Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )

[Nemo121]

ny59giants,
 
Well, not operating out of Phnom Penh --- just a tad bit too obvious. Soviet doctrine always talks about the need for surprise and the fact that it is much better to take an impassable route and surprise the enemy than it is to take an obvious route and blunder right into minefields etc.

Obviously though people might point out to the whole Northern Route bloodbath and say that it is, by now, ueber-obvious as to what my route is and how I'm progressing along it. That's true but when one wants to be sure to fix the enemy's attention it helps to be really obvious about it. The back of the IJN ( minus its CV arm ) has been broken along this northern route ( e.g. I have 6 BBs in action along this route but the enemy BBs facing them have all been withdrawn for repair ).
 

LOL re: the Pe-2. I really think the focus on this plane is excessive. It is nice but the AAA regiments at Bangkok have butchered them when they've been used there and, to be fair, 100 Pe-2s can't cover everywhere all at once. I would point to how little trouble the Pe-2s have caused me in my game vs 2ndACR and suggest that a little forward planning can really neutralise the Pe-2 threat.

[ny59giants]

I just want something that can penetrate the armor of a Japanese CA or BB. Those 500kg AP bombs should be able to put holes in some of them. American 500 or 1000lb GP just bounce off them. [8|]

[Nemo121]

Really? I'd have to check the figures again but I think the 1000 lb bombs really tend to mess IJN BBs up. The deck armour on those things is pretty poor... and it makes mincemeat of anything less than a Yamato class CVA ( and even then it will sometimes penetrate ).


So, today I sent my Fast Transport TFs in. These comprised, about 1 BC, 1 BB, 6 CAs, 4 CLs, 4 CLAAs and about 50 DDs, DMs and DMSs. A single CLAA got hammered pretty hard by enemy coastal defences but the rest of the force got off scott free. About 75% of the 1st USMC is ashore and ready for action. With over 240 AV ashore, disruption of ZERO and 2000 tons of supplies I am confident Petropavlovsk will fall tomorrow. At that stage it'll be a simple matter to bring in more transports, build Petropavlovsk up into a major bastion and begin shipping supplies into Magadan and moving Fast Transport TFs down the Kuriles towards Japan.

Since I was able to pull this off in the face of what appeared to be between 4 to 5 CVs Damian is now under notice that ANY base he has within 5 hexes of one of my bases is now vulnerable to being suddenly assaulted by the entire 1st USMC on any given day without his airpower or navy ( which utterly overmatches mine ) being able to intervene.

I must admit I think it must be demoralising to Damian to realise that even though he is incontestably superior to me in terms of his CV strength I am finding ways to dodge around that and render that strength relatively ineffective whilst still being able to push ahead and advance toward the Home Islands.


In the MaThaiNam area ( Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam ) the IJA has pulled off a really rather excellent withdrawal from Camranh Bay. It looks like 3 IJA divisions just disappeared - I imagine they have been sea-lifted to the Phillipines to help subdue Manilla for once and for all. The cost of this is that my forces are going to link up at Bangkok. There's at least 1,000 IJA AV there and I'm thinking of allowing them to remain there, trapped and out of supplies while I extend into Malaysia and into Vietnam laterally ( I'll use paradrops and lateral path movements to give myself the operational freedom necessary for these lateral moves.

The build-up of the British fleet continues at Rangoon and, at this stage, the British fleet comprises 2 BBs, several CLs and about 25 DDs as well as over 100 transports. That is more than sufficient to bring a truly significant amphibious force into play once Singapore falls in addition to pushing eastward through China itself. The key question I need to decide over the next month is whether I'll coast-hug along the Chinese coast, attempt a shallow encirclement of Japan via Northern Borneo, Southern Phillipines etc or go for a deeper encirclement including Java designed to bring the 3,000 AV of Australian etc troops in Oz into play.

[ny59giants]

Really? I'd have to check the figures again but I think the 1000 lb bombs really tend to mess IJN BBs up. The deck armour on those things is pretty poor... and it makes mincemeat of anything less than a Yamato class CVA ( and even then it will sometimes penetrate ).

