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Thanks for the screenshots!

Lovely raid also [:D]

Go for Ceylon. Place some Bettys on naval search + gauntlet of subs. Create a chokepoint so that no ship enters or leave Indian ocean.

Do you have any idea about the numbers of ships inside Karachi port? Raiding harbour combined with multiple land based fighter sweeps (to neutralize the possible RAF danger) would be nice to bag some easy points.
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Bombing Karachi could be very dangerous for the air crews.  With the mass of reinforcements, including AA & BF, SEAC must have received in the two-three months (or is it more already ?), you could expect a blood bath.
 
Castor, I meant CVs as escorts on the most important convoys, at least for the last leg.  And CVEs to hunt your subs, as the latter proved very useful eyes.  I was not clear, sorry.
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Bombing Karachi could be very dangerous for the air crews.  With the mass of reinforcements, including AA & BF, SEAC must have received in the two-three months (or is it more already ?), you could expect a blood bath.

Hmm true true. But one or two fast battlecruiser+cruiser task force could do the trick (with heavy float plane reconing trick). Don't recall how severe were RN losses during the Indian campaign and what portion of the fleet is currently situated in Karachi. It's never too bad to sink some 10-15 merchant ships + whatever you can find in port.

Castor troy, can you post the current ship losses? [;)]
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Thanks for the screenshots!

Lovely raid also [:D]

Go for Ceylon. Place some Bettys on naval search + gauntlet of subs. Create a chokepoint so that no ship enters or leave Indian ocean.

Do you have any idea about the numbers of ships inside Karachi port? Raiding harbour combined with multiple land based fighter sweeps (to neutralize the possible RAF danger) would be nice to bag some easy points.


There are only a couple of ships at Karachi, Miller usually moves them out quickly as soon as they arrive. There are enough enemy aircraft that attacking it isn´t really worth it, I mean, my losses wouldn´t worth it. Would need to transfer 500 fighters/bombers into the Karachi area and that´s not possible at the moment.

But Ceylon stays on my list, but time is running out for the Japanese Empire, we´re nearly entering 43! [;)]
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Bombing Karachi could be very dangerous for the air crews.  With the mass of reinforcements, including AA & BF, SEAC must have received in the two-three months (or is it more already ?), you could expect a blood bath.

Castor, I meant CVs as escorts on the most important convoys, at least for the last leg.  And CVEs to hunt your subs, as the latter proved very useful eyes.  I was not clear, sorry.


you´re correct, bombing Karachi below 26.000ft isn´t possible in Nikmod, you would wreck hundreds of bombers in a couple of turns.

The biggest problem for Miller will be the number of CVs available at the moment, guess he used all of his carriers for his offensive operations. And everything below 250 aircraft would be in real danger of being sunk while doing not enough damage.
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ORIGINAL: Ambassador

Bombing Karachi could be very dangerous for the air crews.  With the mass of reinforcements, including AA & BF, SEAC must have received in the two-three months (or is it more already ?), you could expect a blood bath.

Hmm true true. But one or two fast battlecruiser+cruiser task force could do the trick (with heavy float plane reconing trick). Don't recall how severe were RN losses during the Indian campaign and what portion of the fleet is currently situated in Karachi. It's never too bad to sink some 10-15 merchant ships + whatever you can find in port.

Castor troy, can you post the current ship losses? [;)]


There was no RN loss other than 4!!! PT boats during my attack on India! Miller immediately withdrew his ships. The port is empty every couple of days so moving Kongo class BBs up to India wouldn´t even be worth the fuel. And my cruisers aren´t 1000lb bomb prove so all in all it´s too much risk for no or not much to gain.

If I don´t forget to take the screens next turn I will post the most important ship losses.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/13/42

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TF 1057 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
MSW Maryborough
MSW Goulburn
MSW Burnie
MSW Poole
MSW Bundaberg

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 85
B5N Kate x 5
G3M Nell x 54
G4M1 Betty x 63
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 54

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

I guess in a couple of months I will have 2/3 of my airforce doing training runs every day as my daitais will be "one day wonders"...



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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 212


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 21 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
690 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Port hits 5
Port supply hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 215
B5N Kate x 12
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 117

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 176

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 2
A-20B Boston x 31


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 31,77


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 92
Wellington III x 68


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
318 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

Allied bombers flying ground attacks at 9 hexes range...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 219074 troops, 2704 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 4226

Defending force 89267 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3027

Japanese max assault: 4285 - adjusted assault: 1933

Allied max defense: 2886 - adjusted defense: 2974

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
9064 casualties reported [8|]
Guns lost 186
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1930 casualties reported
Guns lost 32

looks like the dice rolls went very well for the Chinese. Not that I´m surprised that they get a good adjusted av as they are sitting behind level 9 forts, but the losses on my side are rather amazing... [8|] And hey, we didn´t even knock down a fort level with 300 combat engineers in the hex. Sian will fall, and it won´t take long... [:@]

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8420 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1528

Defending force 23858 troops, 162 guns, 204 vehicles, Assault Value = 355



Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16049 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3445

Defending force 221691 troops, 761 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5859



