BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac

[CapAndGown]

Send them to General Reserve. Don't rotate them out for 180 days.

[PzB74]

Believe me I've tried but that's not an option (realistically enough).
Leave them or rotate them for 180 are options...

[FatR]

ORIGINAL: PzB

Believe me I've tried but that's not an option (realistically enough).
Leave them or rotate them for 180 are options...

You can make a separate save, by simply saving, instead of ending the turn, try scuttlling them and see what happens.

[PzB74]

I've tried it; the number of pilots lost, MIA, KIA did not increase...
Another thing is that I don't want to scuttle all the carriers. Firstly one of the damaged ones may escape, secondly I want Andy to expend efforts on the cripples.

Hm, will delay the decision until tomorrow.

[ny59giants]

If you rotate them home for 180 days, then when you scuttle the CVs, the Daitai will be able to be bought out (PPs) and you "may" be able to get the pilots back in 180 days.

I wonder if you put the damaged CV in the same TF as your CV your going to keep that you can pull the pilots over to that ship from there. If you "Request Veteran" some of the pilots from other CVs will show up under "Any". Made you can get them onto a healthier CV that way.

[CapAndGown]

There's an idea: put everyone into group reserve. Then, from another squadron, use the request veteran function to pull those pilots out of the group reserve.

ADDED: also, check to see if the group you are trying to put them into general reserve from has a withdrawal date. If so, then try adding in some newbie pilots with the get replacement button. Then go back and try to put them into general reserve. If that works, keep getting newbies until you have gotten all the vets out.

[crsutton]

I had a cargo ship sunk by a sub and lost a full squadron of P40bs with experienced pilots. Most of the pilots showed up in the reserve pool so you don't lose them all when a ship goes down. Don't know if the loss percentage is the same for Japan vs the Allies.

[PzB74]

Appreciate the help guys! [:)]

- My problem was that the damaged ships were in separat TFs from the operational ones and this prevented me from being
able to place the pilots into Training Command / Group Reserve!

All a-ok now. Decided to scuttle 2 ships; with 40 and 70 fires and heavy flooding they would have sunk anyway.
Their airgroups will first return November 43 but the pilots are ok.

If we get the remaining ships of the Mini-KB back to base I will rebuild it as a local defense force and / or a support fleet to the KB. This engagement showed that these second rate Jap carriers have a hard time against even opposition.

Within 2 months I hope to have the Mini-KB rebuilt with the following ships:
1 CV
2 CVL
4 CVE
Ca 210 ac.

The battle of the Line Islands was not a success but not as bad as the Battle for Phoenix Islands in the last game.
My question now is if I should send the KB back to Japan to perform upgrades or to Truk to operate as a deterrent against US aggression. Have to consider this.

[krupp_88mm]

why not dispatch a few of you KB carriers to reinforce mini KB and then rotate them out for upgrades

[Rapunzel]

I would upgrade the carriers.... . There are not that many allied carriers around to test your defenses.

[PzB74]

Some good news: First major Tojo formations sweep Akyab and massacre the enemy.
At least 33-3 in A2A, that's 10-1 [8D]

I made 2 things to achieve this;
a)upgraded the largest groups with 36 and 48 ac to the new Tojo fighter.
b)filled up the units with crack pilots; the first unit that went in has a lot of 75-90 exp jocks.

Andy will struggle with these wasps in the time to come.
Now I need to place enough of them in Burma and Oz to keep air supremacy for another 6-8 months.

We also continue to harass the enemy armor moving up from Geraldton. Without air support they're very vulnerable
even with the KB heading away. Got reserves on the way to Carnarvon to boost defenses; think we can hold here.

In the Central Pacific Andy move west and intercept the crippled Ryujo and sinks her with 7 bombs.
The 2 escorting destroyers are also sent to the bottom. The reduced KB flees east and is already 13 hexes away from the enemy carriers. Think we should get away now, fortunately we fuelled not long ago.

Hm, the KB will most likely go home for some R&R now; US carrier strength is very weak and this is a good time to upgrade.
In the next year we need to Keep KB at Truk as a watchdog to prevent Allied offensive. No more Oz adventures.
- The surface fleet will try to harass enemy convoys in the Indian Ocean though, don't think Andy has a single carrier there.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 08, 42

Air Combat

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 26
P-40E Warhawk x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 12 destroyed

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 16 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 16 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 38

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet *

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 50,136
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
26 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd USMC Tank Battalion, at 50,136
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd USMC Tank Battalion, at 50,136
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,118
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
DD Yugure
DD Wakaba

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CVL
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,118

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SBD-3 Dauntless x 46
TBF-1 Avenger x 3

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yugure, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Wakaba
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yugure
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,118
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 13


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yugure, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Wakaba
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yugure
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Good and bad news

[Cribtop]

All in all, a good escape. The pilots saved are worth their weight in Gold (which at $1,220/oz is saying something).

