Waiting for 3rd AE patch - bigbaba vs. Castor Troy

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/20/43

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Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 82
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TF 82 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


177 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Waura Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
2128 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

time for the Allied on Timor to be wiped out... a div at 80/80 and two nav guard units land together with an Army HQ. Everything is unloaded within one turn...

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Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 82
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TF 82 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


213 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Yuzan Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Juko Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 52
Ki-49 Helen x 73

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
A6M3a Zero x 265
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 46
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 106

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 238

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 38


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
38 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 67
Hudson I x 12
PV-1 Ventura x 63


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 5 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet

the enemy bombers are always coming in in the afternoon, this pretty sure means they are set to port attack/nav attack... Soon there´s nothing left of my AA units and they won´t recover in a malaria base...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Wallis Island at 93,107


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet

nice hit rate... [8|] we lose a small AK that was able to bring 1000 supplies to Wallis island...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanomea Atoll at 87,101

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Brastagi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Lesuth, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Menkar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

in return we sink three small Allied AKs with troops going to Nanomea atoll... not good, I guess Miller is preparing this chain of three atolls for his airaft. All three atolls can be built up to level 4 airfields and then Makin, Tarawa and Apamama are in range of 4Es...

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15857 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866

Defending force 282871 troops, 1513 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 6702



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22707 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2491

Defending force 174461 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5013



Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8342 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5000

Defending force 151916 troops, 1129 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 3099



Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Lautem

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14743 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 22861 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 514


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported


there are less troops but a higher assault value than I expected...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/21/43

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 184
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

With KB entering various ports in Japan tomorrow, I will move 200+ carrier based fighters into my training bases. This means I don´t have nearly enough room for all my daitais that will be set to train. I either have to find another place where I can do combat training (not really easy as it takes weeks to build up a small airfield) or I have to fly out some of my daitais to make room for my carrier based fighters. And there are also 250+ carrier based bombers that could need some training...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 72

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 5


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th USA Division, at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15874 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866

Defending force 282311 troops, 1510 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 6686



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22633 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2489

Defending force 174404 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5006



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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22872 troops, 265 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1440

Defending force 172129 troops, 999 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2792



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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8366 troops, 286 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5006

Defending force 152093 troops, 1131 guns, 363 vehicles, Assault Value = 3101



Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Lautem

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2741 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 517

Defending force 20868 troops, 28 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 149



Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

ordered a deliberate attack tomorrow... as the enemy flak is still firing this means there is still supply for the Allied and it´s a wooden hex. Probably level 9 forts as usual so I don´t expect too much. But the enemy is worn down already and I´m confident that I will have enough troops to take the base after a couple of deliberate attacks...

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Ground combat at Lautem

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14621 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

Defending force 22931 troops, 253 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 517


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported

here you can see what is still defending Lautern. Months ago I´ve thought I would be able to cut off half a dozen divisions on Timor when I landed on Northern Australia and started to fight the enemy there. There was never a convoy going to Timor but the enemy was able to nearly completely move out all his troops by air transport... [:(]

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/22/43

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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Suva (86,114)

Allied Ships
APD Ward

no luck with the sublaid mines this time...

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 186
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 64

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 17
Ki-49 Helen x 71

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 31

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 412
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 222

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 40
P-40E Warhawk x 19


Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
37 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet

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Day Air attack on 25th USA Division, at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 71


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 20000 feet

the Venturas are coming in higher today... and where are the Brits?

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15874 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866

Defending force 282073 troops, 1507 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 6677

Chungking´s av is going down rapidly again...

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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22633 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2492

Defending force 174475 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4992



Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

and Kweiyang´s av drops under 5000 today... [8D]

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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22866 troops, 264 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1942

Defending force 172076 troops, 1000 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 2790



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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8372 troops, 284 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5012

Defending force 152363 troops, 1132 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 3096



Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lautem [8D]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19701 troops, 252 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 519

Defending force 20595 troops, 24 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 143

Japanese max assault: 549 - adjusted assault: 772

Allied max defense: 121 - adjusted defense: 84

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 5) [X(][X(][&o]

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
25971 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Vehicles lost 59


WOW! This was far easier than I had expected it to be. Only level 5 forts instead of the expected Maginot line and a pretty crappy Allied adjusted av even though being in a wooden hex. Guess supply was critical in the end. Another 25.000 Allied troops surrendered, this brings the total Allied troops lost since the start of my offensive in this area to something like 60-70.000 when I think about the troops lost due to being forced to retreat a couple of times and all the troops that were lost at Broome. Together with the total defeat of the Allied Navy in this are this is a nice victory. The Allied lost 379 points for ground losses today, now being at 20.895.

