Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/29/42

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Naval bombardment of Sabang [Sumatra], at 19,41

Allied Ships
DD Iroquois
DD Zulu
DD Somali
DD Huron
DD Mashona
DD Martabele
DD Sioux
CL Bermuda
CL Fiji
CL Capetown
CL Danae
CL Adelaide
BB Ramilles, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 5

Setting the stage for the ground assault tomorrow. In about a week's time I should have 1000 A which will leave me 1 Bde to garrison each base + several hundred AV to race down and take the other bases ASAP.

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 29
G4M1 Betty x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 7
Ki-48-II Lily x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
CL Danae, Bomb hits 2
CL Fiji

Ramilles is tough. She'll need dock repair after this series of battles but not yet.

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Forafric
AK Meroendoeng, Bomb hits 1
AK Katong, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties r eported
Vehicles lost 2

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Danae
CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Bermuda, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 15
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Castle
AK Empire Tana, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


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Ground combat at Sabang [Sumatra]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 489 troops, 0 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 578 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 58 - adjusted assault: 58

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 5

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Sabang [Sumatra] base !!!


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Tomorrow my ships will have CAP.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/30/42

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Night Time Surface Combat at 21,41

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Minegumo
DD Kikuzuki
DD Minekaze
CL Ayatosan Maru
DD Hitachi

Allied Ships
AP Basilan, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
AK Katong, on fire
AK Meroendoeng


Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 114

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 6 destroyed, 13 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 16
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sabang [Sumatra] at 19,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 29
G4M1 Betty x 2
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-48-II Lily x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Spitfire VB x 6
MiG-3 x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 10 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
MiG-3: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Benkalis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Valentijn
AK Tomohon

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Lycaon, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Saigon [Cochin Ch]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55049 troops, 700 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2921

Defending force 4351 troops, 21 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Allied max assault: 2944 - adjusted assault: 2337

Japanese max defense: 81 - adjusted defense: 18

Allied assault odds: 129 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2002 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Guns lost 8


Tomorrow I go for Bangkok. I wanted to go today but with Thunderstorms being everywhere I wasn't sure my bombers would fly and batter down some of the defending formations.

[Capt. Harlock]

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

A surprising lack of DD escort for the CA's. (And a pity Portland and Indianapolis caught all the shells; Minneapolis has a bit more in the way of armor.) I'm assuming the invasion force turned around?

[Nemo121]

Harlock,

These were just the three CAs which were damaged in my first demonstration against Wake when I first took over. They got repaired at Hawaii and I kept them there as a small anti-invasion guard force, hence the lack of escorts.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/31/42

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Day Air attack on Hakodate [Hokkaido] , at 69,37


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 96


Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 2 destroyed

Ishikwjma (Ha-101) hits 14

Damian feels unable to guard adequately against strategic bombing at this time so in return for him stationing about 600 Nates and Claudes in Japan as a defensive fighter force ( it'll cut down on the rate of his training ) until January 43 I will lay off strategic bombing from now on. He can renegotiate this when he gets the Ki-44 III if he wants.

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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 154465 troops, 3534 guns, 603 vehicles, Assault Value = 5760

Defending force 76185 troops, 809 guns, 602 vehicles, Assault Value = 1544

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7

Allied max assault: 11216 - adjusted assault: 5148

Japanese max defense: 1537 - adjusted defense: 2132

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 7)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 7

Japanese ground losses:
1085 casualties reported
Guns lost 66
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
3410 casualties reported
Guns lost 258
Vehicles lost 25

Forts come down a little bit more. I'm wrecking units to do this BUT those units will recover quickly enough.


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Ground combat at Saigon [Cochin Ch]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55143 troops, 687 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2913

Defending force 2435 troops, 6 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Allied max assault: 2960 - adjusted assault: 2275

Japanese max defense: 38 - adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 758 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1212 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/02/42

Today I got my first replacement P-51 XP --- which is now the fastest thing on the map. I only get 30 a month but it should allow me to get some truly awesome exchange rates for a couple of months. Next month I get P-38s. My training programme is now beginning to graduate Exp 70+ pilots and my plan is to get about 2 squadrons together by the end of October and use them to begin pushing deeper again with long-range sweeps followed by low-level bombing raids.

