AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/18/42
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TF 1047 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)
Allied Ships
DMS Zane, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, heavy damage
MSW Bundaberg
MSW Penguin
MSW Turkey
Looks like Miller moves his heavily damaged ships to Wyndham where he has a lot of fighters in the air... they encounter sub laid mines at the harbour´s entrance...
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Sub attack at 11,86
Japanese Ships
SS RO-33, hits 6, on fire
Allied Ships
AO Neosho, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Swan
PG Yarra
PG Freesia
PG Auricula
PG Warrego
PC Reliance
another kill West of Broome. Unfortunately there are British patrol crafts escorting the AO and the PC achieve a hit and 5 near misses, putting our sub in high danger of sinking. Currently at 24 sys and 65 flt...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 147
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 22
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 125
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 31
Ki-49 Helen x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 10
Ki-49 Helen x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 79th Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 44
Ki-49 Helen x 50
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
three units attacked at Sian? Nice!
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 40
Hudson I x 1
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 3 destroyed, 19 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Swordfish bombing at 10700 feet
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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77
Allied aircraft
Albacore x 43
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 11 damaged
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Albacore bombing at 5000 feet
obviously none of the British CVs sunk as the torp bomber squadrons are now doing training runs out of Lautern... Dili is only lightly defended...
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14277 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2879
Defending force 110970 troops, 500 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3583
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16056 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3429
Defending force 205834 troops, 513 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4888
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/19/42
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TF 1037 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)
Allied Ships
AK Californian, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
[:D]
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TF 1051 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)
Allied Ships
MSW Rail
AK Eldorado, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
[:D] guess the AKs were already damaged as they show up as heavily damaged now. Normally a Japanese mine isn´t strong enough to heavily damage a big AK, even though the sub laid type 88 mine is the strongest of the three mine types...
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Hurricane IIb x 73
Spitfire Vb x 12
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
Hurricane IIc x 23
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 17 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 35
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
I just don´t get why it isn´t suicide for the Allied fighters to attack at 2000ft. Thought the flak at Malir would eat such attacks alive... [&:]
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 102
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 27 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 6 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 33
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 16000 feet
Enemy flak is already strong enough to prevent us from attacking lower. I´m still happy with our losses and hit rate from that altitude as we torch two dozen ac on the ground...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 178
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 17
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 155
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 29,23
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 36
Hurricane IIc x 12
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
the Hurricanes attacking at Calcutta face only one AA rgt, so there is not even 1/3 of the flak like at Malir and they suffer far more. Do you want to know why? Because the fighters at Malir attack the airfield and the fighter bombers at Calcutta attack a ground unit. If ac attack a ground unit they suffer at least 4-5 times more from flak. Why this is so? I don´t know... ask the designers of this masterpiece [;)]
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Day Air attack on 79th Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 60
Ki-49 Helen x 85
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77
Allied aircraft
Albacore x 5
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Albacore bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14238 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 110437 troops, 491 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3574
Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16021 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3432
Defending force 206606 troops, 538 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4906
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
Defending force 23863 troops, 276 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 491
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
in two weeks or so we will start our assault on Calcutta. Then all of India except Karachi and Delhi will be cleared and we will prepare our defensive positions...
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TF 1037 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)
Allied Ships
AK Californian, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
[:D]
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TF 1051 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)
Allied Ships
MSW Rail
AK Eldorado, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
[:D] guess the AKs were already damaged as they show up as heavily damaged now. Normally a Japanese mine isn´t strong enough to heavily damage a big AK, even though the sub laid type 88 mine is the strongest of the three mine types...
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Hurricane IIb x 73
Spitfire Vb x 12
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
Hurricane IIc x 23
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 17 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 35
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
I just don´t get why it isn´t suicide for the Allied fighters to attack at 2000ft. Thought the flak at Malir would eat such attacks alive... [&:]
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 102
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 27 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 6 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 33
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 16000 feet
Enemy flak is already strong enough to prevent us from attacking lower. I´m still happy with our losses and hit rate from that altitude as we torch two dozen ac on the ground...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 178
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 17
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 155
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 29,23
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 36
Hurricane IIc x 12
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
the Hurricanes attacking at Calcutta face only one AA rgt, so there is not even 1/3 of the flak like at Malir and they suffer far more. Do you want to know why? Because the fighters at Malir attack the airfield and the fighter bombers at Calcutta attack a ground unit. If ac attack a ground unit they suffer at least 4-5 times more from flak. Why this is so? I don´t know... ask the designers of this masterpiece [;)]
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Day Air attack on 79th Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 60
Ki-49 Helen x 85
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77
Allied aircraft
Albacore x 5
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Albacore bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14238 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 110437 troops, 491 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3574
Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16021 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3432
Defending force 206606 troops, 538 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4906
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
Defending force 23863 troops, 276 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 491
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
in two weeks or so we will start our assault on Calcutta. Then all of India except Karachi and Delhi will be cleared and we will prepare our defensive positions...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/20/42
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 11
Hurricane IIb x 69
Spitfire Vb x 12
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
Hurricane IIc x 7
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
looks like I have to bring more flak... guess my heavy flak guns are doing nothing against the low flying fighters...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 159
D3A Val x 16
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 21
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 104
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 132
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 143rd IJA Base Force, at 31,77
Allied aircraft
Albacore x 28
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Albacore bombing at 10000 feet
Miller starts ground attacks against units - there are only two - at Dili! And what was more or less shocking today was the fact that a TK btn moved out of Lautern towards Dili and is now in the hex with my units that had to retreat out of Lautern. Has Miller set his troops to march towards Dili??? [X(] It will surely take at least another month to see his first unit arriving there but it looks like we have to do something about that...
