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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 29, 43
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Submarine attack near Lautem at 73,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
LCT-130



LCT-130 is sighted by SS I-179
SS I-179 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy LCT

gonna send the British ASW TF...

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ASW attack near Torishima at 107,68

Japanese Ships
AM Wa 107
AM Wa 106
xAK Asama Maru #2
xAK Brasil Maru
E Hatsutaka
E Niizaki

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
Sturgeon diving deep ....
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Niizaki fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hatsutaka attacking submerged sub ....
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Taytay at 72,77

Japanese Ships
TK Hirota Maru
TK Oyashima Maru
PB Yamahagi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Paddle



SS Paddle is sighted by escort
Paddle diving deep ....
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Bataan at 77,77

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 37
SC Ch 24
E Asagao
SC Ch 41

Allied Ships
SS Flasher



SS Flasher is sighted by escort
Flasher diving deep ....
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub and abandons search
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Iba at 73,75

Japanese Ships
PB Yamahagi Maru #3
TK Hirota Maru
TK Oyashima Maru

Allied Ships
SS Robalo, hits 1



SS Robalo launches 6 torpedoes at PB Yamahagi Maru #3
Robalo diving deep ....
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Robalo eludes PB Yamahagi Maru #3 by diving deep
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 cannot reach attack position over SS Robalo
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

taking a direct hit Robalo got to retire with 7 sys 24 flt...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 28



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 66

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 18
PV-1 Ventura x 56


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...

we keep flying these ground attacks, we keep on being clueless if they´ve got any effect...

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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 9
PV-1 Ventura x 11


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 36
B-24J Liberator x 32


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 83

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24J Liberator x 13


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 52

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12


No Allied losses



Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 21


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 43

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

while we bomb all enemy airfields in range that are bigger than size one the enemy only keeps small numbers of recon or patrols at these bases... means there´s nothing left of the IJNAF/IJAAF within 20 hexes of Timor...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *



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Afternoon Air attack on Haiphong , at 68,57

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes

the single Hurricane bites the dust...

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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 28



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet



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ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
DD Tawakaze
E Kuretake
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger is located by DD Tawakaze
Plunger diving deep ....
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze loses contact with SS Plunger
SS Plunger eludes ASW attack from DD Tawakaze
DD Tawakaze cannot establish contact with SS Plunger
DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze cannot establish contact with SS Plunger
SS Plunger eludes DD Tawakaze by diving deep
DD Tawakaze loses contact with SS Plunger
DD Tawakaze cannot establish contact with SS Plunger
DD Tawakaze loses contact with SS Plunger
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Lautem at 73,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
LCT-178



SS I-179 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy LCT

got to withdraw the LCT TFs again, otherwise the ASW TF is not going to do anything... why, no idea but it´s the same we had earlier, as long as the LCT are in the same hex as the sub, the destroyers just watch the LCT being sunk...

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ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze
E Kuretake
DD Tawakaze

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger is located by DD Hokaze
Plunger diving deep ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hokaze cannot establish contact with SS Plunger
DD Hokaze cannot reach attack position over SS Plunger
SS Plunger eludes ASW attack from DD Hokaze
DD Hokaze cannot establish contact with SS Plunger
DD Hokaze cannot establish contact with SS Plunger
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2794 troops, 229 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 3391

Defending force 43314 troops, 484 guns, 538 vehicles, Assault Value = 1381

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division
754th Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Marine Division
767th Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
4th Australian Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Marine Division
1st Australian Division
3rd Motor Brigade
146th USA Base Force
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
104th USN Base Force
154th FA Bn
119th USAAF Base Force
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
II Australian Corps
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
249th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
225th USN Base Force
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
5th Division
16th Division
18th Division
14th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th RF Gun Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion
8th Area Army
40th JNAF AF Unit

am doing bombardments now, perhaps they´ve got some effect...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 43
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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
E W-13
SC Ch 44
SC Ch 40
AO Naruto
TK Eiho Maru
TK Ayagiri Maru
TK Tachibana Maru
TK Tatibana Maru
TK Ogura Maru #1
E Tatsuko
E Yomogi
PB Kinsyo Maru #4

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut launches 4 torpedoes at E W-13
Halibut diving deep ....
E Tatsuko fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kinsyo Maru #4 fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-13 fails to find sub and abandons search
E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

missed the last three or four chances to score on a tanker... SS Grunion was hit by air ASW, retiring with 21 sys 34 flt...

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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
E Kiji
E Hato
DD Yukaze
E Kamo

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut is located by E Kiji
Halibut diving deep ....
DD Yukaze attacking submerged sub ....
SS Halibut eludes ASW attack from DD Yukaze
DD Yukaze cannot establish contact with SS Halibut
SS Halibut eludes DD Yukaze by diving deep
DD Yukaze loses contact with SS Halibut
E Kamo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yukaze cannot establish contact with SS Halibut
DD Yukaze cannot reach attack position over SS Halibut
SS Halibut eludes DD Yukaze by diving deep
DD Yukaze loses contact with SS Halibut
SS Halibut eludes DD Yukaze by diving deep
DD Yukaze cannot establish contact with SS Halibut
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Lautem at 73,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
LCT-376, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


LCT-376 is sighted by SS I-179
SS I-179 attacking LCT-376 on the surface
Hirasata, Yasumi decides to submerge SS I-179 due to damage


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Submarine attack near Lautem at 73,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
LCT-360



LCT-360 is sighted by SS I-179
SS I-179 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy LCT

my DDs should wake up...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 18
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *

[8|] it´s consistent... consistently borked... should I provide a "safe"?

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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 28



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet



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Sub attack near Lautem at 73,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
LCT-130, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


SS I-179 attacking LCT-130 on the surface

losing a LCT now and then is no problem but it seems we´re losing too many of them now...

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Submarine attack near Lautem at 73,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-179, hits 1

Allied Ships
LCT-163, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


LCT-163 is sighted by SS I-179
SS I-179 attacking LCT-163 on the surface

[:(] and everything is happening with my DDs in the same hex but they just refuse to attack as long as the LCT are in the same hex... strange if this is happening only by accident...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2810 troops, 229 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 3471

Defending force 43048 troops, 483 guns, 537 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Assaulting units:
1st Australian Division
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
2nd Australian Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
3rd Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Marine Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Australian Division
4th Australian Division
3rd Motor Brigade
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
177th USAAF Base Force
181st Field Artillery Regiment
II Australian Corps
4th Field Artillery Battalion
119th USAAF Base Force
225th USN Base Force
104th USN Base Force
249th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
146th USA Base Force
154th FA Bn
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
5th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
16th Division
18th Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Area Army
52nd Construction Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
40th JNAF AF Unit


We´re losing trucks in our bombardments...

note the Mavis that were shot down today, we´ve put a Corsair squadron at Dili on 50% LRCAP over the hex West of Dili where the Japanese were retreating too and the Corsairs shot up the Mavis unit doing evac duty... not that I really care with this evacuation, the enemy units are trashed anyway and having a div rebuilt won´t happen before the end of 44, I just want to intervene a bit and get some easy kills... also means the enemy has too keep up producing some aircraft...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 01, 43
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ASW attack near Bataan at 76,77

Japanese Ships
E Asagao
SC Ch 37
SC Ch 24
SC Ch 41

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano is located by E Asagao
Pompano diving deep ....
E Asagao attacking submerged sub ....
E Asagao is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub and abandons search
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Asagao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Alor at 70,112

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
DE Electra
DE Decoy
DE Express
DE Encounter



SS I-179 is located by DE Electra
DE Express fails to find sub and abandons search
DE Encounter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Encounter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Encounter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Encounter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Encounter fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and the day the DDs end up alone with the sub because I´ve ordered all my LCT back to Selaroe the DD attack the sub immediately... yeah, happening by accident... to be honest, it´s been years that I´ve thought all these things would happen by accident... [:D]

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ASW attack near Aogashima at 111,66

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
E Kuri
E Hasu
xAK Kamitu Maru
xAK Taketoyo Maru
xAK Lisbon Maru
xAK Panama Maru
xAK Yamahuku Maru
xAK Asakasan Maru
xAK Tokai Maru
xAK Seattle Maru
DD Numakaze
E W-27

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack, hits 1



SS Amberjack launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shiokaze
DD Numakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-27 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 59


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 36


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 11


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 18
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 55

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 60


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...


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Afternoon Air attack on 16th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


No Allied losses

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



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 103,68

Japanese Ships
PB Shinko Maru #3
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Surabaya Maru
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Hague Maru
E Hirashima
E Shirakami

Allied Ships
SS Lapon



SS Lapon launches 4 torpedoes at PB Shinko Maru #3
E Hirashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hirashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

not really a famous day for our subs...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 73701 troops, 1203 guns, 2148 vehicles, Assault Value = 3535

Defending force 43216 troops, 482 guns, 541 vehicles, Assault Value = 1402

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0 [&o]

Allied adjusted assault: 1783

Japanese adjusted defense: 2523

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2895 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 161 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 213 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 144 (56 destroyed, 88 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Allied ground losses:
2414 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 139 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 263 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 56 disabled
Vehicles lost 143 (21 destroyed, 122 disabled)


Assaulting units:
3rd Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Australian Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
193rd Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
4th Australian Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Marine Division
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
767th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
I Australian Corps
97th Field Artillery Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
104th USN Base Force
119th USAAF Base Force
225th USN Base Force
146th USA Base Force
154th FA Bn
226th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
168th Field Artillery Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
18th Division
14th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
5th Division
16th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Area Army
8th RF Gun Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
40th JNAF AF Unit



forts are down now with the enemy still getting an excellent adjusted av but the tide has changed now... expect another two or in the worst case three attacks to finish them off and finally take the base...
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2nd Dec and we´ve got quite a surprise today...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 43
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ASW attack near Torishima at 110,67

Japanese Ships
E Mikura
E Kuri
E Hasu
xAK Kamitu Maru
xAK Taketoyo Maru
xAK Lisbon Maru
xAK Yamahuku Maru
xAK Asakasan Maru
xAK Tokai Maru
xAK Seattle Maru
DD Numakaze
DD Shiokaze
E W-27

Allied Ships
SS Mingo



SS Mingo is sighted by escort
Mingo diving deep ....
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-27 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Numakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Numakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Numakaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Numakaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Numakaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Numakaze is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

having such a heavy escort I guess that´s a troop convoy again... not a single xAP spotted though... would it otherwise be worth it to have such an escort for some freighters?

