Defeating the Devil !!! ( aka Damian )

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Thu May 07, 2009 8:15 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/42

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Sub attack at 41,64

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
APD Hakaze
DD Shirakumo

Allied Ships
SS Shark

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TF 1112 encounters mine field at Eniwetok [Nanyo] (77,78)

TF 1112 troops unloading over beach at Eniwetok [Nanyo], 77,78

Allied Ships
AP Tjinegara, Mine hits 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Coastal Guns at Eniwetok [Nanyo], 77,78, firing at TF 1112
49 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
SC Quesnel, Shell hits 9, on fire

Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 41,60

Japanese Ships
LCM AG-1734A, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS SHCH118

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Sub attack at 37,58

Japanese Ships
LCVP AG-1404N, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 34
Ki-21-II Sally x 21
Ki-49 -I Helen x 8
Ki-264 Angel x 233
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang XP x 15
P-38G Lightning x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 11 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 destroyed
Ki-264 Angel: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-51B Mustang XP: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Seafire II: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 390

18 Japanese planes in return for 7 of my own. Best of all I've lost airframes but he's lost pilots too [8D]

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 41
Ki-15II Babs x 5

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
D3A2 Val x 14

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 30

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 1
A5M4 Claude x 51
Ki-48-II Lily x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja [Java] , at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
Ki-43-II Oscar x 16
Ki-109E Mike x 18

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 90

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-II Oscar: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-109E Mike: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 30

Tomorrow I hit the shipping... It was under CAP today but will be fleeing tomorrow I'm sure.

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Day Air attack on Morotai [NEI] , at 43,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-49 -I Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
Ki-48-II Lily x 7

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 37

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 46

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 26
Ki-21-II Sally x 61

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 81

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Day Air attack on Taytay [Palawan] , at 40,54

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 15
B5N2 Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 8
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 42
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-48-II Lily x 6
Ki-49 -I Helen x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 39

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Day Air attack on IJN Maloelop Base Force, at 85,86

Support from Wotje for the troops landing on Maloelap 60 miles away.

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 7
Pe-2 x 37
SBD-3 Dauntless x 46

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJN Maloelop Base Force, at 85,86

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 47
B-24D Liberator x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Rpd Fire Gun Battalion, at 39,41

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 25
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 40
B-26A Marauder x 6
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson IV x 6
Spitfire VB x 2
IL-4C x 6
SB-2M x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Day Air attack on IJA Kiungshan Fortress, at 39,41

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 59
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 84
B-26A Marauder x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Blenheim IV x 10
Hudson IV x 20
Kittyhawk I x 3
IL-4C x 16
SB-2M x 7

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged
B-26A Marauder: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Day Air attack on IJA Kiungshan Fortress, at 39,41

Allied aircraft
IL-4C x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJA 3rd Mountain Gun Regiment, at 38,41

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 11
IL-2M Shturmovik x 35
Pe-2 x 28

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJN 1st Coastal Gun Regiment, at 81,84

Softening up the IJN defences at Kwajalein.

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
SBD-3 Dauntless x 109

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJN 14th Base Force, at 41,74

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
Wirraway CA-1 x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on RTA 4th Division, at 32,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 43
Lancer x 40

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 99th Brigade, at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 77,79

I put my CVs in harm's way to draw fire from my transports and it has worked nicely.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
B5N2 Kate x 15

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 15 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Crescent City

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Day Air attack on TF, near Eniwetok [Nanyo] at 77,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
B5N2 Kate x 16
E13A1 Jake x 3

Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AP Empire Pride
SC Edmundston, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Eniwetok [Nanyo] at 77,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 63
G4M1 Betty x 3
G9M1 Marlina x 13

Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 39 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 15 destroyed, 1 damaged

Only the A6M2s can reach Eniwetok from Ponape so I'm quite happy to cheaply attrit them at this stage. Once the A6M2s are gone my CVs can roam freely - absent intervention from the IJN CVs which I expect to be 3 to 4 days out ( perhaps one day more if he stops and re-organises his fighter groups by upgrading them to Ki-44 IIIs... which he most definitely should do. ).

Allied Ships
SC Edmundston, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tjinegara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Moreton Bay
SC Quesnel, on fire

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang XP x 13
P-38G Lightning x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

Hmm, I don't remember the last time I killed a Dinah in A2A combat.

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 77,79

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 3

Allied aircraft
Seafire II x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 84

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed

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Sub attack at 37,58

Japanese Ships
LCVP AG-1422A, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

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Sub attack near Ponape [Nanyo] at 73,80

Allied Ships
SS SHCH128

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Ground combat at Kwajalein [Nanyo]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6412 troops, 74 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Defending force 80 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25888 troops, 555 guns, 492 vehicles, Assault Value = 2851

Defending force 66925 troops, 1044 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 1823

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Eniwetok [Nanyo]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1028 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 1671 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 49896 troops, 926 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1823

Defending force 136753 troops, 1828 guns, 822 vehicles, Assault Value = 2851

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 38,41

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 34258 troops, 799 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 1622

Defending force 2030 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied max assault: 2722 - adjusted assault: 1366

Japanese max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 273 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

On the road to Kiungshan.