So Timor is Japanese now and all I can say is that my offensive was a full success. Mission accomplished. Our initial goal was to halt the Allied offensive out of Timor and it was obvious that this would be doable after we took Darwin. Then we were dreaming about killing off the troops on Timor and the 150.000 troops at Wyndham. While killing off the troops at Wyndham will remain a dream, we took Broome, Derby and Darwin, forced four Allied divisions to retreat a couple of times (they are now heading South), destroyed a thousand Allied aircraft and the highlight surely was the sinking or heavily damaging of half a dozen Allied CVs, half a dozen CVEs and a couple of BBs during the Allied resupply mission to Wyndham.

We have lost a couple of hundred aircraft, lost a CA to a lucky torp hit that caused a mag explosion and two of our divisions were forced to retreat due to the movement bug when the rest of the units moved 75 miles in the hex instead of moving out. What really has hurt was the loss of nearly two dozen DDs in the battles around Northern Australia. Nearly all were lost due to either being hit by PTs or the oh so mighty Allied minefields.

All in all, I would say the offensive was a total success. Not just did we stop the Allied offensive, we surely bought us 6 months of time due to the fact that the Allied lost so many carriers AND due to the fact that we probably have locked up (or destroyed) more than half of the available Allied divisions in Wyndham. I guess Miller will soon get enough carriers to mount one big CV TF again that will be enough to attack one of my atolls but he doesn´t get enough US or Australian divs to mount a big offensive to break the siege of Wyndham as the Allied are usually "short" of divisions until mid 44 - especially with the losses so far. I guess we will be able to hold our position in Northern Australia for at least another 6 months. Will be interesting how long the Allied supply lasts in Wyndham...

[bigbaba]

wow, gratz on the big victory for the tenno, chris. the SRA is secured and your KB is still intact. and all that even in 1943.[&o]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: bigbaba

wow, gratz on the big victory for the tenno, chris. the SRA is secured and your KB is still intact. and all that even in 1943.[&o]

thx

I´m now expecting the enemy to advance through the Pacific as this will be the best place to use "limited" carrier support. If he attacks Wake, Canton or Baker Island and has 200 Hellcats flying Cap then there´s nothing I can do to oppose the landings. All I can do is to garisson those places with enough troops to make it costly for the attacker. This works in WITP, it won´t work in AE anymore, I fear the Allied will be sitting on Iwo Jima by 1/43 at the latest when you can garisson atolls with only 6.000 troops.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/23/43

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 439
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 198

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 24
PBY Catalina x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
PBY Catalina: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Avenger I bombing at 22400 feet

a lucky shot downs an Avenger...

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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 42
P-40E Warhawk x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
42 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 98,99


Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 4
B-24D Liberator x 66


Allied aircraft losses
PB2Y Coronado: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 21 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 15000 feet

half of the strike failed to locate the target and I´m amazed to see a port attack... trying to knock out my coast defenses? This smells like pre invasion work... 3 Liberators are lost coming from Pago Pago that turned into a level 5 airfield today. The Liberators are now flying from a base big enough for them to carry their full bombload...

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 20000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15878 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1867

Defending force 281710 troops, 1504 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 6674



Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22632 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2492

Defending force 174240 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4987



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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22866 troops, 264 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1944

Defending force 172116 troops, 1000 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 2792



Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8372 troops, 284 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5016

Defending force 152593 troops, 1134 guns, 372 vehicles, Assault Value = 3105



Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

[Q-Ball]

Keep going please, I am an avid reader!

Good '43 offensive for Japan!

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

Keep going please, I am an avid reader!

Good '43 offensive for Japan!

thx

we will keep going but I´m afraid the next months won´t be that exciting. Good for Japan but probably not that good for the AAR... [;)]

[veji1]

brilliant play.. All the troops stuck in Wyndham are troops he can't use anywhere else.. Be very careful about the North pacific as well, the line between Anchorage and PJ is quite short and it is a great avenue of attack for an allied player in a tough situation...

