Mines in the Pacific

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:04 am

Not a good turn, the air war in Thailand is going somewhat south. Final tally was 30 Japanese for 40 Allied, a kill ratio any JFB could be happy about. Layered Japanese CAP combined with Jacks and especially Franks is tough for the Allies to get through.

Going to have to ponder a response to this, but the mallet of the heavy bomber isn't all its cracked up to be in '44.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 11, 44
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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E W-30
SC CHa-49

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet launches 6 torpedoes at E W-30
Sterlet diving deep ....
E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
SC CHa-20

Allied Ships
SS Tactician

SS Tactician launches 6 torpedoes at DD Natsushio
Tactician bottoming out ....
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
SC CHa-20

Allied Ships
SS Truculent, hits 4

SS Truculent is located by DD Natsushio
Truculent bottoming out ....
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Natsushio is out of ASW ammo
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-20

Allied Ships
SS Tactician

SS Tactician is sighted by escort
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Wolfpacks seem more resistant to ASW as well, though it's only a vague feeling. I've not lost a submarine operating as part of a wolfpack yet.

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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-61

Allied Ships
SS Lionfish

SS Lionfish launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-61
Lionfish diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63

Japanese Ships
xAK Maebasi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Nanpo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Escolar

SS Escolar launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Maebasi Maru
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Aogashima at 111,66

Japanese Ships
xAK Taizin Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
xAK Kisogawa Maru
xAKL Kikuryu Maru
xAKL Shingetsu Maru
xAKL Kashi Maru
PB Konei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Kingfish

SS Kingfish launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Taizin Maru
Kingfish diving deep ....
PB Konei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

At least the super E has not driven my subs from the waves yet, they are still doing good service, 2 sinkings a day is not abnormal. It's gotta add up - and then theres the loss of their cargo half the time as well.

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Morning Air attack on Phnom Penh , at 58,69

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51A Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51A Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 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 Siem Reap , at 59,65

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 22
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 39

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

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 46

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

The Japanese airforce in Vietnam is just getting bigger and bigger! Presumably this is units reallocated from the now empty China.

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 14
Wellington GR.XIII x 23
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
14 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...

Air support not proving effective... the Superforts made their debut today as well, in small numbers.

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Morning Air attack on Kompong Chhnang , at 59,68

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 5
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 56

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 7
Liberator B.VI x 12
B-24D Liberator x 7
B-24J Liberator x 35
P-40N5 Warhawk x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.III: 4 damaged
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
P-40N5 Warhawk: 6 destroyed

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

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Liberator B.III bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-305 Hikotai with J2M2 Jack (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 24 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
32 planes vectored on to bombers
47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 6 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
78th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 7 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 21000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers

Yet again the bombers went in before the sweeps and got mullered. [8|] This time they had a bit of escort at least, Warhawks are about the only expendable plane I have. note the heavily layered Jap CAP.

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Morning Air attack on 82nd JAAF AF Bn , at 60,55 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 15
P-40N5 Warhawk x 18

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 16
B-25H Mitchell x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 5 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Attack bombers manage to score one hit, a bit more than the level bombers managed... not a good day for the Allies in the air at all.

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Morning Air attack on Phnom Penh , at 58,69

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
B-25H Mitchell x 15

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 8 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25H Mitchell: 5 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 4th RTA/C Division ...
Also attacking Phnom Penh ...
Also attacking 13th Air Fleet ...
Also attacking Phnom Penh ...
Also attacking 23rd Division ...
Also attacking Phnom Penh ...
Also attacking 23rd Division ...

Most of the damage was done to the support squads not the runway it seems, not good.

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Morning Air attack on 53rd JNAF AF Unit , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kompong Chhnang , at 59,68

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 2
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 50

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 20 scrambling)
17 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
78th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 36740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
S-305 Hikotai with J2M2 Jack (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 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

Gasp. Have the P47s met their match in the Frank?

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Morning Air attack on Kompong Chhnang , at 59,68

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 2
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 45

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
47th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
78th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
S-305 Hikotai with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

Maybe not... [:D] It's all about numbers though, and unfortunately sweeps tend to run in one at a time and eat the full CAP. I'm lucky that compared to other '44 games our airforces seem very dispersed - the biggest raid of the war so far was about 90 bombers. I just don't have any airfield 9s that close to the front to permit me to concentrate. In the Thailand fighting the only one with av support is Moulmein, and it's too far from Vietnam to have an impact in this latest round.

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Afternoon Air attack on 15th Garrison Unit , at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10
F4U-1A Corsair x 16
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 15
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 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:
6 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Kittyhawk IV x 9
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 16th Engineer Regiment, at 60,58 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9
Beaufort VIII x 13
P-40N5 Warhawk x 17

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Japanese flak claimed quite a few today - 8000' is normally pretty much immune to it, but not today.

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
B-25G Mitchell x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 16

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Heavy damage done to the lost Japs in Papua, this is mostly for training purposes though.

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 11
A-20G Havoc x 32

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-5

Allied Ships
SS Tang

SS Tang is sighted by escort
Tang diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33374 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1179

Defending force 27420 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 690

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

Assaulting units:
71st Infantry Brigade
27th Division
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
35th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

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Ground combat at 69,47 (near Kunming)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13796 troops, 158 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 496

Defending force 630 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 109

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
51st Division

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3527 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Defending force 5113 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
23rd JAAF AF Bn
55th Field AA Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit
52nd Field AA Battalion
26th Air Flotilla
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at 59,55 (near Uttaradit)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4403 troops, 84 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Defending force 371 troops, 2 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 51

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 51 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
21st Australian Brigade

Defending units:
2nd Recon Regiment

Aussies pursuing the Japs in the Thai hinterland had to cross a river... the already beaten Japs are pushed back some more mostly painlessly.

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5113 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 6796 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Allied adjusted assault: 60

Japanese adjusted defense: 49

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

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

Allied ground losses:
290 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
52nd Field AA Battalion
26th Air Flotilla
53rd JNAF AF Unit
55th Field AA Battalion
23rd JAAF AF Bn
94th JAAF AF Bn
11th Special Base Force /5

The difference in firepower is extreme, but the forts are being whittled down, and with all those bombers, they won't be coming back up. It's only a matter of time, and there's quite a lot of support personnel here about to go into the bag.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:44 pm

Here's a map of the hot part of the world in the Thailand front.

The main Allied airfields are at Mergui and Moulmein still. There are a couple of fighter squadrons at Bangkok but no bombers yet. The Japs have a lot of fighters on the Phnom Penh railway still, but the main force seems to be in Vietnam, at, I would suspect, Camh Ranh Bay.

You can see Merrills Marauders headed into Malaysia there. In the bases behind the front are a bunch more units in strategic mode, the plan is that when the vanguard stalls, they'll rail in to whatever base is nearest. Unless they reach the Malaysian road network of course, in which case they'll promptly group up.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:47 pm

Not an interesting combat report today, Allies licking their wounds/doing a lot of recon.