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 32
Hudson I x 1
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Swordfish bombing at 10700 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14255 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 110114 troops, 482 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3569
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
hopefully China collapses soon...
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16041 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3432
Defending force 207513 troops, 571 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4951
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 222
Defending force 23892 troops, 279 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 493
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 11
Hurricane IIb x 69
Spitfire Vb x 12
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
Hurricane IIc x 7
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
looks like I have to bring more flak... guess my heavy flak guns are doing nothing against the low flying fighters...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 159
D3A Val x 16
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 21
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 104
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 132
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 143rd IJA Base Force, at 31,77
Allied aircraft
Albacore x 28
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Albacore bombing at 10000 feet
Miller starts ground attacks against units - there are only two - at Dili! And what was more or less shocking today was the fact that a TK btn moved out of Lautern towards Dili and is now in the hex with my units that had to retreat out of Lautern. Has Miller set his troops to march towards Dili??? [X(] It will surely take at least another month to see his first unit arriving there but it looks like we have to do something about that...
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 32
Hudson I x 1
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Swordfish bombing at 10700 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14255 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 110114 troops, 482 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3569
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
hopefully China collapses soon...
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16041 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3432
Defending force 207513 troops, 571 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4951
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 222
Defending force 23892 troops, 279 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 493
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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RE: it goes on...
Lol, we´re back in Nikmod wonderland...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/21/42
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Sub attack at 7,94
Japanese Ships
SS I-157
Allied Ships
AK Empire Elaine, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nepal
another kill some 600 miles North of Perth... the sub retires to it´s homeport now with only two torps left...
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TF 1053 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)
Allied Ships
AK Lepus, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Lepus hits a Type 88 mine and sinks!
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8
Hurricane IIb x 54
Spitfire Vb x 10
Hudson I x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
Hurricane IIc x 14
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
where´s my flak?
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Tataaa! I´m not Alice in wonderland, I´m castor in Nikmod land...
Day Air attack on Maumere , at 28,73
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 41
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 5
B-26B Marauder x 83
B-17E Fortress x 80
LB-30 Liberator x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 17 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 10 destroyed, 22 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 56 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 56 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 24 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
1136 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 40
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet
13 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
so what? This strike came from Lautern, we have 185 fighters at Maumere, set to 80% Cap. Would give us a max of 148 fighters in the air. We get 71 fighters into the air even though we have a radar equipped Yugumo class DD at the base. Seems like one radar set helps nothing... we get a Cap rating of 38,4% today! That´s the game design and has nothing to do with the mod. But like mentioned earlier, the mod doubles, or tripples the game weakness of the fighters not even taking off as the bombers are like B-52 that meet WWII fighters. Lol! Sorry Nik, have you ever played your own mod? This is quite laughable! We have 71 fighters in the air and they manage to take 1!!!! ONE bomber down during the replay! Is this a joke? [>:]
It´s a week ago when those squadrons were completely shot up and now they return in full strenght already, so giving them a super high durability has made them immune to everything but they are still as easily available for strikes as in stock. This result today is even more off than the exaggerated bloody stock encounters! Morale wasn´t a big problem for those bombers either as only half of them turned back! Remember, they were totally shot up a week ago!
Sorry, I can only shake my head and seriously asking AGAIN why I even play on. 38% Cap rate and O N E bomber being shot down during the replay by 70+ fighters!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
Blenheim IV x 105
Wellington III x 54
B-25C Mitchell x 90
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
416 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 153
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 12000 feet
a flak defense better than Tokyo had it but the super durable Allied bombers don´t have to care...
I´m serious about the fact that this is for sure my last Nikmod 9.x campaign, it´s creating the same total off results like stock, only the other way around when unescorted bombers are the UBER weapon - ALLIED unescorted bombers. I prefer seeing the slaughters of unescorted bombers in stock than seeing 70+ fighters not even taking down 3 bombers. I´m hoping that it´s the last WITP campaign anyway but how long do we have to wait for AE to come out? And then how long will it take to see the first three patches that will surely be needed to make it playable?
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 164
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 27
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 138
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 143rd IJA Base Force, at 31,77
Allied aircraft
Albacore x 28
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Albacore bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14214 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 109862 troops, 478 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3561
Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16061 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3436
Defending force 208716 troops, 589 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4995
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
Defending force 23181 troops, 258 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 492
Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/21/42
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Sub attack at 7,94
Japanese Ships
SS I-157
Allied Ships
AK Empire Elaine, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nepal
another kill some 600 miles North of Perth... the sub retires to it´s homeport now with only two torps left...
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TF 1053 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)
Allied Ships
AK Lepus, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Lepus hits a Type 88 mine and sinks!
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8
Hurricane IIb x 54
Spitfire Vb x 10
Hudson I x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
Hurricane IIc x 14
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
where´s my flak?
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Tataaa! I´m not Alice in wonderland, I´m castor in Nikmod land...