Here are the penetration values from your game via the Editor.
500 lb GP - 45
1000 lb GP - 70
1000 lb AP - 149
2000 lb GP - 110
4000 lb GP - 140

250 kg AP - 132
500 kg AP - 164
800 kg AP - 210

One thing you may consider in your next version is to do what Cid did for RHS, have 1 of 2 SBD squadrons carry the 1000 lb AP vs GP bombs for each American CV. Otherwise, even those planes that can carry the 2000 lb GP will have their bombs just bounce off the deck of a few BBs.

[Nemo121]

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Seriously, check out the website. it is one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen. I think the falling rose petals, the barry white-esque muzak and the invitation to "Press To Spray" are actually quite disturbing also. It just feels WRONG. Scratch that, the sickest thing is the naked guy wearing the Burger King mask and beckoning seductively with what sounds like barry white inviting us to "Stop, drop and roll".
 
http://www.firemeetsdesire.com/  It's a brilliant p1ss take... Be sure to click on the pictures themselves to hear the "buzz phrases" to incentivise your purchase.

[Nemo121]

V good points and very reasonable. The change is made. ALL USN VS SBD-3 squadrons now come with 1,000 lb AP bombs. The VB squadrons still have 1,000lb GP bombs. USMC etc remain unchanged.

SBD-5s ALL carry 1,000 lb AP bombs so from early 1943 almost anything the IJN puts to see which isn't a modern BB or a CVA can get murdered by SBDs. Same for SB2C Helldivers. I'll upload this tomorrow...
 
I was thinking of older IJN BB ( Kongos and Fusos get creamed with even the small bombs BUT it is definitely reasonable for the Allies to mount 1000 lb AP bombs given the increased deck armour of some of Japan's ships ).

[Nemo121]

Today Petropavlovsk fell to a determined assault by 1st USMC. I am flying in expendable (those for which I have significant numbers of replacements - significant being defined as about 100 ) fighter types ( P-40Es, my few remaining P-38s and Seafires ), a group of 40 Pe-2s and about 60 or so SBD-3s. The idea is that if the enemy CVs hang around to try and close the airfield I will get a chance to put a few bombs through their flight decks.
 
 
A contemplation on temptation: Vietnam is collapsing rapidly and I expect to be able to link my forces in China up with the forces besieging Bangkok in about 2 weeks time. The temptation then would be to race down the Malaysian peninsula but, obviously, that would give the Japanese a very long coastal flank to land in. Where would these troops come from? Manilla. How many troops are there at present? Well, there appear to be about 2,000 AV there at the moment with another 1,000 to 1,500 AV evacuated from Vietnam and elsewhere --- which I'm presuming is to deliver a killing blow to Manilla.
 
So, about 2 weeks from now the Japanese should be in a great position to land 3,000 AV somewhere in Vietnam/Southern China.
 
Of course I've been expecting just such a landing for some time now and I've been diligently placing 300 to 600 Chinese AV into each of the coastal Vietnamese bases in order to withstand just such landings. Once I link up with the other Allied forces around Bangkok I think that I'll go back and double these garrisons and create a nice central reserve while British, American and Commonwealth troops do the heavy lifting into Malaysia.
 
 
As far as Bangkok goes I don't think I have to capture it right now. It seems that the IJA has flung everything it has into holding Bangkok - it seems there is at least 1200 to 1500 AV there now, up from about 1,000 AV just a day or two ago - and so I'm beginning to prep forces for:
a) a shallow envelopment down the trails to the west of Bangkok from Tavoy in conjunction with
b) a deeper amphibious double envelopment into Victoria Point and from there into Malaysia proper.
 
If either of these succeeds then the forces in Bangkok will have to either withdraw down the peninsula or be trapped for the remainder of the war in Bangkok itself. Damian can definitely air and sub evac but that's slow and I'll collect a tithe of his evacuees and evacuers.

[Nemo121]

Well time for another update....