However, I've loaded up the amphibious assault force destined for Babeldoab at Rabaul finally. There's a US division, a tank regiment, and combat engineers. It might have to be a two wave job... once they draw near the airfarce, being prepared at Biak and Noemfoor, will really go for it and not stop until air superiority has been achieved.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 12, 44
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Submarine attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Aguni
E Awaji

Allied Ships
SS Gato, hits 15, on fire, heavy damage

SS Gato is sighted by escort
Gato diving deep ....
E Aguni attacking submerged sub ....
E Aguni attacking submerged sub ....
SS Gato forced to surface!
E Aguni firing on surfaced sub ....
E Awaji firing on surfaced sub ....
E Aguni firing on surfaced sub ....
E Awaji firing on surfaced sub ....
E Awaji firing on surfaced sub ....
E Aguni firing on surfaced sub ....
E Awaji firing on surfaced sub ....
E Awaji firing on surfaced sub ....
E Aguni firing on surfaced sub ....
E Awaji firing on surfaced sub ....
E Aguni firing on surfaced sub ....
E Awaji firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

Burn in hell, super E!!! [8|]

Fresh wolfpack en route from Attu Island to fill the hole.

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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E W-30, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SC CHa-49

Allied Ships
SS Bream

SS Bream launches 6 torpedoes at E W-30
Bream diving deep ....
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Wolfpack does better than the lone Gato, I dont think W-30 is a super E though.

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Night Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

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

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Night Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4

No Japanese losses

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

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-801 Hikotai with J1N1-S Irving (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10610 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes

There are about 50 heavies ordered to night bomb Babeldoab - only a tiny minority manage to find the place, though.

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ASW attack near Saipan at 110,95

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 1

SS O21 is located by DD Yamagumo
O21 diving deep ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Aguni

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet launches 6 torpedoes at E Aguni
Sterlet diving deep ....
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni attacking submerged sub ....
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sterlet is in a wolfpack, survives the super E... coincidence? Luck?
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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-5

Allied Ships
SS Parche

SS Parche is located by SC CHa-5
Parche diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-5

Allied Ships
SS Tang

SS Tang is located by SC CHa-5
Sub escapes detection

Parche and Tang seem hard to find too. Coincidence? These guys are right next to Jap ASW planes, too, unlike Gato/Sterlet

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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
PB Magan Maru
xAKL Heizan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Bowfin

SS Bowfin launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-47
SC CHa-61

Allied Ships
SS Lionfish

SS Lionfish launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-47
Lionfish diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-20

Allied Ships
SS Tactician, hits 6

SS Tactician is sighted by escort
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-20 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-20 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Tactician and Truculent survived their tour but they are both beat up, I order em back to Colombo finally. Tough job and neither got many (any?) kills.

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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
PB Magan Maru
xAKL Heizan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Bowfin

SS Bowfin launches 6 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
Bowfin diving deep ....
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Magan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 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 Siem Reap , at 59,65

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 51

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 23

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

Definitely the Chinese Helens. Let em bomb. Empty base anyway, plus I'm going to Malaysia not Vietnam.

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Morning Air attack on Siem Reap , at 59,65

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
17 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 65th JNAF AF Unit , at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 19
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 10

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
19 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 15th Garrison Unit , at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 10
PV-1 Ventura x 12
P-40N5 Warhawk x 8
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 23rd Division, at 58,69 (Phnom Penh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 8
P-51A Mustang x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 8 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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ASW attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-47
SC CHa-61

Allied Ships
SS Whale

SS Whale launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-47
Whale diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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ASW attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-61

Allied Ships
SS Gar

SS Gar is sighted by escort
Gar diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

Gar/Whale wolfpack also hard to find...

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33397 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1179

Defending force 27354 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 684

Assaulting units:
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
27th Division
35th Division
71st Infantry Brigade
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
95th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3482 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Defending force 4889 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
23rd JAAF AF Bn
55th Field AA Battalion
52nd Field AA Battalion
26th Air Flotilla
94th JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:27 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 13, 44
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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-49

Allied Ships
SS Bream

Captain of SS Bream elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Bream diving deep ....
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-49 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 2

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-S Irving: 1 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-801 Hikotai with J1N1-S Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10610 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes

Night bombers actually scored some hits today, still about 50% failed to find the target though. Nice to see results. 10 Japs torched on the runway. Perseverence...

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 2

Allied Ships
SS Tantalus

SS Tantalus is sighted by escort
SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-49, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-49
Sterlet diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
TK Itukusima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC Ch 11

Allied Ships
SS Thresher, hits 1

SS Thresher launches 6 torpedoes at TK Itukusima Maru
SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 11 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Nice. Looks like a TK convoy headed towards Java.

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 8 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes

He persistently keeps Japs flying over Sorong, unlike Ambon and Boela that he has abandoned as far as airpower is concerned. It's close enough to Sarmi, where I now have surface ships based, to make me want to shut it down. The Bolts shoot down 9 but lose 1 today. Good kill ratio but P47s are precious...

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 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 Battambang , at 58,65

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 25

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

He's burning up a lot of supply... but I got a lot of supply to burn.

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Morning Air attack on Siem Reap , at 59,65

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 29
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 23

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 15
Wellington GR.XIII x 24
B-29-1 Superfort x 5

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 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 12
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 57

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes

50% cratered. Same again tomorrow, Bolts and all. The heavies are based in Sarmi and have a limited choice of targets, Babeldoab is long range from there. Still working on developing Noemfoor and Biak, which is now an airfield 4 [X(] Seabees sure do build fast. Got 150 long range fighters at Biak now, so when the time comes it's going to be busy over Babeldoab...

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Morning Air attack on 23rd JAAF AF Bn , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 16
B-25H Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 23rd Division, at 58,69 (Phnom Penh)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 5
P-51A Mustang x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Oops, my mistake. Lucky they didnt get reamed, strafing a division.

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 10

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:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11
PV-1 Ventura x 11
P-40N5 Warhawk x 9
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Plan on moving a lot of these SBDs up to Babeldoab in the event of its capture... they are kinda timewasting atm.

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Afternoon Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 7

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 15

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 38th Division, at 60,58 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 19
Beaufort VIII x 13
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 2 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:
13 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 9
A-20G Havoc x 32

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39N1 Airacobra x 20

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:
20 x P-39N1 Airacobra bombing from 100 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

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ASW attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Aguni

Allied Ships
SS Bream, hits 2

SS Bream is sighted by escort
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni attacking submerged sub ....
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33403 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1180

Defending force 27504 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 700

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

Assaulting units:
27th Division
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
71st Infantry Brigade
35th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
95th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3471 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 4901 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
23rd JAAF AF Bn
26th Air Flotilla
53rd JNAF AF Unit
52nd Field AA Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4901 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 6667 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Allied adjusted assault: 54

Japanese adjusted defense: 47

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
53rd JNAF AF Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
55th Field AA Battalion
26th Air Flotilla
52nd Field AA Battalion
23rd JAAF AF Bn
11th Special Base Force /5

The Chinese will have this place soon. Shows how crap Chinese units are though. A division against a regiment, plentiful supply, plentiful air support, the regiment cut off for months, out of supply, and the division is still going to take 50% disablements and take a week and a half to capture the place. What chance do the Chinese have against fortifications in China, where they have no supply and no airpower? [&:]

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:35 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 14, 44
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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 3

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-801 Hikotai with J1N1-S Irving (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10610 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Another day of failure for the night bombing - certainly seems fixed to me! Hope it works better against cities or the B29B is gonna suck.

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet

No more Oscars at Sorong...

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 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 Battambang , at 58,65

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
34 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 Siem Reap , at 59,65

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 29
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 24

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

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 31

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 11

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 14
Wellington GR.XIII x 24
B-29-1 Superfort x 5

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
14 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...

Air support at Port Blair did better than normal.