Day Air attack on Maumere , at 28,73
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 41
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 5
B-26B Marauder x 83
B-17E Fortress x 80
LB-30 Liberator x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 17 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 10 destroyed, 22 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 56 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 56 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 24 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
1136 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 40
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet
13 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
so what? This strike came from Lautern, we have 185 fighters at Maumere, set to 80% Cap. Would give us a max of 148 fighters in the air. We get 71 fighters into the air even though we have a radar equipped Yugumo class DD at the base. Seems like one radar set helps nothing... we get a Cap rating of 38,4% today!
That´s the game design and has nothing to do with the mod. But like mentioned earlier, the mod doubles, or tripples the game weakness of the fighters not even taking off as the bombers are like B-52 that meet WWII fighters. Lol! Sorry Nik, have you ever played your own mod? This is quite laughable! We have 71 fighters in the air and they manage to take 1!!!! ONE bomber down during the replay! Is this a joke? [>:]It´s a week ago when those squadrons were completely shot up and now they return in full strenght already, so giving them a super high durability has made them immune to everything but they are still as easily available for strikes as in stock. This result today is even more off than the exaggerated bloody stock encounters! Morale wasn´t a big problem for those bombers either as only half of them turned back! Remember, they were totally shot up a week ago!
Sorry, I can only shake my head and seriously asking AGAIN why I even play on. 38% Cap rate and O N E bomber being shot down during the replay by 70+ fighters!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
Blenheim IV x 105
Wellington III x 54
B-25C Mitchell x 90
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
416 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 153
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 12000 feet
a flak defense better than Tokyo had it but the super durable Allied bombers don´t have to care...
I´m serious about the fact that this is for sure my last Nikmod 9.x campaign, it´s creating the same total off results like stock, only the other way around when unescorted bombers are the UBER weapon - ALLIED unescorted bombers. I prefer seeing the slaughters of unescorted bombers in stock than seeing 70+ fighters not even taking down 3 bombers. I´m hoping that it´s the last WITP campaign anyway but how long do we have to wait for AE to come out? And then how long will it take to see the first three patches that will surely be needed to make it playable?
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 164
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 27
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 138
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 143rd IJA Base Force, at 31,77
Allied aircraft
Albacore x 28
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Albacore bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14214 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 109862 troops, 478 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3561
Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16061 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3436
Defending force 208716 troops, 589 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4995
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
Defending force 23181 troops, 258 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 492
Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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RE: it goes on...
Hi, it's been a busy day, many reports to read. Congrats on the sinkings, but are you sure it's CL Sumatra whose photo you've shown ? Wiki (I know[8|], but they have references in this case) has the same one for Java... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Awm_045393_HNLMS_Java.jpg
RE: it goes on...
That photo is Java. Here is a nice one of Sumatra though....
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RE: it goes on...
I know it´s Java, that´s why there is also the description of the Java class. I found the pic Q-Ball posted but it was only very small and enlarging it didn´t really work. Posting pics of ships other than RN or USN is often more work for me than it´s worth it, I´m just too lazy to surf around two hours to find a pic of an obsolete Dutch cruiser! [;)]
But you are both correct, it was Java and not Sumatra! I guess there wasn´t a doubt for a second that the people here on the forum will identify the pic as wrong! [&o]
But you are both correct, it was Java and not Sumatra! I guess there wasn´t a doubt for a second that the people here on the forum will identify the pic as wrong! [&o]
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RE: it goes on...
Couple of irritating things this turn...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/22/42
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Sub attack near Maumere at 28,73
Japanese Ships
AP Kiyozumi Maru
MSW W.3
MSW W.4
MSW W.6
MSW W.7
MSW W.13
MSW W.17
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
Grayback missed...
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Sub attack at 33,80
Japanese Ships
SS RO-61
Allied Ships
AP Bloemfontrin, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
another big reinforcement convoy is coming from Wyndham and one medium AP is heavily hit two hexes off Lautern...
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
Blenheim IV x 89
Wellington III x 38
Hudson I x 14
B-25C Mitchell x 84
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 3 damaged
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 88
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 12000 feet
there´s so much flak at Koepang now, you could walk over the barrels all the way to Australia... but it still shows no effect at all when I look at the number of bombers attacking and the number of bombers shot down...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 [:@]
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 96
Ki-49 Helen x 88
Allied aircraft
Seafire x 9
Martlet II x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
Spitfire Vb x 9
Kittyhawk I x 69
P-40E Warhawk x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 50 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed, 28 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Martlet II: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 41 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 24 destroyed, 8 damaged
Albacore: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 16000 feet
Heck, I once again prove to have a real sh*ty timing. I set my bombers to airfield attack this turn when I could have needed them resting to attack the convoy at Lautern tomorrow...
BUT, what about this super duper Allied feature? Yesterday, we have damaged 136 bombers coming from Lautern! How many of them are at Lautern today? How many ac do we destroy on the ground today? Seems like Miller was able to switch out all damaged bombers with undamaged fighters! And how many does he need to see 166 fighters in the air? So.... if there are still 136 damaged bombers on the ground (there should be even more) and he can put a maximum of 300 ac on Lauters airfield then this means he had 100% of his fighters airborne to meet my incoming strike!