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Ground combat at Bankha [Sumatra]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1769 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Defending force 5425 troops, 1 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

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Ground combat at 25,44

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4981 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Defending force 7467 troops, 37 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

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Ground combat at 32,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3645 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 3068 troops, 0 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Wenchow [S China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1977 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 6551 troops, 51 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

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Ground combat at Eniwetok [Nanyo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1671 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Defending force 1028 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 30 - adjusted assault: 14

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 9

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

My forces here are low on supply. It'll take a couple of days to get the supplies here in sufficient quantity but once they get here Eniwetok should fall. Just in time to greet his CVs.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:38 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/42

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TF 1089 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

Allied Ships
AK Lazar, Mine hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

I'll lose about ten APs and AKs in forcing this landing but it WILL be forced ashore and it WILL succeed. That's what matters. Once I have this airbase I can exploit deeply with flying boats dropping paratroops and link up with the Ozzies. At that point in time my initial plan will finally ( after 8 months of play ) have been achieved.

Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1089
1762 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Kanimbla, Shell hits 20, on fire
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
CL Manoora, Shell hits 10, on fire
AK Ravnaas, Shell hits 8, on fire
AK Libra, Shell hits 7, on fire
CL Westralia, Shell hits 9, on fire
AK Electra, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Alcyone, Shell hits 11, on fire
AK Naos, Shell hits 3, on fire
AK Mintaka, Shell hits 3, on fire
AK Thomas A. Edison, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
AK James Schureman, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Overstraten, Shell hits 8, on fire
AP Van Neck, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Cloon
AP McCawley, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Duchess of Bedford, Shell hits 7, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
4392 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 12

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TF 1096 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1096 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

Allied Ships
BB California, Mine hits 1

Life is loss.

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1096
64 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
468 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack at 37,58

Japanese Ships
LCM AG-1722A, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

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ASW attack near Manado [Celebes] at 39,67

Japanese Ships
APD Hakaze
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SS S-36

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Sub attack at 37,58

Japanese Ships
LCVP AG-1436A

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

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ASW attack at 34,64

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze
PC Ch 13
PC Ch 10

Allied Ships
SS SHCH124

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Coastal Guns at Maloelap [Nanyo], 85,86, firing at TF 1098
TF 1098 troops unloading over beach at Maloelap [Nanyo], 85,86

154 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AVD McFarland, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Tulagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Taroona, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Mataroa
AP Japara, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1089
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TF 1089 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

1167 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AK Admiral Chase, Shell hits 4, on fire
AK Barossa, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Fort Reliance, Shell hits 10, on fire
AK William C. Claiborne, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Mapia, Shell hits 12, on fire
AP Mariposa, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1571 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 4

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Coastal Guns at Maloelap [Nanyo], 85,86, firing at TF 1098
TF 1098 troops unloading over beach at Maloelap [Nanyo], 85,86

113 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AVD McFarland, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mataroa, Shell hits 3
AP Bantam

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

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TF 1104 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1104 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

Allied Ships
PC PC-581
AK Bellatrix, Mine hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1104
684 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
PC PC-572
AR Shooting Star, Shell hits 4, on fire
AK Tjikandi, Shell hits 2
AR Aldebaran, Shell hits 18, on fire
AK Empire Liberty, Shell hits 11, on fire
AK Empire Elaine, Shell hits 4, on fire
PC PC-581, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MLE Abbekerk, Shell hits 16, on fire
AP Akaroa, Shell hits 2
AP Esperance Bay, Shell hits 5, on fire
MLE Steel Ranger, Shell hits 3, on fire
AVD Hulbert
AP Dunera, Shell hits 9, on fire

Allied ground losses:
832 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 4

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Sub attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze
PC Ch 10

Allied Ships
SS SHCH120

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Sub attack at 34,64

Japanese Ships
TK Nisshin Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

The submarine cordon continues to claim victims.

Allied Ships
SS SHCH124

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 30
Ki-49 -I Helen x 37

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang XP x 10
P-38G Lightning x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 9 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-51B Mustang XP: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Cutting into his bombing raids over SG. Over time I might eventually clear the runways and be able to send fighters in.

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Runway hits 19

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Ki-27 Nate x 29

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 5
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1
D3A2 Val x 13
Ki-27 Nate x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

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Day Air attack on Morotai [NEI] , at 43,68

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 -I Helen x 17

No Japanese losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 5

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Ki-48-II Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 38

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 53

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 61

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 94

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Day Air attack on Taytay [Palawan] , at 40,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 19
D3A2 Val x 16
B5N2 Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-48-I Lily x 9
Ki-48-II Lily x 9
Ki-49 -I Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-II Lily: 2 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

More attrition using outmoded fighters to hurt the Japanese before the Ki-44 III becomes their standard fighter.

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 38

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Day Air attack on Kwajalein [Nanyo] , at 81,84

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 11
B-25D Mitchell x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Hurricane IIc x 11

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-25D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 10

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Day Air attack on Ponape [Nanyo] , at 73,80

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 173

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 91

And now the Japanese hit and fade.

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Day Air attack on Wake Island [USA] , at 85,72

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 55
B-24D Liberator x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 60

Keeping it closed.

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Day Air attack on IJN Maloelop Base Force, at 85,86

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 42
Pe-2 x 25
SBD-3 Dauntless x 79

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJA 21st Curved Gun Battalion, at 39,41

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 49
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 72
B-26A Marauder x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Blenheim IV x 7
Hudson IV x 16
Spitfire VB x 6
IL-4C x 13
SB-2M x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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Day Air attack on IJA Kiungshan Fortress, at 39,41

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 12
IL-2M Shturmovik x 9
LaGG-3 x 8
Pe-2 x 28

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJA Kiungshan Fortress, at 39,41

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 24
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 37
B-26A Marauder x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson IV x 6
IL-4C x 6
SB-2M x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJA Kiungshan Fortress, at 39,41

Allied aircraft
IL-4C x 23

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJN 14th Base Force, at 41,74

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
Wirraway CA-1 x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on RTA 4th Division, at 32,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 43
Lancer x 40

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,67

Ah, a great attack on fleeing shipping near Soerabaja.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 39
Pe-2 x 71

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Yosida Maru #3, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yoko Maru, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hakonesan Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toyokuni Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shuyo Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tangshan Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tokuwa Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

A pity, the ships are empty.

