himself unhappy with the way he interacts with society, then I don't see any need for clinical intervention.
Society, after all, needs people who can focus aggressively on narrow subject. They're our code breakers, composers, theoreticians, and, yes, a lot of our best computer programmers.
Hey, my son's a geek.
No he isn't maam, he has a clincal diagnosis: Asperger's syndrome, and needs extensive therapy and possibly medication. Naturally, I can provide this service if you can just sign right here on the line ...
As long as the kid in question is functional and isn't himself unhappy with the way he interacts with society, then I don't see any need for clinical intervention.
Society, after all, needs people who can focus aggressively on narrow subject. They're our code breakers, composers, theoreticians, and, yes, a lot of our best computer programmers.
RE: Asperger's Disorder
Pat, I think the key phrase is "clinically significant"... IOW it would, in practice, be almost unheard of to diagnose Asperger when neither the person nor the family find their differences distressing --- at least partly because people who don't think there's anything wrong don't tend to present to a doctor for review [:D].
As to geeks vs Aspergers. Well, most people with Aspergers would be "geeks" but only a tiny fraction of geeks could eer be thought to have Aspergers. So, its all to do with sets.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/11/42
Today's a bad day for Japan. With the painful initial stages of the Aleutian campaign over my losses should begin to start falling while IJN losses will begin to increase.
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Sub attack near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 39
APD Patrol Boat No. 31
APD Patrol Boat No. 34
Allied Ships
SS SHCH108, hits 5
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
APD Hakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
APD Tachikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
APD Patrol Boat No. 31, Shell hits 4
APD Patrol Boat No. 34, Shell hits 2
APD Patrol Boat No. 39, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD King, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
DD Schley
DD Crane, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Humphreys
DD Sands, Shell hits 1
DD Lawrence
DD Hatfield
DD Kane
DD SN Redki
APDs, a fast transport TF perhaps?
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1020
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TF 1020 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
96 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AK San Rafael
DE William C. Cole
PC Seminole
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
883 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1020
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TF 1020 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
APD Gregory
AK Memphis City, Shell hits 1
Allied ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1026
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TF 1026 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
45 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Blue, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
788 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1031
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TF 1031 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1031 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
54 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Manoora, Shell hits 2
SC New Westminster
SC Quesnel
AP Heywood
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1838 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1048
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TF 1048 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1048 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
49 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
BB Idaho
Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1658 casualties reported
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TF 1072 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1072 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
Allied Ships
DD Walke, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1072
38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Lamson
DD Walke, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
911 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1074
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TF 1074 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1074 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Kennison
DD Downes
Allied ground losses:
648 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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TF 101 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 16
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
Kittyhawk I x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 4 damaged
Resources hits 3
Ah, I guessed right today.
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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 9
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 25
Allied aircraft
Lancer x 9
Spitfire VB x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
My next ambush will be a little west as that seems to be the direction of drift of the Japanese resource bombing campaign. he's obviously shifting targets BUT he's being predictable in his shifting with bombers basing out of the same bases for 2 or 3 days at a time. Given daily basing at the same base, finite bomber range and a finite number of targets it becomes pretty easy to deduce what he's going to hit on Days 2 and 3. On Day 2 you might hae a 50/50 chance of connecting with an ambush but by Day 3 his "random" attacks will be utterly predictable.
There's a lesson there for readers.
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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 72
Ki-21-II Sally x 34
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 9
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Bangkok [Thailand] , at 29,39
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 17
Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
OUCH, that FlAK is murderous.
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Bangkok [Thailand] , at 29,39
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 48
Wellington IC x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15II Babs: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 8 destroyed, 22 damaged
Wellington IC: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 25
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20
Ki-48-I Lily x 50
Ki-48-II Lily x 37
Ki-21-II Sally x 51
Ki-49 -I Helen x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 139
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 40
Ki-27 Nate x 87
Ki-32 Mary x 70
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 22
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 186
Port hits 1
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor [AK] , at 102,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 35
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 31
P-40E Warhawk x 70
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 27 destroyed
F1M2 Pete-FF: 3 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 40 destroyed
Lots of dead IJN pilots, increasing experience for my P-40E pilots.
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Allied aircraft
F-4 Lightning x 1
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Adak Island [AK] , at 97,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 9
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on IJA Hirohito Tank Division, at 29,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 32
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 57
Beaufort VII x 33
Spitfire VB x 3
I-16 Type 24 x 11
IL-4C x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 10 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 18 destroyed, 5 damaged
Beaufort VII: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed
I-16 Type 24: 10 destroyed
IL-4C: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 6
Ouch, nice ambush on his part. That's about 50 planes lost right there.