Right now my biggest problem is having too few suitable airfields in the north for my long-range bombers. I think I'm gonna have to launch some pretty major amphibious invasions throughout the winter... Damnit.

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Day Air attack on IJA 33rd Division, at 29,38


Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 36


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Etorofu [Japan] at 76,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DE Asagao
AK Aratama Maru
AK Atutasan Maru

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Ground combat at 29,38

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 53886 troops, 808 guns, 547 vehicles, Assault Value = 1481

Defending force 7057 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 380

Japanese max assault: 2618 - adjusted assault: 1598

Allied max defense: 374 - adjusted defense: 47

Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1741 casualties reported
Guns lost 30
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
456 casualties reported
Guns lost 17


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

I'm pushed back west of Bangkok. This means that the Japanese are gonna escape from Bangkok --- but that's ok, if they run I might catch them on the road and that might just prove lethal to them.

[ny59giants]

You have only two months of fun left up north before winter weather effects come into force. May be time to go on the offensive somewhere else when that happens. The question would be where?!?

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/03/42

In a rather daring move the IJN has come out to strike my Sea Lines of Communication between CONUSA and the Aleutians.

Now we'll see if my trap works. He has found weakness but not asked why that weakness is present when his ploy ( cutting my lines of supply ) is a rather obvious one. If he sticks around in my "area of weakness" tomorrow I think he'll lose most of his CV fleet. We'll see. In the meantime I think he has probably managed to sink one of my new USN BBs which was sailing with minimal escorts ( a CLAA and a couple of DDs ) to Petropavlovsk.

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
Ki-109E Mike x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 33
B-17E Fortress x 170

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
Ki-109E Mike: 13 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 15 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 6 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed
G5N2-L Liz: 2 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 33

Ouch, almost 70 Japanese planes ( including some difficult to replace Mikes and Bettys were destroyed on the ground ). Not a bad day's work.
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Day Air attack on TF at 107,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
B5N2 Kate x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Sawokla, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 107,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 15
B5N2 Kate x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

The small strike groups suggest that this is probably nothing more than 3 or 4 CVLs --- still a prize worth killing though. Every CVL sunk helps the cause.

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25171 troops, 560 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 4461

Defending force 58152 troops, 897 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 1517



Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 118686 troops, 2339 guns, 529 vehicles, Assault Value = 3959

Defending force 67454 troops, 612 guns, 570 vehicles, Assault Value = 1347

Allied max assault: 4806 - adjusted assault: 2457

Japanese max defense: 1145 - adjusted defense: 1545

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
1877 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
4485 casualties reported
Guns lost 169
Vehicles lost 13

Now, its time to rest, bring in another 2,000 AV of fresh Chinese troops and then try to Shock and Pursue all the way to Ban Don.

Kittyhawks, F4F4s and P-40Es which have been kept out of sight for some time are now being brought in to play to provide the necessary escorts for my strike groups ( SBDs and 1 group each of Avengers and Pe-2s). I don't expect my fighters will have the ability to shoot down many Zeroes but simply by absorbing Zero firing runs they'll help the bombers survive and, frankly, I can lose 50 fighters to no reply for every CV sunk and still count it a huge victory.

[Nemo121]

Well before those two months are up I expect to hold the Malaysian peninsula including Singapore. This means that I can then extend either through Borneo or Java and then Borneo OR along the southern coast of China towards Formosa.
 
I like the idea of developing the Southern China axis as:
a) there are excellent airfields there  and
b) it would allow me to leverage my Royal Navy assets and synchronise both vertical and amphibious envelopments of any enemy defensive lines which were set up.
 