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Day Air attack on TF at 40,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 2
Vengeance I x 5
TBM-1 Avenger x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed
TBM-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1
DD Hatsuyuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

The low-grade attrition of enemy combat shipping continues. I estimate the IJN is down at least 6 CVLs and CVs through sinking and damage right now. That's enough to make the difference around the Marshalls.

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 5

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 22
Pe-2 x 67

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Hakonesan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yosida Maru #3, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tokuwa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shuyo Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Kwajalein [Nanyo]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7300 troops, 82 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Defending force 24718 troops, 985 guns, 308 vehicles, Assault Value = 788

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25906 troops, 556 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 2852

Defending force 66954 troops, 1044 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 1826

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Eniwetok [Nanyo]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1008 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 1616 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 49898 troops, 925 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1826

Defending force 136795 troops, 1827 guns, 823 vehicles, Assault Value = 2852

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bankha [Sumatra]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1769 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Defending force 5457 troops, 1 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

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Ground combat at 25,44

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4981 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Defending force 7467 troops, 37 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

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Ground combat at 32,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3645 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 3080 troops, 0 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

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Ground combat at Kwajalein [Nanyo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22812 troops, 953 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 788

Defending force 18124 troops, 178 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Allied max assault: 758 - adjusted assault: 358

Japanese max defense: 129 - adjusted defense: 261

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

Japanese ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
804 casualties reported
Guns lost 56
Vehicles lost 4

I got a 1:1... Tomorrow my forces will be even stronger and the enemy's weaker. This is great news, I was quite worried about the prospect of only getting a 0:1 and facing into a serious of unavoidable Shock Attacks with massively disrupted units.

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Ground combat at Maloelap [Nanyo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3200 troops, 98 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Defending force 1941 troops, 15 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 162 - adjusted assault: 67

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Maloelap [Nanyo] base !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Excellent. The two closest islands are mien ( and great training bases for my inexperienced P-40E squadrons coming in by AK from CONUSA). Kwajalein should follow in 4 or 5 days and Eniwetok is also doomed. Only Ponape remains to be taken quickly --- and I have a US Infantry Division ( not combat loaded ) on the way there.

So far so good, my losses are well within parameters.

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:27 pm

So far so good, my losses are well within parameters.

Which translates to: "just low enough so that I can soon proceed to the next area of carnage". [:D]

How is the California?

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:47 pm

California: I haven't bothered checking. She'll either sink or not before I capture Kwajalein. If she sinks then that's that, if she doesn't then I'll dock her and repair her.

As you've probably realised by now I'm not very impressed with BBs as major force projectors during this time period.

As to the losses: Well, I think you've formed quite an incorrect impression of my attitude to losses. It seems to me that you have drawn the impression that I don't care about casualties... which couldn't be farther from the truth.

I do care about casualties and I always look to achieve my goals at the lowest overall level of casualties possible --- it just so happens that the lowest level of casualties is usually incurred in lightning-quick campaigns which feature a massive RATE of casualties. I don't think you are differentiating between the rate of casualties and the level of casualties and thus you are arriving at entirely erroneous conclusions.

E.g. Go to another AAR here and find out how long it takes most Allied COs to take the Marshalls when they are penned back to just Hawaii. Most will take Palmyra and Wake first and then manoeuvre slowly against the Marshalls.

Add up ALL of the time it takes them to take Palmyra, Wake and then ALL of the Marshall islands. Add up ALL of the ship, troop and plane casualties that are incurred in those 3 major operations.

Now, look at the Marshall campaign...
Cost in planes: 30 SBDs, about 20 fighters and 10 four-engined bombers.

Cost in terms of troops: Well, the landing casualties from landing at atolls. That's about it.

Cost in terms of ships. So far 1 AK has sunk, 1 BB is a bit damaged, 3 CAs are mildly damaged ( 20 to 30 sys damage ) and about 20 APs and AKs will require long periods in dock being repaired. In addition a few MSWs, PCs and AVDs have taken a pounding from CD units.

But, the losses incurred are actually tiny --- especially when compared with the gains and the speed of those gains.

So, Harlock, I think you need to re-evaluate the equation here. Actually these operations are very much being done on the cheap. The only costly operation I had was the initial landing in Burma and that was massively necessary as it took the initiative from the Japanese and broke their air force ( which, at the time, was massively superior to mine ).

Even still I'm facing an IJN which has roughly double the CVs I have and an IJN which has at least as many main combatants as I have. By any objective measure I'm advancing against a superior force with interior lines and actually suffering very few losses in doing so ( e.g. The Aleutians and Sakhalin were won cheaply once you take into account that the first, costly, landing was only the first phase of that operation... Once that was done the other stages were very cheap --- principally because I'd worn the IJN out in that first stage.

Same with Burma... It set the stage for the land invasion of Thailand etc and then when I went for Java it cost me two old AKs. That's it and that's pretty damned cheap. In retaking Java I've destroyed 3 full IJA divisions and I only ever deployed 2 Allied divisions.

So, respectfully, I think your assessment is wrong.