This is getting really ridicoulos when I get a Cap of 38% in the air yesterday and the Allied get a Cap of 100% in the air all the time. What else is strange? Hmmm... the usual things just as always! The Allied fighters bounced us 100% of the engagement! Seriously, I´ve bitched about the bounce on and on in WITP and I know it´s "fixed" in AE but this attack just cost me 50 KB Zeroes. And hey, where´s this super duper myth that you lose only 50% of your pilots when you have a sub in the hex? Lol, never seen this in 3000 PBEM turns. Not a single time. Today, we have lost 94% of the pilots of the Zeros shot down.
With the bounce and the numerical superiority (mainly due to the bounce) the Allied 55 exp fighter pilots shot down 50 KB pilots with an average exp of 85... lol, this has just wrecked 1/3 of my carrier based fighter daitais. And of course we don´t achieve any countable result regarding hits on the airfield when we send in 88 Helen with 80+ exp crews...
our 85+ exp Zeroes achieve a 1,5:1 kill rate against the low exp Allied figthers... why? The only reason is the all mighty Allied radar...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 98
G4M1 Betty x 45
Allied aircraft
Seafire x 2
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
Spitfire Vb x 2
Kittyhawk I x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 2 destroyed
Martlet II: 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 31 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed
Albacore: 3 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 16000 feet
and then, not surprising, the second strike kills the enemy fighters at an absurd kill rate... multiple strikes in WITP? Lol... 23 hits on the runway and once again I wonder where have all the damaged bombers gone?
Kill rate of 48:1...
like I´ve said, unfortunately my bombers are really fatigued now but I have nevertheless set 300 IJA/IJN bombers on nav attack tomorrow... we want to kill ships, this is the main task for my airforce and I don´t care about how many ac and pilots I will lose...
as this turn has perfectly shown again, I´m just stupid if I order an attack on an enemy airbase...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 164
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 36
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 120
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14234 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2884
Defending force 109399 troops, 472 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3553
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16044 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3436
Defending force 209272 troops, 615 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5035
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
Defending force 35060 troops, 239 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 689
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/22/42
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Sub attack near Maumere at 28,73
Japanese Ships
AP Kiyozumi Maru
MSW W.3
MSW W.4
MSW W.6
MSW W.7
MSW W.13
MSW W.17
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
Grayback missed...
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Sub attack at 33,80
Japanese Ships
SS RO-61
Allied Ships
AP Bloemfontrin, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
another big reinforcement convoy is coming from Wyndham and one medium AP is heavily hit two hexes off Lautern...
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
Blenheim IV x 89
Wellington III x 38
Hudson I x 14
B-25C Mitchell x 84
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 3 damaged
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 88
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 12000 feet
there´s so much flak at Koepang now, you could walk over the barrels all the way to Australia... but it still shows no effect at all when I look at the number of bombers attacking and the number of bombers shot down...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 [:@]
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 96
Ki-49 Helen x 88
Allied aircraft
Seafire x 9
Martlet II x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
Spitfire Vb x 9
Kittyhawk I x 69
P-40E Warhawk x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 50 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed, 28 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Martlet II: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 41 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 24 destroyed, 8 damaged
Albacore: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 16000 feet
Heck, I once again prove to have a real sh*ty timing. I set my bombers to airfield attack this turn when I could have needed them resting to attack the convoy at Lautern tomorrow...
BUT, what about this super duper Allied feature? Yesterday, we have damaged 136 bombers coming from Lautern! How many of them are at Lautern today? How many ac do we destroy on the ground today? Seems like Miller was able to switch out all damaged bombers with undamaged fighters! And how many does he need to see 166 fighters in the air? So.... if there are still 136 damaged bombers on the ground (there should be even more) and he can put a maximum of 300 ac on Lauters airfield then this means he had 100% of his fighters airborne to meet my incoming strike!
This is getting really ridicoulos when I get a Cap of 38% in the air yesterday and the Allied get a Cap of 100% in the air all the time. What else is strange? Hmmm... the usual things just as always! The Allied fighters bounced us 100% of the engagement! Seriously, I´ve bitched about the bounce on and on in WITP and I know it´s "fixed" in AE but this attack just cost me 50 KB Zeroes. And hey, where´s this super duper myth that you lose only 50% of your pilots when you have a sub in the hex? Lol, never seen this in 3000 PBEM turns. Not a single time. Today, we have lost 94% of the pilots of the Zeros shot down.
With the bounce and the numerical superiority (mainly due to the bounce) the Allied 55 exp fighter pilots shot down 50 KB pilots with an average exp of 85... lol, this has just wrecked 1/3 of my carrier based fighter daitais. And of course we don´t achieve any countable result regarding hits on the airfield when we send in 88 Helen with 80+ exp crews...
our 85+ exp Zeroes achieve a 1,5:1 kill rate against the low exp Allied figthers... why? The only reason is the all mighty Allied radar...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 98
G4M1 Betty x 45
Allied aircraft
Seafire x 2
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
Spitfire Vb x 2
Kittyhawk I x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 2 destroyed
Martlet II: 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 31 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed
Albacore: 3 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 16000 feet
and then, not surprising, the second strike kills the enemy fighters at an absurd kill rate... multiple strikes in WITP? Lol... 23 hits on the runway and once again I wonder where have all the damaged bombers gone?