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Morning Air attack on 82nd JAAF AF Bn , at 60,55 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 15
P-40N5 Warhawk x 20

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 22

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 17
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39N1 Airacobra x 20

Allied aircraft losses
P-39N1 Airacobra: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-39N1 Airacobra bombing from 100 feet

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet
3 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on 7th Air Division, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11
PV-1 Ventura x 11
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 7th Air Division, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Kittyhawk IV x 12
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged

Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 7th Air Division, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 9
A-20G Havoc x 32

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

[X(]

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 14

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...

Superfort close air support, heh... They aren't very good at it though so no harm no foul.

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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-28
xAK Erie Maru
xAK Tsukuba Maru
xAK Arabia Maru
xAKL Shinnan Maru
xAKL Mitsu Maru #3
PB Kyo Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Bowfin

SS Bowfin is sighted by escort
PB Kyo Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Seems to be a lot of traffic at Hokkaido lately. Bowfin is all on her own, so not very effective. Might send a comrade over there to form up a wolfpack with her. Perhaps when Bowfin returns to rearm.

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33514 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1191

Defending force 27489 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
35th Division
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
71st Infantry Brigade
27th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3314 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Defending force 4854 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

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

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
26th Air Flotilla
52nd Field AA Battalion
23rd JAAF AF Bn
55th Field AA Battalion
53rd JNAF AF Unit
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4840 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Defending force 6470 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Allied adjusted assault: 47

Japanese adjusted defense: 37

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
55th Field AA Battalion
53rd JNAF AF Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
23rd JAAF AF Bn
52nd Field AA Battalion
26th Air Flotilla
11th Special Base Force /5

Chinese are gonna need a rest now, but Port Blair will be mine in a few days. Meanwhile the British CV force is a couple of days now from Victoria Point with engineers. I think after the RN has regrouped the time is ripe for my planned landings on Sabang, which will be in multidivisional strength. It'll strain the British transport capacity though, so Port Blair will be left without engineers. That said I dont really want to use it myself an airbase, merely deny it to the enemy. With it in my hands a lot of medium bombers will be freed up for other tasks.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:32 pm

We had a bit of a rest as my opponent was off hunting things in wild lands for a few days, but we have a few days back at it now. Then he's off hunting again. [:)]

Unloading stuff at Victoria Point now, it's gonna take ages though as its a port 1, even with amphib capable ships. Meanwhile over in Papua the news is BBs Iowa and New Jersey preparing to bombard Babeldoab, I think it'll go in 2 days from now judging by their position. They havn't been spotted yet AFAIK so it should be a Nice Surprise. Then when the airfield has been bombarded I can start bombing and keep it closed, one hopes.

One problem is that I dont quite have enough supply at Noemfoor and Biak for drop tanks, which basically rules out LBA fighters. Needless to say I'm trying to rectify that as quick as possible but its gonna be a few days. Damn logistics! *shakes fist*

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 44
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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-5

Allied Ships
SS Parche

SS Parche is located by SC CHa-5
Sub escapes detection

Wolfpack, hard to find.

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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 102,67

Japanese Ships
PB Fuji Maru #3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Sakae Maru
xAKL Anbo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge

SS Muskallunge launches 6 torpedoes at PB Fuji Maru #3
Muskallunge diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Sub attack near Tanegashima at 101,63

Japanese Ships
xAK Taketoyo Maru
AMC Awata Maru
AMC Akagi Maru
AK Amagisan Maru
xAK Tatuha Maru
xAK Azuma Maru
PB Showa Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Flounder

SS Flounder launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Taketoyo Maru
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Dud torpedoes!

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Sub attack near Torishima at 110,66

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Tatumiya Maru
PB Kyo Maru #11

Allied Ships
SS Kingfish

SS Kingfish launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Tatutaki Maru
Kingfish diving deep ....
PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Not heavy damage, but it's quite a few hexes from the shore so might be bad for the Maru anyway.

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ASW attack near Victoria Point at 50,65

Japanese Ships
SS I-16, hits 17, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Claxton
CL Denver
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Petard
DD Penn
DD Isaac Sweers

SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Claxton
I-16 bottoming out ....
DD Petard fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Penn attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isaac Sweers fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Petard attacking submerged sub ....
DD Penn fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Petard fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Petard fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Petard attacking submerged sub ....
DD Petard cannot reach attack position over SS I-16
DD Petard attacking submerged sub ....
DD Petard is out of ASW ammo
DD Petard is out of ASW ammo
DD Petard is out of ASW ammo
DD Petard fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

This caused some panic, a submarine right by Victoria Point! CVEs are in this hex and I imagine extremely vulnerable to a torpedoing. Fortunately Allied ASW saw the threat off, I think this sub is destroyed though there was no report of sinking. Had vanished by daybreak anyway.
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Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-51
SC CHa-52

Allied Ships
SS Lionfish

SS Lionfish launches 6 torpedoes at SC CHa-51
Lionfish diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Morning Air attack on Battambang , at 58,65

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
34 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 95th Chinese Corps, at 81,41 , near Ankang

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

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Morning Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 11

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...

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Morning Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 14

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington GR.XIII x 24
B-29-1 Superfort x 17
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 94th JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 94th JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...

Major efforts against Port Blair ongoing...

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 14

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 9
Liberator B.VI x 11
B-24J Liberator x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 9 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.III: 2 damaged
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 38
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 77

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Liberator B.III bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

I saw that Camh Ranh Bay had no reported fighters so had a speculative raid planned. Turns out there are fighters but they didn't fly. My foe tells me that they were set to 50% CAP but half the time they just don't work. Not sure what the crack is there but either way, a solid hit.

I've now stood down these bombers as they need maintenance and I want to move them to Victoria Point soon.

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Morning Air attack on 82nd JAAF AF Bn , at 60,55 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 15
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Thats over 100 runway hits to Camh Ranh Bay, that's gotta hurt. The next day no airplane icon so he must have railed everything out. Of course thats the problem trying to hit airfields in Vietnam... he has a rail line.

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Morning Air attack on 23rd JAAF AF Bn , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 23
B-25H Mitchell x 6
P-51A Mustang x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 23rd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 23rd JAAF AF Bn ...

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Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet *

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 21
P-40N5 Warhawk x 11
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11
PV-1 Ventura x 10

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
A-20G Havoc x 16

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 38th Division, at 60,58 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9
Beaufort VIII x 13
P-40N5 Warhawk x 20

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24B Banshee x 11

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 16

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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ASW attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Aguni

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet is sighted by escort
Sterlet diving deep ....
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33559 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1197

Defending force 27424 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 697

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

Assaulting units:
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
27th Division
71st Infantry Brigade
35th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3149 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

Defending force 4786 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

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

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
53rd JNAF AF Unit
52nd Field AA Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn
26th Air Flotilla
23rd JAAF AF Bn
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

The Chinese are resting. Their AV has been butchered. I'm not gonna try and use the Chinese to do a WAllied job in future I think... Actually as soon as possible I'm gonna have the Chinese Army reform at Paoshan and relieve the British there. I think it's "in character" for the Chinese to get back into fighting for China ASAP rather than garrisonning British colonies.

Won't be too long before they've recovered into something of a reasonable fighting force, the bulk of the remnant of the Chinese Army has been sitting in Rangoon for a long time now and have, to an extent, reformed. I think the Chinese Army is up to about 2500 AV now. A shadow of its former strength to be sure but a significant force nevertheless.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:43 pm

Iowa/New Jersey are definitely hitting Babeldoab next turn in the night phase. So I've scraped up whatever airfarce I could amass and ordered them in, hopefully this will mean a synchronised beatdown.