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:43 pm

E.g. Go to another AAR here and find out how long it takes most Allied COs to take the Marshalls when they are penned back to just Hawaii. Most will take Palmyra and Wake first and then manoeuvre slowly against the Marshalls. Add up ALL of the time it takes them to take Palmyra, Wake and then ALL of the Marshall islands. Add up ALL of the ship, troop and plane casualties that are incurred in those 3 major operations. Now, look at the Marshall campaign... Cost in planes: 30 SBDs, about 20 fighters and 10 four-engined bombers. Cost in terms of troops: Well, the landing casualties from landing at atolls. That's about it. Cost in terms of ships. So far 1 AK has sunk, 1 BB is a bit damaged, 3 CAs are mildly damaged ( 20 to 30 sys damage ) and about 20 APs and AKs will require long periods in dock being repaired. In addition a few MSWs, PCs and AVDs have taken a pounding from CD units.

You have some valid points there. Barring a truly incompetent Japanese commander, there is no way to play the game without considerable casualties on the Allied side. (Defeat, of course, tends to cause even more casualties than winning.)

That being said, you are on the record as stating "Stalin has nothing on me when it comes to insensitivity to casualties". You might also want to check the last AAR where you played the Allied side. I seem to remember an invasion where you lost a full third of your transports -- and said it was about what you'd estimated.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:38 pm

Harlock,
 
Yes, I'm insensitive to casualties --- WHEN those casualties are justified by the gains won.... I'm highly sensitive to casualties incurred to no gain ( which is why I run so few subsidiary operations ).
 
As to the other game in which I lost so many transports... Yes, I did lose that many but in return I got several hundred thousand troops ashore in Java, retake it all except Soerabja ( IIRC ) and had several hundred fighters and bombers based on that island. I even sank a Japanese CV which prowled a little too closely IIRC.
In any case the point is that losing 100 APs and AKs in a short space of time in early 1942 in order to retake the most strategically vital island on the map in terms of preventing Japan from surviving past mid-43 would cut 2 years off the war. Even the most conservative Allied commander is going to lose a lot more than 100 ships in those two years.
 
So, you need to take the context into account. Losses were high but the Japanese were stopped cold and all of their attention was focussed in one place where I was happy to attrit them into nothingness whilst denying them their vital OIL supplies. Win/ Win.

pat.casey · Post by **pat.casey** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:47 pm

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

Harlock,

Yes, I'm insensitive to casualties --- WHEN those casualties are justified by the gains won.... I'm highly sensitive to casualties incurred to no gain ( which is why I run so few subsidiary operations ).

As to the other game in which I lost so many transports... Yes, I did lose that many but in return I got several hundred thousand troops ashore in Java, retake it all except Soerabja ( IIRC ) and had several hundred fighters and bombers based on that island. I even sank a Japanese CV which prowled a little too closely IIRC.
In any case the point is that losing 100 APs and AKs in a short space of time in early 1942 in order to retake the most strategically vital island on the map in terms of preventing Japan from surviving past mid-43 would cut 2 years off the war. Even the most conservative Allied commander is going to lose a lot more than 100 ships in those two years.

So, you need to take the context into account. Losses were high but the Japanese were stopped cold and all of their attention was focussed in one place where I was happy to attrit them into nothingness whilst denying them their vital OIL supplies. Win/ Win.

To be fair, there's varying definitions of "sensitive to casualties".

The typical "western" definition is: I'm not going to send a division of troops up a hill and expect to take 80% casualties, even if, in doing so, I can shave a year off the war. The social compact in western armies is such that the individual soldier doesn't expect to be put in positions where he's expendable, even if there's some massive strategic benefit to be gained.

There's a continuum of course, in WW II for example, the US was less casualty sensitive than the UK, partly based on culture, partly based on having a larger pool of military age men, but its generally a truism that western armies will not engage in "high casualty, high reward" type operations.

Russian doctrine, on the other hand, is more inclined to view the overall strategic picture and do a bit of math that says, "I'll sacrifice this division over here to shave a year off the war and in doing so save 12 divisions worth of attritional casualties".

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:12 am

Pat,

An excellent precis of the situation. I think you're spot on. I'm very much of the Soviet style of thinking ( and doctrine ) in which every level of combat ( personal, tactical, operational, strategic and national policy objective ) is subordinated to the needs of the level above it. Need something done operationally? Well, in that case even if it isn't conducive to personal or tactical situations it must be made happen.

Harlock is, I think, on further reflection, coming at this from a very Western perspective... which is very much the wrong way to approach my planning considerations.

Thanks for the contribution Pat, it really summarised things and crystalised them well.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun May 10, 2009 10:28 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/42

The dancing around continues... My subs are all over Truk and the routes to the Marshalls ( I have over 60 subs deployed in this area to catch his CVs ) and I'm going to dodge for another day to give them another day to get good torpedo hits.

I should land on Ponape on the 13th, will cover that with BBs, CAs and CVs and may well cause a carrier battle when I go in.