Kill rate of 48:1...
like I´ve said, unfortunately my bombers are really fatigued now but I have nevertheless set 300 IJA/IJN bombers on nav attack tomorrow... we want to kill ships, this is the main task for my airforce and I don´t care about how many ac and pilots I will lose...
as this turn has perfectly shown again, I´m just stupid if I order an attack on an enemy airbase...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 164
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 36
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 120
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14234 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2884
Defending force 109399 troops, 472 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3553
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16044 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3436
Defending force 209272 troops, 615 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5035
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5713 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 223
Defending force 35060 troops, 239 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 689
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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RE: it goes on...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/23/42
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 164
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 109
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-49 Helen x 127
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14274 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 109123 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3543
Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16044 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3435
Defending force 209993 troops, 631 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5076
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5701 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 222
Defending force 72149 troops, 600 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
The enemy TF that was heading towards Lautern turned back after the Allied have lost the majority of their fighters in the area. What was also once again more than amazing is the fact that Miller´s airfield at Lautern is EMPTY now... [8|][8|][8|] where are all those damaged ac going to...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 164
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 105
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 109
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-49 Helen x 127
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14274 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 109123 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3543
Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16044 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3435
Defending force 209993 troops, 631 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5076
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Ground combat at Calcutta
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5701 troops, 163 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 222
Defending force 72149 troops, 600 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
The enemy TF that was heading towards Lautern turned back after the Allied have lost the majority of their fighters in the area. What was also once again more than amazing is the fact that Miller´s airfield at Lautern is EMPTY now... [8|][8|][8|] where are all those damaged ac going to...
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RE: it goes on...
Miller sent a supply convoy, didn't he ? If so, maybe he loaded the damaged planes on the empty AKs and sent them back.
Regarding the varied effect of CAP, I have a question : does the size of the first attack matter for the disruption of the CAP ? If no, then would it be gamey to organize a small-scale sweep or two, by just a handful of planes, to disrupt the CAP, before a bigger attack ? AFAIK, the air attacks are resolved starting by the closer points of origin, so moving a CVE or two one hex closer would ensure their fighters would be the first on target... But this might be seen as gamey rather than clever. What's your feeling on this ?
Regarding the varied effect of CAP, I have a question : does the size of the first attack matter for the disruption of the CAP ? If no, then would it be gamey to organize a small-scale sweep or two, by just a handful of planes, to disrupt the CAP, before a bigger attack ? AFAIK, the air attacks are resolved starting by the closer points of origin, so moving a CVE or two one hex closer would ensure their fighters would be the first on target... But this might be seen as gamey rather than clever. What's your feeling on this ?
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RE: it goes on...
ORIGINAL: Ambassador
Miller sent a supply convoy, didn't he ? If so, maybe he loaded the damaged planes on the empty AKs and sent them back.
Regarding the varied effect of CAP, I have a question : does the size of the first attack matter for the disruption of the CAP ? If no, then would it be gamey to organize a small-scale sweep or two, by just a handful of planes, to disrupt the CAP, before a bigger attack ? AFAIK, the air attacks are resolved starting by the closer points of origin, so moving a CVE or two one hex closer would ensure their fighters would be the first on target... But this might be seen as gamey rather than clever. What's your feeling on this ?
hmm... yes there were a supply convoy but not anymore when the bombers "disappeared". I guess I´ve figured out how it happened. If you have at least 1 undamaged ac of a squadron you can fly out this squadron and if you have 20.000+ supplies and enough ac in the pool to up/downgrade the squadron you click on "up/downgrade" then the whole squadrons recombine! I´ve always seen this as more or less gamey but so far it was never an issue for me. And I didn´t do it with my fighters that get torched by the enemy bombers on and on, so... well, I´m thinking about doing that myself in future also but that doesn´t mean I like it.
The Cap thing is another story. Using one small strike first that get´s totally shot up and then send in a BIG strike that then kills the Cap at a 50:1 ratio is IMO gamey as the effect is just too much off. The same goes for the effect of the Allied only 100% super duper bounce phase when it doesn´t matter at all if you come in at 1000 or 35000 ft. I´m definetely thinking about several sweeps with medium size in future when I have to take down fighter defenses (especially as there will be the allmighty Corsair in 4 months) but I don´t want to totally exploit it with one tiny sweep and a huge one.
I can´t attack his bases anway, it doesn´t make sense in Nikmod. Like mentioned earlier, I will concentrate my attacks on the enemy shipping. Attacking his airbases is senseless...
RE: it goes on...
Although it may still be costly, a sweep prior to the main attack that disrupts the enemy Cap is a valid tactic. Now using just one group as a sacrificial lamb may be rather gamey, but sending in your best fighters/best dogfighters first is a good idea, and the disruption it causes the cap for the 2nd raid is quite reasonable.
I know in the short course of my game, sending in a two sentai zero sweep over Singapore really helped out the lvl bombers escorted by oscars. If I knew I would lose large numbers of them though I might reconsider.
I know in the short course of my game, sending in a two sentai zero sweep over Singapore really helped out the lvl bombers escorted by oscars. If I knew I would lose large numbers of them though I might reconsider.
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RE: it goes on...
ORIGINAL: Xxzard
Although it may still be costly, a sweep prior to the main attack that disrupts the enemy Cap is a valid tactic. Now using just one group as a sacrificial lamb may be rather gamey, but sending in your best fighters/best dogfighters first is a good idea, and the disruption it causes the cap for the 2nd raid is quite reasonable.