Unfortunately its less than I would like due to logistics kicking my azz. All these forward bases have ports at 1, so supplying them is a nightmare and heavies drink up any supply I land terrifyingly quickly.

Not much of interest happened today, main news is that 75 av support unloaded at Victoria Point and I moved up fighters, allowing me to draw the CVs back. Soon enough I shall reform and land at Sabang.

Did this turn in a great hurry, made several mistakes, which shall become evident tomorrow. [:(]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 44
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ASW attack near Saishu To at 99,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakodate Maru
xAK Hikosan Maru
xAK Tokyo Maru
xAKL Kizugawa Maru
PB Tamaura Maru

Allied Ships
SS Cod

SS Cod is sighted by escort
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Lone submarine here.

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-801 Hikotai with J1N1-S Irving (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10610 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Naples Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Hakodate Maru
xAK Kozui Maru
xAKL Kizugawa Maru
PB Tamaura Maru

Allied Ships
SS Guitarro

SS Guitarro launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Naples Maru
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tamaura Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Guitarro, in a wolfpack, has better luck.

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Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet *

Empty base, ordered these guys to stand down.

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 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 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...

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Morning Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 14

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 15
Wellington GR.XIII x 24
B-29-1 Superfort x 4

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...

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Morning Air attack on 82nd JAAF AF Bn , at 60,55 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 15
P-40N5 Warhawk x 18

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9
B-24D1 Liberator x 14
B-24J Liberator x 55
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Lautem was totally fixed, time to crater it up again!

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Morning Air attack on 26th Air Flotilla , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 23
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on 26th Air Flotilla , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 7

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Saigon , at 60,71

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
ACM Muro Maru, Shell hits 30, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Port hits 17
Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Saw multiple ships disbanded in port, decided to have a go. Blam!

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Morning Air attack on 23rd JAAF AF Bn , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 6

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 94th JAAF AF Bn ...

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps, at 81,41 , near Ankang

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11
PV-1 Ventura x 11
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Kittyhawk IV x 9
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 61st Division, at 60,58 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11
Beaufort VIII x 13
P-40N5 Warhawk x 18

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 11
A-20G Havoc x 31

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Awaji
E Aguni

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet launches 4 torpedoes at E Awaji
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33644 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1204

Defending force 27349 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

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

Assaulting units:
27th Division
71st Infantry Brigade
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
35th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
95th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3103 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Defending force 4796 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

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

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
26th Air Flotilla
23rd JAAF AF Bn
52nd Field AA Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
53rd JNAF AF Unit
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:54 pm

Eagle Day over Babeldoab, all worked out from a command PoV. Iowa and New Jersey bombarded the place, and then the airfarce went in.

Apparently my foe had spotted the battleships coming in, (I saw no TF spotted so assumed was good to go), but underestimated how fast they were. Go go Iowa class!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 17, 44
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-51
SC CHa-52

Allied Ships
SS Lionfish

SS Lionfish is located by SC CHa-51
Lionfish diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

Lionfish in a wolfpack, survives.

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Night Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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

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Night Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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

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Sub attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Naples Maru, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pintado

SS Pintado launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Naples Maru

Overkill but hey, whatever.

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Night Naval bombardment of Babeldaob at 90,97

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 16 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 44 damaged
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M5 Zero: 63 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
H8K2 Emily: 6 damaged
H8K2 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground
J1N1-S Irving: 1 damaged
J1N1-S Irving: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 11 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB New Jersey
BB Iowa
CA Boston
CA Baltimore
CL Biloxi
CL Santa Fe
CL Honolulu

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 41
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 2

BB New Jersey firing at Babeldaob
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Iowa
BB Iowa firing at 3rd Base Force
CA Boston firing at Babeldaob
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Baltimore
CA Baltimore firing at Babeldaob
CL Biloxi firing at 2nd Amphibious Brigade
CL Santa Fe firing at Babeldaob
CL Honolulu firing at Babeldaob

The battleships get in there under cover of darkness and shell the place. Not a huge amount of destroyed stuff but about 150 fighters will not be fighting that would've been come sunup... risky move though, won't be able to pull that again.

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ASW attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Aguni

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet is sighted by escort
Sterlet diving deep ....
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 99,64

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hotsukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
SC CHa-64

Allied Ships
SS Corvina

SS Corvina launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Hotsukawa Maru
Corvina diving deep ....
SC CHa-64 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-64 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-64 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-64 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-64 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Singapore at 49,83

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 17
SC Ch 18

Allied Ships
SS Tantalus

SS Tantalus is located by SC Ch 17
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-65
SC CHa-5

Allied Ships
SS Parche

SS Parche is located by SC CHa-65
Parche diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Awaji, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
E Aguni

Allied Ships
SS Sterlet

SS Sterlet launches 6 torpedoes at E Awaji
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Torishima at 109,66

Japanese Ships
E Aguni

Allied Ships
SS Bream

SS Bream launches 4 torpedoes at E Aguni
Bream diving deep ....
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aguni fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sterlet and Bream vs the ASW... I think wolfpacks work, no? By pairs has me converted.

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 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 95th Chinese Corps, at 81,41 , near Ankang

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

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Morning Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 17
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
17 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 12
Wellington GR.XIII x 22

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 Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on 82nd JAAF AF Bn , at 60,55 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 15
P-40N5 Warhawk x 10

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 15
N1K1-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-84a Frank x 18

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-603 Hikotai/A with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23500 , scrambling fighters to 2000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
S-603 Hikotai/B with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23500
Raid is overhead
S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
33rd Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11740
Raid is overhead
S-603 Hikotai/C with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13500
Raid is overhead
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10010 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9440 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

Long range Libs from Sarmi go in first, the worst of luck, and achieve nothing but get shot up.

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Morning Air attack on Saigon , at 60,71

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 11
P-38J Lightning x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Oops, neglected to stand these guys down, due to the rushed turn yesterday/

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Morning Air attack on 23rd JAAF AF Bn , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 10
P-38J Lightning x 13

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 94th JAAF AF Bn , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 9

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 26th Air Flotilla ...
Also attacking 11th Special Base Force /5 ...

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Morning Air attack on 26th Air Flotilla , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

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:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment, at 61,59 (Udon Thani)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39N1 Airacobra x 20

Allied aircraft losses
P-39N1 Airacobra: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-39N1 Airacobra bombing from 100 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (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 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 19
N1K1-J George x 7
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-84a Frank x 9

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-603 Hikotai/A with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 23500 , scrambling fighters to 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
S-603 Hikotai/B with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 23500 , scrambling fighters to 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
33rd Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11740 , scrambling fighters to 36740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
S-603 Hikotai/C with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13500 , scrambling fighters to 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10010 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 41010.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9440 , scrambling fighters to 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

P38s get in there, do OK against the now heavily diluted CAP.

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 11
PV-1 Ventura x 12
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
F6F-3 Hellcat x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Kittyhawk IV x 9
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 38th Division, at 60,58 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 13
P-40N5 Warhawk x 8
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 7
N1K1-J George x 7
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-84a Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
B-24J Liberator x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 7 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 7 damaged
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 1 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-603 Hikotai/A with A6M5 Zero (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 23500 , scrambling fighters to 33740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
33rd Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11740
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10010 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
S-603 Hikotai/B with A6M5 Zero (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 23500 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters between 34930 and 35740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9440 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

Libs from Noemfoor do OK, but amazingly but OK. Got some major logistical issues fighting from tiny ports at the far NW tip of Papua. Can't have it all.