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TF 1089 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

Allied Ships
AK Masaya, Mine hits 1, on fire

Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1089
873 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mangola, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Thomas A. Edison, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Peter Silvester
AK John Adams, Shell hits 1
AK Empire Star, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP U.S. Grant, Shell hits 2
AP Mapia, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied ground losses:
826 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 7

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TF 1104 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1104 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

Allied Ships
PC PC-486

Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1104
458 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MLE Abbekerk, Shell hits 14, on fire
AK Samuel Gompers, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Raranga, Shell hits 1
MLE Steel Ranger, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
AP Lancashire, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
1267 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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ASW attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 15
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 7

Allied Ships
SS SHCH120

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Sub attack at 37,58

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

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Coastal Guns at Wenchow [S China], 50,41, firing at TF 56
TF 56 troops unloading over beach at Wenchow [S China], 50,41

193 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Fubuki

Japanese ground losses:
744 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1088
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TF 1088 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1088 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

91 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AV Pocomoke, Shell hits 11, on fire

Allied ground losses:
846 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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TF 1089 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

Allied Ships
AP Van Overstraten, Mine hits 1, on fire

Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1089
289 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AP Mijer, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA Portland, Shell hits 7, on fire
AK Fort La Maune, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Cloon, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK William C. Claiborne, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Peter Silvester, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mount McKinley, Shell hits 3, on fire

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

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TF 1104 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

TF 1104 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84

Allied Ships
PC PC-581
PC PC-571
AR Shooting Star, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Coastal Guns at Kwajalein [Nanyo], 81,84, firing at TF 1104
313 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 3, on fire
AVD Hulbert, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Boero, Shell hits 1
AVD Williamson, Shell hits 5

Allied ground losses:
1345 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

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TF 1112 encounters mine field at Eniwetok [Nanyo] (77,78)

TF 1112 troops unloading over beach at Eniwetok [Nanyo], 77,78

Allied Ships
AP Narkunda, Mine hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Eniwetok [Nanyo], 77,78, firing at TF 1112
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AP Moreton Bay, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJN 2nd Fleet , at 39,41

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 9
IL-2M Shturmovik x 39
Pe-2 x 28

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44III Tojo x 35

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Ki-21-II Sally x 32
Ki-49 -I Helen x 38
Ki-264 Angel x 11

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 87

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6
G4M1 Betty x 77
Ki-27 Nate x 71
Ki-15II Babs x 4

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 32

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 9

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 18

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 11

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 5
A5M4 Claude x 65
Ki-48-II Lily x 53
Ki-15II Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 12

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Day Air attack on Morotai [NEI] , at 43,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 7
Ki-49 -I Helen x 16

No Japanese losses

Port hits 1

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Ki-48-II Lily x 8

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-II Lily x 38

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 54

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Day Air attack on Kwajalein [Nanyo] , at 81,84

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8
B-25D Mitchell x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 damaged

Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on Wake Island [USA] , at 85,72

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJN Maloelop Base Force, at 85,86

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 10
Pe-2 x 29
SBD-3 Dauntless x 91

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJN 1st Coastal Gun Regiment, at 81,84

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged

Supporting the ground assault on Kwajalein.

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Day Air attack on IJN 14th Base Force, at 41,74

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
Wirraway CA-1 x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wirraway CA-1 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on RTA 4th Division, at 32,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 43
Lancer x 40

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USAAF 821st Engineer Aviation Battalion, at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-264 Angel x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-264 Angel: 7 damaged

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

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Day Air attack on USAAF 823rd Engineer Aviation Battalion, at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Denpasar [Bali] at 24,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-109E Mike x 12

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 26

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

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Day Air attack on TF, near Eniwetok [Nanyo] at 77,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
G4M1 Betty x 4
G9M1 Marlina x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Largs Bay
AP President Fillmore
AP President Coolidge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

G9Ms in action again.

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Eniwetok [Nanyo] at 77,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
G4M1 Betty x 11
G9M1 Marlina x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
G9M1 Marlina: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Narkunda, on fire
AP Empire Pride

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15II Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Ponape [Nanyo] , at 73,80

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
SBD-3 Dauntless x 155

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 47

I want to avoid Ki-44 IIIs being based there and being used to sweep my CV CAP from the skies.

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Day Air attack on TF at 29,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Komaki Maru, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Takaoka Maru, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Choyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yosyu Maru, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

A nice raid.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Eniwetok [Nanyo] at 77,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 16

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Narkunda, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Moreton Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack at 37,59

Japanese Ships
LCM AG-1726A

Allied Ships
SS O20

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Sub attack at 37,59

Japanese Ships
LCM AG-1722A, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O20

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Kwajalein [Nanyo]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7126 troops, 77 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 40270 troops, 1573 guns, 455 vehicles, Assault Value = 925

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25901 troops, 556 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 2851

Defending force 66904 troops, 1043 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 1822

Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Ground combat at Sovetskaya Gavan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 108200 troops, 1642 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 2872

Defending force 32713 troops, 460 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 817

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 5992 - adjusted assault: 5361

Allied max defense: 778 - adjusted defense: 1397

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sovetskaya Gavan base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
5726 casualties reported
Guns lost 99
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
31899 casualties reported
Guns lost 320
Vehicles lost 29

Wow, with 800 AV and woods and Level 3 forts I would have expected an adjusted AV of no less than 3.600 or so ( supplies were ample and leaders hand-picled ). Ah well, sometimes things don't work out as you expect.

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Ground combat at Eniwetok [Nanyo]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1036 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 2619 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 49659 troops, 921 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1819

Defending force 136887 troops, 1836 guns, 824 vehicles, Assault Value = 2851

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Wenchow [S China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1889 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 10483 troops, 76 guns, 455 vehicles, Assault Value = 207

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Ground combat at Malang [Java]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9569 troops, 42 guns, 803 vehicles, Assault Value = 333

Defending force 677 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied max assault: 552 - adjusted assault: 508

Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Malang [Java] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Bankha [Sumatra]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1761 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Defending force 5551 troops, 1 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 25,44

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4965 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 178

Defending force 7450 troops, 36 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

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Ground combat at 32,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3625 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 3094 troops, 0 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Kwajalein [Nanyo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33960 troops, 1219 guns, 434 vehicles, Assault Value = 925

Defending force 17661 troops, 166 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied max assault: 1242 - adjusted assault: 941

Japanese max defense: 119 - adjusted defense: 247

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
913 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
794 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 7

Kwajalein should fall tomorrow which will give me a major base for my four-engined bombers and a big port for my ship repairs. ALl in all things are going nicely. If I can destroy his CVs over the next few days while taking little damage myself then I can jump into the Truk/ Saipan/ Palau region within the next month --- which would be good.