I know in the short course of my game, sending in a two sentai zero sweep over Singapore really helped out the lvl bombers escorted by oscars. If I knew I would lose large numbers of them though I might reconsider.
you´re correct and what you describe is something I see as a valid tactic also. Sending one chutai of Oscars before the main strike of 150 Oscars would be hardly something I would like to see though.
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RE: it goes on...
Turn 300 of the game! [&o] I´ve done post no 1 of this AAR on 10/27/2008 so we´re moving quite fast!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/24/42
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TF 1020 encounters mine field at Kendari (33,71)
Allied Ships
SS Grayback, Mine hits 1
Type 93 mine hit... should a sub sink after hitting a mine?
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Coastal Guns at Akyab, 30,29, firing at TF 119
TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Akyab, 30,29
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Seki Maru
Japanese ground losses:
399 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Akyab, 30,29, firing at TF 119
TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Akyab, 30,29
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
We´re unloading a nav guard unit at Akyab to make it impossible for the 15.000 defenders of Imphal to retreat towards Akyab. At Akyab we have spotted a totally understrenght Indian div and a base force...
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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
AG AG-351, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Grayback [&:]
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ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Hibiki
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
so what was the mine hit? FOW? A sub that hit a mine shouldn´t even be able to dive, in WITP a sub with 99 sys can still dive... I hope that this is corrected in AE also, I know that subs can be forced to surface but I wonder if subs with a dozen 5 inch holes in their hull can still dive (and surface again [;)])...
all DDs fail to locate the bugger...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 160
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 19
G4M1 Betty x 27
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 64
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 126
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14273 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2883
Defending force 108398 troops, 445 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3529
Allied ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Sian´s assault value seems to drop more and more now... Couple of days ago it was still over 3.600. I hope that this is mostly a result of supply shortage for the defenders coupled with my air attacks and artillery bombardments. When the bases North of Sian are cleared - hopefully in less than a month - then I can move some 3500 assault points back to the Sian front and start my attacks...
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Ground combat at Imphal
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24057 troops, 313 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1309
Defending force 12558 troops, 83 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 169
we move strong forces into Imphal and encounter half a dozen base forces and an understrenght bgd. We will wait for another div and some more TK btn to move in and then we will order our first deliberate attack. Wooden hex and probably high fort levels but with all the tanks I expect to see the Allied troops surrendering quickly.
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16021 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3434
Defending force 210913 troops, 653 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5112
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Ground combat at Akyab
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2992 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 2260 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
The troops we´ve landed are just a force to block the enemy, I don´t expect this nav guard unit to take the base. But there is no threat of those two Allied units taking back India on their own! [;)] I guess they will starve to death in the next weeks/months...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/24/42
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TF 1020 encounters mine field at Kendari (33,71)
Allied Ships
SS Grayback, Mine hits 1
Type 93 mine hit... should a sub sink after hitting a mine?
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Coastal Guns at Akyab, 30,29, firing at TF 119
TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Akyab, 30,29
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Seki Maru
Japanese ground losses:
399 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Akyab, 30,29, firing at TF 119
TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Akyab, 30,29
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
We´re unloading a nav guard unit at Akyab to make it impossible for the 15.000 defenders of Imphal to retreat towards Akyab. At Akyab we have spotted a totally understrenght Indian div and a base force...
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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
AG AG-351, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Grayback [&:]
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ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Hibiki
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
so what was the mine hit? FOW? A sub that hit a mine shouldn´t even be able to dive, in WITP a sub with 99 sys can still dive... I hope that this is corrected in AE also, I know that subs can be forced to surface but I wonder if subs with a dozen 5 inch holes in their hull can still dive (and surface again [;)])...
all DDs fail to locate the bugger...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 160
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 19
G4M1 Betty x 27
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 64
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 126
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14273 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2883
Defending force 108398 troops, 445 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3529
Allied ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Sian´s assault value seems to drop more and more now... Couple of days ago it was still over 3.600. I hope that this is mostly a result of supply shortage for the defenders coupled with my air attacks and artillery bombardments. When the bases North of Sian are cleared - hopefully in less than a month - then I can move some 3500 assault points back to the Sian front and start my attacks...
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Ground combat at Imphal
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24057 troops, 313 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1309
Defending force 12558 troops, 83 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 169
we move strong forces into Imphal and encounter half a dozen base forces and an understrenght bgd. We will wait for another div and some more TK btn to move in and then we will order our first deliberate attack. Wooden hex and probably high fort levels but with all the tanks I expect to see the Allied troops surrendering quickly.
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16021 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3434
Defending force 210913 troops, 653 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5112
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Ground combat at Akyab
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2992 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 2260 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
The troops we´ve landed are just a force to block the enemy, I don´t expect this nav guard unit to take the base. But there is no threat of those two Allied units taking back India on their own! [;)] I guess they will starve to death in the next weeks/months...
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Ambassador
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RE: it goes on...
Well, it is indeed a fast-paced game, an average of more than 3 game-days per real-day. I'm not sure I could keep up an average of 1 turn/day when I'll start PBEM (not before this summer).[&o]
Re the sweeps, would you consider sending a quarter / a third of the fighters involved in an operation as "advance sweep" as not being gamey ?