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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
E Kuretake
DD Tawakaze
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger is located by E Kuretake
Plunger diving deep ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
xAK Toba Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PB Kinsyo Maru #2
PB Taiko Maru
PB Saiko Maru
PB Kenkon Maru
xAP Teifu Maru
xAP Naminoue Maru
xAP Kobe Maru
xAK Natisan Maru
xAK Mexico Maru
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Atutasan Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru
xAK Goyo Maru
DD Akikaze
E Tsubame
E Saga

Allied Ships
SS Sand Lance

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



SS Sand Lance launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Toba Maru
Sand Lance diving deep ....
DD Akikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E Tsubame fails to find sub and abandons search
E Saga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Saga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Saga attacking submerged sub ....
E Saga fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Saga fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

we then actually hit another troop convoy that seems to mostly have PB as escorts... PB are the most useless escorts of the Japanese, followed by SC... E and DD are another story...

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ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 100,70

Japanese Ships
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Nitii Maru
xAK Syunsei Maru
xAK Chile Maru
E Hirashima
E Shirakami

Allied Ships
SS Dorado, hits 1



SS Dorado is sighted by escort
Dorado diving deep ....
E Hirashima attacking submerged sub ....
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hirashima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hirashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 26 [X(][X(][X(]



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7
Spitfire VIII x 16
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 65


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 15 destroyed [:)]

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

and here´s this turn´s surprise... I had to look twice at the replay until I really realized that the fighter I haven´t seen before in the replay was a Frank! [X(] It´s Dec 43 and the enemy sends in his first Frank unit... Not that surprising when you get to hear that 2 or 3/44 is the normal date for Franks to appear but until today I wasn´t aware of the Japanese producing this fighter already, let alone having a unit(s) equipped with it... when the first shock was over I happily realized that the Franks were coming in at 6000ft and lost their dive within a couple of passes with the dive changing side for the rest of the engagement... the 26 Franks were falling everywhere while being dived by Thunderbolts, they had not even a slight chance... now this is the best Japanese fighter and when looking at the stats, it´s definetely a great aircraft (superior to lots of my fighters, except the really best ones) and I´m sure that Rainer hasn´t equipped a poor unit with it (he surely has equipped one of his best units with this new fighter) but due to ending up against the never ending dive, even Warhawks would have shot down the Franks at will... in the end it was a massacre with kill rates comparable to Oscar vs P-47 encounters... the result was as surprising as the appearance of this fighter, the reason for the result is clear as always: the never ending dive... to me, it then just always ends in loops that are off, no doubt that the Franks were hopelessly outnumbered (thanks to the non working coordination routine that isn´t working at all during sweeps) but if you then end up taking down more than two dozen Franks for 3 Allied fighters lost seems a bit too much to me...

as soon as the replay was over I checked Japan for Frank factories and counted them up, current production capacity is around a hundred Franks per month, which again is very conservative for a Japanese player. There are some 130 Tojo, a couple of dozen Tony, 150 Zeke, and dozens of George, Nick and Jack factories. In total, the enemy probably got a fighter production capacity of something like 400-450 fighters per month. Rather conservative for a Japanese player but probably roughly as many fighters we get per month.

I´m sure Rainer wasn´t pleased with the first Frank mission... in this case, the 6000ft attack didn´t work at all...

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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 7
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
Spitfire VIII x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 57


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 34440 and 41500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 33440 and 37440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 33440 and 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 33440 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 33440 and 37440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 34440 and 35440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 35440 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes

then the next single squadron´s coming in, again at 6000ft, again having the dive initially but losing it after some time... equal dive time for both sides and with the happy time for both sides, also the result looks ok... The Tojos lost but only at a 2-3:1 rate which probably is more reasonable than the dive loops that end up somewhere between 8-10:1... and while 10:1 rates might still have happened in real life, you should not take real life Oscars with green pilots in 44 and compare this with elite pilots flying Franks in late 43 in this PBEM as this is more than just a huge difference IMO...

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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 22
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 20 [:(]
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 26 [:(]



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 11
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 50


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire VIII: 4 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed on ground [:(]
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 31 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed on ground [:(]
Liberator GR.III: 1 destroyed on ground



Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 45

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 38440 and 39740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 34440 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 35440 and 37740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 37440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 33440 and 37740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 34440 and 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 34440 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 35440 and 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 39440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 78 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers

then the inevitable happens... while so far we didn´t face enemy bombers over Hanoi, this time also bombers showed up after the two sweeps coming in first.. with still 70 fighters in the air our boys didn´t do bad and also mauled some of the escorting units, the bombers made it through more or less unharmed and then dropped their laser guided bombs as usual, achieving something like a 60% hit rate with their crappy bombers... if we could achieve something like this with our 4Es then I would only need 1/3 of them at best and could forget about all the missing USAAF medium bombers...

with the not working radar, this meant bad news of course, we did great in the air, but even with 80% Cap 20% rest, we end up with dozens of fighters on the ground waiting to get bombed because even if you first have wave after wave coming in, each time it seems to "surprise" the Cap again with the fighters just trying to scramble (which fails of course)... over a dozen of my really precious fighters are lost on the ground with more of them being written off... you can only be happy the enemy using only a handful of bombers and not using 150... why he doesn´t is beyond me... even if the average 1:3 performance of his first line fighters against the P-47 and Spit VIII is ok for Rainer, he won´t really get anyway as I can sustain these losses, but if he would send 150 bombers together with the same number of fighters just once, he would whipe out the resistance at Hanoi in one day, robbing us of a 2.5 months P-47 replacement for the loss of probably some 70-90 aircraft... he can afford to lose 100 aircraft, I can´t afford to lose more than 100 P-47 and dozens of Spitfire VIII in one day...


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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 3

[8|] please get rid of this in the next patch... PLEASE [:(]

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 11
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 47


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed




CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 35000 and 35600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 35440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 62 minutes
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 38440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

the three remaining Franks coming in were just as lucky as the two dozen earlier this day...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 15
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 22



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 57

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 11
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 44


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 6 destroyed




CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000
Raid is overhead
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes

the fact that a good dozen unescorted Helen then show up probably didn´t make it better for the enemy, while having the luck that many of them turned back before the replay even popped up due to not having escorts... none of these 14 made it to target nor back home...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
PV-1 Ventura x 60


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

if I compare my bombers´ hit rates with those of the enemy´s then I can only keep on shaking my head... we can´t even nearly match the enemy´s results...

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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged



Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 14
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 34
B-24J Liberator x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 77

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

and all these piece meal strikes sooner or later will result in massacres... radar and bomber killers like cannon armed Georges, I don´t even want to think about it...

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 37


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 56

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

seriously, are the devs really thinking this wouldn´t be rdicoulos? It´s no different in any of the other AARs so this is just a consistently strange working routine that really should be looked at... it just takes away so much from the game... if it can´t be enhanced, ok, but at least it should be looked at... [:(]

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 10
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 42


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




CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 35440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

the result wasn´t surprising...

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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 40,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3

can´t believe this is what it should be when speaking about design decisions... it´s just weird, really weird...

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 9
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 37


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed




CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 35440.
Raid is overhead
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

we´re still in the morning at this point and wave after wave is coming in... in this case, the silly three fighter fragment is coming before the main part shows up... while the other fighters came in at 6000ft (without any success today!!) this Zeke unit comes in at their ceiling...

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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 39,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 28



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 9
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 32


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed



CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000
Raid is overhead

can´t say the Zekes really did well but they more or less held their own... so far the Tojos still are performing best, followed by Zekes and Oscars... I don´t want to really judge the Frank yet as today´s outcome sure won´t be the norm...

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Afternoon Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 34



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 9
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 37


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed



CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
80th FG/459th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes

Rainer really sent in most of his available fighters today it seems, this one shows up in the afternoon... while I usually am happy about Oscars meeting our armored fighters bristling with cal.50 in this case it was by far not as one sided as usual which can be easily seen by the Allied fighters shot down... usually you see downed Oscars in the replay with no or very few P-47 downed (many damaged though and also lots getting written off) but in this case even the (wrong) combat report shows a 2.5:1 kill rate... the Oscar unit was shred in the end but while having the dive (at 6000ft [8|]) for probably 80%+ of the engagement they really shot up our fighters and there was nearly nothing left after this fight... would these Oscars have come in with all the other fighters before the bomber strike it could have been very bloody, even though only some 50-60 bombers were tasked to attack...

the total tally today was two dozen P-47 lost and halve a dozen Spits (don´t care about the Hurricanes, these are like Throwaways and total useless for me)... with the exegaration in the loss list for enemy ac lost I expect to have achieved a 2:1 in the end, which is by FAR not good enough to sustain it over a longer period... the P-47, the Spit VII and the Corsair are the only competitive fighters for Cap at the moment. I get 57 P-47 per month, only a handful of Brit Spit VIII and have got no USMC squadrons in this area of course... so if talking about P-47 only, we have to achieve a 4:1 to be satisfied... 4:1 in total (including bombers shot down), so a 3:1 against fighters only still is somewhat "ok"... if the enemy would try to bleed the P-47 with sweeps only and we achieve a 3:1 using them, then a monthly replacement of P-47 would take down something like 175 enemy fighters and this probably will bring the enemy sweeps to a halt soon, especially if you think about the enemy pilots being lost if they are shot down over Hanoi... the enemy surely hasn´t got a pilot shortage, but losing more than 200 (if you also count the fighters shot down by Spits and Hurricanes) then even the reserve pilot pool will start feeling this at some point...

I´ve always thought I would never run out of 70 skilled USN pilots in my reserve pool but there were so many new carriers showing up in the last months that the pool is down to just a couple of 70 air skilled pilots with not even all pilots in the squadrons replaced with 70 standard pilots, same is true for navbmb (Dauntless and Helldivers) and navtrp (Avenger) pilots... and it´s not like I would have lost many of these pilots, not at all were our losses severe, but we are fielding some 1250 carrier based ac at the moment which means with the losses and the pilots to be replaced when the carriers arrived we had to put some 1400 pilots into these units! [X(] You don´t have to wonder that the reserve pool starts lacking 70 skill pilots at some point and we have been doing training from day one of the campaign...

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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 10



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *

glad that all these fighters were used against Vinh and not against Hanoi...