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Ground combat at Eniwetok [Nanyo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2619 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Defending force 1036 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 132 - adjusted assault: 62

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Eniwetok [Nanyo] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

He'll hit |Eniwetok with Ki-264s tomorrow as he'll want it closed if we're having a CV battle near there in a day or two's time... Consequently I'll put 70+ fighters there and kill quite a few Ki-264s.

So far so good. When I move on Ponape he'll have to react and when he does we'll have our fleet confrontation. How will it go? Well it all depends on the number of Ki-44 IIIs he has. I'm going to try to hang outside of Ki-44 III escort range but what that means is that while I should do a number on his attack groups he should be able to butched my own strike groups in return. So, in short, I expect my Dauntlesses and Wildcats to be almost wiped out if they are facing Ki-44 IIIs.

I doubt he has replaced all of his CV planes with Ki-44 IIIs though as he has put a lot of effort into converting land-based groups so far... So, It'll be bloody but I'm confident of ending up ahead. If he could bring all his CVs to bear I'd be doomed but I would imagine he has no more than 4 out of 8 CVs and another 4 or 5 CVLs/CVEs instead of a maximum of about 10.

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Ground combat at Maloelap [Nanyo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2947 troops, 130 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 1525 troops, 1 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 92 - adjusted assault: 10

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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IJN Maloelop Base Force Wiped Out at Maloelap [Nanyo] by attrition!!!

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IJN 115th Naval Stn Battalion Wiped Out at Eniwetok [Nanyo] by attrition!!!

ny59giants · Post by **ny59giants** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:22 pm

Wow, with 800 AV and woods and Level 3 forts I would have expected an adjusted AV of no less than 3.600 or so ( supplies were ample and leaders hand-picled ). Ah well, sometimes things don't work out as you expect.

The "dice gods" can be a very fickle mistress. [:D]

When do you get Hellcats for your CVs?? I had to get a new computer last week so I don't have your mod installed to look it up quickly.

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:07 pm

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese max assault: 5992 - adjusted assault: 5361 Allied max defense: 778 - adjusted defense: 1397 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sovetskaya Gavan base !!!

Allied aircraft no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Seafire II: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
5726 casualties reported
Guns lost 99
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
31899 casualties reported
Guns lost 320
Vehicles lost 29

Wow, with 800 AV and woods and Level 3 forts I would have expected an adjusted AV of no less than 3.600 or so

Does that mean the Japanese engineers managed to reduce the forts from 3 to 0 in a single turn?

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:23 pm

To be fair, there's varying definitions of "sensitive to casualties".
The typical "western" definition is: I'm not going to send a division of troops up a hill and expect to take 80% casualties, even if, in doing so, I can shave a year off the war. The social compact in western armies is such that the individual soldier doesn't expect to be put in positions where he's expendable, even if there's some massive strategic benefit to be gained.
There's a continuum of course, in WW II for example, the US was less casualty sensitive than the UK, partly based on culture, partly based on having a larger pool of military age men, but its generally a truism that western armies will not engage in "high casualty, high reward" type operations.

I can't agree. There are numerous counterexamples -- I especially recommend you look at the charge of the 1st Minnesota on the second day of Gettysburg. But perhaps an even better example is Kennesaw Mountain. Sherman knew he would take heavy losses, but he figured that a breakthrough would be worth it. The fortunes of war (and the adoption of rifles rather than smoothbores) decreed there would be no breakthrough.

And speaking of the fortunes of war, does Nemo have a "plan B" if the upcoming carrier battle doesn't go his way?

In contradiction to Nemo's later post, I think the American military has adopted an "Eastern" approach based much on Sun Tzu's "The Art of War". The indirect rather than the direct approach is preferred -- when possible. Rather than hit the enemy square on, you look for a key point which will unhinge his defensive position. When such an opportunity can't be found, the Pentagon is ready, willing, and able to throw its men into the meatgrinder.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:27 pm

Harlock,
 
Yeah, it looks like they reduced the forts by 3 levels prior to the attack and that helped it be taken rather easily.
 
 
I think the AMerican military is trying to get into a more manoeuvrist mindset - with the USMC leading the way in this - but for the majority of the 20th Century the American army was resolutely attritionist.
 
Also prior to Petraeus much of the Iraq strategy was based on a misappreciation that "if we can kill them fast enough we'll win"... which is fine in theory but in practice necessitates killing one's opponents in this sort of struggle at an unfeasibly fast rate.
 
 
Harlock,
Sure I have a plan B BUT I think it would be more accurate to say that I have a Plan B to cover the situation IF there is a carrier battle. I'm ok with there being a bttle if that's necessary to take Ponape but if I can take Ponape without a CV battle then that's even better. Obviously though that's not what I wanted to communicate to Damian directly ( or indirectly through people raising issues mentioned here in his AAR and getting him to think about why I was telling him I wanted a CV on CV battle ).
 