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Day Air attack on RTA 2nd Division, at 35,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 56
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed
F-4 Lightning: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
Damn, 4 Dauntlesses drop on the enemy BB but none of them connect.
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,38
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 22
Kittyhawk I x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Yaeyama, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Better.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
D3A2 Val x 11
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 67
P-43A Lancer x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 4 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 11 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 13 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-43A Lancer: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
A single Betty breaks through my CAP but it is enough to put North Carolina out of action.
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
F-4 Lightning x 1
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 7
Mosquito NF x 4
Kittyhawk I x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AV Kinagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Ken'yo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,36
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-43A Lancer x 5
Mosquito NF x 3
Kittyhawk I x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 destroyed
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 34, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,38
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
SBD-3 Dauntless x 98
TBM-1 Avenger x 72
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Natsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Toshima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Takashima, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Tsurushima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Ninoshima, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Sarushima, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
ML Kyosai, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ishizaki, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Katashima
ML Saishu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Iwate, Bomb hits 2, on fire
ML Tateishi
ML Idzumo, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Odate
ML Kurosaki, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Kuroshima, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Shiragami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ento
ML Kurokami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Well, I was surprised to see many MLs so close to the front but it certainly is nice to hit and sink so many of them.
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Day Air attack on TF at 102,36
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
Mosquito NF x 3
Kittyhawk I x 2
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 39, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 100,37
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 8
Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 31, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Well that's quite a number of light units sunk today. It's good for morale to begin seeing IJN losses rise.
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Day Air attack on TF at 100,41
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 76
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed
Only 76 Zeroes covered his CVs. Its a pity a full-strength strike didn't fly against them.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 2
DD Uzuki
DD Shiokaze
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 2
DD Hiyodori, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Akagi Maru
CL Asaka Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Awata Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Kongo Maru, Shell hits 5
CL Saigon Maru
CL Ukishima Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Syoka Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Crane, on fire
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Humphreys
DD Sands, Shell hits 1
DD Lawrence, Shell hits 1
DD Hatfield, Shell hits 1
DD Kane, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD SN Redki, Shell hits 3
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hiyodori, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
CL Akagi Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Asaka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Awata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kongo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Saigon Maru
CL Ukishima Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Syoka Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Helena, Shell hits 1
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
DD Meredith
DD Grayson
DD Monssen
DD Jarvis
DD Craven, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Ellet, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Lang
Well that's the first enemy surface combat TF taken care of but the BBs are still to come.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 4
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Helena, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Nashville, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Meredith, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Grayson, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Monssen
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2
DD Craven, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ellet, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Lang, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Crane, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Humphreys
DD Sands
DD Lawrence, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hatfield, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kane, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD SN Redki
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Crane, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Humphreys, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sands, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Lawrence, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatfield, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kane, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD SN Redki
*sigh* These DD losses hurt but for some reason my BB TF failed to meet the enemy BBs today at all. Ah well, best to just keep setting things up and trusting that the chips will fall right one of these days.
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ASW attack near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze, on fire
DD Shiokaze, on fire
Allied Ships
SS SHCH108
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53894 troops, 791 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1506
Defending force 46016 troops, 626 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2318
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 176180 troops, 2128 guns, 1172 vehicles, Assault Value = 4042
Defending force 72856 troops, 1043 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 2050
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21054 troops, 330 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 42984 troops, 638 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2192
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 55947 troops, 790 guns, 557 vehicles, Assault Value = 1411
Defending force 55783 troops, 949 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2743
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3463 troops, 33 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 113
Defending force 4492 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156
Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25067 troops, 313 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 959
Defending force 26095 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1359
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14094 troops, 82 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Defending force 8403 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3236 troops, 146 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1862
Defending force 56693 troops, 1192 guns, 373 vehicles, Assault Value = 2175
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 29,37
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 37883 troops, 282 guns, 1224 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045
Defending force 4665 troops, 29 guns, 397 vehicles, Assault Value = 239
Japanese max assault: 794 - adjusted assault: 587
Allied max defense: 237 - adjusted defense: 169
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 18
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Umnak Island [AK]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7501 troops, 99 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 321
Defending force 31371 troops, 1158 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 960
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Ground combat at 62,21
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 99697 troops, 1697 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 3244
Defending force 67 troops, 2 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30706 troops, 495 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1560
Defending force 21335 troops, 309 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 521
Tomorrow I'll take Umnak and then I'll be able to advance up the rest of the chain under P-40E cover. 17 days away from receiving my major P-40E reinforcements. So, by that stage I plan to be damned, damned close to Japan proper and in position to take advantage of those P-40E numbers.
As to geeks vs Aspergers. Well, most people with Aspergers would be "geeks" but only a tiny fraction of geeks could eer be thought to have Aspergers. So, its all to do with sets.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/11/42
Today's a bad day for Japan. With the painful initial stages of the Aleutian campaign over my losses should begin to start falling while IJN losses will begin to increase.