Slightly OT, there's a coincidence here : I went to the theater the day you published the sinking of HMS Devonshire - I viewed the move The Duchess, which is none other than the Duchess of ... Devonshire. Don't you feel bad for her.[:D]
Re the sweeps, would you consider sending a quarter / a third of the fighters involved in an operation as "advance sweep" as not being gamey ?
Slightly OT, there's a coincidence here : I went to the theater the day you published the sinking of HMS Devonshire - I viewed the move The Duchess, which is none other than the Duchess of ... Devonshire. Don't you feel bad for her.[:D]
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anarchyintheuk
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RE: it goes on...
ORIGINAL: castor troy
Turn 300 of the game! [&o] I´ve done post no 1 of this AAR on 10/27/2008 so we´re moving quite fast!
Congratulations to both you and Miller. That's amazingly quick.
RE: it goes on...
Much agreed on that, the pace of this AAR is really impressive, especially compared with my opponent and I's less than 1 turn per day.
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castor troy
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RE: it goes on...
Thanks guys and thanks to Miller! Also thanks to bigbaba who played the first month and also was a very reliable turn sender!
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castor troy
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RE: it goes on...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/25/42
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 179
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 117
Port hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 24
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 1
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Ground combat at Kungchang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 213513 troops, 2173 guns, 661 vehicles, Assault Value = 4741
Defending force 47318 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1364
Allied ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Kungchang is a clear hex, I have no idea how many forts there will be (I hope not higher than 5) and the defenders are mostly the troops that were forced to retreat out of Yenen. I also hope that the supply situation in Northern China isn´t that good, but it will probably good enough to still fully supply the fighting Allied units there. With the total superiority in troops and being fully supplied also I don´t expect this base to hold that long though. Deliberate attack tomorrow...
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14220 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 107870 troops, 436 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3514
Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
enemy assault value is dropping by 10-15 points a turn now... [8D] looks good...
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Ground combat at Imphal
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24091 troops, 314 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1791
Defending force 12478 troops, 86 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 169
We have ordered an attack here also. Shock attack will hopefully bring down the forts fast enough that the base will fall quickly... then the troops will assault Calcutta if I don´t have enough troops there...
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16029 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3436
Defending force 211846 troops, 677 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5139
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Akyab
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3004 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 2247 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62
Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
The strategic situation seems to be changing fast in this game all the time. As it stands now, it seems like Miller has moved out the majority of his ships from Northern Australia. That´s fine with me, I just don´t understand it... I guess the losses due to my Betty attacks and the 150 fighters lost a couple of turns ago made him rethink his plans for the moment as he stated that he should not have attacked before 43 at all. As there are no carriers and no BBs in Northern Australia (and the British cruiser force has been destroyed) I don´t fear an attack within the next weeks but of course they could all sit at Perth that has a dark port and airfield symbol. Miller landed 2000+ assault points on Lautern and he will need those troops to attack further out of Timor, this will also mean he will have to pick them up. I guess this will be the time when we will see the next major attacks on his shipping. Until then, there will probably only those huge unescorted Allied bomber strikes. And in a couple of days the first Lightnings will leave factory. But I guess the Allied would lose fewer ac if they keep up attacking UNESCORTED.
The Pacific atolls are well defended and without more carriers Miller can´t do anything there and I seriously doubt he will try anything. Southern New Guinea and the Solomons aren´t really defended but also here it will be hard to achieve something without more carriers. He can surely take a base or two but the losses in shipping will be immense. My focus will stay on the area North of Timor though, most troops will go there and I will build up airfields and forts as many and as fast as we can. The Pacific atolls will stay defended as they are and if I have some spare units then they will bolster the defenses South and in the area of Rabaul.
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 179
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 117
Port hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 24
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 1
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Ground combat at Kungchang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 213513 troops, 2173 guns, 661 vehicles, Assault Value = 4741
Defending force 47318 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1364
Allied ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Kungchang is a clear hex, I have no idea how many forts there will be (I hope not higher than 5) and the defenders are mostly the troops that were forced to retreat out of Yenen. I also hope that the supply situation in Northern China isn´t that good, but it will probably good enough to still fully supply the fighting Allied units there. With the total superiority in troops and being fully supplied also I don´t expect this base to hold that long though. Deliberate attack tomorrow...
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14220 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2882
Defending force 107870 troops, 436 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3514
Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
enemy assault value is dropping by 10-15 points a turn now... [8D] looks good...
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Ground combat at Imphal
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24091 troops, 314 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1791
Defending force 12478 troops, 86 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 169
We have ordered an attack here also. Shock attack will hopefully bring down the forts fast enough that the base will fall quickly... then the troops will assault Calcutta if I don´t have enough troops there...
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16029 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3436
Defending force 211846 troops, 677 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5139
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Akyab
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3004 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 2247 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62
Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
The strategic situation seems to be changing fast in this game all the time. As it stands now, it seems like Miller has moved out the majority of his ships from Northern Australia. That´s fine with me, I just don´t understand it... I guess the losses due to my Betty attacks and the 150 fighters lost a couple of turns ago made him rethink his plans for the moment as he stated that he should not have attacked before 43 at all. As there are no carriers and no BBs in Northern Australia (and the British cruiser force has been destroyed) I don´t fear an attack within the next weeks but of course they could all sit at Perth that has a dark port and airfield symbol. Miller landed 2000+ assault points on Lautern and he will need those troops to attack further out of Timor, this will also mean he will have to pick them up. I guess this will be the time when we will see the next major attacks on his shipping. Until then, there will probably only those huge unescorted Allied bomber strikes. And in a couple of days the first Lightnings will leave factory. But I guess the Allied would lose fewer ac if they keep up attacking UNESCORTED.