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 21

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet *

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33632 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1203

Defending force 27301 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 685

Assaulting units:
35th Division
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
71st Infantry Brigade
27th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3062 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Defending force 4782 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

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

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
52nd Field AA Battalion
23rd JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit
26th Air Flotilla
55th Field AA Battalion
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at 60,55 (near Uttaradit)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4392 troops, 84 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Defending force 500 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 130

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
21st Australian Brigade

Defending units:
82nd JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4768 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 5981 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Allied adjusted assault: 53

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
23rd JAAF AF Bn
26th Air Flotilla
52nd Field AA Battalion
53rd JNAF AF Unit
55th Field AA Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn
11th Special Base Force /5

Iowa and New Jersey make it almost all the way back to Noemfoor. Not amused by the lack of flights, the T-bolts aimed at Babeldoab didnt bother to fly on the big day. [8|]

Still... a cautious success if I can maintain the pressure I think.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:22 am

The big news is my Amphib TF inching towards Babeldoab with CVE cover. I ran up the CVs so they are just a few hexes away to beat a path and keep the transports unbombed but it didn't provoke a response.

The invasion force includes a SAG tagging along with some Colorado BBs, these guys will turn into a bombardment TF on invasion day and then retire. Looks like the preliminary Iowa bombardment really worked, the fighter defence was pretty bad today. The airfield is still in commission I think but the base is filled with damaged Franks, Georges and Zeroes.

Landings will begin in 2 or 3 days, I got 32,000 troops, almost 2 divisions worth, with a mix of armour and combat engineers. I think this won't be enough to quickly run over the defences, so it'll be a siege. However I'm happy for my Pacific CVs to remain on duty in this area until the siege is concluded so it's not so bad. Also I'm kinda hoping on the American firepower advantage to be telling but we'll see I guess. I estimate the Japanese defence to be in divisional strength, with a lot of engineers.

Not sure if the IJN will make an appearance. If I was him, I wouldn't. He has no real LBA in range of Babeldoab, I'd wait for a more opportune moment, like an Allied landing in the Philippines. But you never know.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 44
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Sub attack near Dadjangas at 78,95

Japanese Ships
xAK Sinsei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

SS Sawfish launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Sinsei Maru
PB Kiso Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sawfish is one of the now few subs operating on her own, I have some light submarine presence around southern PI. Targets have been scarce around here, maybe thats about to change.

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet

CAP engaged:
33rd Sentai/A with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11740
Raid is overhead
33rd Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (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 11740
Raid is overhead
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9440
Raid is overhead

Babeldoabs air defence on day 2 is a shadow of its former self. There must be 150+ fighters damaged on the deck at my estimate. Operation going according to plan so far but I lost 15 heavy bombers last turn so not without cost.

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 1
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

CAP engaged:
33rd Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb 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 11740 , scrambling fighters to 10440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (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 19000 , scrambling fighters to 17740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

T-bolts finally get off their ar$e and fly, but there's not much up for them to fight now. If they did this yesterday my losses would have been far less than they actually were. [8|]

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 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 95th Chinese Corps, at 81,41 , near Ankang

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

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Morning Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington B.X x 27
Wellington GR.XIII x 21

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
11 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x Wellington B.X bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...

The RAF is getting stronger all the time... got a lot of Wimpeys in the pools too!

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Morning Air attack on 51st JNAF AF Unit , at 51,68 (Surat Thani)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 9
Liberator B.VI x 13
B-24J Liberator x 38
P-38J Lightning x 12
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
462 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Liberator B.III bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...

[X(]

This is supporting my advance into Malaysia, looks like I found some engineers that were packing up when my LCUs arrived. The bombers do massive damage.

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Morning Air attack on 51st JNAF AF Unit , at 51,68 (Surat Thani)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 16
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufighter TF.X bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
B-24J Liberator x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
J1N1-S Irving: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

I managed to concentrate some more bombers at the spearpoint today, and a higher % of them flew too. Accuracy was poor however, no doubt due to Storms in the Pacific. I don't think the airfield is actually out of action yet but as its now filled with damaged fighters it probably doesn't matter. I will, of course, keep at it anyway.

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Morning Air attack on 51st JNAF AF Unit , at 51,68 (Surat Thani)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 10
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12
P-51A Mustang x 12

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Yap , at 96,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 4 damaged

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

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-603 Hikotai/A with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23500
Raid is overhead
33rd Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11740
Raid is overhead
S-603 Hikotai/B with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23500
Raid is overhead
S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

Yap had ~40 a/c reported, fighters and bombers. Not big enough to be a threat to the CV fleet but theres no reason to ignore it. Superforts used for the first time in the Pacific, I was a bit wary about sending them in unescorted but they are tough old birds alright and seem quite capable of trashing it without escort. The range to Yap from my airfields is quite large, only the B29 could have done this mission. Very useful aircraft!

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Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 10
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
B-24J Liberator x 23
B-25D1 Mitchell x 15
B-25H Mitchell x 13
P-38J Lightning x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 117

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 10000 feet
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 40000 feet
12 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet

CAP engaged:
70th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36750 , scrambling fighters to 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes

Boela was down to 50% damage, time to wreck it again. This is also my next assault target, so supply hits here are good.

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Morning Air attack on Yap , at 96,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-603 Hikotai/A with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23500
Raid is overhead
33rd Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIb 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 11740 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
S-603 Hikotai/B with A6M5 Zero (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 23500 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes
S-301 Hikotai with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 23000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

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Morning Air attack on 26th Air Flotilla , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 10
P-38J Lightning x 12

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 94th JAAF AF Bn , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 23rd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 53rd JNAF AF Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment, at 61,59 (Udon Thani)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 6
P-51B Mustang x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39N1 Airacobra x 19

Allied aircraft losses
P-39N1 Airacobra: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x P-39N1 Airacobra bombing from 100 feet

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 4

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

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Afternoon Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 11

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Kittyhawk IV x 9
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 61st Division, at 60,58 , near Uttaradit

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 10
Beaufort VIII x 13
P-38J Lightning x 22

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24B Banshee x 11

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd JNAF AF Unit , at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Extreme overcast

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 14
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Army, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 11
A-20G Havoc x 32

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 13th JAAF Base Force, at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 33683 troops, 305 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1209

Defending force 27344 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 693

Japanese adjusted assault: 1086

Allied adjusted defense: 328

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4969 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 585 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 43 (1 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (4 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1170 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 28 (7 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
71st Infantry Brigade
35th Division
27th Division
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
95th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese/A Corps

These Chinese holdouts actually did pretty well! It's going to be sad for the Commonwealth in Thailand when the Chinese finally are dealt with, it's going to free up 2500 or so AV when they are, plus the other 4000~ AV currently in the Kunming area. I really want Malaysia to fall fast because I'm anticipating a major deadlock in Thailand, at best, for the Allies when these units are in position.