The Allies have continued to develop the situation in MaNamThai with a major besieging force around Bangkok, a smaller force ( some 800 AV ) moving down the trails from Tavoy with a view to trapping the troops in Bangkok and some 3,000 AV of Chinese troops allocated to clearing Vietnam and, most importantly, garrisoning Vietnam against re-invasion.

I think that Damian SHOULD choose to reinforce Malaysia, make it impregnable with these forces and then push the rest up to hold me at Victoria Point and west of Bangkok. This would prevent the Royal Navy from getting through the Malacca straits and into South China Sea proper. Once I get in there I'll rip him apart. the only thing that has kept this front relatively static is that I've had to do all my work only by land ( because I have 1 BB and 2 CLs + DDs facing at least 3 BBs, 6 CAs and innumerable CLs and DDs ) so once I get into the South China Sea proper the pace will pick up and that will endanger Damian's entire position.

The picture below shows the situation.
The red arrows show the path taken by the retreating IJN surface forces after their tactically inconclusive attack on the forces at Victoria Point ( but strategically the invasion wasn't touched and so it was an Allied victory ). Losses were pretty even with each side having 1 BB and 3 to 5 DDs beaten up.



In other news I am planning to place significant Chinese forces at Saigon, Camranh Bay and Hue. I already have about 500 AV at each base but if a given base is to withstand 2,500 AV amphibiously asaulting then I need at least 1200 AV per base. Kompong Song and Haiphong will be held by lesser forces.


Manilla - Manilla finally fell. This was the most amazing point of the whole game. I didn't transport in a single ton of supplies yet it still managed to do a good job of holding out for months. It was never going to survive forever though. Ah well, c'est la vie.


As far as Malaysia and Java go I'm planning to take advantage of the losses to IJN DDs and run FT TFs into Phuket before developing it as a staging base for strikes into Java at Kuala and Medan. That should allow me to exploit southward under cover of my fighters threatening ever base on the western side of Malaysia. This should spread the Japanese enough to actually allow a succesful landing somewhere. The details will depend on where the Japanese are shown to be weak. I have about 1,000 AV sitting in reserve just waiting to load up and base forward for this Malaysian invasion and I can't imagine Damian being able to fight off such a sizable invasion.

This should all result in some pretty fierce naval battles and that's good as I've been looking to write down the IJN in the area for a while now.

I will update as regards the Kuriles later.

[ggm]

what mod is this?
 
ggm

[Nemo121]

ggm,
This is Empires Ablaze, a "what if" mod designed to model a Japan which :
a) is more competitive into 1944 and 45
b) has some cool "what if" toys to play with during 42 to 45.
c) has a more challenging economic/production model to deal with.

Allies are boosted too to keep things competitive.


On to the Kuriles....
Well, as you can see I've created two traps there in the two atolls nearest Japan. I took them with paras and then airlifted in the guts of a US Army division to each. With this force on hand I figured that the counter-invasion Damian would undertake would be able to be defeated. So far he has thrown about 600 AV onto Uruppu Jima and has had the majority of that rendered combat ineffective. This is quite according to plan really as I wanted to draw his rapid reaction force in and destroy it before I tried to really tackle his strategic depth.

Currently I'm in the process of advancing down the island chain, building an airfield on each island to provide CAP for my forces before moving firstly FT TFs and later APs and AKs down to bolster my forces and create the base from which to undertake my next "great leap forward".


This stage should be finished by mid-September and then from mid-September the rather nasty and, I wager, unexpected portion of my plan can unfold.

[Nemo121]

Since it takes too long to post every CR and edit it I'm going to try a new tack and just post the high spots on an ongoing basis.

So, 22nd August 42.