 
Ideally by mid-43 I would like to have Japan completely isolated and have an airtight sea and aerial cordon with a concentrated port and aerfield bombing campaign.
 
Since strategic bombing is now off the table in order to keep this game interesting ( a couple of months of concentrated HI bombing would bring Japan straight to its knees at this stage ) my best way of getting a capitulation is to sink every ship berthed in the Home Islands and sink every ship which tried to run to or from an HI port.

[Capt. Harlock]

Kittyhawks, F4F4s and P-40Es which have been kept out of sight for some time are now being brought in to play to provide the necessary escorts for my strike groups ( SBDs and 1 group each of Avengers and Pe-2s). I don't expect my fighters will have the ability to shoot down many Zeroes but simply by absorbing Zero firing runs they'll help the bombers survive and, frankly, I can lose 50 fighters to no reply for every CV sunk and still count it a huge victory.

Can't argue with that -- but oh, the South Dakota hurts![:(]

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/04/42

Not as much as losing several CVLs [:D]

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Day Air attack on IJA 53rd Division, at 29,38


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 24
IL-4C x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
IL-4C: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJA 53rd Division, at 29,38


Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 17
R-12 x 6
TBM-1 Avenger x 41


Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged
TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

etc etc etc. LOTS of bombers come in to help prevent my forces being pushed out of the hex.

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Day Air attack on TF at 106,39

I caught the enemy CV TF.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 58
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 59
Kittyhawk I x 37
SBD-3 Dauntless x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 17 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 36 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 18 destroyed, 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged

3:1 exchange rate in fighters BUT the bombers get through and that's what matters.

Japanese Ships
CVL Chitose, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Keito
CVL Kanto, Bomb hits 1, on fire

The Keito and Kanto are ultra-fast "raider CVLs" perfect for this kind of operation. Fragile but fast and long-ranged. I expect that even a small bomb into one of these should cause significant carnage.

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Day Air attack on TF at 106,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 32

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
P-38G Lightning x 6
Pe-2 x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 12 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 57 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
Pe-2: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged

Well, well, the Zeroes shoot down my fighters at a 5:1 exchange rate now that those fighters are tied down to escorting bombers. Still, the bombers get through and cause even more carnage.

It looks to me like 2 CVLs are certain to sink with a third being damaged and, possibly, in range for further strikes.

Japanese Ships
CVL Warabite
CVL Hoto, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at 29,38

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 51345 troops, 749 guns, 532 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400

Defending force 8502 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 445

Japanese max assault: 1218 - adjusted assault: 672

Allied max defense: 431 - adjusted defense: 509

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1095 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Great, my forces west of Bangkok hold which should greatly help my troops in starving out the defenders of Bangkok and quickly taking it.

[Nemo121]

Sometimes we all need to take a risk...

Today saw a major influx of enemy planes into Bangkok. My mouse-over shows over 170 fighters and a similar number of bombers, recon etc. I expect that Damian will be LRCAPing the hex West of Bangkok very heavily and so I'm going to change tacks here rather radically and take a risk.

IF I can take Bangkok today then ALL of those 300+ planes he has there AND their pilots can get destroyed on the ground. In order to take it, now that it has only Level 2 forts, I will need 4:1 odds. So, ALL of my bombers will go in against Bangkok at low altitude. I expect losses will be high but if they can disrupt the enemy then I have a great chance to achieve a decisive victory, take Bangkok and wipe out a month's worth of new pilot graduates in a day.

Since I'm sure Bangkok will have some CAP of Tojos and Mikes I am sending in about 100 MiG-3s, 50 Spits and as many Kittyhawks and P-40Es as I can find on aggressive sweeps in advance of my bombers.