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Ground combat at Dili

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66903 troops, 827 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 1605

Defending force 69316 troops, 388 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1338

Allied max assault: 1512 - adjusted assault: 919

Japanese max defense: 1010 - adjusted defense: 1049

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


Japanese ground losses:
2131 casualties reported
Guns lost 54
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1092 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 11

it´s ridicoulos. I´m defending in a wooden hex and my av gets adjusted down... no, my troops are not out of supply. Once again we take twice the losses than the attacker... I don´t get it... those divisions I have there are all 90+ experienced, something the Allied divs surely aren´t...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/14/42

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TF 90 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Mine hits 1
DD Yukikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [8|]

of course we hit mines when we enter Lautern...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 [8|]

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Kinugasa
DD Kagero
DD Arashi
DD Oshio
DD Yamakaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Kisaragi
DD Hakaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
AK Don Jose, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

wth? I´ve always thought that the TFs with the lowest TF number would be the ones that attack first? Well, I had three surface combat TFs with a lower number than this bombardment TF but it didn´t work as planned... at least we sink a supply AK...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Kinugasa
DD Kagero
DD Arashi
DD Oshio, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Yamakaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Kisaragi
DD Hakaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-116, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
PT PT-154
PT PT-161

of course we lose a DD for a PT...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Kinugasa
DD Kagero
DD Arashi
DD Oshio, on fire
DD Yamakaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Kisaragi
DD Hakaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-67
PT PT-73, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
PT PT-80, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Kinugasa
DD Kagero
DD Arashi, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio, on fire
DD Yamakaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Kisaragi
DD Hakaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-154, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT PT-161, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Chokai
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CA Kinugasa
DD Kagero
DD Arashi
DD Oshio, on fire
DD Yamakaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Kisaragi
DD Hakaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-67, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

god damn! This TF should do a bombardment with good effect and not fight PTs, that´s what the three surface combat TFs are for! [:@]


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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Myoko
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Kako


Allied ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

of course, no result... Japanese nukes only eh? [>:] Not in this game, it´s more like Allied nukes only...

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Albacore: 1 destroyed
PB2Y Coronado: 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
CA Chikuma

Allied Ships
MSW Poole, Shell hits 2, on fire
MSW Burnie, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-160, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Bundaberg, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-168, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-148, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-147, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-166, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Goulburn, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-151, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Maryborough, Shell hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
1431 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 9

the second cruiser TF at least does some damage but again the attack wasn´t worth the damage we took. CA Myoko sys 30 and two DDs in sinking condition for the destruction of half a dozen ac, an AK, some MSW and half a dozen PTs... but we have to keep the pressure up...

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
B5N Kate x 5
G3M Nell x 49
G4M1 Betty x 62
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 62

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 174


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 91
Wellington III x 62


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wellington III: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 215
B5N Kate x 12
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 117

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 163

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
A-20B Boston x 28


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77


Allied aircraft
Albacore x 40
SBD Dauntless x 46
P-40E Warhawk x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 11 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14233 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3394

Defending force 86751 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2898



Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8450 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1530

Defending force 23672 troops, 160 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 350



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


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16060 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3486

Defending force 221451 troops, 757 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5865


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/15/42

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ASW attack at 23,65

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze
DD Yukaze
DD Akikaze
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII, hits 9

my ASW TFs have been recently really been doing a good job. 1 hit and 8 near misses...


unfortunately we lost I-121 today. The mine layer sub was hit twice!! by a Mitchell today...


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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 215
B5N Kate x 12
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 117

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 97
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on La Foa , at 68,112


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 67


No Allied losses

Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x F4F-4 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet

with equally skilled pilots we won´t have a tiny chance to fight the Allied fighters, we´re on the receiving end with 20 exp higher pilots already...


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Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 5
A-20B Boston x 29


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14246 troops, 455 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3768

Defending force 86584 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2900



Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8450 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1532

Defending force 23447 troops, 156 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 346



Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16061 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3484

Defending force 221470 troops, 750 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5863



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73611 troops, 652 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1992

Defending force 71758 troops, 893 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1471


Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


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Ground combat at Dili

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64032 troops, 777 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 1517

Defending force 66400 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1248


Japanese ground losses:
805 casualties reported [8|][8|]
Guns lost 12

nuts! 15 art units and 200.000 inf troops in China can´t do nearly the same damage than those Allied troops on Dili. Supply can´t be an issue, looks like it´s no problem to supply those units over the trails...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/16/42

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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
MSW Poole
MSW Maryborough

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TF 1060 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
MSW Poole
MSW Maryborough

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ASW attack at 25,66

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

only two out of six DDs tried to attack...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 214
B5N Kate x 12
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 117

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 143
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on La Foa , at 68,112


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 61


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x F4F-4 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet

with the conquest of Noumea, the Allied now have two of my empty bases that they can use for training purpose... unfortunately...

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Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
A-20B Boston x 28


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet

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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77


Allied aircraft
Albacore x 33
SBD Dauntless x 26
P-40E Warhawk x 14


Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

am happy with the flak losses...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14240 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4272

Defending force 86341 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2894



Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported

deliberate attack tomorrow... it´s been an eternity since the last a2g attacks were flown... range 2 hexes, 50.000 supplies...