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Sub attack near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 39
APD Patrol Boat No. 31
APD Patrol Boat No. 34
Allied Ships
SS SHCH108, hits 5
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
APD Hakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
APD Tachikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
APD Patrol Boat No. 31, Shell hits 4
APD Patrol Boat No. 34, Shell hits 2
APD Patrol Boat No. 39, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD King, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
DD Schley
DD Crane, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Humphreys
DD Sands, Shell hits 1
DD Lawrence
DD Hatfield
DD Kane
DD SN Redki
APDs, a fast transport TF perhaps?
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1020
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TF 1020 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
96 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AK San Rafael
DE William C. Cole
PC Seminole
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
883 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1020
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TF 1020 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
APD Gregory
AK Memphis City, Shell hits 1
Allied ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1026
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TF 1026 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
45 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Blue, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
788 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1031
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TF 1031 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1031 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
54 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Manoora, Shell hits 2
SC New Westminster
SC Quesnel
AP Heywood
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1838 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1048
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TF 1048 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1048 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
49 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 1
BB Idaho
Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1658 casualties reported
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TF 1072 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1072 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
Allied Ships
DD Walke, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1072
38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Lamson
DD Walke, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
911 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37, firing at TF 1074
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TF 1074 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
TF 1074 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Kennison
DD Downes
Allied ground losses:
648 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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TF 101 encounters mine field at Umnak Island [AK] (101,37)
Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
Allied Ships
MSW Courtenay
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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 16
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
Kittyhawk I x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 4 damaged
Resources hits 3
Ah, I guessed right today.
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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 9
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 25
Allied aircraft
Lancer x 9
Spitfire VB x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
My next ambush will be a little west as that seems to be the direction of drift of the Japanese resource bombing campaign. he's obviously shifting targets BUT he's being predictable in his shifting with bombers basing out of the same bases for 2 or 3 days at a time. Given daily basing at the same base, finite bomber range and a finite number of targets it becomes pretty easy to deduce what he's going to hit on Days 2 and 3. On Day 2 you might hae a 50/50 chance of connecting with an ambush but by Day 3 his "random" attacks will be utterly predictable.
There's a lesson there for readers.
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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 72
Ki-21-II Sally x 34
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 9
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Bangkok [Thailand] , at 29,39
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 17
Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
OUCH, that FlAK is murderous.
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Bangkok [Thailand] , at 29,39
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 48
Wellington IC x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15II Babs: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 8 destroyed, 22 damaged
Wellington IC: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 25
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20
Ki-48-I Lily x 50
Ki-48-II Lily x 37
Ki-21-II Sally x 51
Ki-49 -I Helen x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 139
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 40
Ki-27 Nate x 87
Ki-32 Mary x 70
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 22
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 186
Port hits 1
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor [AK] , at 102,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 35
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 31
P-40E Warhawk x 70
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 27 destroyed
F1M2 Pete-FF: 3 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 40 destroyed
Lots of dead IJN pilots, increasing experience for my P-40E pilots.
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Allied aircraft
F-4 Lightning x 1
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Adak Island [AK] , at 97,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 9
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on IJA Hirohito Tank Division, at 29,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 32
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 57
Beaufort VII x 33
Spitfire VB x 3
I-16 Type 24 x 11
IL-4C x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 10 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 18 destroyed, 5 damaged
Beaufort VII: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed
I-16 Type 24: 10 destroyed
IL-4C: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 6
Ouch, nice ambush on his part. That's about 50 planes lost right there.
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Day Air attack on RTA 2nd Division, at 35,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 56
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed
F-4 Lightning: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
Damn, 4 Dauntlesses drop on the enemy BB but none of them connect.
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,38
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 22
Kittyhawk I x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Yaeyama, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Better.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
D3A2 Val x 11
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 67
P-43A Lancer x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 4 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 11 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 13 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-43A Lancer: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
A single Betty breaks through my CAP but it is enough to put North Carolina out of action.
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
F-4 Lightning x 1
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 7
Mosquito NF x 4
Kittyhawk I x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AV Kinagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Ken'yo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,36
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-43A Lancer x 5
Mosquito NF x 3
Kittyhawk I x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 destroyed
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 34, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,38
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
SBD-3 Dauntless x 98
TBM-1 Avenger x 72
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Natsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Toshima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Takashima, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Tsurushima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Ninoshima, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Sarushima, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
ML Kyosai, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ishizaki, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Katashima
ML Saishu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Iwate, Bomb hits 2, on fire
ML Tateishi
ML Idzumo, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Odate
ML Kurosaki, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Kuroshima, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Shiragami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ento
ML Kurokami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Well, I was surprised to see many MLs so close to the front but it certainly is nice to hit and sink so many of them.