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Day Air attack on Kota Bharu [Malaya] , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Ki-43-I Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 31
B-17E Fortress x 145

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 11 destroyed
Ki-43-I Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 10 destroyed
Ki-264 Angel: 6 destroyed
Ki-48-II Lily: 17 destroyed
L3Y1 Tina: 5 destroyed
L2D2 Tabby: 3 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 13 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
B5N2Q: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Airbase hits 34
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 140

Well this was a nice strike claiming some 140 IJA and IJN planes on the ground. particularly nicely I killed another 30 A6M2s which takes the number of those destroyed to 2,700. Since about 700 had been destroyed when I took over this is a loss rate of some 2,000 Zeroes in just over 100 days. Not bad at all.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 7
Pe-2 x 23
TBM-1 Avenger x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
Pe-2: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
TBM-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Nachi
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 3
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 4, on fire

The retreating IJN BBs got some attention from my strike groups. Undoubtedly a lot of people are going to fixate on the Pe-2s here but since none of their bombs could penetrate the BB deck armour the actual damage here was done by the Avengers.

In reality I think the Pe-2s ARE massively valuable but their main value lies in the fact that people get so fixated on them that they forget to properly guard against more conventional and boring threats and then these boring and conventional planes come in and rip the enemy asunder.


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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20
F1M2 Pete-FF x 3
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 3
Pe-2 x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed


Japanese Ships
DE Sanae, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD RTN Chandraburi, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 191495 troops, 2766 guns, 1077 vehicles, Assault Value = 4566

Defending force 53152 troops, 853 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8

Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 3795

Allied max defense: 1596 - adjusted defense: 9207

Well, the IJA COULD break through Skovorodino but I can reinforce more quickly and prevent it.

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)


Japanese ground losses:
11074 casualties reported
Guns lost 312
Vehicles lost 21

Allied ground losses:
1594 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 2


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Ground combat at 67,20

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33484 troops, 489 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 910

Defending force 17402 troops, 263 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 577


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Nanchang [C China]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 72710 troops, 1038 guns, 654 vehicles, Assault Value = 1766

Defending force 45876 troops, 746 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2250

Japanese max assault: 1876 - adjusted assault: 821

Allied max defense: 2278 - adjusted defense: 715

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
7098 casualties reported
Guns lost 182
Vehicles lost 18

Allied ground losses:
597 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

The IJA might just push me back here. I have set 100 bombers to disrupt them tomorrow to try to prevent this and will pull back to the mountains again. This was very nice play by Damian. He suckered me in and then attempted to take advantage. His only mistake was not gambling fully and going for a Shock Attack. He temporised with a deliberate attack and thus might not gain the success he deserves.


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Ground combat at Uruppu Jima [JP]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1710 troops, 45 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Defending force 8825 troops, 356 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 223

Japanese max assault: 114 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 232 - adjusted defense: 320

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


Japanese ground losses:
883 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

This 6 AV is all that the 60th Garrison Division ( about 240 AV ) and 2nd IJA Mechanised Brigade ( about another 300 AV ) can now muster. OUCH !!!! Tomorrow I attack them with a view to eliminating them.


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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 94048 troops, 2195 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 4451

Defending force 113049 troops, 1468 guns, 948 vehicles, Assault Value = 2301


Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Bien Hoa [Cochin Ch]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 24161 troops, 312 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1529

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

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied max assault: 2410 - adjusted assault: 2849

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 2849 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Bien Hoa [Cochin Ch] base !!!

In 1 to 2 days I should capture Saigon and then should own the whole route from China to Burma save Bangkok.


Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

[Capt. Harlock]

Since it takes too long to post every CR and edit it I'm going to try a new tack and just post the high spots on an ongoing basis.

Damien is reporting a successful paratroop drop on Kuala Lumpur. That sounds like a high spot to me.[;)]

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/42

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Sub attack near Uruppu Jima [JP] at 77,36

Japanese Ships
AK Hachijin Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Koyo Maru
AK Belgium Maru
AK Kazan Maru
AK Taigen Maru
APD Patrol Boat No. 33
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Fumizuki
DD Satsuki

Allied Ships
SS SHCH126, hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ketoi Jima [Japan] at 80,36

Japanese Ships
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-13, Shell hits 4
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-15, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-16, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-17, Shell hits 4
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-18, Shell hits 1
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-21, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
LCVP AG-1464A, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
LCM AG-1308A, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
LCM AG-1711A, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
LCM AG-1777N
LCM AG-1778N, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT -115
PT -116
PT -117
PT -118
PT -119
PT -120
PT -121
PT -122
PT -123

And PTs come into action to counteract his barges.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 2
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 8
Pe-2 x 20
TBM-1 Avenger x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-I Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed
TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 101,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
B5N2 Kate x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 21 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1

oops, this was supposed to be my airbridge from the Aleutians to Hawaii. Unfortunately it looks like Damian spotted my ships and since we're out of synch and I don't read the spotting reports ( or sigint ) I never realised it. OOPS !!! Ah well, c'est la via. Au revoir Yorktown.