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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 69,74

Japanese Ships
xAK Koryu Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
E Wakatake
PB Tokotsu Maru
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
xAK Yamaura Maru
DD Okikaze
E Yaeyama

Allied Ships
SS Tuna

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



SS Tuna launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Koryu Maru
Tuna diving deep ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

a freighter full of troops goes down...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8359 troops, 278 guns, 397 vehicles, Assault Value = 3371

Defending force 39850 troops, 472 guns, 473 vehicles, Assault Value = 1196

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Assaulting units:
1st Marine Division
767th Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Australian Division
754th Tank Battalion
2nd Australian Division
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
5th Australian Division
4th Australian Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Marine Division
2nd Marine Division
3rd Motor Brigade
181st Field Artillery Regiment
249th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
146th USA Base Force
226th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
119th USAAF Base Force
168th Field Artillery Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion
104th USN Base Force
225th USN Base Force
I Australian Corps
134th Field Artillery Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
3rd Tank Regiment
16th Division
18th Division
8th Tank Regiment
5th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
8th Area Army
40th JNAF AF Unit




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ASW attack near Jesselton at 68,85

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Minazuki
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS Grampus



SS Grampus launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Grampus diving deep ....
DD Minazuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Uzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

missed...
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ASW attack near Donggala at 67,97

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze
E Kuretake
DD Tawakaze
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hakaze
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

missed...


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Sub attack near Torishima at 106,67

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-58, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC CHa-34
xAK Siberia Maru
xAK Kyoto Maru
xAK Hikosan Maru
xAK Asaka Maru #3
xAK Eihuku Maru
SC CHa-63
SC CHa-60
SC CHa-52

Allied Ships
SS Peto



SS Peto launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-58
Peto diving deep ....
SC CHa-63 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-60 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-52 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Peto eludes SC CHa-52 by diving deep
SS Peto eludes ASW attack from SC CHa-52
SC CHa-52 loses contact with SS Peto
SC CHa-52 cannot reach attack position over SS Peto
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-52 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Peto eludes ASW attack from SC CHa-52
SC CHa-52 cannot reach attack position over SS Peto
SS Peto eludes SC CHa-52 by diving deep
SC CHa-52 cannot establish contact with SS Peto
SC CHa-52 cannot reach attack position over SS Peto
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

boom...

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Submarine attack near Chittagong at 52,41

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
xAK Nurani, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



xAK Nurani is sighted by SS I-154
SS I-154 launches 8 torpedoes at xAK Nurani

stupidity on my part to use an unescorted convoy in this area...

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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 35


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet

5 carrier based squadrons trying (and failing) to escort a land based strike from Darwin... OMG, could this be stopped please? You just don´t want to see you carrier based squadrons trying to escort land based strikes whenever the carriers are in range... and the range is 7 hexes, so either you stand down the Hellcats or you stand down the LBA strikes... pfff... this routine annoys me again and again...

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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 48 [X(]
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 65 [X(]



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
Spitfire VIII x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 69


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *
6 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *
13 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
51st FG/16th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes

this is one of these "new" funny engagements we´ve got in this PBEM with the enemy being at 6000ft exclusively... as you can see, all but two of our squadrons are flying HIGHER than the incoming raid... the funny thing is, that ALL but these two squadrons got DIVED by the enemy... wow, you really have to be convinced to think this routine isn´t totally borked. And the weirdest things of all is the fact that you then see during the replay "347th FG/67 dives from 42000ft"... "Tojo dives on P-47"... yeah, it´s really working well... but hey, none of my fighters at 6000ft got dived... have long accepted that there is no logic behind this all but not only this, it seems to be bugged as well or why do you first get a message that your squadron is diving down on the enemy that is constantly followed by the ENEMY´S fighters diving on yours? Have my squadrons passed the lower flying enemies and have slowed down to have the enemy catch up? Borked, borked, borked... oh well... at least Rainer was able to get a big sweep today instead of the single squadron sweeps... how did he do this? Well, as always, he just tried to do it as complicated as possible because this gives you the best chances to get more ac over the target at once than any of these super doper tips how to "coordinate"... he just has put his squadrons on as many different airfields as possible... we had four lines of incoming strikes... FOUR...

all incoming strikes had the dive (except on our fighters at 6k ) but the dive at least ended at some point when we then could rack up some kills too... in the end it was a more or less even fight with us taking losses we can´t sustain...

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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
Spitfire Vc Trop x 4
Spitfire VIII x 7
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 42


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 8 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 116 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/16th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 138 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 85 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

then the bombers showed up, the enemy escorts being mostly dived by our fighters and shot to pieces... the bombers that made it through Cap achieved nothing in bad weather...

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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 13



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 3
Spitfire VIII x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 29


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 41500
Raid is overhead
3 planes vectored on to bombers
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/16th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000
Raid is overhead
2 planes vectored on to bombers
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers

not over yet, some more enemy bombers to be shot down but most of them made it back...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 18



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 60


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged



Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

these are the strikes that the Hellcats tried to escort, revealing the carriers´ position... if the enemy can´t spot your carriers, you then get your Hellcats trying to do senseless escorts of LBA strikes that usually fail but reveal your carriers´ positions... [:(]

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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 67


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 100

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 21


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 46

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 31


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 13


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground




Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 29



No Japanese losses



Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 64

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 21



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
Spitfire VIII x 7
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 44


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 6 destroyed [X(]



CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
51st FG/16th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
51st FG/26th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead
311th FBG/529th FBS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000 , scrambling fighters to 42000.
Raid is overhead

and another 6000ft sweep in the afternoon, this was a really devastating one... why? Because we had a dozen messages of our squadrons DIVING from 40000+ft down on the enemy immediately followed by "FRANK firing on P-47"... yes, our fighters at 6000ft were NOT dived by the Franks... is it funny or is it just silly? While the Franks took it on the chin last time, this time they really shred our P-47... [:(] WITP had altitude not being a factor at all in fighter vs fighter engagements, all that was counting to get the dive was detection level and you the more radar the better the dl... the results were the usual bounce festivals by Allied fighters due to radar just everywhere... now we´ve got altitude being a factor (the idea is great) but how it works is just either silly or bugged... when I look at the messages during the replay it seems to be bugged...

total losses might seem ok but we really start lacking P-47 replacements and I´ve already converted a squadron at another front to P-40 again to fill up the pool a bit... it´s clear that the enemy can sustain these overall losses longer than we can sustain P-47 lost and there´s no other fighter at the moment I can use for Cap that really is up to the task...

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Sub attack near Torishima at 106,67

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-63
SC CHa-46
SC CHa-34
xAK Wakatu Maru
xAK Thames Maru
SC CHa-60
SC CHa-52

Allied Ships
SS Peto, hits 1



SS Peto launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-63
SC CHa-63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-60 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-63 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-63 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-63 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

fourth attack on an escort today, none at a worthwhile target...

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Submarine attack near Chittagong at 52,41

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
xAK Nurani, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



xAK Nurani is sighted by SS I-154
SS I-154 launches 8 torpedoes

the ship is sunk now, took I-154 16 torps to do that...

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ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze
E Kuretake
DD Tawakaze

Allied Ships
SS Bowfin



SS Bowfin is located by DD Hokaze
Bowfin diving deep ....
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze loses contact with SS Bowfin
DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze cannot reach attack position over SS Bowfin
SS Bowfin eludes DD Tawakaze by diving deep
SS Bowfin eludes ASW attack from DD Tawakaze
SS Bowfin eludes DD Tawakaze by diving deep
SS Bowfin eludes ASW attack from DD Tawakaze
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8317 troops, 278 guns, 395 vehicles, Assault Value = 3443

Defending force 39945 troops, 468 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Division
4th Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
5th Australian Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
3rd Marine Division
193rd Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Australian Division
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Australian Division
754th Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Motor Brigade
II Australian Corps
134th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
154th FA Bn
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
104th USN Base Force
226th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force
119th USAAF Base Force
225th USN Base Force
I Australian Corps
146th USA Base Force
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
18th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
5th Division
8th Tank Regiment
16th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
52nd Construction Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
40th JNAF AF Unit




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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 43
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ASW attack near Ketapang at 54,95

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio
BB Musashi
BB Yamato
CL Kitakami
DD Michishio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arare
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Albacore, hits 6



SS Albacore launches 6 torpedoes at DD Asashio
Albacore bottoming out ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akatsuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare attacking submerged sub ....
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

wonder if there will ever be the moment when we actually hit a capital ship... Rainer has been passing over my subs with his TFs so often already, every other PBEM would have probably seen at least three BB/CV heavily damaged or sunk... we haven´t had a single success so far... can´t do more than having my subs at the right spot... [:(]

attacking the wrong target and suffering damage means Albacore is heading home...


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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 54


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...

switching to ground attacks again, effect unknown, expected to be very light or non existant...

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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 21


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...


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Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 37


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 16


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 50

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 38


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 61

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

if we torch enemy aircraft on the ground then usually Dinah recons or some transports... we hardly ever meet enemy fighters at airfields in range of my heavies and that´s quite understandable...

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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 18


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 13


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 19


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6


No Allied losses



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 86397 troops, 1511 guns, 2142 vehicles, Assault Value = 3397

Defending force 37098 troops, 468 guns, 456 vehicles, Assault Value = 1041

Allied adjusted assault: 1224

Japanese adjusted defense: 1305

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) [:(]

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3720 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 242 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 254 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (10 destroyed, 21 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1153 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 120 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 45 disabled
Vehicles lost 92 (23 destroyed, 69 disabled)


Assaulting units:
5th Australian Division
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
3rd Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Marine Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
3rd Australian Division
4th Australian Division
3rd Motor Brigade
177th USAAF Base Force
226th Field Artillery Battalion
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
II Australian Corps
168th Field Artillery Regiment
104th USN Base Force
4th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
225th USN Base Force
I Australian Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
119th USAAF Base Force
154th FA Bn
97th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
146th USA Base Force
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
8th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
16th Division
18th Division
5th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Field AA Battalion
52nd Construction Battalion
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
40th JNAF AF Unit


we don´t get the needed odds and the adjusted av looks quite bad but the losses are absolutely in favour of our troops... Lautern is about to fall with three more divs being wrecked... would be four divs plus nearly two dozen other units being lost on Timor (and Koepang is still on the list with some 20000 troops there)...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 43
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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 105,68

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 39
TK Ceram Maru
E Nadakaze
E Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS Balao, hits 1



SS Balao is sighted by escort
Balao diving deep ....
E Nadakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shimakaze attacking submerged sub ....
E Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shimakaze attacking submerged sub ....
E Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
E W-16
E W-11
E W-8
E W-6
E Karii
TK Ojikasan Maru
TK Kotai Maru
TK Takane Maru
TK Shiranesan Maru
TK Anjo Maru
TK Kyokuho Maru
TK Risshun Maru
TK Otowasan Maru
DD Asakaze
E W-23
E W-15

Allied Ships
SS Halibut, hits 15, and is sunk



SS Halibut launches 6 torpedoes at E W-16 [8|]
DD Asakaze attacking submerged sub ....
E W-23 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-16 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-15 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-16 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asakaze is out of ASW ammo
SS Halibut forced to surface!
E W-23 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-16 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-15 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-23 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-15 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-16 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-15 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-23 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-16 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-15 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-23 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-16 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-15 firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Asakaze firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-23 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-16 firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-15 firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Asakaze firing on surfaced sub ....
E W-23 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

sub is confirmed sunk... if she at least would have taken a tanker down also... I can imagine how 44 is going to be like with all the modern E, I fear the sub operations against enemy convoys will come to an abrupt halt and subs will only be used where our LBA rules the Sea... by then, I hopefully have cut off the SRA with our advance, at least that´s the plan...