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Day Air attack on TF at 102,36
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
Mosquito NF x 3
Kittyhawk I x 2
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 39, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 100,37
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 8
Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 31, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Well that's quite a number of light units sunk today. It's good for morale to begin seeing IJN losses rise.
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Day Air attack on TF at 100,41
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 76
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed
Only 76 Zeroes covered his CVs. Its a pity a full-strength strike didn't fly against them.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 2
DD Uzuki
DD Shiokaze
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 2
DD Hiyodori, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Akagi Maru
CL Asaka Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Awata Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Kongo Maru, Shell hits 5
CL Saigon Maru
CL Ukishima Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Syoka Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Crane, on fire
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Humphreys
DD Sands, Shell hits 1
DD Lawrence, Shell hits 1
DD Hatfield, Shell hits 1
DD Kane, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD SN Redki, Shell hits 3
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hiyodori, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
CL Akagi Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Asaka Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Awata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kongo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Saigon Maru
CL Ukishima Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Syoka Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Helena, Shell hits 1
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
DD Meredith
DD Grayson
DD Monssen
DD Jarvis
DD Craven, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Ellet, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Lang
Well that's the first enemy surface combat TF taken care of but the BBs are still to come.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 4
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CL Helena, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Nashville, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Meredith, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Grayson, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Monssen
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2
DD Craven, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ellet, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Lang, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Crane, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Humphreys
DD Sands
DD Lawrence, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hatfield, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kane, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD SN Redki
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Crane, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Humphreys, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sands, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Lawrence, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatfield, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kane, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD SN Redki
*sigh* These DD losses hurt but for some reason my BB TF failed to meet the enemy BBs today at all. Ah well, best to just keep setting things up and trusting that the chips will fall right one of these days.
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ASW attack near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze, on fire
DD Shiokaze, on fire
Allied Ships
SS SHCH108
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53894 troops, 791 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1506
Defending force 46016 troops, 626 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2318
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 176180 troops, 2128 guns, 1172 vehicles, Assault Value = 4042
Defending force 72856 troops, 1043 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 2050
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21054 troops, 330 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 42984 troops, 638 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2192
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 55947 troops, 790 guns, 557 vehicles, Assault Value = 1411
Defending force 55783 troops, 949 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2743
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3463 troops, 33 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 113
Defending force 4492 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156
Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25067 troops, 313 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 959
Defending force 26095 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1359
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14094 troops, 82 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Defending force 8403 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3236 troops, 146 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1862
Defending force 56693 troops, 1192 guns, 373 vehicles, Assault Value = 2175
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 29,37
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 37883 troops, 282 guns, 1224 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045
Defending force 4665 troops, 29 guns, 397 vehicles, Assault Value = 239
Japanese max assault: 794 - adjusted assault: 587
Allied max defense: 237 - adjusted defense: 169
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 18
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Umnak Island [AK]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7501 troops, 99 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 321
Defending force 31371 troops, 1158 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 960
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Ground combat at 62,21
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 99697 troops, 1697 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 3244
Defending force 67 troops, 2 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30706 troops, 495 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1560
Defending force 21335 troops, 309 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 521
Tomorrow I'll take Umnak and then I'll be able to advance up the rest of the chain under P-40E cover. 17 days away from receiving my major P-40E reinforcements. So, by that stage I plan to be damned, damned close to Japan proper and in position to take advantage of those P-40E numbers.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: Asperger's Disorder
I've had a chat with Damian and advised him that while he is doing well tactically ( and he really is as:
a) he started out with forces stronger than mine and while I've written them down his forces are still superior
b) he still holds the capability to deliver a stinging defeat IF he's willing to lose the Eastern portion of the IJN surface fleet to do so ( and this woul delay me by several months --- which would give him enough time to rebuild ).
c) his standard of tactical play is improving in terms of TF composition and assessing and checking the details of things so as to ensure the realism of his plans. )
that he is suffering a failure to contextualise things properly. I urged him to take a step back for a couple of days, re-evaluate things at the grand strategic level and ensure that his increasing tactical nous is in service to a greater strategic plan. He has agreed and tells me he is going to post a detailed situation summary to his AAR and invite comment and advice. I would invite anyone to post anything they think might be useful to him. Obiously don't spill my exact plans but please feel free to chat about anything non-secret.
In the meantime I'm going to do an update of the mod. I've made a few changes and I think they'll benefit the mod overall. One reason I took this game over was to show that this mod wasn't too tilte toward the Japanese in mid-42. The Allies are supposed to be able to take the offensive in early 43 but in the presence of Japanese errors it is possible to fight back even before then --- which I think speaks to the balance present.