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Day Air attack on TF at 101,50

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 101,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
B5N2 Kate x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Wasp

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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 94718 troops, 2244 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 4477

Defending force 113128 troops, 1469 guns, 953 vehicles, Assault Value = 2300


Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Phuket [Thailand]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Allied max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Phuket [Thailand] base !!!

Little paraborne assault and in a couple of days I'll skip across the straits to Sumatra and begin working my way down the eastern side of Sumatra.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: floydg

Is anyone else having trouble differentiating Nemo's "advice" between being real helpful advice and brazen manipulation...?
[;)]

Remind me never to take you on... [&o]

[:D]

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/24/42

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Sub attack near Saigon [Cochin Ch] at 31,45

Japanese Ships
AP Josho Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Evacuation operations from Saigon appear under way. Time to bring in a horde of Il-2s and Pe-2s to stop this.

Allied Ships
SS Growler, hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palmyra [LINE] at 110,90

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Shiranuhi, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Santos Maru
AK Tottori Maru
AK Kasyu Maru
AK Noborikawa Maru
AK Tairyu Maru
AK Bunzan Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Isuzu Maru
AK Konsan Maru
AK Maya Maru
AK Natisan Maru
AK Ryuko Maru
AK Shirogane Maru
AK Taimei Maru
AK Tamishima Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tetsuwa Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Bushu Maru
AK Tagonoura Maru
AK Waka Maru
AK Chikuzan Maru
AK Daishu Maru
AK Eiwa Maru
AK Etashima Maru
AK Kennichi Maru
AK Kinko Maru
AK Kiso Maru
AK Kokuyo Maru
AK Korei Maru
AK Koun Maru
AK Kuniyama Maru
AK Kuramasan Maru
AK Shinsoku Maru
AK Shojin Maru
AK Shoyu Maru

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 4
CA Minneapolis

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

Well, well this is definitely an invasion force... Now the question is whether or not he carries through knowing he is spotted.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ketoi Jima [Japan] at 80,36

Japanese Ships
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-13, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-15, on fire, heavy damage
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-17, Shell hits 8, on fire
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-18, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
LCVP AG-1464A, on fire, heavy damage
LCM AG-1777N

Allied Ships
PT -59
PT -60
PT -61
PT -124
PT -125
PT -126

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Sub attack at 77,35

Japanese Ships
AO Shiriya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Kisaragi
DD Oboro
DD Sagiri
DD Isonami
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
SS Whale

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Day Air attack on Fushun [Manchukuo] , at 60,31


Allied aircraft
Wellington IC x 100


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington IC: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 16

Damian tells me this actually destroyed about 50 HI.... When my B-25s finish with his Hawaiian ( it is the only target in range from palmyra ) invasion force I'll send them in againt Korea etc ( which he has left poorly defended aerially ). It'll stretch his fighters and reduce their training options which will, in the medium term, help me.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Saigon [Cochin Ch] at 31,45


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kanko Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

These Vengeances are awesome. A range of 12 while carrying a 1000 lb bomb makes them absolutely lethal to enemy SLOCs. I plan to have them interdict the route from Manilla to Singapore.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Saigon [Cochin Ch] at 31,45


Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Josho Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Saigon [Cochin Ch] at 31,45


Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tatibana Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Jouban Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


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Sub attack near Saigon [Cochin Ch] at 31,45

Japanese Ships
AP Nichiran Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Tautog, hits 1

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ASW attack at 77,35

Japanese Ships
DD Toyota
CLAA Zeta16-san
CLAA PzB-san
DD Ayanami
DD Uranami
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Suzukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Kagero
DD Naganami
CV Hiryu

Allied Ships
SS Whale

Aww, the first sighting of the PzB-san [:D]


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Ground combat at Saigon [Cochin Ch]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22056 troops, 249 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2259

Defending force 13372 troops, 222 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 340

Allied max assault: 2126 - adjusted assault: 2106

Japanese max defense: 300 - adjusted defense: 398

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Tomorrow it should fall.