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Pre-Invasion action off Ambon - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

271 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 3
CL Columbia, Shell hits 2
CL Cleveland
CL Concord
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
LST-339
LST-38
LST-344
DMS Elliot
LST-350



CA Frobisher firing at 4th JAAF AF Bn
CA Hawkins firing at Kure 7th SNLF
Kure 7th SNLF firing at CA Hawkins
CL Columbia firing at Kure 7th SNLF
Kure 7th SNLF firing at CL Columbia
Kure 7th SNLF firing at CL Cleveland
CL Cleveland firing at Kure 7th SNLF
CL Concord firing at 4th JAAF AF Bn
CL Marblehead firing at 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
CL Trenton firing at 4th JAAF AF Bn
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

we´re landing a Corps at Ambon, everything is 100% prepped... I was again shocked when I saw lots of enemy batteries firing at our ships... Kure 7 obviously got 8 and 12cm guns that scored some hits that damaged the superstructure on two of our cruisers... you do not want to do any landing without lots of fire support from cruisers... 8 and 12cm guns picking our APA or LST as targets could quickly become a mess...

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Amphibious Assault at Ambon

TF 297 troops unloading over beach at Ambon, 76,109


Allied ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (0 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (0 destroyed, 12 disabled)


13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 43 lost from landing craft during unload of 41st Infantry Div /5
10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 4th Marine Div /4
10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 4th Marine Div /9
8 Naval Support troops lost overboard during unload of 2nd RAN Base Force

nothing severe happening during unloading, we had more combat squads disabled than we´ve expected...

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Invasion Support action off Ambon - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

233 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CL Columbia
CL Cleveland, Shell hits 1
CL Concord
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton, Shell hits 4
LST-335
LST-38
LST-339
LST-450
DMS Elliot
LST-344


Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


CA Frobisher firing at 4th JAAF AF Bn
CL Columbia firing at 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Kure 7th SNLF firing at CL Cleveland
CL Cleveland firing at Kure 7th SNLF
CL Concord firing at 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Kure 7th SNLF firing at CL Trenton
CL Trenton firing at Kure 7th SNLF
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Submarine attack near Balabac at 70,83

Japanese Ships
DD Uzuki
DD Minazuki
DD Yayoi

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 20, and is sunk [:(]

SS Triton launches 6 torpedoes at DD Uzuki
Triton bottoming out ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub ....
SS Triton forced to surface!
DD Uzuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Minazuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Minazuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Uzuki firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

bad day for the Silent Service, we lost two subs today for no result... my name is Dönitz... [:(] the loss is again result of a sub attacking some escorts, when does this stop? never, that´s how it works...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 16



No Japanese losses



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 72


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 70

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lautem , at 72,115

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Invasion Support action off Ambon
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-474
LST-468
LST-461
LST-460
LST-339
LST-38
LST-335
LST-344



LST-474 fired at enemy troops
LST-468 fired at enemy troops
LST-461 fired at enemy troops
LST-460 fired at enemy troops

only supply is coming ashore at this point, using APA and LST really is great, it doesn´t even take the whole day to unload a couple of divisions plus support, at the end of the day we usually unload only supply... one LST sunk outright after hitting underwater rocks... grounding so far has been more of a threat to our LST than enemy coastal batteries... this LST should be the only ship lost in this operation as the invasion TF is going to steam South under cover of the carrier fleet tomorrow...


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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6978 troops, 159 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 257

Defending force 43876 troops, 698 guns, 1284 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
Kure 7th SNLF
14th Garrison Unit
14th Naval Guard Unit
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Const Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
64th Field AA Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
58th Construction Battalion
19th Army
6th Air Division
4th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
41st Infantry Div /14
18th Combat Engr Rgt /1
2/7th Armoured Rgt /1
2/4th Armoured Rgt /1
2/8th Armoured Rgt /1
2/6th Armoured Rgt /1
4th Marine Div /15
25th Infantry Div /14
4th Armoured Bde /9
XIV US Corps /1
16th RAAF Base Force /1
2nd RAN Base Force /1

going to be a cakewalk... overkill again but there´s not much we can do about it, we usually prep three divs plus support for a "normal" target with some 20-30000 expected enemy troops, two divs plus support for weak targets and for really tough targets like Timor we go with as many divs and support we think is needed...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 32491 troops, 703 guns, 798 vehicles, Assault Value = 3348

Defending force 34232 troops, 467 guns, 450 vehicles, Assault Value = 856

Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th Australian Division
1st Marine Division
1st Australian Division
2nd Marine Division
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
767th Tank Battalion
3rd Marine Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
119th USAAF Base Force
104th USN Base Force
181st Field Artillery Regiment
I Australian Corps
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
249th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
225th USN Base Force
154th FA Bn
4th Field Artillery Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force
II Australian Corps
146th USA Base Force
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
8th Tank Regiment
18th Division
5th Division
16th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
40th JNAF AF Unit

what we initially landed at Lautern would have been sufficient to take the place but it would have taken long and my units would probably have been wrecked but with the 5 OZ divs taking Dili it was clear that we can move in more troops easily... no matter which base would have lasted longer either we could have moved reinforcements in from Lautern to Dili or the other way around... the day we decided to invade Timor with force was the day when the Japanese defenders were doomed... when Timor is cleared the enemy will have lost five divisions (one is sitting at Koepang on the West tip of Timor) one or two bgds and two dozen support units, going from AA, base forces, tank units and HQs... even if these units are going to be rebuilt, losing five divs plus all the other units is a severe loss and as it looks now, it has bought the Japanese nothing... we are advancing North on the front East of Timor and our assault on Timor is going well with our troops being in ok shape after the enemy will collapse... as we have to prepare these units for 100 days for their next target anyway (if they invade directly at their target) all the units will be fully combat ready again anyway... the OZ divs are the exception as these five divs are understrenght and it takes awfully long to bring them to full strenght, they are all at around 2/3 strenght, fielding some 300av each and the fact that it takes so long also makes me quite confident that a couple of fragments of Japanese divisions will take a year for sure to be at 100/100 again and by then we are going to enter 45... [:)] as soon as Timor is lost we are freeing up some 6000av and these will keep moving directly into the SRA... what the enemy needs now is the Japanese´s decisive battle with a decisive Japanese victory, otherwise most of the SRA will be lost in the next six month with our long range patrol bombers being able to strike at shipping in the South China Sea... together with our Chinese bases in Vietnam we then could close down the South China Sea completely which would mean all oil/fuel/resources from the SRA would not reach Japan anymore... I doubt that a Japanese counterinvasion somewhere would make much sense, it´s more than hard to beat 3 or more Allied divs at this point and even if he would, this wouldn´t be decisive... what the Japanese need now is total carrier superiority again and as it stands now and this won´t be easy to achieve as we are fielding some 1200 carrier based ac, all in one place as the one who splits his force is the one to lose his force...
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CV Intrepid arrived in Eastern USA today and another CVE at Portland... this brings our total strenght of carrier based ac to somewhere around 1350 with another British CVE sitting in India without being used... four CVE will leave the West Coast in two weeks to meet Intrepid and BB Iowa to move to the front... we are using more or less the whole fleet at one spot and that´s in the Timor/New Guinea front...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 43
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Sub attack near Groot Natoena at 60,79

Japanese Ships
PB Chitose Maru
PB Tatsumiya Maru
PB Eiko Maru
SC Ch 16
xAK Teisen Maru
xAK Meiu Maru
xAK Yamabuki Maru
xAK Kusuyama Maru
xAK Oregon Maru
E W-14
PB Yokae Maru
PB Ogashima

Allied Ships
SS Trout



SS Trout launches 6 torpedoes at PB Chitose Maru
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yokae Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Ogashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Minazuki
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS Cero



SS Cero launches 6 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Cero diving deep ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
PV-1 Ventura x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...

the only purpose of these attacks is ground bombing training...

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Morning Air attack on 16th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 48


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...


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Morning Air attack on 8th Area Army, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Namlea , at 76,108

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 55


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 121

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

good result for the Libs today...

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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 21


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Namlea , at 76,108

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Namlea , at 76,108

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Namlea , at 76,108

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 14


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 22


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

working radar will kill us sooner or later... the patch is out already but the next three weeks in the AAR have still been done pre patch...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 86573 troops, 1516 guns, 2197 vehicles, Assault Value = 3420

Defending force 34289 troops, 467 guns, 450 vehicles, Assault Value = 880

Allied adjusted assault: 719

Japanese adjusted defense: 1507

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3101 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 250 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 138 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 138 (109 destroyed, 29 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
352 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 78 (27 destroyed, 51 disabled)


Assaulting units:
762nd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
767th Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
3rd Marine Division
4th Australian Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
1st Australian Division
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Australian Division
2nd Marine Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Australian Division
5th Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
225th USN Base Force
146th USA Base Force
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
177th USAAF Base Force
168th Field Artillery Regiment
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
I Australian Corps
226th Field Artillery Battalion
104th USN Base Force
119th USAAF Base Force
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
16th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
18th Division
5th Division
8th Tank Regiment
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
48th Field AA Battalion
40th JNAF AF Unit

we again miss the needed adjusted av but when looking at the losses for both sides then this doesn´t matter as the enemy is pretty much trashed while our troops only took minor losses... the enemy is about to collapse while they held out longer than expected anyway... all our units still look good so another one or two attacks won´t matter much...