If I'm right I'll bag 300 Japanese planes and pilots on the ground, if I'm wrong and his entire force is CAPing Bangkok then I will lose several hundred planes today. Either way it should be interesting.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/05/42

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Sub attack at 22,36

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
AK Antares, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack at 20,40

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
AK Aroostook
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Day Air attack on Bangkok [Thailand] , at 29,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 10

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 53
IL-2M Shturmovik x 119
R-12 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 6 destroyed
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
IL-2M Shturmovik: 11 destroyed, 20 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 107

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st MC AA Battalion, at 29,38

Oops, I forgot to reset one base's targets and the SB-2Ms at the base got massacred as a result. Oops.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 52
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 77
Ki-109E Mike x 3

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 4 damaged
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 16 destroyed

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Day Air attack on IJA 5th Division, at 29,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 52
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 77
Ki-109E Mike x 3

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 8

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 6

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 14
Spitfire VB x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 5 destroyed


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Day Air attack on TF at 106,41

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
P-38G Lightning x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Hoto, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack at 71,40

Japanese Ships
AK Mayati Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack


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Ground combat at 29,38

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 47560 troops, 649 guns, 518 vehicles, Assault Value = 1255

Defending force 10770 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 535

Japanese max assault: 1892 - adjusted assault: 515

Allied max defense: 488 - adjusted defense: 205

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2198 casualties reported
Guns lost 64
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
369 casualties reported
Guns lost 22


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

The Japanese clear the path from Bangkok into Malaysia again. Damn.

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Ground combat at Bangkok [Thailand]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 124002 troops, 2254 guns, 534 vehicles, Assault Value = 3719

Defending force 66109 troops, 571 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 1326

Allied max assault: 6118 - adjusted assault: 5299

Japanese max defense: 1173 - adjusted defense: 997

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Bangkok [Thailand] base !!!


Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15II Babs: 1 destroyed
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 45 destroyed
Ki-109E Mike: 4 destroyed
A6M2 Zeke: 31 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
2087 casualties reported
Guns lost 67
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
5443 casualties reported
Guns lost 175
Vehicles lost 12

Ouch, there were no bombers but it looks like about 80 fighters have been destroyed on the ground. Usuaully the CR underestimates ground losses by about 50% so that could be 180 fighters and pilots... Not a bad haul at all for a day's work.

Now all that remains is to pursue into Thailand and bring the Royal Navy into action in the China Sea... I've also been having a good look at Borneo recently with some of my subs and I think there are some nice Level 2 and 3 airfields there which aren't properly garrisoned. I might be able to sneak a couple of them with paraborne landings and accelerate things much more than I had previously thought.

RTN Bangkok Fortress Wiped Out at Bangkok [Thailand] by attrition!!!

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/06/42

Over the next few days I'll rest my troops, begin allocating worn out units to coastal defence duties in Vietnam and begin complicating Damian's evacuation of / rush to reinforce Malaya by putting my long-range bombers on naval attack and also by trying to parachute in to capture a few bases in Borneo and the Phillipines which it looks like Damian has forgotten to garrison. My idea is that if I can capture a number of these bases I will be able to disrupt his evacuation sufficiently to prevent his orderly withdrawal into Festung Phillipines.

Elsewhere I'm moving around the flanks of his troops at Borzya in the Soviet Union and I'm organising my forces for my second-last major invasion of 1942 in the North.

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ASW attack at 87,33

Japanese Ships
SS I-154, hits 10

Allied Ships
DD Ward
DD Talbot
DD Crosby
DD Kennison
DD Worden
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin
DD Rathburne
DD Hull

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Sub attack at 22,36

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
AP Coptic, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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ASW attack at 87,33

Japanese Ships
SS I-154, hits 23, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Ward
DD Talbot
DD Crosby
DD Kennison
DD Worden
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin

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ASW attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
CVL Shoho

Allied Ships
SS L-15

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Sub attack at 21,38

Japanese Ships
SS RO-68, hits 2

Allied Ships
AK Erickson

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Sub attack at 88,33

Japanese Ships
SS I-158, hits 20, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SC New Westminster, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DE William C. Cole
PC PC-486
PC PC-571
PC PC-572
PG Taney
PG Onondaga
SC Timmins
SC Quesnel
SC Moncton
SC Vancouver

Clearing the route to Petropavlovsk.