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: veji1

brilliant play.. All the troops stuck in Wyndham are troops he can't use anywhere else.. Be very careful about the North pacific as well, the line between Anchorage and PJ is quite short and it is a great avenue of attack for an allied player in a tough situation...

yeah, I´m aware of the Northern route and have built up and garissoned Paramashiro Jima and Onekotan Jima (sp?), wich are the two Eastern mountaineous islands. He would need at least 5 divs to take them I guess. All other islands are empty, they are all level 0 airfields in Nikmod, so they can´t be built up to more than level 3 and therefor are not that useful anyway. At the moment I can´t see a chance for an Allied offensive in this area as KB would make any attempt to achieve something up there a disaster. And in the next 6 months I get some nice reinforcements that could bring up the assault value even more. And without those two islands there is no chance anyway to advance closer to home islands.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/24/43

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Sub attack at 41,76

Japanese Ships
AP Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Balao

grrr... unescorted big AP meets a sub near Amboina... the ship has a very slight chance to make it...

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 184
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 58
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

and the rest of the day are only training runs, took me 10 minutes to do the whole turn...

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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 140

No Japanese losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 447
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 220

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 21
PBY Catalina x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 4 damaged
PBY Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Avenger I bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 40
P-40E Warhawk x 11


Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
40 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 20
PV-1 Ventura x 83


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 19000 feet
5 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 20000 feet

the enemy comes in high but still kills a couple of flak guns every turn... well, not kills but disables and this means they are gone as they don´t seem to recover in a malaria base...

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15843 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1867

Defending force 280998 troops, 1498 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 6669



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22653 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2492

Defending force 174134 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4981



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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22872 troops, 265 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1939

Defending force 172158 troops, 1000 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2793



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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8342 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5020

Defending force 152747 troops, 1131 guns, 372 vehicles, Assault Value = 3107



Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[castor troy]

Came across quite a high air balance at Alice Spring which is a level 4 airfield, means there could be 200 ac stationed due to our stacking rule. The air balance was 2419!! [X(] So I´ve used an Emily chutai to take a look and after a couple of turns, the number of ac was more than 1600 in total. Well, we know how crappy recon is but usually it´s something around twice as much as there is really.

Seeing the airbalance number and the high recon reports I´ve asked Miller what he has at this level 4 airfield and I got the answer that there are around 1600!!! ac. 1600? [&:] Well, the stacking limit says af size x 50 + something like 10% max (while I wouldn´t care if there are 235 or something like that) so why on earth are there 1600 ac? This is odd. Miller said he would have to throw his ac into the sea as there is not enough room on Australia´s airfields but when I look at the airbalance numbers near Sydney, Brisbane, Rockhampton, etc. then there are only VERY FEW ac. I told him that one of the side effects of the stacking rule is that you just have to use more base forces all over the map too. Wonder what he will say...

Reason why I don´t like it seeing 1600 ac at Alice Springs is that from there he can just fly in new fighters, bombers,... to Wyndham in one day if the first day his squadrons there are trashed (if I would decide to attack) so it´s not like it wouldn´t matter how many ac there are at Alice Springs. Either there is a stacking rule or there isn´t IMO. I wouldn´t care if LA or San Francisco would have that many ac as those are just like off map bases. Perth also has an insane air balance, bet there are far more ac than allowed too...

[castor troy]

stacking rule issues have been sorted out and Miller dispersed his ac throughout Australia...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/25/43

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 51
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 183
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 38
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 422
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 241

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 69
Avenger I x 6
PBY Catalina x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 49
P-39D Airacobra x 36
Hurricane IIc x 16


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 4 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet

Miller tried another training run with his fighters from Efate but my flak is still strong enough to hurt him... guess he will stop it again...

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Day Air attack on TF at 98,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Sage, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Heed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Latimer, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Miller obviously forgot about this TF as we spotted it for several days already coming North from the Fidjis. It hasn´t been attacked for days and at some point I thought it would be a four sub TF but today the bombers finally launched when the TF was just 6 hexes East of Baker Island... two big APs but one will get away...

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 40
Hudson I x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 68


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 20000 feet


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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15798 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1869

Defending force 280531 troops, 1487 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 6650



Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22653 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2490

Defending force 173777 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4974



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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22872 troops, 265 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1943

Defending force 172179 troops, 999 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2793



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8322 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5022

Defending force 153060 troops, 1131 guns, 372 vehicles, Assault Value = 3108



Allied ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/26/43

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 180
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 53

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 140

No Japanese losses

Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 417
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 186

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 19
PBY Catalina x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Avenger I bombing at 22400 feet

only the Avengers are coming in, no fighters anymore...

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 76
PV-1 Ventura x 78


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 12000 feet

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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 36
P-40E Warhawk x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,93

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 48
G4M1 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Heed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

we have also spotted the AP but only attack the MSW in this single ship TF...

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Day Air attack on TF at 71,105


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG AG-360, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-2098, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-2091, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet

those Hurricanes really seem to be barge busters...