No, at the end of January 1943 I will be able to take him on head to head on an even level ( since I'll have some Corsairs and quite a few Hellcats on my CVs ) but right now the Ki-44 IIIs tilt the balance more in his favour than I'd like.
 
If we fight then that's fine but if I can get Ponape without a fight then that's even better.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:32 pm

Michael,

I get Hellcats and 50 CV-based Corsairs a month in January 1943. Unfortunately Damian got Ki-44 IIIs 4 months early so by the time I get any of those on my CVs he'll have 600+ Tojo IIIs waiting for them.

Still, that's ok, slowing me down a bit will keep things interesting in the longer run... plus, having to switch axes again will make for more challenge - and that's the whole point of playing.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon May 11, 2009 11:43 pm

Over the past 3 days I've danced around Damian's forces and tried to have my Wildcats face his Ki-44 IIIs to get a sense of the disparity. So far that has been largely unsuccessful but previous testing shows that the Ki-44 IIIs could get at least a 6 to 1 exchange rate with the F4F4s. As a result I'm going to run my CVs as a defensive fleet for the moment and try to pick up a relatively out of the way base which gets me much of what going into the jaws of the dragon at Truk would.
 
I'm also prepping a couple of major paraborne invasions of islands in the main Japanese defensive line.
 
In China I am dumbfounded that Damian is still sitting in Canton... All I have to do is march around the city by land and I can move my troops and take all the coastal bases he thinks his stand ar Canton defends... I've also formed the first new Allied fighter group for about 6 months. This group ( about 200 fighters ) is going to try to prevent Japanese on-map training.
 
I'm also trying to draw fighters away from the Pacific and so I'm about to start hitting HI in China in a serious way again.
 
 
I've also finally got enough air support in the Pacific and in Oz to be able to actually fully utilise the airbases I've got. This is great as it is going to allow me to really crucify the Japanese with even more concentrated bombing raids.
 
 
In other news: Java has fallen and I've taken the first base ( on the same day as Soerabaja fell ) on Southern Borneo.
 
 
 

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Tue May 12, 2009 12:37 am

In other news: Java has fallen and I've taken the first base ( on the same day as Soerabaja fell ) on Southern Borneo.

And we've really got trouble, my friends, trouble with a capital "T" that rhymes with "P" that stands for -- No Oil.[:D]

ny59giants · Post by **ny59giants** » Tue May 12, 2009 1:24 am

In China I am dumbfounded that Damian is still sitting in Canton... All I have to do is march around the city by land and I can move my troops and take all the coastal bases he thinks his stand ar Canton defends... I've also formed the first new Allied fighter group for about 6 months. This group ( about 200 fighters ) is going to try to prevent Japanese on-map training.

He would have to march back to Shanghai by trails and that could take months for it to happen. It would be a slowly weakening guerilla force or stay in Canton as a group of POWs. I've read enough of your AARs to know that you will not get into a slug fest when you can manuever around it (which you are probably already doing). [;)]

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:08 am

Aye, I am... It'll be slow but in about 15 days I should have him cut off again and can begin marching into the coastal hexes...
 
In addition I'm also doing another encirclement in the Soviet Union which should make things interesting there too

. He hasn't spotted that one so *shush*

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Thu May 14, 2009 12:22 pm

Michael,

If were him I would retreat from Canton and Hong Kong and just slowly pull back through the coastal bases, evacuating each one as the Chinese brought excessive force to bear. What this would do is buy lots of time and allow me to accumulate PPs which could be used to "buy out" those formations for allocation elsewhere. The Shanghai and Changsha fronts are quite stable and don't require any majoring bolstering so these forces would be available for deployment to Formosa and the Phillipines. By protecting Formosa he prevents a seaborne invasion along the Shanghai axis ( which is a subsidiary plan I will put into action if the situation presents itself ---- I don't expect it to but it is wise to plan for all eventualities ) and by bolstering the Phillipines he prevents me from taking it on the cheap.

In any case he seems determined to stay and "fight" albeit that about a month ago I prepared for such an eventuality by running bombing raids on the HI and resources in Hong Kong such that he CANNOT survive on the supplies produced in the pocket, he must bring in supplies by ship to maintain his force and I'm prepared to make such an effort too costly to countenance.

Also there's an opportunity cost to sticking in Canton. By acceding to the trapping of 1500+ AV there he doesn't have those troops available to bolster the Phillipines and Formosa... So if he wants to protect those bases he must find troops from his reserves to do so... and those reserves can then not be sent to the Palau/Saipan axis of islands --- which is the new front line. In addition this is going to become a more pressing concern for him when I outflank his forces in the Soviet Union trapping an additional 2,800 AV behind my lines and slowly allowing the attrition from lack of supply to attrit and exhaust them.

In other news my F4F4 Wildcat situation is critical. I have not been able to replenish my USN fighter groups and most of my USMC fighter groups are down to 1 or 2 planes. Accordingly I'm manoeuvring aggressively but declining battle as that keeps the Japanese focussed on this front but prevents them from crushing my CVs ( as they could if they ever caught me ) while I'm bringing the USAAF fighter groups ( I have a convoy carrying about 140 USAAF fighters to Kwajalein within the week. These guys only have 40 Exp but with a week or two of training I expect them to be able to hold their own.) in to carry the load and allow my USN and USMC fighter groups to be withdrawn and rebuilt.