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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40836 troops, 684 guns, 1274 vehicles, Assault Value = 1769

Defending force 12625 troops, 184 guns, 147 vehicles, Assault Value = 251

Allied adjusted assault: 1919

Japanese adjusted defense: 655

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: [&:]

Japanese ground losses:
1111 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 128 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (3 destroyed, 14 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
491 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 108 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 115 (1 destroyed, 114 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
41st Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
4th Marine Division
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
25th Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
XIV US Corps
2nd RAN Base Force
16th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
Kure 7th SNLF
14th Garrison Unit
14th Naval Guard Unit
19th Army
64th Field AA Battalion
56th Const Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
58th Construction Battalion
6th Air Division
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th JAAF AF Bn


next hotspot is Ambon, our attack goes very well, adjusted av looks great... this due having a HQ and all units fully prepped, as long as the HQ doesn´t consist of motorized squads it seems to work just fine, doesn´t work at all if it´s one of those HQs with motorized support which I posted in the tech forum, unfortunately never got official attention... I´m going to just ignore it and won´t use any of these Army HQs anymore that come along with motorized support only... perhaps a bug is brought up in a year saying these HQs don´t work, just going to make me smile when thinking about how many times I´ve complained about something here when then someone says "why was there noone notizing this"... lol, land based radar, weather outside bases and search archs come to mind... the good thing about this issue is the fact that I just don´t need these HQs, only one available at the moment, with a couple more of them coming as replacements, I´m just going to put them somewhere to rot...

what´s just as strange is the fact that I never get any positive or negative multipliers shown in the combat report when I´m the attacker... "never" is an exegaration, but you probably can count them on two hands in this full AAR of over 30 pages... this is odd, but hey, surely wad? [8|] I don´t even get (-) when my adjusted av are something like 30%... odd, just odd... feel free to count the instances when I had a (+) or (-)...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 43
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Sub vs Sub: SS Finback attacking SS I-179 at 73,112 - near Wetar

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
SS Finback



SS Finback launches 6 torpedoes at 3,000 yards

sub missed... while the number of sub vs sub attacks was equal for both sides, since we´ve got radar, we get five times more attacks than the enemy...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *
10 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *



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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
PV-1 Ventura x 60


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 18th Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...


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Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Regiment, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged

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



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

these attacks are only creating op losses...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 28



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

clear sky, what a performance...

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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 21
B-24J Liberator x 37


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
B-24J Liberator x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 20
B-24J Liberator x 16


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 26


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 55

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

it´s "screw up time in the Pacific" again... so many strike packs...

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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9


No Allied losses



Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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my patrol ac keep falling out of the sky at a rate I can´t replace... this is just crap, please give me WITP´s routines for this... the pilots aren´t even as fatigued as pilots that have to fly Cap for two days and the way my squadrons are made up, every pilot flies 2 or 3 missions per week... but hey, it sure is realistic to have hundreds of PBY crash... this is one instance when WITP just had it the better way around, fatigue and CAP and fat or op losses during nav search... there was this magic word "playability" in WITP that misses AE completely it seems... no idea if it was too much in real life to fly two nav search missions PER WEEK, I seriously doubt it... but that way in the game, I´m losing all my PBY replacements, no aircraft on the map got as many op losses as patrols when they´re used... well, transports got the same insane op losses but these aren´t used the whole year... my PBY got a 100% op loss rate, all replacement aircraft are lost to ops at some point... silly? there are these days when I wonder about what and how this all was tested... or how much credit was given to the replies that actually came from the testers... but hey, I´ve also thrown search archs overboard minumum halve a year before it became an official bug... [:(]

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8268 troops, 278 guns, 392 vehicles, Assault Value = 3399

Defending force 30812 troops, 464 guns, 371 vehicles, Assault Value = 640

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (14 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
5th Australian Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
4th Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
3rd Marine Division
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Australian Division
754th Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Australian Division
1st Marine Division
767th Tank Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
146th USA Base Force
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
119th USAAF Base Force
225th USN Base Force
168th Field Artillery Regiment
181st Field Artillery Regiment
II Australian Corps
104th USN Base Force
4th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force
154th FA Bn
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
5th Division
8th Tank Regiment
18th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
16th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
40th JNAF AF Unit

not that much left of the enemy divisions...

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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39852 troops, 684 guns, 1273 vehicles, Assault Value = 1732

Defending force 10648 troops, 175 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 196

Allied adjusted assault: 1517

Japanese adjusted defense: 1459 [X(]

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+)
Attacker: [8|][&:]

Japanese ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
516 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 108 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 119 (12 destroyed, 107 disabled)


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
4th Marine Division
25th Infantry Division
2/8th Armoured Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
2nd RAN Base Force
XIV US Corps
16th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
Kure 7th SNLF
14th Garrison Unit
14th Naval Guard Unit
2nd Mortar Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
6th Air Division
56th Const Co
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
64th Field AA Battalion
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
58th Construction Battalion
19th Army
4th JAAF AF Bn


was impressed by the enemy´s adjusted av especially after suffering a defeat yesterday... the fact that the enemy suffered from our 2:1 yesterday doesn´t even mean he would get a (-) for disruption, no the adjusted av is even 2.5 times higher than yesterday´s when the enemy was attacked for the first time... funny ground combat... not surprising that we of course didn´t get any (+) or (-) as the attacker... how did I call it last turn? ODD? But hey, that´s just one thing that I have been noticing for 35 pages of this AAR (only 24 months of war with 99.5% of the combat reports posted)...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 43
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Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
xAK Tamahoko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ryuun Maru
xAK Argun Maru
xAK Hokumai Maru
xAK Yamadori Maru
xAK Kogane Maru
E Aotaka
E Yurijima

Allied Ships
SS Sand Lance



SS Sand Lance launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Tamahoko Maru
Sand Lance diving deep ....
E Aotaka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Yurijima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yurijima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yurijima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yurijima fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yurijima fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

got a freighter...

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ASW attack near Busuanga at 76,79

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Flasher



SS Flasher launches 6 torpedoes at DD Hayate
Flasher diving deep ....
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
SS Flasher eludes ASW attack from DD Asanagi
DD Asanagi loses contact with SS Flasher
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asanagi cannot establish contact with SS Flasher
SS Flasher eludes DD Asanagi by diving deep
SS Flasher eludes ASW attack from DD Asanagi
DD Asanagi cannot establish contact with SS Flasher
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 63,78

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Kotoku Maru
xAK Kosei Maru
xAK Kazuura Maru
xAK Brisbane Maru
E Hishu

Allied Ships
SS Bluefish



SS Bluefish launches 6 torpedoes at AMC Akagi Maru
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu attacking submerged sub ....
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and we also get one of the big Japanese AMC today... wonder why the AMC was included in this convoy, either a troop transport or as a target to draw our subs´ attacks but that wouldn´t make much sense I guess as there are enough xAK to be sunk, no need to use an AMC as a bait...

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Sub attack near Puerto Princesa at 71,78

Japanese Ships
PB Yamahagi Maru #3
TK Hirota Maru
TK Oyashima Maru

Allied Ships
SS Billfish



SS Billfish launches 4 torpedoes at PB Yamahagi Maru #3
Billfish diving deep ....
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

there would have been the real targets...

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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,69

Japanese Ships
E W-25, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Kosei Maru
xAK Sinko Maru
E W-33
E W-29

Allied Ships
SS Mingo, hits 3



SS Mingo launches 6 torpedoes at E W-25
E W-33 fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-29 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

we also get an E today, Mingo got away without notable damage...

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ASW attack near Taytay at 72,77

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 24
SC Ch 37
E Asagao
SC Ch 41

Allied Ships
SS Paddle



SS Paddle is located by SC Ch 24
Paddle diving deep ....
E Asagao fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *
11 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 6000 feet *

[8|]

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 29



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tourane , at 66,65

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9



Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 12
Liberator B.III x 12
B-24D Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 9 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 3 damaged
Liberator B.III: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 78

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Liberator B.III bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

ordered the heavies at Rangoon to fly this long range strike against this enemy base at the South China Sea coast... we catch a nice number of Tojos on the ground with only a meager Cap in the air... most of the bombers were in this strike, we still take advantage of the enemy having no Cap due to defective radar... guess it will be absolutely the other way around soon because if the enemy gets airborne we won´t torch them on the ground and we will start losing by far more bombers...

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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 29


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 45

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 17
B-24J Liberator x 22


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 38


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 16


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 47


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manado , at 75,99

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 20


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Tourane , at 66,65

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 162 minutes

that´s the first follow on strike...

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Afternoon Air attack on Tourane , at 66,65

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 17


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




Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

and here´s the second one... so having 79 bombers results in three waves aka strike packs... and this was a GOOD day with the conditions being more or less perfect... I really am keen to hear all the outcries when people realize what´s going to happen with land based radar actually working, will take a while though as most obviously didn´t even notice that land based radar wasn´t working for MONTHS...[:D] if land based radar is anywhere comparable with ship based radar then I expect to see all the Cap scrambling most of the time...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 75545 troops, 1293 guns, 2071 vehicles, Assault Value = 3465

Defending force 30822 troops, 461 guns, 366 vehicles, Assault Value = 645

Allied adjusted assault: 1178

Japanese adjusted defense: 623

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: [8|][&:]

Japanese ground losses:
2091 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 172 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 165 (143 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Allied ground losses:
184 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 75 (26 destroyed, 49 disabled)


Assaulting units:
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
4th Australian Division
762nd Tank Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
3rd Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
1st Marine Division
1st Australian Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Australian Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
134th Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
97th Field Artillery Battalion
225th USN Base Force
181st Field Artillery Regiment
I Australian Corps
146th USA Base Force
226th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
104th USN Base Force
119th USAAF Base Force
168th Field Artillery Regiment
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
154th FA Bn
177th USAAF Base Force
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
8th Tank Regiment
18th Division
5th Division
16th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
40th JNAF AF Unit

we just so missed the needed 2:1 to take the base, I expect the base to fall next time we attack... the enemy is already having units destroyed which means the end is near...

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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38884 troops, 684 guns, 1264 vehicles, Assault Value = 1683

Defending force 9401 troops, 168 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1825

Japanese adjusted defense: 250

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ambon !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: [8|][&:]

Japanese ground losses:
1191 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 54 (54 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 68 (68 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 73 (22 destroyed, 51 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
25th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
4th Marine Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
2nd RAN Base Force
XIV US Corps
16th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
Kure 7th SNLF
14th Garrison Unit
14th Naval Guard Unit
26th Fld AA Gun Co
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
58th Construction Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Air Division
64th Field AA Battalion
56th Const Co
19th Army
4th JAAF AF Bn

the defenders at Ambon had no chance against the corps we´ve landed there... our troops are in excellent shape and are going to destroy the enemy units in the next weeks, already preparing for their next target... also the Ambon invasion was a full success, more invasions in this area to come... as always, we didn´t get a (+) or a (-) as combat modifier... absurd to never get these while the defender seems to always get them... I should check if we got them when we were the defender or if it´s "side" related which I doubt... at least I hope so...