Anyways I'm going to post a thread in the scenario design section and I would invite people with ideas for balance etc to check it out and pipe up with ideas. Oh and if someone has some storage space online and is willing to host it please let me know. At this stage the page which was hosting it hasn't posted any of the recent upgrades and so I need to find somewhere else.
a) he started out with forces stronger than mine and while I've written them down his forces are still superior
b) he still holds the capability to deliver a stinging defeat IF he's willing to lose the Eastern portion of the IJN surface fleet to do so ( and this woul delay me by several months --- which would give him enough time to rebuild ).
c) his standard of tactical play is improving in terms of TF composition and assessing and checking the details of things so as to ensure the realism of his plans. )
that he is suffering a failure to contextualise things properly. I urged him to take a step back for a couple of days, re-evaluate things at the grand strategic level and ensure that his increasing tactical nous is in service to a greater strategic plan. He has agreed and tells me he is going to post a detailed situation summary to his AAR and invite comment and advice. I would invite anyone to post anything they think might be useful to him. Obiously don't spill my exact plans but please feel free to chat about anything non-secret.
In the meantime I'm going to do an update of the mod. I've made a few changes and I think they'll benefit the mod overall. One reason I took this game over was to show that this mod wasn't too tilte toward the Japanese in mid-42. The Allies are supposed to be able to take the offensive in early 43 but in the presence of Japanese errors it is possible to fight back even before then --- which I think speaks to the balance present.
Anyways I'm going to post a thread in the scenario design section and I would invite people with ideas for balance etc to check it out and pipe up with ideas. Oh and if someone has some storage space online and is willing to host it please let me know. At this stage the page which was hosting it hasn't posted any of the recent upgrades and so I need to find somewhere else.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
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RE: Asperger's Disorder
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
SBD-3 Dauntless x 98
TBM-1 Avenger x 72
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Natsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Toshima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Takashima, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Tsurushima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Ninoshima, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Sarushima, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
ML Kyosai, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ishizaki, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Katashima
ML Saishu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Iwate, Bomb hits 2, on fire
ML Tateishi
ML Idzumo, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Odate
ML Kurosaki, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Kuroshima, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Shiragami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ento
ML Kurokami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Ouch! No double ouch!
I tried to set up a dating service for my teenage patients with Asperger's. My business plan seemed sound, but I have yet to turn a profit. The "interests" chat room has gown to 186 topics but nobody seems to share the same interest. Oh well, so much for early retirement.
RE: Asperger's Disorder
Mandrake, ROTFLMAO. Too true, too true. Obscure but true [&o] [&o] [&o]
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: Asperger's Disorder
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/12/42
The IJN tries again. Unfortunately only my DDs engaged and ALL of my BBs and heavy units sat the battle out. Consequently my losses were heavy but overall the IJn attack was, once again, blunted. This should be the last night I have to face the main IJN battleline and soon I should be able to operate from under contiguous air umbrellas. Sure, Damian will till get the occasional hit in but he won't be getting unopposed massive air raids or full battleline battles in any more.
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TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
Allied ground losses:
1831 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2
CL Tatsuta
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack
DD Laffey
DD Buchanan
DD Woodworth
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD O'Brien, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
DD Maori
DD Cummings
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant
DD John D. Ford
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 5
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 6
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 5
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai, Shell hits 10
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Woodworth, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD O'Brien, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD McCall
DD Maori, Shell hits 1
DD Cummings
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford
Heavy losses to my DDs but my forward staging of ADs has paid off with Yamashiro eating a torpedo.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 2
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3
CA Tone, Shell hits 2
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Warrington, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Hughes
DD Mustin, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Gridley
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet, on fire
DD Stack, Shell hits 2
DD Sterett
DD Wilson
DD Mahan, Shell hits 1
DD Lamson, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Balch
DD Dewey
DD Hull
DD MacDonough
DD Worden
DD Dale, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Monaghan
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1
Brilliant, 2 more IJN BBs eat torpedoes. None seem heavily damaged but anything which puts them in the dockyard for a month means that by the time they are free to return to action the Aleutian campaign will have been concluded.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Mutsu, on fire
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Woodworth, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD McCall
DD Maori, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Cummings, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 3
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 4
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Yamashiro
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai, on fire
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Buchanan, on fire
DD Woodworth, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sims, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD McCall
DD Maori, on fire
DD Cummings, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford
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TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
Allied ground losses:
388 casualties reported
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TF 101 encounters mine field at Adak Island [AK] (97,38)
Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
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Day Air attack on IJA 6th Army, at 63,22
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 27
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 6 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Resources hits 8
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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 32
Ki-264 Angel x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-264 Angel: 1 damaged
Resources hits 5
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed
Resources hits 4
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 31
Beaufort VII x 27
Spitfire VB x 3
I-16 Type 24 x 6
IL-2 Shturmovik x 147
IL-2M Shturmovik x 76
IL-4C x 22
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 96
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 43
SB-2M x 148
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 destroyed
SB-2M: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 109
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11
Hudson IV x 23
Wellington IC x 53
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 63
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 37
Wellington IC x 21
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 36
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 49
Ki-48-II Lily x 37
Ki-21-II Sally x 53
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 148
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 40
Ki-27 Nate x 72
Ki-32 Mary x 69
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 45
Ki-21-II Sally x 35
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 120
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Day Air attack on RTA 2nd Division, at 35,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 59
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 108
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
SOC Seagull x 10
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SOC Seagull: 10 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 16 destroyed
*chuckle* So, sending 26 floatplanes to attack KB without ANY escorts is a BAD idea. Let's all learn that lesson [:D]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 154
D3A2 Val x 62
B5N2 Kate x 68
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CA Vincennes
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Concord, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CL Perth, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CA Quincy, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Lots more of my CAs sent into drydock and a few CLs sink. My LRCAP which SHOULD have flown from nearby bases was fogged in. *Sigh*
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 52
B5N2 Kate x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Cossack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dunlap
DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Huron
DD Cummings, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Laffey, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Porter, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Drayton
DD Maori
DD Sims
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Allied aircraft
F-4 Lightning x 1
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
Damn, a good hit but it looks like there was no penetration of the armour.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Atka Island [AK] at 98,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hie Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
TBM-1 Avenger x 17
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Some damaged IJN shipping succumbs to retaliation strikes.
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 5
SBD-3 Dauntless x 133
TBM-1 Avenger x 74
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
TBM-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, on fire, heavy damage
CL Ukishima Maru, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1
If this had been a single hex closer these would have been torpedo hits.
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Day Air attack on TF at 100,37
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Kongo Maru
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53957 troops, 790 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 1505
Defending force 46160 troops, 632 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2323
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 178136 troops, 2175 guns, 1173 vehicles, Assault Value = 4124
Defending force 73141 troops, 1058 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 2054
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 72391 troops, 779 guns, 790 vehicles, Assault Value = 1904
Defending force 56830 troops, 1198 guns, 372 vehicles, Assault Value = 2180
Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Tavoy [Burma]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9572 troops, 160 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
Defending force 13377 troops, 166 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 267
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21097 troops, 331 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 954
Defending force 43017 troops, 635 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2197
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 56351 troops, 804 guns, 558 vehicles, Assault Value = 1423
Defending force 55867 troops, 953 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2744
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3496 troops, 34 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Defending force 4525 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25208 troops, 314 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 966
Defending force 26105 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14114 troops, 84 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 448
Defending force 8381 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30783 troops, 497 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1563
Defending force 21414 troops, 312 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 521
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Ground combat at Umnak Island [AK]
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 42093 troops, 1576 guns, 352 vehicles, Assault Value = 984
Defending force 2635 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Allied max assault: 1614 - adjusted assault: 1281
Japanese max defense: 17 - adjusted defense: 40
Allied assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Umnak Island [AK] base !!!
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
309 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
And Umnak falls. Since I can't rely on the LRCAP from my nearby bases and the IJN naval airforce will undoubtedly be back tomorrow I'm running away from Umnak. I'll be back in a day or two once Umnak airfield is repaired but tomorrow discretion is the better part of valour.
The IJN tries again. Unfortunately only my DDs engaged and ALL of my BBs and heavy units sat the battle out. Consequently my losses were heavy but overall the IJn attack was, once again, blunted. This should be the last night I have to face the main IJN battleline and soon I should be able to operate from under contiguous air umbrellas. Sure, Damian will till get the occasional hit in but he won't be getting unopposed massive air raids or full battleline battles in any more.