Still, lack of CVs is no reason not to continue attacking so preparations for the next series of attacks is already underway. Since the lack of CV fighters precludes an attack into the teeth of the enemy CVs and land-based strength in the region ( Truk ) I am going to dip southward, take Rabaul and then a small string of bases along the New Guinean coast. That will have the end result of linking the US and Australians up with eachother. Once that's done I can pick my axis - Phillipines, Palau or Saipan.

Right now Damian is enjoying a tactical superiority due to the Ki-44 III. My fighters just can't stand up to it - although the Corsairs and Hellcats I get from 1st January 43 can... and will. He is also enjoying the Ki-264s ability to fly through even my heaviest CAP ( 100+ fighters ) and deliver a crushing blow to my airfields. However he hasn't combined those two planes in order to win anything of strategic value. He keeps tooling around destroying airframes and guarding routes of advance when 2 days of aggressiveness coupled with a willingness to close to knife-fighting range could see him close Kwajalein and destroy my CVs as they stand and fight in defence of that which must be defended. So, tactically successful and even operationally useful but strategically he isn't using this 1 month window of opportunity to achieve anything decisive. This is a major error IMO - especially as some of my strategic bombing has reduced the ability of his factories to produce more than about 90 Ki-264s per month ( I think he has about 540 Mansyu engines produced per month --- down from over 700 prior to my bombing campaign ).

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/18/42

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TF 1091 encounters mine field at Kwajalein [Nanyo] (81,84)

Allied Ships
APD Waters

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Day Air attack on Okha [Sakhalin I] , at 76,27

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 42
LaGG-3 x 11
MiG-3 x 11

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 51

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Day Air attack on Peking [Cent China] , at 54,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6
B-17E Fortress x 61
B-25D Mitchell x 25
B-19A x 14
IL-4C x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-25D Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-19A: 1 damaged
IL-4C: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 20

Hitting HI to reduce maximum production levels.

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Day Air attack on Peking [Cent China] , at 54,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 95

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 6

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 7
Ki-15II Babs x 2

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 21
Ki-21-II Sally x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

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Day Air attack on Tarakan [Borneo] , at 34,60

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 105
Hudson IV x 42

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hudson IV: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

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

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 91

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Day Air attack on Makassar [Celebes] , at 30,70

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
TBM-1 Avenger x 70

Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 3 destroyed
Ki-57 Topsy: 4 destroyed
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 41

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 5
Ki-48-II Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 4

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 22
Ki-48-I Lily x 5
Ki-48-II Lily x 31
Ki-49 -I Helen x 77

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 102

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Day Air attack on Legaspi/Sorosgon , at 45,54

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Taytay [Palawan] , at 40,54

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44III Tojo x 22
G4M1 Betty x 11
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5
Ki-21-II Sally x 83

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

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 93

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Day Air attack on IJA 3rd Tank Brigade, at 32,36

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 7
Beaufort VII x 6
Blenheim IV x 30
Buffalo/F2A x 8
Lancer x 8

Training.

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

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Day Air attack on IJN 14th Base Force, at 41,74

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
Wirraway CA-1 x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on RTA 4th Division, at 32,36

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 4
Beaufort VII x 9
Blenheim IV x 28
Buffalo/F2A x 52
Lancer x 40

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 99th Brigade, at 50,40

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-48-II Lily x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on TF at 69,81

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
F1M2 Pete-FF x 3
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang XP x 17
Hurricane IIc x 11
Pe-2 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 5 destroyed
Pe-2: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2

Ah, a bombardment TF. I wonder why he is trying this? I have more than enough recon to spot this. Unfortunately only Pe-2s and A-24s flew, the 100 or so SBDs I had placed at the base in expectation of such a raid didn't fly. AH well, I'll evacuate them, let him bombard and then come back in a few days time for his next attempt.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
Ki-43-II Oscar x 4
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Van Heutsz
AK Schwartenkonst
AK Bantam

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Day Air attack on TF at 69,81

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 10
P-51B Mustang XP x 17
Hurricane IIc x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25170 troops, 555 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 2850

Defending force 66745 troops, 1046 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 1817

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Kwajalein [Nanyo]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4274 troops, 42 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Defending force 68061 troops, 2227 guns, 972 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083

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Ground combat at Skovorodino [SIB]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 49568 troops, 922 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1815

Defending force 136064 troops, 1833 guns, 819 vehicles, Assault Value = 2850

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Ground combat at Canton [S China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7631 troops, 103 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9499

Defending force 60353 troops, 715 guns, 699 vehicles, Assault Value = 1433

Almost 10,000 AV. Quite showy but I'm not going to waste them in frontal assaults.

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Ground combat at Bankha [Sumatra]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1738 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 5597 troops, 1 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

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Ground combat at 25,44

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4981 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Defending force 7423 troops, 35 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 200

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 32,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3611 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 2918 troops, 0 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:11 pm

Here you can see my plan to extend beyond the Marshalls. I plan to dodge Truk, take Rabaul and then extend northward along the New Guinean coast and the Admiralty Islands. This will allow me to bring the Ozzies in along the axis of the American advance and create an army more than strong enough to advance up the Palau chain AND, simultaneously, land several thousand AV in the southern Phillipines.

The aim will be to draw the IJNAF and IJAAF into close contact along both of these axes and slowly destroy them beyond the point of repair. Since Damian seems to view the Phillipines as essential I feel that I ought to be able to use an invasion there to draw his aerial and ground reserves in and once they are drawn in I can chew them up, spit them out and move onto the island chains around the Home Islands before he can rebuild these reserves.

This will set the conditions necessary for the invasion of the Home Islands proper before the end of 1943 which ought to be interesting and quite a challenge --- which is what makes it worth doing

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