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Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Minazuki
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS Sand Lance



SS Sand Lance launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
Sand Lance diving deep ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

if the subs get away with this then you can live with it but it´s always at risk to be sunk for nothing...

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ASW attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 69,74

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosei Maru
xAK Kazuura Maru
xAK Brisbane Maru
E Hishu

Allied Ships
SS Pogy



SS Pogy is sighted by escort
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 70,74

Japanese Ships
E Hishu
xAK Joyo Maru
xAK Hauraki Maru
xAK Kotoku Maru
xAK Hitati Maru
xAK Kano Maru

Allied Ships
SS Perch



SS Perch launches 2 torpedoes at E Hishu
Perch diving deep ....
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and it takes just way to many attempts to achieve something so it´s just not worth it and I would really preferre my subs not attacking escorts that often...

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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 102,70

Japanese Ships
AO Iro, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asagiri
E Omae
AO Kyuko
AO Kyokuto Maru
AO Shiriya
AO Sata
AO Ondo
DD Yuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
SS Haddock



SS Haddock launches 6 torpedoes at AO Iro
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mochizuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mikazuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Mikazuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

that´s a real target and the AO was full of fuel... [:)]

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Sub attack near Balabac at 69,83

Japanese Ships
DD Uzuki
DD Minazuki

Allied Ships
SS Grampus



SS Grampus launches 4 torpedoes at DD Uzuki
Grampus diving deep ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 28



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Spitfire Vc Trop x 10
Spitfire VIII x 29
P-40K Warhawk x 16
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 62


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed



CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
No.34 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Raid is overhead
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
No.146 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
No.607 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 41000.
Raid is overhead
5318th PAU/FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Raid is overhead
8th FG/35th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000 , scrambling fighters to 37000.
Raid is overhead
23rd FG/75th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Raid is overhead

enemy coming in at 6000ft, trading fighters at 3:1 in our favour... even a Hurricane was able to down a Frank today...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 10



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Hanoi , at 68,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 73
Ki-84a Frank x 3



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13
Spitfire Vc Trop x 10
Spitfire VIII x 17
P-40K Warhawk x 15
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 57


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet
1 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 6000 feet *
1 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.34 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters to 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
No.146 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.607 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41500 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 41000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
5318th PAU/FS with P-40K Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
343rd FG/11th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
8th FG/35th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 33440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters between 33440 and 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 36440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes

as expected, the Franks weren´t the only ones to come in today... also some Oscar units show up, coming from three different directions they make it to arrive together over the target, something they aren´t able if they would come from the same base... lol [8|]

as always, Oscars more or less are nothing more than targets, even though we lose some fighters during the replay and some more being written off due to damage... Oscars work very well if you want to wear down enemy Cap and are willing to accept losses, but if it´s only to destroy enemy fighters then your paying with far too many of your own fighters for it...

been a full victory over Hanoi today, while losing 6 precious SpitVIII hurts, we didn´t lose a single P-47 today while these beasts shot down something like three dozen enemy fighters... with such losses the enemy will soon end these strikes for sure and this is pre patch, so no working radar yet...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 29



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 66

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 17
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 39


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...
Also attacking 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Area Army ...


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Afternoon Air attack on 5th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Division, at 72,115 (Lautem)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 10
PV-1 Ventura x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 54th Division, at 70,115

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Jesselton at 67,85

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
DD Minazuki
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS Darter, hits 21, and is sunk [8|]



SS Darter launches 6 torpedoes at DD Yayoi
Darter diving deep ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo
SS Darter forced to surface!
DD Uzuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Minazuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Minazuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Minazuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Uzuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Minazuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Uzuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yayoi firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Minazuki firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

that´s what I mean... it´s so senseless to have subs attacking escorts or dedicated ASW TFs all the time as it´s just too dangerous to do these attacks for no gain...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 85851 troops, 1524 guns, 2192 vehicles, Assault Value = 3482

Defending force 28490 troops, 452 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 502

Allied adjusted assault: 1332

Japanese adjusted defense: 411

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Lautem !!! [&o]

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5922 casualties reported
Squads: 104 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 205 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 107 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 174 (172 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 186 (186 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
593 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 98 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Vehicles lost 54 (4 destroyed, 50 disabled)


Assaulting units:
5th Australian Division
762nd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
4th Australian Division
1st Australian Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Australian Division
2nd Marine Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Marine Division
1st Marine Division
3rd Motor Brigade
226th Field Artillery Battalion
225th USN Base Force
I Australian Corps
134th Field Artillery Battalion
119th USAAF Base Force
181st Field Artillery Regiment
104th USN Base Force
249th Field Artillery Battalion
146th USA Base Force
154th FA Bn
168th Field Artillery Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
177th USAAF Base Force
II Australian Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
16th Division
18th Division
5th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Area Army
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
40th JNAF AF Unit

finally! Lautern is in Allied hands again and the enemy is kicked out of the base but hasn´t got a retreat path so is going to be destroyed in the coming weeks... another three divs, a bgd and support that is destroyed (more than halve a dozen units were already destroyed during the fighting)... the loss of Timor isn´t as severe as the loss of all those troops on the island IMO as they were all lost for no gain at all, my troops are all still in excellent shape and will be 100% combat ready when they are prepped for their next target anyway... losing five divs, a bgd, several tank units and two dozen support units on Timor is something the Japanese sure are going to feel, especially when all the bases in my line of advance are neither built up nor adequately defended... while I doubt it, when I look at the map it seems Rainer still hasn´t realized that I´m only two or three more bases away in my advance North to cut off the SRA completely...

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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37177 troops, 681 guns, 1209 vehicles, Assault Value = 1646

Defending force 7042 troops, 118 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Allied adjusted assault: 742

Japanese adjusted defense: 112

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1142 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 23 (4 destroyed, 19 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
41st Infantry Division
2/8th Armoured Regiment
4th Marine Division
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
25th Infantry Division
4th Armoured Brigade
XIV US Corps
2nd RAN Base Force
16th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
14th Garrison Unit
Kure 7th SNLF
14th Naval Guard Unit
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Air Division
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
19th Army
58th Construction Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
64th Field AA Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th JAAF AF Bn

Ambon is the furthest Northern base at the moment with my troops being ready to invade Ternate, another 6 or 7 hexes further North, bringing us into heavy bomber range of Balikpapan already, so the Sea lanes South of Borneo are going to be closed for enemy convoys or will be at least very dangerous... not to talk about the fact that Menado (potential level 9 airfield) is only defended by some 5-10000 Japanese troops and I´ve got a full corps prepped to attack here... if Menado is built up, all of Borneo is in heavy bomber range... from Menado it´s only a small step onto Mindanao, a place you can´t defend as we can land a big force whereever we want and wear down the enemy on the rest of the big island... and Mindanao is the doorstep to the Philipines, while it´s enough for us to take one or two of the big bases on North East Borneo that can be built up to level 9 airfields... this would mean the South China Sea is closed and all of the SRA cut off because with our Chinese advance into Vietnam, we got a level 9 airfield at Hanoi, smaller airfields at Haiphong and Vinh so we could launch anti shipping strikes from these bases if enemy shipping is going further North in the South China Sea... as it stands now, the strategic situation is grim for the Japanese and I haven´t taken back a single base in the Central or South Pacific as I just don´t need to...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 11, 43
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Sub attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Surabaya Maru
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Hague Maru
E Hirashima
E Shirakami

Allied Ships
SS KXIV, hits 4



SS KXIV launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Nitii Maru
E Hirashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami attacking submerged sub ....
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shirakami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

light damage, retiring to Darwin...

SS Snapper hit by air ASW 13/9/4, retiring to Darwin...

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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,66

Japanese Ships
E Omae
AO Kyuko
AO Kyokuto Maru
AO Shiriya
AO Sata
AO Ondo
DD Yuzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish, hits 1



SS Flying Fish is sighted by escort
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mochizuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Mikazuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 80,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 14



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 57


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 68

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

pure training raids...

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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 43
B-24J Liberator x 44


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 113

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24J Liberator x 13


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 63


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 46

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 15


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 36


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 74

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8


No Allied losses



Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

all the available bombers have been in the air again today...

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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27



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



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 99,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Kohoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Sensan Maru
xAK Kunitu Maru
SC Ch 10

Allied Ships
SS Trigger



SS Trigger launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Kohoku Maru
Trigger diving deep ....
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

two freighters hit today with only two subs knocked out but not sunk, must have been a good day...

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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45798 troops, 770 guns, 1363 vehicles, Assault Value = 3462

Defending force 23710 troops, 311 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 380

Allied adjusted assault: 450

Japanese adjusted defense: 215

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
7301 casualties reported
Squads: 418 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 423 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (20 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7 [X(]


Allied ground losses:
561 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 32 (20 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division
762nd Tank Battalion
3rd Marine Division
4th Australian Division
1st Marine Division
767th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
1st Australian Division
2nd Marine Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
5th Australian Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Australian Division
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Motor Brigade
226th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
168th Field Artillery Regiment
177th USAAF Base Force
I Australian Corps
154th FA Bn
119th USAAF Base Force
146th USA Base Force
104th USN Base Force
134th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
225th USN Base Force
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
97th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
16th Division
18th Division
5th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th JNAF AF Unit
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
48th Fld AA Bn /1

unexpected retreat of the enemy... had a tank unit South West of Lautern that entered Lautern today, which meant Lautern having a retreat path to Koepang... not that I would really complain, a retreat causes huge losses so it probably speeds up the process of destroying all these units...