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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 18
B4Y1 Jean x 28
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 13

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

I' holding about 200 fighters in reserve for when the Soviet bombers are called into the DEI in response to my invasions there. When that happens Sovetskaya Gavan will get repaired and I can fly fighters in once again and see if I can't make a better go of things this time.

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Day Air attack on Kuching [Sarawak] , at 27,56

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 171

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 -I Helen: 5 destroyed
Ki-57 Topsy: 12 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed
Ki-264-L: 3 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 178

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/07/42

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Day Air attack on Ban Don [Thailand] , at 25,41


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 128

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 77

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 169

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K2-L Mavis: 8 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 13 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed
G5N2-L Liz: 3 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 3 destroyed
Ki-32 Mary: 4 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 88
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Day Air attack on TF at 100,38

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Baldbutte, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 97,36

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
SC Dawson, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 97,36

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Robert Morris, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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ASW attack near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33

Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi
DD Akebono
DD Asagiri
DD Shigure

Allied Ships
SS S56, hits 2

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Sub attack at 20,40

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
AK Empire Bruce, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25901 troops, 555 guns, 492 vehicles, Assault Value = 4504

Defending force 58319 troops, 901 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 1525



Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at 20,42

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9162 troops, 75 guns, 740 vehicles, Assault Value = 765

Defending force 304 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 562 - adjusted assault: 323

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 323 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Pushing down Malaysia after the retreating Japanese.

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Ground combat at Singkawang [Borneo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 82 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

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

Allied max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 14

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Singkawang [Borneo] base !!!

Paras do their job and this should draw his troops westward meaning that when I exploit eastward they are even more out of position.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/08/42

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ASW attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish

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Sub attack at 20,39

Japanese Ships
SS RO-63

Allied Ships
AK Empire Bruce, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack at 20,40

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
AP Coptic, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Lots of IJN subs around northern Sumatra. That's ok though, I can afford these losses and it keeps them locked into place in a theatre which features some of my most effective ASW assets --- once I get around to deploying them.

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Sasebo [Kyushu] , at 58,41

Damian has agreed to place some 600 fighters ( Nates and Claudes ) on CAP over Japan in return for me not doing ANY strategic bombing. He can rescind this agreement whenever he wants. Basically though at the cost of 600 fighter training spots he has gotten a priceless halt to my bombing campaign. If I'd gotten the bombing rolling you can take it for granted that NO Ki-44 III would ever have seen service as I would have bombed those bases into nothingness.

Allied aircraft
Wellington IC x 55


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington IC: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

oops, even I'm sad to see Hibiki pounded.

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Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56

The inevitable raid. This is too close to his troop concentrations to survive but while it lasts I plan to kill a few G4M pilots.

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 90
Ki-48-II Lily x 14

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 28
Spitfire VB x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 27 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-48-II Lily: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Spitfire VB: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
TBM-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 119

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 7 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 4 destroyed
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
G5N2-L Liz: 4 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 103

The B-17 raids are envisioned as, essentially, destroying his daily output while the rest of my work cuts into the force he has already created.

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Day Air attack on NE Korps Insulinde , at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Ki-32 Mary x 12
Ki-48-II Lily x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 26
Spitfire VB x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 3 destroyed
Ki-48-II Lily: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 101,50

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington

Hmm, my CVs run into yet more enemy CV-based planes. I have been prowling around the North Pacific for days now with the two damaged carriers which survived the last ambush but the weather has conspired to prevent any strikes flying until today. Fingers crossed today brings me better weather as it looks like a big enemy CV TF is coming in from the West.