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TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
Allied ground losses:
1831 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2
CL Tatsuta
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack
DD Laffey
DD Buchanan
DD Woodworth
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD O'Brien, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD McCall, Shell hits 1
DD Maori
DD Cummings
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant
DD John D. Ford
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 5
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 6
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 5
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai, Shell hits 10
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Woodworth, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD O'Brien, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD McCall
DD Maori, Shell hits 1
DD Cummings
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford
Heavy losses to my DDs but my forward staging of ADs has paid off with Yamashiro eating a torpedo.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 2
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3
CA Tone, Shell hits 2
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Warrington, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Hughes
DD Mustin, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Gridley
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Ellet, on fire
DD Stack, Shell hits 2
DD Sterett
DD Wilson
DD Mahan, Shell hits 1
DD Lamson, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Balch
DD Dewey
DD Hull
DD MacDonough
DD Worden
DD Dale, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Monaghan
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1
Brilliant, 2 more IJN BBs eat torpedoes. None seem heavily damaged but anything which puts them in the dockyard for a month means that by the time they are free to return to action the Aleutian campaign will have been concluded.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
BB Mutsu, on fire
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Woodworth, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey
DD Sims
DD McCall
DD Maori, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Cummings, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 3
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 4
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Yamashiro
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai, on fire
CA Mikuma
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Cossack, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Buchanan, on fire
DD Woodworth, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bailey, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sims, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD McCall
DD Maori, on fire
DD Cummings, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Case
DD Conyngham, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Huron
DD Porter
DD Clark
DD Farragut
DD Napier
DD FF Le Triomphant, on fire, heavy damage
DD John D. Ford
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TF 1020 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island [AK], 101,37
Allied ground losses:
388 casualties reported
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TF 101 encounters mine field at Adak Island [AK] (97,38)
Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
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Day Air attack on IJA 6th Army, at 63,22
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 27
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 6 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Resources hits 8
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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 32
Ki-264 Angel x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-264 Angel: 1 damaged
Resources hits 5
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed
Resources hits 4
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 31
Beaufort VII x 27
Spitfire VB x 3
I-16 Type 24 x 6
IL-2 Shturmovik x 147
IL-2M Shturmovik x 76
IL-4C x 22
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 96
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 43
SB-2M x 148
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 destroyed
SB-2M: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 109
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11
Hudson IV x 23
Wellington IC x 53
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 63
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 37
Wellington IC x 21
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 36
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 49
Ki-48-II Lily x 37
Ki-21-II Sally x 53
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 148
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 40
Ki-27 Nate x 72
Ki-32 Mary x 69
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 45
Ki-21-II Sally x 35
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 120
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Day Air attack on RTA 2nd Division, at 35,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 59
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 108
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
Allied aircraft
SOC Seagull x 10
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SOC Seagull: 10 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 16 destroyed
*chuckle* So, sending 26 floatplanes to attack KB without ANY escorts is a BAD idea. Let's all learn that lesson [:D]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 154
D3A2 Val x 62
B5N2 Kate x 68
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CA Vincennes
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Concord, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CL Perth, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CA Quincy, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Lots more of my CAs sent into drydock and a few CLs sink. My LRCAP which SHOULD have flown from nearby bases was fogged in. *Sigh*
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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 52
B5N2 Kate x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Cossack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dunlap
DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Huron
DD Cummings, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Laffey, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Porter, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Drayton
DD Maori
DD Sims
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Umnak Island [AK] , at 101,37
Allied aircraft
F-4 Lightning x 1
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
Damn, a good hit but it looks like there was no penetration of the armour.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Atka Island [AK] at 98,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hie Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 57
TBM-1 Avenger x 17
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Some damaged IJN shipping succumbs to retaliation strikes.
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 5
SBD-3 Dauntless x 133
TBM-1 Avenger x 74
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
TBM-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, on fire, heavy damage
CL Ukishima Maru, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1
If this had been a single hex closer these would have been torpedo hits.
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Day Air attack on TF at 100,37
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,37
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Kongo Maru
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53957 troops, 790 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 1505
Defending force 46160 troops, 632 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2323
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 178136 troops, 2175 guns, 1173 vehicles, Assault Value = 4124
Defending force 73141 troops, 1058 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 2054
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 72391 troops, 779 guns, 790 vehicles, Assault Value = 1904
Defending force 56830 troops, 1198 guns, 372 vehicles, Assault Value = 2180
Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Tavoy [Burma]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9572 troops, 160 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 294
Defending force 13377 troops, 166 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 267
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21097 troops, 331 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 954
Defending force 43017 troops, 635 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2197
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 56351 troops, 804 guns, 558 vehicles, Assault Value = 1423
Defending force 55867 troops, 953 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2744
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3496 troops, 34 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Defending force 4525 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25208 troops, 314 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 966
Defending force 26105 troops, 264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14114 troops, 84 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 448
Defending force 8381 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30783 troops, 497 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1563
Defending force 21414 troops, 312 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 521
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Ground combat at Umnak Island [AK]
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 42093 troops, 1576 guns, 352 vehicles, Assault Value = 984
Defending force 2635 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Allied max assault: 1614 - adjusted assault: 1281
Japanese max defense: 17 - adjusted defense: 40
Allied assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Umnak Island [AK] base !!!