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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36993 troops, 681 guns, 1208 vehicles, Assault Value = 1636

Defending force 5738 troops, 107 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied adjusted assault: 721

Japanese adjusted defense: 103

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
422 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (5 destroyed, 20 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2/8th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
25th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
4th Marine Division
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
2nd RAN Base Force
XIV US Corps
16th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
Kure 7th SNLF
14th Garrison Unit
14th Naval Guard Unit
2nd Mortar Battalion
6th Air Division
19th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
58th Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th JAAF AF Bn
64th Field AA Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co /1


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 12, 43
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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 102,68

Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
E Ukishima
E Kyosai
TK Azuchisan Maru
TK Namba Maru
TK Mutsuyo Maru
TK Kinmon Maru
TK Fukko Maru
E Takashima
E Hoko

Allied Ships
SS Balao



SS Balao launches 6 torpedoes at DD Matsukaze
Balao diving deep ....
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Takashima attacking submerged sub ....
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E Takashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hoko attacking submerged sub ....
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko attacking submerged sub ....
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Perth at 45,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-39

Allied Ships
PG Hindustan
AM Cairns
PG Clive



SS I-39 is located by PG Hindustan
PG Hindustan fails to find sub and abandons search
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi
BB Yamato
CL Kitakami
DD Michishio
DD Asashio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arare
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Templar, hits 24, and is sunk [8|]



SS Templar is sighted by escort
Templar diving deep ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
SS Templar forced to surface!
DD Akatsuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arare firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yamagumo firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Akatsuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arare firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arare firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yamagumo firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Hibiki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Akatsuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arare firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Yamagumo firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Hibiki firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

next sub sunk...[:(]

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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 36


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 36


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 7 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged



Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 31


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

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



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 26


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 24


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 28



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 41

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 80,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 18



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet

got 6000av marching on Psingiang (South of Changsha), trying to dislodge five enemy units... some 1000-1500 av, level 6 forts expected there and it´s a rough terrain hex so even our troops being fully prepped I expect this to be a tough fight and if the fight isn´t over in a couple of days we´re going to fail because the enemy will then have enough time to move in reinforcements from nearby bases...

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Afternoon Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 80,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 11
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 15



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36833 troops, 681 guns, 1205 vehicles, Assault Value = 1624

Defending force 4670 troops, 98 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Allied adjusted assault: 891

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 68 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1134 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
4th Marine Division
25th Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
2nd RAN Base Force
1st USN Naval Construction Regiment
XIV US Corps
16th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
14th Garrison Unit
Kure 7th SNLF
14th Naval Guard Unit
19th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
58th Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th JAAF AF Bn
64th Field AA Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
6th Air Division
26th Fld AA Gun Co /1


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2nd Mortar Battalion Wiped Out at Ambon by attrition!!!

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15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Wiped Out at Ambon by attrition!!!

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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Ambon by attrition!!!

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64th Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Ambon by attrition!!!

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Kure 7th SNLF Wiped Out at Ambon by attrition!!!

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58th Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Ambon by attrition!!!


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ambon

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Ambon by attrition!!!

enemy units are collapsing now, base building is in full process, Ambon can be built up to a level 6 airfield...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 43
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Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,65

Japanese Ships
E Fukue
E Hirado
E Wakamiya

Allied Ships
SS Dragonet



SS Dragonet launches 6 torpedoes at E Fukue
Dragonet diving deep ....
E Hirado attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
E Hirado fails to find sub and abandons search
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

stop it, just stop it...

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ASW attack near Talaud-eilanden at 79,96

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio
BB Musashi
BB Yamato
CL Kitakami
DD Natsugumo
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arare
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Grayback



SS Grayback launches 6 torpedoes at DD Asashio
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

the enemy is moving KB around again, this probably is the SC cover for the carriers... I´ve told Rainer a couple of times already how insanly lucky he is because I can´t remember having ever had a PBEM when I had someone moving dozens of times over my subs with dozens of capital ships while the subs never get a succesful shot... at some point we just have to score on a BB or CV...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 10



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

pretty light sweeps, should fly some LRCAP again... focussing on Hanoi though, all fighters tasked to Cap our main airfield in the area...
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Morning Air attack on 77th Chinese Corps, at 80,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 18th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 77th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 18th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 77th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 28



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged



Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at 73,116

Allied Shock attack [X(][X(][X(]

Attacking force 409 troops, 13 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Defending force 17237 troops, 296 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 270

Allied adjusted assault: 1

Japanese adjusted defense: 101

Allied assault odds: 1 to 101

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
612 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion [8|]
767th Tank Battalion [8|]

Defending units:
18th Division
5th Division
16th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Fld AA Bn /1
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
8th Area Army
40th JNAF AF Unit /1

I was shocked and as surprised as my opponent about this attack popping up... obviously we´ve got a map error here, these tank units were moving out of Lautern to follow the Japanese South East of Lautern... the game obviously treats this as a river crossing but there is no river, at least not on the map, don´t know about real life... all the other tank units have had their orders cancelled as I don´t want to have another shock attack tomorrow... expect the enemy to attack us tomorrow, both units are 90% disrupted and aren´t combat ready...

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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37173 troops, 681 guns, 1226 vehicles, Assault Value = 1620

Defending force 1184 troops, 0 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 423

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 423 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2



Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
4th Marine Division
25th Infantry Division
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade
2nd RAN Base Force
1st USN Naval Construction Regiment
XIV US Corps
Eleventh USAAF
16th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
4th JAAF AF Bn
19th Army
6th Air Div /1




KB is moving again, either coming South to deal with Boela´s level 8 airfield and Ambon´s level 4 airfield or going East to Babeldaob... the reason for this trip is unknown, KB was coming from Java... Rainer knows that I´m concentrating all efforts in this region as it´s the only one that really hurts the enemy... as long as KB is nearby I won´t send my amphib TF anywhere near as I just don´t want to risk to lose the precious APA but I sure am going to send my carriers as we have long been in a position being able to deal with the Japanese, we field something like 1200 carrier based ac at the moment... flak is something not existing so that´s not really an advantage for us, so we have to rely on having more ships, probably 200-300 more carrier based ac that are harder to down and we have our 4E bombers in range to if we´re sending in the carriers... we´re already ready for our invasion TF for Ternate, but this operation is postponed now due to KB parking right nearby... the fleet is based at Boela at the moment, ordered to head South as we´re escorting the APA...

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both sides´ Cap took down lots of enemy patrol aircraft... this is a severe loss for us, we can hardly replace all the PBY op losses every day, let alone halve a dozen being shot down by Cap in a day...

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Lost the report for the 14th, KB was steaming West and nothing happened...

BB Iowa arrived in Eastern USA today... going to meet Intrepid and some CVE to transit with a heavy DD escort to the front...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 43
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ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
BB Musashi
BB Yamato
CL Kitakami
DD Asashio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arare
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger launches 4 torpedoes at DD Arashio
Plunger diving deep ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

like I´ve said, Rainer is a pretty lucky guy, he keeps shipping over my subs and just nothing happens other than some DD being targeted...

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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
DD Tadeyame
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
DD Tatsuyuke
DD Myojinami
DD Uruyuke

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus



SS Nautilus launches 4 torpedoes at DD Tadeyame
DD Tadeyame fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Myojinami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Uruyuke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uruyuke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uruyuke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uruyuke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Uruyuke fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and another time just one hex further West... how many chances do we need to score on a capital ship? 100? I had three carriers and two battleships torpedoed already and everytime it happened by accident because his subs just stumbled over my ships in the middle of nowhere while they had an insane number of escorts all the time... the Japs just keep on moving over my subs as if they wouldn´t exist...

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Sub attack near Aogashima at 112,66

Japanese Ships
E Kunashiri, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
E Shimushu
E Oki

Allied Ships
SS Corvina, hits 5



SS Corvina launches 6 torpedoes at E Kunashiri
Corvina diving deep ....
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Oki attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

sinking an E class escort isn´t a real consolation, the sub is knocked out, retiring with 13 sys 10 flt...

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ASW attack near Calayan at 82,71

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze
DD Oite
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge



SS Muskallunge launches 6 torpedoes at DD Sawakaze
Muskallunge diving deep ....
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asanagi loses contact with SS Muskallunge
DD Asanagi cannot reach attack position over SS Muskallunge
SS Muskallunge eludes ASW attack from DD Asanagi
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Aogashima at 113,66

Japanese Ships
E Hirado
E Wakamiya

Allied Ships
SS Bonefish, hits 3



SS Bonefish is sighted by escort
E Hirado fails to find sub and abandons search
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74

Japanese Ships
xAK Johore Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E Wakatake
PB Tokotsu Maru
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
xAK Yamazuki Maru
xAK Kinai Maru
DD Okikaze
E Yaeyama

Allied Ships
SS Grayling



SS Grayling launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Johore Maru
Grayling diving deep ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and a freighter sunk...

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Sub attack near Iba at 77,75

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate
DD Oite
DD Sawakaze
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Scamp



SS Scamp launches 6 torpedoes at DD Hayate
Scamp diving deep ....
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
SS Scamp eludes DD Asanagi by diving deep
SS Scamp eludes ASW attack from DD Asanagi
DD Asanagi cannot establish contact with SS Scamp
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
SS Scamp eludes DD Asanagi by diving deep
DD Asanagi loses contact with SS Scamp
SS Scamp eludes DD Asanagi by diving deep
DD Asanagi cannot establish contact with SS Scamp
DD Asanagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,74

Japanese Ships
E Wakatake
PB Taian Maru
xAK Mogamigawa Maru
xAK Yamaura Maru
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS Grayling, hits 2



SS Grayling launches 4 torpedoes at E Wakatake
Grayling diving deep ....
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakatake fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

second sub knocked out today, heavy damage, 35 sys 46 flt 3 eng...


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Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 68,116 (Koepang)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 72


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
18 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
18 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet
18 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 15000 feet

have moved the carriers further West and they again try to escort LBA strikes... god how stupid...

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Morning Air attack on 45th Chinese Corps, at 80,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 45th Chinese Corps, at 80,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 26



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 55th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 45th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 55th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 45th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 26
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 60


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...


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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 33
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 24


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Koepang ...


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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 31


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 31


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 28


No Allied losses



Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 25


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

should keep my 4E on nav attack as they would take care about all Zekes on Cap on their own... no need to send precious fighters you´re just going to lose, just send four dozen 4E, they can sweep the skies of Zekes...

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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 30



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Koepang (68,116)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32625 troops, 540 guns, 681 vehicles, Assault Value = 1226

Defending force 13766 troops, 115 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 459

Allied adjusted assault: 716

Japanese adjusted defense: 709

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
996 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
300 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Americal Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
33rd Infantry Division
Sixth US Army
224th USN Base Force
19th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
21st Division
Kure 2nd SNLF
41st Field AA Battalion
4th JAAF Base Force

the enemy isn´t able to really inflict losses within our attacking troops and the base is about to fall... all of Timor is going to be liberated soon and the remaining Japanese units that retreated out of Lautern and Dili aren´t a threat...
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BB New Jersey and BC Renown arrived today but Renown is waiting for an upgrade that takes 45 days...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 43
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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 10



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

four squadrons of P-47 could really wreck havoc over Vinh...