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Ground combat at 78,9 (near Wasu)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4811 troops, 41 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Defending force 696 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 82

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
36th/B Division

Defending units:
19th Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2944 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 4749 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

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

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
55th Field AA Battalion
23rd JAAF AF Bn
26th Air Flotilla
52nd Field AA Battalion
53rd JNAF AF Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at Surat Thani (51,68)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9310 troops, 92 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 885 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 568

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 568 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Surat Thani !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
665 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Merrills Marauders Regiment
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
36th Indian Brigade
99th Indian Brigade
XXXIII Indian Corps

Defending units:
51st JNAF AF Unit
92nd JAAF AF Bn

Fleeing engineers didnt' really have much of a chance. We press on into Malaysia. Singapore has 25000 reported troops though so at some point we're going to bog down, the place is not ungarrisonned by any means.

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4735 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Defending force 5653 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Allied adjusted assault: 48

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Port Blair !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
607 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
55th Field AA Battalion
52nd Field AA Battalion
26th Air Flotilla
94th JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit
23rd JAAF AF Bn
11th Special Base Force /5

The Chinese prove to be, eventually, capable of their assigned task. [:)]

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:24 am

I did comment to my opponent that now an offensive has begun again we'll have a busy week probably before the next lull. His reply...

you are sort of wrong. When you are invading it's not really picking things up for me. That's more like closing my eyes and thinking of something else while trapped in a prison shower.

[:'(]

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:46 am

I think you are better off losing 15 heavies than 15 T-Bolts as those are worth their weight in gold. They are extremely good (for me, the best Allied fighter of all) but there are no replacements from mid 44 until some time in 45 (except the Thunderbolt II for the Brits but they get only 30-40 a month or so). Heavies are in good supply from mid 44 on if you don't do really crazy things.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:52 am

ORIGINAL: castor troy

I think you are better off losing 15 heavies than 15 T-Bolts as those are worth their weight in gold. They are extremely good (for me, the best Allied fighter of all) but there are no replacements from mid 44 until some time in 45 (except the Thunderbolt II for the Brits but they get only 30-40 a month or so). Heavies are in good supply from mid 44 on if you don't do really crazy things.

Yeah, maybe. My heavy squadrons in the Pacific are becoming noticeably bare, though. That last turn, I had to divert some heavies from Saumlaki to Noemfoor because squadrons on northern Papua were down to 3-4 bombers each. And I don't like the idea of my bomber force becoming weaker over time.

I agree the tbolt is the best fighter the Allies have in 44 though. Definitely. I do wonder how I'm gonna cope when they are no longer in production. :/

crsutton · Post by **crsutton** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:33 pm

Yes, I am about to enter that two month gap when both the thunderbolt and useful old P40 go out of production and there is not much to replace them with. I suppose it was the Normandy invasion that caused this but don't those idiots in Europe know that I am playing scen #2? [:@] You really have to plan ahead. Basically I have been corset lacing all my theaters with Marine fighter squadrons in preparation for having to pull some USAF squadrons out of line. Most of them are equipped with the FM2 but in September the next generation corsair comes on line and the older model corsair remains in producton as well. Both will give you about 250 corsairs a month until mid 45. I will use the bolts in more defensive situations and let the corsairs be the go to fighter for the next half year.

The bolt is the best but I find the corsair to be almost as good. Certainly better than anything the Japanese can put in the air. P38 production goes to 80 as well and this plane is very effective in certain situation.

Considering its blazing speed, I am suprised at how lackluster the P51B has been for me. I hope the D model is better because that is the next major army fighter, and I am going to need them to work.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:04 am

D-Day at Babeldoab will be tomorrow, the invasion TF is currently 1 hex away. Some old BBs will do a bombardment and withdraw. CVEs and the CV force will remain to cover the landings.

I'm loading up the Boela invasion forces at Townsville in the meantime, so that'll happen in a 2-3 weeks I imagine, its a fairly long way from Townsville to Boela.

Meanwhile in the Bay of Bengal, the British amphib lift is still busy shuttling engineers to Victoria Point. When thats done I think I'll just go for the gusto and land directly on Sabang, I can weed out Great Nicobar and Trinkat at my leisure after that. Sealift in the Bay of Bengal is the limiting factor for the pace of amphibious operations atm, so may as well cut out the less useful bases. Especially as it looks like Malaysia will soon be in my grip and I no longer need those islands as airfields to let LBA range over Sumatra, I can do that with existing bases when Victoria Point is up and running.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 44
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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
E No.4
E No.3

Allied Ships
SS Tang, hits 6

SS Tang is sighted by escort
Tang diving deep ....
E No.4 fails to find sub and abandons search
E No.3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.3 attacking submerged sub ....
E No.3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Tang is in a wolfpack with Parche. She is damaged but will make it without more attacks. I tell Tang to go home, and Parche is ordered to link up with SS Escolar who is on her own nearby.

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ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
PB Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

SS Spearfish is sighted by escort
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Dadjangas at 79,94

Japanese Ships
PB Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

SS Sawfish is sighted by escort
Sawfish diving deep ....
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW TF near Dadjangas but it looks like a single PB...

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 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 38th Chinese Corps, at 81,41 , near Ankang

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19

No Japanese losses

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

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

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Morning Air attack on 65th JNAF AF Unit , at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 15
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 11

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 51,69 , near Nakhon Si Thammarat

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 12
Liberator B.VI x 13
B-24J Liberator x 44
P-38J Lightning x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Liberator B.III bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...
Also attacking 51st JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 92nd JAAF AF Bn ...

Unnecessary butchery of fleeing engineers. I tell the heavies to stand down. Plan on moving them to Victoria Point very soon and the less damaged they are, the better.

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24J Liberator x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed on ground
H8K2 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Bomber accuracy is still terrible (these guys are all crack, ground skill 75+) but Babeldoabs air defence has been crushed. Moral: if you're going to stack 150 of your best fighters somewhere but no bombers, include a SAG.

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 21
B-24J Liberator x 14
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
B-25H Mitchell x 14
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 77

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Usual bombing raids out of Saumlaki trashing everything in range.

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Special Base Force, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 16

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 74th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 10000 feet *

These guys have too little supply to reach Babeldoab. Supply at Noemfoor and Biak, where my spearpoint air units are based, is terrible. There is a convoy a couple of days from Biak which will help.

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Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39N1 Airacobra x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-39N1 Airacobra bombing from 100 feet

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 4

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Kittyhawk IV x 9
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Allied aircraft
A-24B Banshee x 11
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 11
A-20G Havoc x 32

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
PB Kiso Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

SS Thresher launches 4 torpedoes at PB Kiso Maru
Thresher diving deep ....
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-47
SC CHa-61

Allied Ships
SS Gar

SS Gar is located by SC CHa-47
Gar diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

Gar is in a triple sub wolfpack, the only one in active waters. The Straits of Formosa seemed to merit it.
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Ground combat at 81,41 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29204 troops, 305 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 757

Defending force 26349 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 577

Japanese adjusted assault: 759

Allied adjusted defense: 199

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2347 casualties reported
Squads: 91 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 25 (5 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (14 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1025 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
71st Infantry Brigade
35th Division
27th Division
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2578 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 4742 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
26th Air Flotilla
53rd JNAF AF Unit
23rd JAAF AF Bn
52nd Field AA Battalion
94th JAAF AF Bn
55th Field AA Battalion
11th Special Base Force /5

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4742 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Defending force 5138 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Allied adjusted assault: 100

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
52nd Field AA Battalion
53rd JNAF AF Unit
94th JAAF AF Bn
55th Field AA Battalion
26th Air Flotilla
23rd JAAF AF Bn
11th Special Base Force /5

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55th Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Port Blair by attrition!!!

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52nd Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Port Blair by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Port Blair

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Port Blair by attrition!!!