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
309 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
And Umnak falls. Since I can't rely on the LRCAP from my nearby bases and the IJN naval airforce will undoubtedly be back tomorrow I'm running away from Umnak. I'll be back in a day or two once Umnak airfield is repaired but tomorrow discretion is the better part of valour.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
Atka Ahoy !!!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/13/42
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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Resources hits 1
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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 8
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 42
SB-2M x 162
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 137
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 16
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 49
Ki-48-II Lily x 38
Ki-21-II Sally x 52
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 139
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 39
Ki-27 Nate x 54
Ki-32 Mary x 57
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 43
Ki-21-II Sally x 34
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 238
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Day Air attack on IJN Southern AA Regiment, at 32,32
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 31
Beaufort VII x 25
Spitfire VB x 6
I-16 Type 24 x 7
IL-4C x 19
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on RTA 2nd Division, at 35,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 67
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 146
D3A2 Val x 14
B5N2 Kate x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Case, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cossack, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Only a single damaged TF gets hit today. Not bad. Tomorrow Umnak should be open again ( I've been frantically flying engineers in to repair the airbase ) and my ships can return.
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54010 troops, 791 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1507
Defending force 46228 troops, 637 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2325
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 179902 troops, 2217 guns, 1166 vehicles, Assault Value = 4196
Defending force 73398 troops, 1066 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 2063
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 73142 troops, 790 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 1939
Defending force 56614 troops, 1191 guns, 370 vehicles, Assault Value = 2177
Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Tavoy [Burma]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9520 troops, 158 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
Defending force 13380 troops, 167 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 266
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21124 troops, 331 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 956
Defending force 43049 troops, 640 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2200
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 56744 troops, 810 guns, 556 vehicles, Assault Value = 1441
Defending force 55893 troops, 948 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2755
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3523 troops, 35 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
Defending force 4581 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25262 troops, 317 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 967
Defending force 26136 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14147 troops, 85 guns, 478 vehicles, Assault Value = 447
Defending force 8369 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30772 troops, 492 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1564
Defending force 21432 troops, 313 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 519
So, all in all, Umnak is mine and now I can have air LRCAP all the way to Atka Island and lots of anti-shipping strikes out past Atka Island. I am almost done constructing a basic airfield near Petropalovsk and once that becomes Level 2 Atka Island will be completely cut off with the option of extending my base denial missions out to Petropavlovsk and exploiting deeper from there --- as I will do relatively quickly. So, all in all this is coming together nicely with ever-reducing opportunities for the IJN to intervene meaningfully.
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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Resources hits 1
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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 8
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
Resources hits 2
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 42
SB-2M x 162
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 137
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 16
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang [Timor] , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 49
Ki-48-II Lily x 38
Ki-21-II Sally x 52
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 139
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 39
Ki-27 Nate x 54
Ki-32 Mary x 57
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-48-II Lily x 43
Ki-21-II Sally x 34
Ki-15II Babs x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 238
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Day Air attack on IJN Southern AA Regiment, at 32,32
Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 31
Beaufort VII x 25
Spitfire VB x 6
I-16 Type 24 x 7
IL-4C x 19
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on RTA 2nd Division, at 35,32
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 67
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 146
D3A2 Val x 14
B5N2 Kate x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Case, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cossack, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Only a single damaged TF gets hit today. Not bad. Tomorrow Umnak should be open again ( I've been frantically flying engineers in to repair the airbase ) and my ships can return.
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Ground combat at 35,41
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54010 troops, 791 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1507
Defending force 46228 troops, 637 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2325
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 179902 troops, 2217 guns, 1166 vehicles, Assault Value = 4196
Defending force 73398 troops, 1066 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 2063
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 73142 troops, 790 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 1939
Defending force 56614 troops, 1191 guns, 370 vehicles, Assault Value = 2177
Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Tavoy [Burma]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9520 troops, 158 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
Defending force 13380 troops, 167 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 266
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Ground combat at 46,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 21124 troops, 331 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 956
Defending force 43049 troops, 640 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2200
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 56744 troops, 810 guns, 556 vehicles, Assault Value = 1441
Defending force 55893 troops, 948 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2755
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 48,40
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3523 troops, 35 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 115
Defending force 4581 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158
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Ground combat at Canton [S China]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25262 troops, 317 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 967
Defending force 26136 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365
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Ground combat at Arshaan [Manchukuo]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14147 troops, 85 guns, 478 vehicles, Assault Value = 447
Defending force 8369 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 30772 troops, 492 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1564
Defending force 21432 troops, 313 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 519
So, all in all, Umnak is mine and now I can have air LRCAP all the way to Atka Island and lots of anti-shipping strikes out past Atka Island. I am almost done constructing a basic airfield near Petropalovsk and once that becomes Level 2 Atka Island will be completely cut off with the option of extending my base denial missions out to Petropavlovsk and exploiting deeper from there --- as I will do relatively quickly. So, all in all this is coming together nicely with ever-reducing opportunities for the IJN to intervene meaningfully.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.