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Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Corps ...

our troops arrived at Pingsiang... Japanese in China are throwing everything against us...

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Morning Air attack on 65th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 21
Ki-51 Sonia x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 65th Chinese Corps ...

even useless Sonias... amazing to see these aircraft, probably a training squadron...

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Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 68,116 (Koepang)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
F4U-1A Corsair x 3
PV-1 Ventura x 60


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...


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Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 68,116 (Koepang)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 68,116 (Koepang)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 2 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 30



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

don´t know why Rainer is flying these daily attacks on Vinh in such a careless manner, first a dozen Zeroes followed by unescorted bombers, this just asks for a disaster...

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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
B-24J Liberator x 28


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 38

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11
B-24J Liberator x 26


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 66

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Babo , at 83,111

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 11


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Babo , at 83,111

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 26


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 23


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Quinhon at 66,69

Japanese Ships
TK Ojikasan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage [:)]
E W-11
E W-8
E W-6
E Yanagi
TK Kotai Maru
TK Takane Maru
TK Shiranesan Maru
TK Kyokuho Maru
TK Amagi Maru #2
DD Asakaze
E W-23
E W-16
E W-15

Allied Ships
SS Dace, hits 1



SS Dace launches 6 torpedoes at TK Ojikasan Maru
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-16 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-16 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze attacking submerged sub ....
E W-23 fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-16 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-16 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-15 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-16 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

nice one finally again...

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Ground combat at 73,116

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11999 troops, 160 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Defending force 200 troops, 13 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Japanese adjusted assault: 49

Allied adjusted defense: 33

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
363 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
18th Division
16th Division
5th Division
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Fld AA Bn /1
8th Area Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
40th JNAF AF Unit /1

Defending units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
767th Tank Battalion

too late, the enemy tried to kick our tank units around that had to cross an imaginary river South East of Lautern... the tank units recovered some disruption and were able to hold... pretty close call though...

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Ground combat at Koepang (68,116)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32389 troops, 541 guns, 681 vehicles, Assault Value = 1221

Defending force 12903 troops, 107 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 402

Allied adjusted assault: 476

Japanese adjusted defense: 349

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1178 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 80 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled


Allied ground losses:
563 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 82 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)


Assaulting units:
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
Americal Infantry Division
33rd Infantry Division
224th USN Base Force
Sixth US Army
19th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
21st Division
Kure 2nd SNLF
41st Field AA Battalion
4th JAAF Base Force

not a single time did we get an acceptable adjusted av here, even though all troops are 100% prepped... it´s the same as we had earlier in the war when we had fully prepped combat units but without a HQ... therefore I repeat my claim, 6th US Army isn´t working as a HQ as you can´t be that unlucky to constantly fail all die rolls... 6th US Army HQ consists only of motorized support ("normal" HQs consist of support squads), therefore I think HQ without support squads don´t work... raised a thread in the tech forum, nothing more I can do... don´t care about it anymore, will never use a HQ again that consists of motorized support... we get the usual attack without any (+) or (-) which is just as odd as it ever was... how much testing went into this product? There are so many things too obvious to be overlooked, I don´t get it...

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Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 188366 troops, 898 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6961

Defending force 36738 troops, 264 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1297

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
77th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
18th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
7th War Area
Central Reserve
12th Group Army
26th Group Army

Defending units:
70th Division
116th Division
RGC Tax Police Regiment
41st Division
13th Army


lobbing some intelligence shells into the enemy positions, the enemy defense is nothing unexpected, a 1100 av that is combat worthy, the Tax Police rgt probably isn´t a real combat worthy unit... 5:1 in av, forts and rough terrain... we´ll see...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 17, 43
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Sub attack near Chichi-jima at 107,73

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-34
SC CHa-46
xAK Siberia Maru
xAK Kyoto Maru
xAK Osaka Maru
xAK Mitimei Maru
xAK Wakatu Maru
xAK Thames Maru
SC CHa-60
SC CHa-52

Allied Ships
SS Cabrilla



SS Cabrilla launches 6 torpedoes at SC CHa-34
Cabrilla diving deep ....
SC CHa-60 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-52 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Jesselton at 68,85

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 39
TK Shimotsu Maru
TK Ceram Maru
E Nadakaze
E Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS Apogon



SS Apogon is sighted by escort
Apogon diving deep ....
E Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shimakaze attacking submerged sub ....
E Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Nadakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
E Shimakaze attacking submerged sub ....
E Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,95

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze
E Kuretake
DD Tawakaze
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier



SS Grenadier is located by DD Hakaze
Grenadier diving deep ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 78,110

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1 Judy x 9



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 2
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 2
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F4U-1A Corsair x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y1 Judy: 6 destroyed


Allied Ships
xAP Clan Macbean



CAP engaged:
VMO-155 with F4U-1 Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
VMF-216 with F4U-1 Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
VMF-217 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36900
Raid is overhead
VMF-222 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36900
Raid is overhead
VMF-215 with F4U-1 Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
VMF-422 with F4U-1 Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/40th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
80th FG/90th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 42000
Raid is overhead

have moved some more engineer units to Ambon and the TF is leaving, being two hexes off Ambon the TF is attacked by a Judy chutai coming from Ternate (being reported as 100% damaged)... the Judies were unescorted and we had leaking Cap from both Ambon and Boela that took care of the dive bombers... not one of the Judies survived, the loss list reporting three more shot down than having attacked...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 22
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 49th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 28th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 65th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 21
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 17
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 3



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 8th Route Army ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 77th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 20th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 65th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 8th Route Army ...
Also attacking 65th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 8th Route Army ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 77th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 65th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 8th Route Army ...


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Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Base Force, at 79,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 45th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 45th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Base Force ...


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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 22



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged



Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 11000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 18th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 18



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10
Ki-51 Sonia x 6



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

the enemy is really attacking with everything now...

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Morning Air attack on 21st Division, at 68,116 (Koepang)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
F4U-1A Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 60


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 4th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...


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Morning Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF , at 68,116 (Koepang)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
PV-1 Ventura x 24


Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking Kure 2nd SNLF ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...


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Morning Air attack on Vinh , at 65,59

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 30



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged



Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Babo , at 83,111

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 32
P-40K Warhawk x 11


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Aogashima at 112,66

Japanese Ships
E Hirado, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E Sado
E Wakamiya

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon, hits 5



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at E Hirado
Sturgeon diving deep ....
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakamiya fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

another E is hit and sunk but we also got Sturgeon retiring now with 9 sys 20 flt...

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Ground combat at Koepang (68,116)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31767 troops, 541 guns, 679 vehicles, Assault Value = 1182

Defending force 11725 troops, 106 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 345

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 575

Japanese adjusted defense: 689

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1230 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled


Allied ground losses:
604 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Assaulting units:
Americal Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
33rd Infantry Division
Sixth US Army
224th USN Base Force
19th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
21st Division
Kure 2nd SNLF
41st Field AA Battalion
4th JAAF Base Force

after having achieved 1:1 odds in the previous attacks with minimal losses we only get a 1:2 this turn while having one div hit hard... again, the adjusted av is total BS, again I claim HQs with motorized support only not working...

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Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 188033 troops, 897 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6932

Defending force 36713 troops, 264 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1295

Allied adjusted assault: 6767

Japanese adjusted defense: 4443

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: [8|][8|][8|]

Japanese ground losses:
1993 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 127 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled


Allied ground losses:
4432 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 647 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 335 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
77th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
7th War Area
12th Group Army
Central Reserve
26th Group Army

Defending units:
116th Division
70th Division
RGC Tax Police Regiment
41st Division
13th Army

attacking Pingsiang, nothing unexpted happening... we suffer lots of disablements but these are spread out within all the attacking units so we´re looking good... our adjusted av is more or less equal to our base av and the enemy isn´t getting better adjusted av than expected... without combat eng, the Chinese have to rely on getting at least a 1:1 to take down a fort level... the enemy suffers nearly no losses so we can expect the same result next time we´re going to attack... the usual no (+) no (-) for us as attacker...

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Ground combat at 79,55

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20964 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 593

Defending force 43728 troops, 331 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612

Allied adjusted assault: 119

Japanese adjusted defense: 4351

Allied assault odds: 1 to 36

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

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
3265 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 299 disabled [8|]
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 424 disabled [8|]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled


Assaulting units:
45th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Armored Car Co
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Division
110th Division
North China Gsn Brigade
2nd RF Gun Battalion


moved two corps into this hex to attack 8th Armored Car Co and what happens? Exactly today when we order our attack, some six more enemy units show up in the hex, stopping our attack cold... what a day... our two Corps are trashed and no doubt are going to be kicked North...

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RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting castor troy

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Couple of questions:

What is your supply situation in China?
Your Chinese army should have a pretty good group of experienced lcus by now. What's their average xp?
What skills are your attack bomber pilots training for?

As always, enjoying the aar.
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RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting castor troy

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ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Couple of questions:

What is your supply situation in China?
Your Chinese army should have a pretty good group of experienced lcus by now. What's their average xp?
What skills are your attack bomber pilots training for?

As always, enjoying the aar.


hi

Supply situation in China is ok, got a couple of hundred thousand supplies in China, some 150000 were flowing into Indochina. While it always can be more, there is no lack of supply anywhere at the moment. Indochina´s bases use 2000 supplies per DAY though as the bases have to be built up and there are also quite some troops there.

Chinese exp still is pretty poor, not to compare with the normal 90+ exp or Japanese veteran units. Average exp probably is somewhere between 45 and 50.

The attack bombers get crews having 70 lownav and 70 lowgrd skill. Am using three or four fighter squadrons at the moment training these 70 lownav 70 lowgrd pilots to 70 strafe too. Alltogether it takes no less than 8 or 9 months !!! to train an attack bomber crew as it is now. Every other pilot I have to train is at least 4-5 months faster ready for combat. First you have to train them 3 months for lownav, then 3 months for lowgrd and then another 3 months to reach 70 strafe. The only reason I train them for three needed skills is the fact that attack bombers were bugged for all the time this PBEM has been going until the patch (AAR hasn´t caught up with the game that is now patched up). And with the limited experience in using attack bombers now, they still seem to be strange to me as I´m now using them from 10000ft and they hit like wild while NOT having any grdbmb skill they would need from 10000ft. In fact they seem to use lowgrd skill instead.
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