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:06 am

Given the talk of lack of fighters, here are my fighter pools. Seem pretty healthy to me so I'm not so bothered by the Two Month Gap, assuming what comes after is up to t-bolt standard. The attrition of my airforce is very much the bombers rather than the fighters.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:03 am

And we're ashore... Losses were light. Panicked a bit when Judies were sighted over the taskforce but no attack materialised. An IJN force reported as a SAG, no carriers evident, was spotted some distance NW of Babeldaob.

I've nudged the carrier force northwards to engage it, if it lingers. Theres no LBA around, though I am far from friendly bases in the event of damaged ships. The vast bulk of the amphib force is pulling back, with an AP and a couple of DDs with a fragment aboard lingering for one more day.

I have a second wave, I'll see about sending those in, depends on how well the forces already landed do.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 20, 44
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-51
SC CHa-52

Allied Ships
SS Lionfish

SS Lionfish is located by SC CHa-51
Lionfish diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 99,57

Japanese Ships
E No.4
E No.1
E No.3

Allied Ships
SS Balao

SS Balao is located by E No.4
Balao diving deep ....
E No.4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.3 fails to find sub and abandons search
E No.4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E No.4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Naval bombardment of Babeldaob at 90,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 3 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 21 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed on ground
A6M5 Zero: 11 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 damaged
J1N1-S Irving: 1 damaged

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Idaho
BB Colorado
CA Astoria
CA Northampton
CL Montpelier
CL Cleveland

Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 24
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

BB Idaho firing at Babeldaob
BB Colorado firing at Babeldaob
CA Astoria firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
Babeldoap Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
CA Northampton firing at Babeldaob
CL Montpelier firing at 2nd Amphibious Brigade
CL Cleveland firing at Babeldaob

Airfield at 100% damage, port at 30%.

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Pre-Invasion action off Babeldaob (90,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

405 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Oklahoma
CL Gambia, Shell hits 1
DD McCook, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Doyle
DD Carmick
xAP Rajula
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-446
LCI-436
LCI-435
LCI-445
LCI-549

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

Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

BB Pennsylvania firing at 30th Special Base Force
BB Oklahoma firing at 30th Special Base Force
30th Special Base Force firing at BB Oklahoma
CL Gambia firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
Babeldoap Naval Fortress firing at CL Gambia
DD McCook firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
Babeldoap Naval Fortress firing at DD McCook
DD Doyle firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
DD Carmick firing at 2nd Amphibious Brigade
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging xAP Rajula at 17,000 yards
BB Oklahoma firing to suppress enemy battery at 17,000 yards
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
DD Doyle fired at enemy troops
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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Amphibious Assault at Babeldaob (90,97)

TF 36 troops unloading over beach at Babeldaob, 90,97

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

M5 Stuart Light Tank lost from landing craft during unload of 766th Tank Bn /2
Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of 6th Infantry Div /12

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Invasion Support action off Babeldaob (90,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

183 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Oklahoma
CL Gambia, Shell hits 3
DD Doyle
DD Carmick
DD Baldwin
DD Thompson, Shell hits 2
LCI-435, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCI-549, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Rajula
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-436
LCI-445
DD McCook, heavy fires
LCI-446

Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

30th Special Base Force firing at BB Oklahoma
CL Gambia firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
Babeldoap Naval Fortress firing at CL Gambia
DD Baldwin firing at 2nd Amphibious Brigade
DD Thompson firing at Babeldoap Naval Fortress
Babeldoap Naval Fortress firing at DD Thompson
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LCI-435 at 17,000 yards
BB Oklahoma firing to suppress enemy battery at 17,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging LCI-549 at 17,000 yards
BB Oklahoma firing to suppress enemy battery at 17,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging xAP Rajula at 17,000 yards
BB Oklahoma firing to suppress enemy battery at 17,000 yards
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
DD Carmick fired at enemy troops
DD Thompson fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 16
FM-2 Wildcat x 7
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Babeldaob , at 90,97

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 24
FM-2 Wildcat x 7
F6F-3 Hellcat x 11

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 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 56th JNAF AF Unit , at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on 30th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 90,97 (Babeldaob)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 23
FM-2 Wildcat x 11
F6F-3 Hellcat x 22

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Amphibious Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd South Seas Gsn ...
Also attacking 51st Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 30th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 2

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-S Irving: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.78 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
8th FG/36th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 40000 , scrambling fighters to 40000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Prov Chinese Corps, at 81,41 , near Ankang

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 12
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
F4U-1A Corsair x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 16
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 51,69 , near Nakhon Si Thammarat

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 16

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufighter TF.X bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 10
A-24B Banshee x 11

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

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x A-24B Banshee releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
B-25H Mitchell x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39N1 Airacobra x 18

Allied aircraft losses
P-39N1 Airacobra: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-39N1 Airacobra bombing from 100 feet

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Invasion Support action off Babeldaob (90,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

133 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Betelgeuse
BB Pennsylvania
BB Oklahoma
xAP Rajula
DD Baldwin
LCI-446
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-436
DD McCook
APA Leon

Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging AK Betelgeuse at 17,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging xAP Rajula at 17,000 yards
DD Baldwin firing to suppress enemy battery at 17,000 yards
LCI-446 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops
LCI-70 fired at enemy troops
LCI-69 fired at enemy troops
LCI-68 fired at enemy troops
LCI-67 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11523 troops, 109 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 530

Defending force 14285 troops, 220 guns, 372 vehicles, Assault Value = 529

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

Assaulting units:
51st Naval Guard Unit
2nd Amphibious Brigade
30th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd South Seas Gsn
Babeldoap Naval Fortress
39th Field AA Battalion
44th Field AA Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th Army
30th Special Base Force
39th Road Const Co
69th Field AA Battalion
29th JAAF AF Coy
22nd JAAF Base Force
3rd Base Force
4th Base Force /5

Defending units:
766th Tank Battalion
6th Infantry Division
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
XIV US Corps /4

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1667 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 4754 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
23rd JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit
26th Air Flotilla
94th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4754 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 3732 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Allied adjusted assault: 43

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
53rd JNAF AF Unit
26th Air Flotilla
23rd JAAF AF Bn
94th JAAF AF Bn

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:35 pm

your invasion of Babeldaob seems a little light on troops to me, any second wave? Support units, artillery, more inf, more tanks... ?

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:03 am

ORIGINAL: castor troy

your invasion of Babeldaob seems a little light on troops to me, any second wave? Support units, artillery, more inf, more tanks... ?

There's another regiment coming. no artillery though. Not enough for a quick rollover, it's going to be a siege.

I think the one thing the Allies are short of is LCUs. Plus I don't like bypassing bases after my experience in 1943, where Japanese floatplanes could see everything I was doing in the Bay of Bengal or SOPAC, and every so often a Judy raid would come in. I dont think really can bypass bases in this.

So I attack quite a few bases, which in turn disperse the Allied fighting power. Right now I got units prepping for Boela, Ambon, Sorong, Talaud Island, Dadjangas, and even a couple of bases in Luzon.

That said. I also have CENTPAC units prepping for Guam/Tinian/Saipan and I think that was a mistake. I should just ignore those three, I think.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:15 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 44
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Pre-Invasion action off Babeldaob (90,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

250 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Nicholson
AP Gen. G.O.Squier
DD Baldwin

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Nicholson firing at 2nd Amphibious Brigade
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. G.O.Squier at 15,000 yards
12.7cm 3YT DP Gun Battery engaging AP Gen. G.O.Squier at 15,000 yards
DD Nicholson fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

Some heavy damage there...