Two words - Mega KB. It hurts to give up the fast raiding capability of Mini-KB, but they just have trouble in a stand up fight.

[castor troy]

PzB, IMO the most important thing you have to do in Burma is to focus on your jungle bases South of the Mandalay area and build high fort levels (level 6 preffered). I´ve got my Allied offensive going into Burma in 11/42 now and without having any supply problems (the supply routine isn´t working outside of bases) I took Shwebo (clear hex, fort 4) against four enemy divisions in just a couple of days due to having 3000av, lots of tanks and a 100% preparation. Also got a 2000av Army around Prome (which I took after the enemy abandoned it) so in total I´ve got 5000av marching around in Burma and my opponent is on full retreat. As my fighters are shot out of the sky by Tojos just like Andy´s last turn I´m more or less not using my airforce at all, while my opponent used a couple of bomber daitais to bomb my ground troops. But this doesn´t make any difference. You can effectively bomb a single unit in clear terrain but you can´t harm an entire Army, not to talk about the nil-effect in non clear hexes anyway. My advice is to focus on non clear terrain hexes and build up your defenses there, forts are your friend. IMO you can not defend Burma in open hexes against the Allied when they get ample supply through the jungle. And if a couple of divs get routed just once, your house of cards can collapse in no time. And I´ve only sent 5000av, which is by far not what I could have sent. Air supremacy in Burma means nothing for the Japanese, all that counts are supplied LCUs.

[inqistor]

Hi PzB! Long time fan here. I have read closely both, this, and Your last AAR with Andy Mac (partly).

I have a question: did Your MiniKB took previously any air attacks, in current raid? Because looking at screen it expended almost half of its AAA ammunition. I actualy thought, that it was repaired in one of earlier patch, but if just two attacks from equivalent of 2 carriers expend THAT MUCH, I can see repeat of my WITP experience, with loosing most of ammunition at 1942 PH raid in one day.
Also I realised, in previous screen of Hiyo, that it expended half of bigger guns ammo, and only one unit of 25mm, and since all Dauntless dived, as I am guessing, they were in 25mm range, so it should expand at least 1/3rd of larger gun ammo. So does MiniKB had previous encounter (I am guessing even in naval battle it should disengage without shot), or actually all that ammunition expense is result of those 2 attacks?

I have strange feeling, for a long time, that there is something wrong, with small caliber AA routines (even since WITP), as most of AA Japan power lies in this range, and still Allied looses are very light, even against very strong AA fire.

PS. Oh. And what happened with those pilots on sunk carrier? In my last WITP game, I got one (fighter) unit back, after several months, with all experienced pilots, but with Home Defence HQ.

[PzB74]

True Cribtop, but I'm not convinced Andy is not pursuing; no sign of the enemy.
- Ordered a small TF to shortcut home and another to trial Mini KB by 3 hexes to get an early warning.
Taking a long detour to stay out of trouble. Can still only field ca 15 bombers.

That's good advice Castor. I've become increasingly aware of how many troops the Allies can mount in Burma early on by reading other AAR's. Guess this is just as unrealistic as the supply issue, the inability of the Oscar and the superiority of the Tojo. Hard to get it all right so we just have to adjust accordingly.

I've uploaded a map over Burma; currently we got ca 3000 AV in total in the theater and the armored division will move to Rangoon again soon; been trying to get its full complement of tanks but it refuse to fill up with Type 97 or upgrade to the new Type 1. That's another 366 AV and for the time being as many troops I can spare; some 3350 in total. It will be hard to fight 5000 or more Allied AV so I'm building airfields in depth and bringing in more and more ac. Will be throwing them all into a prolonged battle when the time comes.

So let me know; were do you think we should defend?
- Mandalay is a clear hex but there is a river to the north. Same with Shwebo.
I'm building forts in ALL Burma bases; most got 3 forts by now with the main base in the clear hex (forgot the name) got 5 forts and building.

My plan is to pull back from the frontiers, leaving a garrison and placing the troops in strategic move in Rangoon or other base and then intercept the enemy's main trust in a mobile defensive battle while concentrating the bulk of our troops (ca 3000 AV). If we fight in favorable terrain and with forts and with air superiority I hope that we will be able to prevail.

Hi Inqistor; nice to hear from you and that you've been following the AAR's! [:)]
It's true; ammunition spendage is off both in regards to surface battles, bombardments and AA.
The Mini KB had not been under attack before the clash with the Allied combined force.
- Majority of ammo for AA guns is spent; the destroyers got 2/12 rounds left for their main armaments.
Strangely enough the Junyo havnn't spent much.

The pilots belonging to the sunk carriers have been saved and transferred to pools.
I estimate that we saved ca 60-65% of all pilots from the Mini-KB. Some air groups have been lost but I don't think there will be a shortage of units; crack carrier pilots will always be worth their weight in gold as Crib says.