Japanese ground losses:
359 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


Slow and steady will win this race.

[Nemo121]

Aww Mandrake, just another medic ganging up on a poor, misunderstood psychiatrist. *goes off mumbling about professional courtesy* [8D]

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/42


Day Air attack on Kuala Lumpur [MLA] , at 22,47

Commence Operation Annoying Mosquito At Night.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 6
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 24
Ki-109E Mike x 16

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 35
B-17E Fortress x 153

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-I Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-109E Mike: 2 destroyed
Ki-48-II Lily: 5 destroyed
L2D2 Tabby: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 31

This ought to force his fighters back which will let me bring the Wellingtons back into theatre and let them do their low-level work. I particularly want to remove his fighters from LRCAP range of Bangkok as my ground assault is going to go in once the Ozzies and US troops are in place and I want to lead off with massive B-17 and Wellington raids at low altitude.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Saigon [Cochin Ch] at 31,45

Ah, his attempt to escape from Saigon before it falls has been well and truly foiled today. Lots of sinkings.


Allied aircraft
IL-2M Shturmovik x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kanko Maru, Bomb hits 19, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 31,48


Allied aircraft
IL-2M Shturmovik x 38
Pe-2 x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nichiran Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kansan Maru, Bomb hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kizan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
429 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

And before anyone mentions the Pe-2s... There was no CAP and my Il-2s went in at 15,000 feet.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Saigon [Cochin Ch] at 31,45


Allied aircraft
IL-2M Shturmovik x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Jouban Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Onnekotan Jima [JP] at 82,34

Japanese Ships
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-13, on fire, heavy damage
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-15, heavy damage
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-17, heavy damage
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-18, and is sunk
LCVP AG-1464A, on fire, heavy damage
LCM AG-1777N, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PT -115
PT -116
PT -117
PT -118
PT -119
PT -120
PT -121
PT -122
PT -123

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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 95721 troops, 2277 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 4546

Defending force 113550 troops, 1472 guns, 956 vehicles, Assault Value = 2306


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Saigon [Cochin Ch]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42308 troops, 536 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 3477

Defending force 9950 troops, 156 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 252

Allied max assault: 2041 - adjusted assault: 1079

Japanese max defense: 228 - adjusted defense: 110

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Saigon [Cochin Ch] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
651 casualties reported
Guns lost 32
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
579 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 1

That's it for Vietnam. I'll keep attacking in order to build up experience in my Chinese forces and I'll fly in Vengeances and Pe-2s and Il-4s to harrass local enemy shipping.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/26/42

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Sub attack near Osaka/Kobe [Honshu] at 63,42

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamashiro

Allied Ships
SS Tuna

Interesting, these BBs are returning to port. Note to self: Mine Osaka more heavily [8D]

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Day Air attack on Onnekotan Jima [JP] , at 82,34

Excellent, he took the bait. A6M2s from his carriers streak into the air over Onnekotan Jima to contest with my fighters and clear the way for strikes against my shipping. I've been hoping for this for some time as I want to whittle down his CV-based pilots.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 135

Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 13
F4F-3 Wildcat x 31
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 32 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 6 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 30 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 35 destroyed

I lose 71 planes to just 32 enemy fighters ( and my guys enjoyed the advantage of ground-based radar control etc ) which shows just how important experience is. When I meet A6M2s in other theatres I routinely butcher them. In this theatre his best A6M2 pilots are STILL able to get over 2:1 exchange rates in their favour under unfavourable conditions. Of course, in so doing he's lost another 32 pilots he will have difficulty replacing.