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Amphibious Assault at Babeldaob (90,97)

TF 184 troops unloading over beach at Babeldaob, 90,97

All ashore!

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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 102,63

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-5
SC CHa-65

Allied Ships
SS Flounder

SS Flounder is located by SC CHa-5
Flounder diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 24

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 8

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

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIf: 1 damaged
Beaufighter TF.X: 1 destroyed on ground

Runway hits 5

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

CAP engaged:
No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kaga Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS I-174, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

This is why I think an attack on Guam is a waste of time. Apparently B29s hitting the Home Islands from Guam/Saipan/Tinian are not effective in AE. And I don't need to invade them to deny him their use as a forward port when B29s can bomb them all the way from Papua...

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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 8

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

No Allied losses

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

CAP engaged:
No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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Night Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Guam , at 106,95

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
SS I-43, Bomb hits 1

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Night port bombing is rather too accurate I think.

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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground [:(]

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

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ASW attack near Babeldaob at 90,97

Japanese Ships
SS RO-101, hits 16

Allied Ships
DE Lovelace

SS RO-101 is sighted by escort
DE Lovelace fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Lovelace fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Lovelace attacking submerged sub ....
DE Lovelace fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Lovelace attacking submerged sub ....
DE Lovelace is out of ASW ammo
DE Lovelace is out of ASW ammo
DE Lovelace is out of ASW ammo
DE Lovelace is out of ASW ammo
DE Lovelace is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

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Invasion Support action off Babeldaob (90,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Nicholson
AP Gen. G.O.Squier

No activity noticed on shore.

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Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
xAK Kamoi Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PB Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish

SS Spearfish launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Kamoi Maru
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Amphibious Brigade, at 80,110 (Boela)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 11
SBD-5 Dauntless x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 56th JNAF AF Unit , at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 13th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 65th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 56th JNAF AF Unit ...

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Morning Air attack on 56th JNAF AF Unit , at 91,115 , near Sarmi

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 9

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:
9 x Mitchell II bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 51st JNAF AF Unit , at 51,69 , near Nakhon Si Thammarat

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 15

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Beaufighter TF.X bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 30th Special Base Force, at 90,97 (Babeldaob)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 19

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking Babeldoap Naval Fortress ...
Also attacking 30th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd Amphibious Brigade ...

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Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 9
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
B-25H Mitchell x 15

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield 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 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 46,58 (Port Blair)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Prov Chinese Corps, at 81,41 , near Ankang

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 11
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12
F4U-1A Corsair x 12
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
11 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 53rd Division, at 106,122 (Kavieng)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17
F6F-3 Hellcat x 17
SBD-5 Dauntless x 23

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 16
Kittyhawk IV x 12
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
DB-7B: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x DB-7B bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Sabang , at 44,70

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 12
Liberator B.VI x 15
B-24J Liberator x 35
P-38J Lightning x 16

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 97

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Liberator B.III bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Sabang wrecked again, will be invading here fairly soon.

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Afternoon Air attack on Sabang , at 44,70

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

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 4
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Guards Mixed Brigade, at 95,120 , near Dagua

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IV x 8
A-20G Havoc x 32

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 94,89

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 69
F6F-3 Hellcat x 166
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 82
SBD-5 Dauntless x 272
TBF-1 Avenger x 64
TBM-1C Avenger x 86

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 15 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 13 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Ise, Bomb hits 26, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires
CL Noshiro, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires
DD Hayanami
CA Atago
DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
15 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
17 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
21 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
17 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Ise
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Ashigara
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Haruna
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Amatsukaze
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Noshiro
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Chikuma

When my CVs roamed northwards they ran into a battleship SAG lurking around up there. I think he must have been planning to send it in but chose not to when he realised I was a little too quick for him. Either way, when my CVs prowled north they found him. TBH Allied results were terrible, there was no morning phase due to bad weather and the battleships absorbed a lot of 1000lbers more or less harmlessly. ISE is gonna sink for sure but the others won't, and friendly LBA isnt too far away. I think KB isnt too far away either.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 94,89

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Allied aircraft
TBM-1C Avenger x 11

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

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Sub attack near Babeldaob at 94,89

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Atago
CL Noshiro, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze, on fire
CA Chokai
DD Hayanami

Allied Ships
SS Drum, hits 1

Poor Haruna. Looks like he lost 2 BB, a CA and quite possibly a CL on this day. Drum was in the area because I had a sub screen 8-10 hexes from Babeldoab to catch any IJN planning to hit my landings. Looks like that worked. [;)]

SS Drum launches 6 torpedoes at BB Haruna
Drum diving deep ....
CA Chokai fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayanami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayanami attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11523 troops, 109 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 530

Defending force 14301 troops, 220 guns, 371 vehicles, Assault Value = 527

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

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd South Seas Gsn
2nd Amphibious Brigade
30th Ind.Mixed Brigade
51st Naval Guard Unit
Babeldoap Naval Fortress
39th Field AA Battalion
22nd JAAF Base Force
3rd Base Force
39th Road Const Co
29th JAAF AF Coy
40th Field AA Battalion
44th Field AA Battalion
69th Field AA Battalion
30th Special Base Force
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th Army
4th Base Force /5

Defending units:
6th Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
XIV US Corps

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1551 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 4740 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Assaulting units:
74th Infantry Regiment
23rd JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit
26th Air Flotilla
94th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
200th Chinese Division

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Ground combat at Babeldaob (90,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12758 troops, 220 guns, 371 vehicles, Assault Value = 519

Defending force 23208 troops, 257 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 529

Allied adjusted assault: 710

Japanese adjusted defense: 817

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1014 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 22 (3 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
314 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
XIV US Corps

Defending units:
51st Naval Guard Unit
30th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
3rd South Seas Gsn
Babeldoap Naval Fortress
16th Army
30th Special Base Force
3rd Base Force
22nd JAAF Base Force
69th Field AA Battalion
44th Field AA Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
29th JAAF AF Coy
39th Field AA Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
39th Road Const Co
4th Base Force /5

The adjusted AV isn't actually that far apart given the high fort level IMO. There's another regiment scheduled to land here, might be enough to get us up to 1:1. It's gonna be a siege, though. I'm not too bothered, given heavy bombers can blow away 5000 supply a day on a good trashing, and as soon as -supply appears, the base will fall. Babeldoab is only 12 hexes from the nearest Allied base, so if he tries to resupply or reinforce it "be my guest". I'll be sure to maintain some light SAG there and keep the attack bombers flying.

No artillery is a bit of an oversight on my part though...

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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4740 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Defending force 3613 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied adjusted assault: 9

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
200th Chinese Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
23rd JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit
26th Air Flotilla
94th JAAF AF Bn

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:18 am

I assume the IJ battleships will flee east towards Guam/Saipan. Theres a fair bit of LBA around there and KB as well, so I'm not gonna pursue. I think the ships damaged are gonna sink or end up in a yard for the rest of the war anyway and I have zero confidence in my carriers, LBA + KB will sink a few I'm sure.

I did notice what looked like a supply convoy well to the NW, headed south along the eastern coast of Mindanao. It would only take a couple of hexes travel to put the CVs in range of it so I've done that instead. I wouldn't be at all surprised if that convoy is not turned back, as my foe does tend not to notice nearby routine TFs and such. It's probably only supply but a sinking is a sinking.

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