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15768 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1865

Defending force 280332 troops, 1476 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 6651



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22624 troops, 267 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2490

Defending force 173334 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4961



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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22872 troops, 265 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1945

Defending force 172161 troops, 999 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2794



Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8288 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5019

Defending force 153371 troops, 1127 guns, 382 vehicles, Assault Value = 3114



Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/27/43

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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Suva (86,114)

Allied Ships
APD Ward
APD Schley

again no luck with the sublaid mines....

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 185
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 56
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 139

No Japanese losses

Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 423
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 35

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 299

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 [X(]


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 35
Liberator VI x 66
B-17E Fortress x 39
PB4Y Liberator x 7
B-24D Liberator x 42


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged [8|]
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged [8|]
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged [8|]

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 87

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 12000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 12000 feet
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet

PM is also one of the expected targets of an Allied offensive in a couple of months, but at the moment I don´t really have to fear an invasion. Miller sends in the bombers at 12.000 ft and has 3 of them damaged. Joke of the week again, there are three 100% combat ready base forces that can´t even damage bombers coming in at 12.000ft. Who said that Nikmod flak is any better than stock? Well, it is against attacks at 2.000 or 6.000 ft, but as soon as the bombers go higher than 10.000 ft your flak does nothing if you don´t stack all flak guns on the map into one hex. With the increased super durability of Allied bombers, they take no losses even at long range. No op losses, no flak losses... [:(]

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 20
PBY Catalina x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Avenger I bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 98,99


Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 5
B-24D Liberator x 132


Allied aircraft losses
PB2Y Coronado: 4 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 18 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 8
Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 15000 feet

flak here is a little better but we have nearly 50 4.7 inch DP guns on the island and more of other calibres...

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15825 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1862

Defending force 280114 troops, 1468 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 6641



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22649 troops, 266 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2494

Defending force 173212 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4959



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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22872 troops, 265 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1942

Defending force 172167 troops, 1000 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2791



Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8279 troops, 284 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5021

Defending force 153196 troops, 1128 guns, 381 vehicles, Assault Value = 3112



Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/28/43

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 108
G3M Nell x 8
G4M1 Betty x 236
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 35

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 139

No Japanese losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 423
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 35

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 154

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 27
Liberator VI x 53
B-17E Fortress x 31
PB4Y Liberator x 5
B-24D Liberator x 33


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 65

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Liberator VI bombing at 12000 feet

back to back attack and again 3 full base forces achieve nothing against a not really high flying bomber strike... [:(][:(] the enemy now has at least a fatigue of 36 but again nothing in terms of op losses... I´ve lost more ac today doing one or two hex strikes against a totally undefended target than the Allied have lost against strongly defended targets at ranges of 9 or more hexes...[8|]

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Avenger I x 18
PBY Catalina x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Avenger I: 2 damaged
PBY Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Avenger I bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 44
F4U-1 Corsair x 8


Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
43 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 3
B-24D Liberator x 113

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PB2Y Coronado: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 17 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 110

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 15000 feet

15.000 ft seems to be the best attack alt for the 4Es. They still knock out an airbase in one turn but don´t have to fear counterfire... I guess there won´t be any of my bases (except Japan) that could put up more flak fire than this one but it´s senseless...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG AG-5164, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-5139, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-5141, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet

3x4 Hurricanes attacked 3 barges, all sunk... thank god there aren´t more of those fighter bombers on Efate... real barge killers...

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15829 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866

Defending force 279436 troops, 1455 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 6632



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22649 troops, 266 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2493

Defending force 173342 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4949



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22872 troops, 265 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1944

Defending force 172128 troops, 1000 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2791



Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8339 troops, 286 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5025

Defending force 153288 troops, 1133 guns, 383 vehicles, Assault Value = 3112



Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/29/43

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 104
G3M Nell x 8
G4M1 Betty x 233
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 35

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 139

No Japanese losses

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 422
B5N Kate x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 35

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 234

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 69
Avenger I x 15
PBY Catalina x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 56
P-39D Airacobra x 42


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Avenger I: 2 damaged
PBY Catalina: 1 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 6 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet

not much flak left but enough to at least take some of the fighters down...

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 111
Hudson I x 5
PV-1 Ventura x 82
B-25C Mitchell x 48


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet

Miller is now using all three bases on New Caledonia to launch training strikes against Luganville...

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Day Air attack on Wallis Island , at 93,107


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 39
P-40E Warhawk x 25
F4U-1 Corsair x 6


Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 71,105


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG AG-110, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-114, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-367

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet

the barge killers in action...