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Day Air attack on Onnekotan Jima [JP] , at 82,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 48
G4M1 Betty x 64
Ki-264 Angel x 3

Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 7
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 7 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on TF at 29,49


Allied aircraft
Lancer x 4
Pe-2 x 27


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kizan Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nichiran Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 96722 troops, 2310 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 4927

Defending force 109985 troops, 1439 guns, 958 vehicles, Assault Value = 2220


Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Saigon [Cochin Ch]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41515 troops, 508 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 3721

Defending force 6588 troops, 54 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 178

Allied max assault: 1948 - adjusted assault: 1385

Japanese max defense: 150 - adjusted defense: 66

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
330 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

This really is great training.

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Ground combat at Kuala [Sumatra]

Harlock... I think this is what Damian meant about Kuala.... It wasn't Kuala Lumpur but Kuala in Sumatra. I am seeking to bring in 3 Armoured Bdes to race down the eastern portion of Sumatra, taking those 4 airbases and allowing me to threaten the entire western seaboard of Malaysia such that the enemy cannot retreat from Bangkok and hold me at Ban Don ( where he is, undoubtedly, building as many forts as he can ). Essentially I'm setting the groundwork so I can Inchon him if the situation warrants it. What sort of forces can I bring to bear for such an amphibious assault?

Well, I'e been rebuilding a reserve force for just this opportunity over the past month, withholding it from combat around Bangkok etc even though it would have helpe, and I've managed to get slightly over 1,000 AV ready for this venture.

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 27 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Allied max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Kuala [Sumatra] base !!!

Tomorrow I'll fly in fighters and engineers and then a day after that the first of the tank units will begin landing.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/27/42

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Day Air attack on ROC 3rd War Area , at 48,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Hello there Mister Nick. I must remember to challenge Damian to a P-38/Nick face-off in the North sometime so we can see how these two o against one another. The P-38 should win by a wide margin but its always good to check.

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Day Air attack on Bankha [Sumatra] , at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 36
B-17E Fortress x 188

224 B-17s. That equates to some 3,000 x 500lb bombs being dropped on Bankha. OUCH!!! That's about 750 TONS of explosives.

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 7 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 4 destroyed
H8K2 Emily: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 16

I only kill a few planes on the ground but this is all attrition and over time it wears the enemy down, keeping their loss rate the same as their replacement rate such that any major combat really bites deeply due to the lack of reserves.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Takao [Formosa] at 47,45

Wellingtons operating out of Vietnam help entice the Japanese to spread their CAP even more thinly.

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 3
Ki-109E Mike x 27

Allied aircraft
Wellington IC x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington IC: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Koshu Maru #3
AP Tenpei Maru
AP Ryugi Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Ketoi Jima [Japan] at 80,36


Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG Kaijo Torakku SD-17, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

I've moved my A-24s to the first little atoll on the 3 atoll chain to Japan. The march to Japan behind my engineer units begins here.

Right now my biggest problem is supplies. I need about 50,000 tons for Petropavlovsk and will need 20,000+ on each of the little Jima Atolls. Right now I only have 50,000 in total. AKs are on the way from CONUSA with about 150,000 though so it should all be sorted soon and once I get over this initial hump I can have resupply convoys running the route regularly every month ( that's the time a round journey takes )

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Day Air attack on TF at 30,51

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

A 1000lb bomb at a range of 720 miles really has a way of ruining one's day. Their ceiling, speed and survivability SUCK but for that range and payload I'm happy to make those sacrifices. They can't hit heavily defended targets at all but for clipping passing merchants and uncapped SC TFs they are great.

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
CA Kumano

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Day Air attack on TF, near Onnekotan Jima [JP] at 82,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 58
G4M1 Betty x 30
Ki-264 Angel x 2

Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 7
F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 15 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 17 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 11 destroyed

Allied Ships
AP Jagersfontein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Talma, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mount McKinley, Torpedo hits 1
AP Holbrook, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

A 2:1 exchange rate in his favour but in terms of pilot losses I actually come out ahead as 2/3rds of mine survive whilst almost none of his will.