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Ground combat at Kuala [Sumatra]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9221 troops, 75 guns, 745 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Defending force 698 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied max assault: 570 - adjusted assault: 522

Japanese max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kuala [Sumatra] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 8

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 32,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3608 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 2606 troops, 3 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 68


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singkawang [Borneo]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 652 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 993 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 59 - adjusted defense: 46

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


Japanese ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/09/42

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang [Borneo], at 25,56


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1 Avenger: 11 destroyed
MiG-3: 10 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 6 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Ah, this bombardment destroys Singkawang. I had hoped to kill some shipping as it was retaken and attrit Damian enough so that my 2nd wave of base captures would survive the weakened Japanese reaction. Unfortunately this isn't possible now that Singkawang has been utterly put out of action by this bombardment. By the time morning comes 32 MiG-3s are destroyed on the ground and some of my best Soviet pilots are trapped without any planes to fly. Oops.

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CA Kako
CA Kumano
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 86
Port hits 1

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Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 32
G4M1 Betty x 11
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 25
Ki-32 Mary x 28
Ki-48-II Lily x 38
Ki-21-II Sally x 42
Ki-15II Babs x 3
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 6 destroyed
TBM-1 Avenger: 6 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 104

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Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 7

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

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Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 68

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
TBM-1 Avenger: 4 destroyed

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 15


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Manazuru
DD Hatsukari, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 73


Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukari, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Haaburu Maru, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hasuna Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kidokawa Maru
DD Manazuru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 110,49

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 28
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed


Japanese Ships
AV Kamikawa Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AO Sensai Maru IV, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AO Sata, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Ah, finally my CVs strike something useful. Particularly useful is Sensai Maru as that's one of the fast IJN AOs.

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Day Air attack on TF at 110,49

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14
TBM-3 Avenger x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AO Hayasaki, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AO Sata, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 110,49

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AV Kamikawa Maru, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack at 21,40

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
AP Harris, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at 20,44

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9030 troops, 71 guns, 735 vehicles, Assault Value = 312

Defending force 416 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Allied max assault: 548 - adjusted assault: 305

Japanese max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 23 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Well, if this threat to the left flnk of Malaysia doesn't get him to run straight for Singapore then nothing will. Already I am seeing him abandon Ban Don and run to Lingayen. This is encouraging - particularly as, eventually, this means I'm going to get a few big airbases on the Malaysian peninsula from which I can really massacre shipping into and out of Singapore.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/10/42


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Sub attack at 20,39

Japanese Ships
SS RO-63

Allied Ships
AK Tennessean, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-109E Mike x 12

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 189

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 4 destroyed
L2D2 Tabby: 4 destroyed
A6M2 Zeke: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 46

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 19
IL-4C x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged
IL-4C: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Toyohara Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Nagara Maru
AK Teikai Maru
AV Akitsushima

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 17

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 35
AP Yamura Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok [Banka] at 21,55

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

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CL Yubari
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 22
Vengeance I x 9
IL-4C x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Shinko Maru
AK Yasushima Maru
APD Patrol Boat No. 35, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Teikai Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Shoun Maru
AV Akitsushima, on fire
AK Teikai Maru
AK Komaki Maru
AP Yamura Maru
AK Toyohara Maru

Hmm, my bombers don't get really great results today but it requires a bit of perserverence. Maybe tomorrow will be better and once I start getting a couple of hits the number of hits will begin to rocket as my bombers can begin going after cripples.


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Ground combat at Medan [Sumatra]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9030 troops, 69 guns, 737 vehicles, Assault Value = 314

Defending force 784 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied max assault: 552 - adjusted assault: 371

Japanese max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 41 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Medan [Sumatra] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Cagayan [Mndno]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 829 troops, 18 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 298 troops, 0 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Since Singkawang is doomed I'm letting it die and throwing my forces into Cagayan and other places. I'm expecting Cagayan to get hit hard but to be able to survive long enough to let one or two more bases stagger to their feet.

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/11/42

What I'm doing now falls under the heading of "multiplying the complexity of the enemy's strategic and operational problems". My idea is as follows:
1. It keeps him reacting to me rushing ships and troops from A to B to C
2. It never gives him the time to sit and THINK about what's happening
3. It allows me to attrit his forces over the course of multiple base invasions such that each invasion is a little weaker than the last until such time as he is no longer able to successfully counter-invade what I take.