Ok we got something to celebrate!! Andy has turned his armor north of Geraldton around and abandoned his advance on Carnarvon! [8D] This means that our shattered army can be evacuated to Java to rebuild; freeing up garrison units there.
- This is a major victory for sea and land based air power over a strong enemy ground force.

I see a major concentration of enemy armor south of Townsville and is expecting a push here or against Alice Spring next.
Trying to build an equally strong defense in this area as in Burma. Our Combined strength between Alice Springs and Townsville should be much the same as in Burma (3500-3750AV).


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 10, 42

Air Combat

We bomb Akyab with 94 Army bombers and 29 fighter bombers.
Troops in Oz are also pounded continously by 54 Zero's and 54 Sally's.

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 67
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 29

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 18
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Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 50,136
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Tank Battalion, at 50,136
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Tank Battalion, at 50,136
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 7th Armoured Brigade, at 50,136
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

A major kessel in China; got 29k enemy troops surrounded and hammered.

Ground combat at 79,56

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 42724 troops, 349 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 1591

Defending force 29046 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1000
Japanese adjusted assault: 1171

Allied adjusted defense: 655
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1468 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1835 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 147 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 114 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
116th/B Division
17th/C Division
37th Division
17th/B Division
10th RGC Temp./C Division

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
12th Group Army
7th War Area
30th Group Army
11th Chinese Base Force
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Burma

[witpqs]

The pilots belonging to the sunk carriers have been saved and transferred to pools.
I estimate that we saved ca 60-65% of all pilots from the Mini-KB. Some air groups have been lost but I don't think there will be a shortage of units; crack carrier pilots will always be worth their weight in gold as Crib says.

Sorry if I missed this, but what was the solution you settled on (meaning how did you save the pilots)?

[PzB74]

Transferred all damaged carriers into one TF and placed the pilots in reserve via the undamaged carriers.
(Didn't work if there weren't an operational carrier in the hex to effectuate the transfer).

Allied carriers spotted NE of Christmas Island by long range Betty bombers!!
You know what they say...Being paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you...!-)

- So Andy hasn't given up. I got the Mini KB screened by a surface combat TF in case he gets to close this will take the heat.
I'm detouring wide; got a replenishment group we can fill up from later, so I think we'll be ok. Got ca 45 operational fighters and 16 bombers and we are in range to transfer Zero's from Christmas Island if necessary.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 11, 42

Sub Attacks

Subs feast on unescorted merchantment heading out of Perth!

Submarine attack near Perth at 44,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Jalavihar

xAK Jalavihar is sighted by SS I-19
SS I-19 launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Jalavihar
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Submarine attack near Perth at 47,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-32

Allied Ships
xAK Ekma, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Ekma is sighted by SS I-32
SS I-32 launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Ekma
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Submarine attack near Perth at 47,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-32, hits 1

Allied Ships
xAK E Sang, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

xAK E Sang is sighted by SS I-32
SS I-32 attacking xAK E Sang on the surface
Ikezawa, Masayuki decides to submerge SS I-32 due to damage
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Submarine attack near Perth at 47,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-32

Allied Ships
xAK Birminghan City, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAK Birminghan City is sighted by SS I-32
SS I-32 attacking xAK Birminghan City on the surface
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Ground Combat

Smaller kessel in China. When I reduce these 2 pockets there will be no more "insurgent" groups in
Jap occupied China.

Ground combat at 77,57

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17771 troops, 142 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 620

Defending force 6430 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232
Japanese adjusted assault: 378

Allied adjusted defense: 193
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
414 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th Division

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
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Enemy on the hunt!

[Walker84]

Hi PzB, greetings from London. Excited to read about the deployment of your first major Tojo formations - good idea to use them in concentration with crack pilots to increase the impact. Kind of like the 'big wings' formations that the RAF employed at one stage in the Battle of Britain I guess. The hunt at sea is a real nail-biter!
 
Walker

[PzB74]

Hi Richard! Yes the air belongs to the Big Wing formations [:)]
Until next gen Allied fighters appear in similar numbers we will have an edge.
- If Andy brings his AF close to the front he will have to stand against such heavy sweeps or risk being bombed by 1-200 mediums.

Not a lot to report; no sign of US carriers near Line Islands.
I've dispatched some surface units that are low on fuel to close towards Christmas Island while taking continued
evasive manouver with the remaining carriers. Got a replenishment TF around so no immediate risk of running out of fuel.

Enemy armor continue to backtrack towards Geraldton.
A massive enemy buildup from Brisbane and north indicates that something is brewing.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 12, 42

Air Combat

Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 49,137
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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[kevini1000]

Hi I noticed that you made this statement in one of your post during this AAR.

At Midway the Japs evacuated most of the pilots from the carriers

Is this a true historical fact/statement or is this something related to another WITPAE or WITP game. If this is ture could you provide a link. If Japan actually rescued most of their pilots from the Midway carriers then this would be a big change to what I thought happend in terms of Japanese pilot loss as a result of the Midway battle.

Thanks,

Kevin/Sath