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8433 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1528

Defending force 23273 troops, 154 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 346



Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16036 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3485

Defending force 221436 troops, 741 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5863



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73462 troops, 644 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1990

Defending force 71679 troops, 891 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1469


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Dili

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64108 troops, 781 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 1526

Defending force 70442 troops, 465 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1390


Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

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ORIGINAL: Zond
Hmm true true. But one or two fast battlecruiser+cruiser task force could do the trick (with heavy float plane reconing trick). Don't recall how severe were RN losses during the Indian campaign and what portion of the fleet is currently situated in Karachi. It's never too bad to sink some 10-15 merchant ships + whatever you can find in port.
Ever tried sending BC/CA to bomb Karachi ? The result is the same as at Bataan, Manilla, Singapore, Hong Kong, Pearl Harbor, etc :.
And with the number of LB, TB, FB, etc, that have arrived in the meantime...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/17/42

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Day Air attack on La Foa , at 68,112


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F4F-4 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Kunitama Maru
AK Ushio Maru
AK Gisho Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Misaku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet

As an Allied player you hate Betties and Nells but especially in Nikmod I would love to swap them out to B-17s and B-24s... 2 B-17 lost at the end of the day for two small AKs sunk...

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ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Minekaze
DD Umikaze
DD Yudachi
DD Murasame
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 2

ins´t O21 a mine layer sub? Or was it O19 and O20?


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Sub attack at 12,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-176

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

we lose two small AKs North of Timor and we sink one big AK West of Broome heading to Perth...


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 224323 troops, 2622 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 4298

Defending force 86099 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2895

Japanese max assault: 4154 - adjusted assault: 2238 [8|]

Allied max defense: 2751 - adjusted defense: 2764

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
7190 casualties reported [>:]
Guns lost 189
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1405 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

what really pisses me off is that this is already the second attack that isn´t able to knock down a fort level! Am I totally nuts? In this attack there were over 400 combat engineers involved... ridicoulos... but I´m still confident that the base will fall soon... why? Because I´ve got 7500 assault points that I can rotate in and out and I wonder how long it will take until there is no supply left for the defender. But wait! Even without a single bullet, a division can still kill you... with bajanettes or whatever the designers thought they would use. 0 supply still means 25% of the assault value, so with 9 forts it´s nearly like they would have 100% supply. Once again, one of those wonderful design desitions. Use 10.000 troops in the maginot line and even with out a single MG bullett or grenade you can still wreck an attacker! lol

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8386 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030

Defending force 23018 troops, 150 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 342



Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16047 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3484

Defending force 221242 troops, 731 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5876



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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73459 troops, 641 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1990

Defending force 71595 troops, 886 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1466


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Dili

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64232 troops, 788 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1533

Defending force 73620 troops, 481 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1533


Japanese ground losses:
350 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

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Allied ship losses. As you can see, with more or less carefull strategies so far, Miller didn´t lose many high value ships.

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Also our losses are far from severe. How we lost Hyuga is still something that pisses me off though, I just should have been more carefully. But that´s it.

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Only two CVs ?  I thought it was more.  Bad memory.  You didn't lose any, did you ?
 
BTW, O19 & O20 are the minelaying subs.  O21 is a regular sub.  But one with working torpedoes...
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Only two CVs ?  I thought it was more.  Bad memory.  You didn't lose any, did you ?

BTW, O19 & O20 are the minelaying subs.  O21 is a regular sub.  But one with working torpedoes...

thx for the info.

Unfortunately only two CVs were sunk, Miller was quite lucky when it came down to his CV losses. IIRC then Lexington was hit by three torps and was 1000 miles away from Pearl Harbour but was pumped out at some level 3 port or so. Then the four British CVs, 300 high exp Betty/Nell bombers scored only a couple of 800kg AP bomb hits that obviously didn´t do much damage, one or two torp hits didn´t help either. On the way South to Perth the heavily damaged Indomitable then was missed by torps from a sub. So, in the end there are only the two sinkings that count.

I didn´t lose any carriers, the enemy scored some bombs on my CVEs but all are safe and will be operational within the next couple of weeks.
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Yes, Allied Damage Control is great.  I noticed that recently, when I started playing some games as Japan against the AI.[:(]
Did you accelerate the building of the late-war CVs ?
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Yes, Allied Damage Control is great.  I noticed that recently, when I started playing some games as Japan against the AI.[:(]
Did you accelerate the building of the late-war CVs ?


two CVs are accellerated, they will arrive within the next 8 months. Taiho should arrive within late 43 too.
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That would potentially a monster of a carrier battle.  This would be 7 big and four medium carriers on your side, against approximately the same number of fleet CVs and a few more mediums and CVLs.[8D]
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That would potentially a monster of a carrier battle.  This would be 7 big and four medium carriers on your side, against approximately the same number of fleet CVs and a few more mediums and CVLs.[8D]


I can field over 900 carrier based ac in 10 months or so if no CV is lost but due to our hr they can´t be in the same hex. [:D]
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