The Pacific atolls are well defended and without more carriers Miller can´t do anything there and I seriously doubt he will try anything. Southern New Guinea and the Solomons aren´t really defended but also here it will be hard to achieve something without more carriers. He can surely take a base or two but the losses in shipping will be immense. My focus will stay on the area North of Timor though, most troops will go there and I will build up airfields and forts as many and as fast as we can. The Pacific atolls will stay defended as they are and if I have some spare units then they will bolster the defenses South and in the area of Rabaul.
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castor troy
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RE: it goes on...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/26/42
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 85
Wellington III x 53
Hudson I x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 100
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged
Wellington III: 10 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
440 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
we´re unlucky that the whole RAF bomber force made it from India to Northern Australia but we are lucky that this means Miller still using Blenheims as those bombers at least can get shot down... most of the rest is immune to everything. At least I don´t lose much when shooting with flak only and not having fighters at the base...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 184
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 106
Port hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 48
Ki-49 Helen x 110
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Imphal [:D]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 70637 troops, 623 guns, 1469 vehicles, Assault Value = 1887
Defending force 12554 troops, 87 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 170
Japanese max assault: 2984 - adjusted assault: 2859
Allied max defense: 157 - adjusted defense: 55
Japanese assault odds: 51 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Imphal base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
1228 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
Vehicles lost 18
Allied ground losses:
15200 casualties reported
Guns lost 34
last base East of Calcutta fell to the Japanese forces. 15.200 troops surrendered, we scored 324 points for ground losses today and Allied ground losses are at 13.739 now! [:D] Calcutta, Delhi and Karachi left. Calcutta will be assaulted, Delhi starved and Karachi only blocked for the next 12 months.
After Calcutta will surrender I guess this will be the last "major" Western Allied troop concentration in the war that will surrender. But there are still hundreds of thousands Chinese troops trapped and ... the Russians... [;)]
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Ground combat at Kungchang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 233701 troops, 2174 guns, 661 vehicles, Assault Value = 4754
Defending force 47276 troops, 292 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1375
Japanese max assault: 4236 - adjusted assault: 1659
Allied max defense: 1425 - adjusted defense: 1069
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 7)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6
Japanese ground losses:
4908 casualties reported [:(]
Guns lost 115
Vehicles lost 6
Allied ground losses:
1631 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
the assault on Kungchang was bloodier than expected. Same goes for the forts, I didn´t expect level 7 forts. Hopefully I will get better adjusted av soon and hopefully my units don´t get shredded all the time like today...
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14304 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2884
Defending force 107350 troops, 430 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3499
Allied ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Sian´s assault value is dropping and dropping... [8D]
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16029 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3442
Defending force 212732 troops, 701 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5176
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Ground combat at 32,78
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4922 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 432
Defending force 572 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Japanese ground losses:
372 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 85
Wellington III x 53
Hudson I x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 100
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged
Wellington III: 10 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
440 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
we´re unlucky that the whole RAF bomber force made it from India to Northern Australia but we are lucky that this means Miller still using Blenheims as those bombers at least can get shot down... most of the rest is immune to everything. At least I don´t lose much when shooting with flak only and not having fighters at the base...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 184
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 106
Port hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 47,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 48
Ki-49 Helen x 110
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Imphal [:D]
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 70637 troops, 623 guns, 1469 vehicles, Assault Value = 1887
Defending force 12554 troops, 87 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 170
Japanese max assault: 2984 - adjusted assault: 2859
Allied max defense: 157 - adjusted defense: 55
Japanese assault odds: 51 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Imphal base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
1228 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
Vehicles lost 18
Allied ground losses:
15200 casualties reported
Guns lost 34
last base East of Calcutta fell to the Japanese forces. 15.200 troops surrendered, we scored 324 points for ground losses today and Allied ground losses are at 13.739 now! [:D] Calcutta, Delhi and Karachi left. Calcutta will be assaulted, Delhi starved and Karachi only blocked for the next 12 months.
After Calcutta will surrender I guess this will be the last "major" Western Allied troop concentration in the war that will surrender. But there are still hundreds of thousands Chinese troops trapped and ... the Russians... [;)]
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Ground combat at Kungchang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 233701 troops, 2174 guns, 661 vehicles, Assault Value = 4754
Defending force 47276 troops, 292 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1375
Japanese max assault: 4236 - adjusted assault: 1659
Allied max defense: 1425 - adjusted defense: 1069
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 7)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6
Japanese ground losses:
4908 casualties reported [:(]
Guns lost 115
Vehicles lost 6
Allied ground losses:
1631 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
the assault on Kungchang was bloodier than expected. Same goes for the forts, I didn´t expect level 7 forts. Hopefully I will get better adjusted av soon and hopefully my units don´t get shredded all the time like today...
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14304 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2884
Defending force 107350 troops, 430 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3499
Allied ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Sian´s assault value is dropping and dropping... [8D]
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Ground combat at Kweiyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16029 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3442
Defending force 212732 troops, 701 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5176
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Ground combat at 32,78
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4922 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 432
Defending force 572 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Japanese ground losses:
372 casualties reported