At that point in time I'll capitalise on that success and create a new Allied "island" in the midst of the enemy's operational depth.

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TF 74 troops unloading over beach at Great Natuna I [DEI], 27,52

Great Natuna is a tiny little island with no airbase BUT it has huge value as its central location mkes it a perfect base for flying boats. Those flying boats then spot all manner of enemy shipping and, thus alerted, my bombers in Vietnam fly out and try to nail those ships.


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 26,55

Japanese Ships
AK Taisei Maru, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 14
Ki-27 Nate x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Runway hits 1
All of the bombers which were hitting SG are now down in the DEI and this means that SG is, once again, ready to accept fighters and become a thorn in the Japanese side.

So, in 2 days his reaction to Singkawang means that TWO new bases will be able to establish themselves... and so on and so forth.

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 17
Ki-109E Mike x 21

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 168

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-109E Mike: 1 destroyed
H6K2-L Mavis: 4 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed
A6M2 Zeke: 5 destroyed
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed
Ki-48-II Lily: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed


Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 45

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Day Air attack on TF at 39,53

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Houn Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 3
IL-4C x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami

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Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok [Banka] at 21,55


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kurogane Maru
AK Kinugawa Maru
AK Iyang Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Mamburao [Mindoro] at 42,53

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 45
Hudson IV x 22
TBM-1 Avenger x 29

Ah, Cagayan. This ought to really concentrate Damian's attention on this base. It might even bring his Ki-264 As out to play --- which would be a huge mistake as those bombers shouldn't be wasted on a base his Ki-48s etc could hit. They should be massed in strikes 100 to 200 strong and sent en masse against targets NOTHING else he has can hit. Still, its his mistake to make and I'm inviting him to make it. Sometimes the art of winning is just allowing your opponent the space they need to make the wrong choice.


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Okikaze
DD Satsuki
AK Siraha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Kinkai Maru
AK Celebes Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Malta Maru
DD Asakaze
AK Yoneyama Maru
AK Somedono Maru
AK Hukuyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Belgium Maru
AK Hokusho Maru
AK Hohuku Maru
AK Kazan Maru
AK Koei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Sansei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hakodate Maru
AK Yuzan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toa Maru
AK Kosei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Liverpool Maru

Japanese ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Day Air attack on TF, near Mamburao [Mindoro] at 42,53


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Yoneyama Maru
AK Malta Maru

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


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK RTN Sumui, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 40,53


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hinode Maru
AK Taga Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 44,54


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Satsuma Maru
AP Gyoko Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 105,44


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD-3 Dauntless x 42


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Chitose, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Ah, my CVs enter the fray too and finish off old Chitose.

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Day Air attack on TF at 105,44


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
TBM-3 Avenger x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Chitose, on fire, heavy damage

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 4

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 21

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tatuharu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Wa 3, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 4

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 40,55


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Amakusa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Mamburao [Mindoro] at 42,53


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 58
Hudson IV x 15
TBM-1 Avenger x 41


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kinkai Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yuzan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kazan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Sansei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Koyo Maru
AK Belgium Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Hiteru Maru
AK Toa Maru
AK Yoneyama Maru
AK Momoyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Hohuku Maru
DD Kamikaze, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Malta Maru
AK Hokusho Maru
AK Tainan Maru
DD Okikaze
AP Dainiunyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
APD Patrol Boat No. 33, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Higari Maru
AK Hukuyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tempei Maru
AK Somedono Maru
DD Satsuki
DD Asakaze, on fire
AK Kaimei Maru

Japanese ground losses:
338 casualties reported

Ouch, today was a BAD day to be an IJN sailor.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Mamburao [Mindoro] at 42,53


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Siraha Maru, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 44,61


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Kuroshio Maru
TK Nippon Maru