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Sub attack at 86,103

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
AK Phobos, Shell hits 3, on fire

odd one... I-23 attacks a lonely small AK on the surface puts a shell from the deck gun and two salvos from a 25mm AA gun into the AK and that´s it... no torps were fired... the AK probably has outrun the sub... [:D]

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15853 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1868

Defending force 278756 troops, 1448 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 6614



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22670 troops, 266 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2493

Defending force 173096 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4942



Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22844 troops, 263 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1943

Defending force 172005 troops, 1000 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2791



Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8249 troops, 285 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5023

Defending force 153319 troops, 1134 guns, 383 vehicles, Assault Value = 3116



Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/30/43

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Sub attack at 30,68

Japanese Ships
AK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Billfish

Billfish kills a small AK near Borneo. At least the sub was later hit by a Sally. I have yet to figure out Miller´s strategy to use his subs. So far it looks like there is none to be honest. A couple of subs show up now and then but they don´t even seem to focus on the shipping lanes, they are just moving around and often encounter my TFs at very "strange" places just out of pure luck as usually there is no shipping traffic. Well, suits me well. If I would be the Allied, at this date I would flood the Japanese shipping lanes with subs already... torps are working now and most of the subs should have radar also...

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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 140

No Japanese losses

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 395

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 135

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 108
PV-1 Ventura x 81
B-25C Mitchell x 41


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 12000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15841 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1864

Defending force 277944 troops, 1445 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 6596



Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22687 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2492

Defending force 173274 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4940



Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22858 troops, 264 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1940

Defending force 171924 troops, 998 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2795



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8279 troops, 286 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5019

Defending force 153719 troops, 1133 guns, 394 vehicles, Assault Value = 3127



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

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/01/43

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 108
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 238
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 35

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 38
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 27
B5N Kate x 87
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 65
Avenger I x 17
PBY Catalina x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 53
P-39D Airacobra x 43


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 4 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet

I´m amazed that Miller keeps his fighters on those training runs as my flak hasn´t been completely silenced yet...

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 12000 feet

most of the strike failed to locate the target...

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15871 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866

Defending force 277457 troops, 1440 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 6583



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22707 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2494

Defending force 173168 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4934



Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22844 troops, 262 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1940

Defending force 171974 troops, 998 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2793



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8299 troops, 286 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5014

Defending force 153925 troops, 1132 guns, 393 vehicles, Assault Value = 3126



Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/02/43

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 107
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 237
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 58
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 35

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 63
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Tacloban , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3a Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 140

No Japanese losses

Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3a Zero x 346
B5N Kate x 91

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 207
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet

except the dive bombers, nearly all KB based aircraft are in training mode now...

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 33
Liberator VI x 65
B-17E Fortress x 38
PB4Y Liberator x 7
B-24D Liberator x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 7 damaged
Liberator VI: 24 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 15
Port supply hits 14 [8|]

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet

strike from NE Australia again. Have moved three sentais of fighters to Buna (two hexes East of PM) to hope for leaking Cap to PM. One of the sentais sent some fighters and a dozen fighters damaged something like 50 enemy bombers. [8|] None was shot down during the replay but 6 were accounted lost A2A for the loss of 2 Tojos A2A (both pilots are dead). In total the enemy lost 19 ac on the map today. The three base forces at PM did NOTHING again, just as if they would be ghost units... [:@][:@] 10.000 ft and three base forces don´t even damage a dozen bombers... excellent

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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
Avenger I x 17
PBY Catalina x 4
P-36A Mohawk x 37
P-39D Airacobra x 35


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Avenger I: 1 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 4 damaged

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luganville , at 72,107


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 109
PV-1 Ventura x 71
B-25C Mitchell x 26


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 12000 feet

those level bomber attacks will soon silence all my flak...

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Day Air attack on Canton Island , at 98,99


Allied aircraft
PB4Y Liberator x 23
B-24D Liberator x 133


Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 22 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 95

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 12000 feet

big strike from Pago Pago again. At least we damage two dozen bombers, very few are lost...

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Sub attack near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
AK Shoyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Balao

spotted sub sitting at Darwin, it missed...

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15829 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1866

Defending force 277315 troops, 1444 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 6573



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22667 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2495

Defending force 173050 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4936



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22862 troops, 265 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1943

Defending force 172086 troops, 999 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2795



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wyndham

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8319 troops, 286 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5022

Defending force 154223 troops, 1135 guns, 394 vehicles, Assault Value = 3130



Allied ground losses:
146 casualties reported