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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 97097 troops, 2318 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 4988

Defending force 76167 troops, 820 guns, 606 vehicles, Assault Value = 1526


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Saigon [Cochin Ch]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69809 troops, 897 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 3717

Defending force 5847 troops, 34 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Allied max assault: 3586 - adjusted assault: 2371

Japanese max defense: 121 - adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 48 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
2597 casualties reported
Guns lost 48
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
354 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Kuala [Sumatra]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 433 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 403 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 30 - adjusted assault: 15

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala [Sumatra] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Yak-1: 9 destroyed
Martlet IV: 3 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 6 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
460 casualties reported

Damn, he reacted quickly with his own paradrop. This is an excellent use of his parachute troops... Kudos to Damian. My tank units are redirected to Sabang and will just begin the march 120 miles farther north than I had hoped. C'est la guerre.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/42

The IJN arrives on the scene. Interestingly there were only DDs. It looks like my plan to force the BBs out of action through damage has paid off and the "inconclusive" battle of a week or two ago ha achieved its strategic objective.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sabang [Sumatra] at 19,41

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio
DD Michishio
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murakumo
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Vampire, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stuart, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Inconstant, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein
DD Van Ghent
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Parrott
DD Pillsbury
DD Whipple

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sabang [Sumatra] at 19,41

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio
DD Michishio
DD Yudachi, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akatsuki, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murakumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yunagi, on fire
DD Namikaze

Allied Ships
DD Thanet, on fire
DD Vampire, and is sunk
DD Stuart, on fire
DD Jupiter, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tjerk Hiddes, on fire, heavy damage
DD Witte de With, on fire
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein
DD Van Ghent
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Parrott
DD Pillsbury
DD Whipple

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Day Air attack on Taan [Hainan] , at 37,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 13

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 7 destroyed
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Removing a few airframe from the enemy ORBAT

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 13
Ki-48-II Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Pibroch
AK Lancaster, Bomb hits 1
AK Empire Bruce, Bomb hits 3
AK Empire Buckler, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Small enemy detachments attack my invasion forces around Sabang. Damage is minimal but cumulative.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sabang [Sumatra] at 19,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Bomb hits 12

Damian was very excited about these bomb hits until I reminded him that in this mod the IJA bombers are optimised for ground attack missions with 100 Kg bombs instea of stock's 250Kg bombs.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sabang [Sumatra] at 19,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

This actually did a bit of damage but the Ramilles is still under 20 sys damage.

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Day Air attack on TF at 20,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 30,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sabang [Sumatra] at 19,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 9
Ki-48-II Lily x 2
Ki-21-II Sally x 12
Ki-49 -I Helen x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Bomb hits 4, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Onnekotan Jima [JP] at 82,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 26
G4M1 Betty x 9
Ki-264 Angel x 2

Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 6
F4F-3 Wildcat x 30
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
P-38G Lightning x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 11 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
Ki-264 Angel: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Makawao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Luther Hurd


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

14 or 14 but, again, I win on pilots.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Phuket [Thailand] at 23,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 2
Ki-48-II Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Loch Ranza, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Phuket [Thailand] at 23,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
G4M1 Betty x 12
Ki-48-II Lily x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Kwangtung
AK Regulus
AK Sibolga, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

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Day Air attack on TF, near Phuket [Thailand] at 23,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Adur
AK Lycaon, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Don Jose, Bomb hits 3


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

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Day Air attack on TF, near Phuket [Thailand] at 23,41

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Ki-48-I Lily x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Lycaon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Malda
AK Acadia
AK Empire Adur, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 125262 troops, 3192 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value = 5170

Defending force 76177 troops, 823 guns, 597 vehicles, Assault Value = 1539


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Hmm, there's a drop in defender AV here. It looks to me like some infantry units have fled. Time to move over to the attack. Once I get sufficient bombers into position I'll hammer him with a couple of shock attacks. My forces to the west are only about 4 days from cutting off the supply line to bangkok. Damn, I almost had 2,000+ AV in an unsuppliable pocket. This would have caused the loss of a force equivalent to what he has freed up from Manilla and would have balanced the strategic scales a bit. Ah well.