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ASW attack at 26,55

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
AP Jinsan Maru
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 27
MSW W.5
MSW W.4
DD Harukaze
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Ariake
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus, hits 3, on fire

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Ground combat at Singkawang [Borneo]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2167 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Defending force 3475 troops, 36 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 77



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Ground combat at Great Natuna I [DEI]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 469 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Defending force 2281 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 35 - adjusted defense: 16

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


Japanese ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

[Nemo121]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/12/42

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Naval bombardment of Great Natuna I [DEI], at 27,52


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CA Kako
CA Kumano
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi


Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
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Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 9
Ki-109E Mike x 20

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 171

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-109E Mike: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
G5N2-L Liz: 2 destroyed
H6K2-L Mavis: 4 destroyed
H8K2 Emily: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-II Lily: 1 destroyed
L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 67
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Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
G4M1 Betty x 8
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 16
Ki-32 Mary x 23
Ki-48-II Lily x 37
Ki-21-II Sally x 34
Ki-15II Babs x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 133

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Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 12

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 8

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Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 61

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 56


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Day Air attack on Cagayan [Mndno] , at 43,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-32 Mary x 2
Ki-15II Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Spitfire VB x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 7 destroyed
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1


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Day Air attack on Cagayan [Mndno] , at 43,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-264 Angel x 53

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Spitfire VB x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-264 Angel: 8 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire VB: 11 destroyed, 5 damaged
TBM-1 Avenger: 8 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 60

Hmm, this looks like a good idea as the Ki-264s can survive my CAP but by doing this he's losing a major strategic advantage.


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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 7

Allied aircraft
IL-4C x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Asahisan Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 7

Allied aircraft
IL-4C x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Ryugi Maru
AP Haguro Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 9
B-19A x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kembu Maru
AP Ryugi Maru
AP Hokutatsu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Iwaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 30


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ayo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ueizuru Maru
AP Arugun Maru
AP Hokumyo Maru
AP Kikuryu Maru
AP Sanfuku Maru
AP Kiri Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nachisan Maru
AP Jusan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang [Borneo] at 25,56


Allied aircraft
Wellington IC x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tientsin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Milan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kikuryu Maru
AP Sanfuku Maru
AP Kakyu Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Arizana Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 38,54


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Ume Maru

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


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8
Wellington IC x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Satsuma Maru
AP Taijima Maru
AP Hakuyo Maru
AP Yawata Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

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


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8
B-25D Mitchell x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyoshima Maru
AP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Ryujo Maru
AP Satsuma Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Yawata Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nitta Maru, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 31,52


Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 9
IL-4C x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Nagara Maru
AP Shoun Maru

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


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 12
Hudson IV x 3
Wellington IC x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Taiyo Maru
AP Hakuyo Maru
AP Terukuni Maru
AP Satsuma Maru
AP Kumakawa Maru
AP Sakido Maru
AP Zenoa Maru

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


Allied aircraft
B-19A x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kashiwara Maru

Lots of good hits on his transport shipping today. All of this helps increase the survivability of the base AFTER Cagayan and decrease the number of troops he can get out of Malaysia.

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25945 troops, 557 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 4531

Defending force 58427 troops, 907 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 1529



Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 27,39

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 30568 troops, 496 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4297

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

Allied max assault: 2844 - adjusted assault: 1945

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1945 to 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Cagayan [Mndno]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 845 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 1008 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35



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Ground combat at Singkawang [Borneo]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2149 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Defending force 12498 troops, 114 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 310

It'll fall tomorrow.

[Capt. Harlock]

Japanese aircraft
Ki-264 Angel x 53

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Spitfire VB x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-264 Angel: 8 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire VB: 11 destroyed, 5 damaged
TBM-1 Avenger: 8 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 60

Hmm, this looks like a good idea as the Ki-264s can survive my CAP but by doing this he's losing a major strategic advantage.

The Angels did indeed come out to play, but not in the numbers you recommend. Any idea how many of your fighters were lost in A2A, and how many were destroyed on the ground?