Continental Clash - Cuttlefish (J) vs castor troy (A)

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:48 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 30, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 74,122, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
xAK Mahimahi, Shell hits 28, and is sunk

that`s one of the freighters that managed to bring some supplies to the Chinese after Luzon became no go area... now that the ship managed to move all the way South nearly reaching Darwin the enemy sent a DD SAG after the freighter and sinks the ship...

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards
DD Yudachi fires at xAK Mahimahi at 11,000 yards
DD Harusame launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Mahimahi at 11,000 yards
DD Minegumo fires at xAK Mahimahi at 11,000 yards
DD Natsugumo launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Mahimahi at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages xAK Mahimahi at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages xAK Mahimahi at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages xAK Mahimahi at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages xAK Mahimahi at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Yudachi engages xAK Mahimahi at 3,000 yards
DD Harusame engages xAK Mahimahi at 3,000 yards
xAK Mahimahi sunk by DD Minegumo at 3,000 yards
xAK Mahimahi sunk by DD Minegumo at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-35
PT-33

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Moa at 73,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9
B-26 Marauder x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo
DD Natsugumo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

12 of the available 60+ bombers managed to attack the spotted destroyers and one puts a bomb into Natsuguma that surprisingly shows up as heavily damaged...

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-32
PT-35
PT-33

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10526 troops, 102 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 294

Defending force 8360 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 269

Japanese adjusted assault: 54

Allied adjusted defense: 241

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
21st Division

Defending units:
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
Korps Marechausee Battalion
Medan Coastal Gun Battalion
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
North Sumatra Base Force
West Sumatra Base Force

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:51 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 31, 42
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 46

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 22

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 47

No Allied losses

Port hits 26
Port supply hits 5

Lae gets a visit and the port is hit hard...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

as there's not much else going on, here's the current victory point statistic... nothing dramatic, if the Japanese aren't suddenly pulling a bunny out of their hat we will never ever be near danger of suffering auto defeat... it`s unlikely the enemy will ever even reach a 2:1 IMO...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:37 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 01, 42
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TF 16 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-16
DMS W-15
DMS W-14

41 mines cleared

the base is gone and my minefield there will be gone in one or two days too...

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TF 16 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-16
DMS W-15
DMS W-14

37 mines cleared

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TF 16 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-16
DMS W-15
DMS W-14

4 mines cleared

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 80,54 , near Hengyang

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-44 Tojo x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...

I had to move out my Chinese Army from Hengyang as having all these units there (roughly 3000av) meant it was drawing too much supplies while Siangtan (one hex North) didn't receive any supplies with the given supply routines... there are also 3000av with the same number of HQs but while Hengyang was filling up with supplies, Siangtan of course didn't get any...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on KNIL Army Command , at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 52

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 19
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-32
MTB 7
PT-33
PT-31

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT Q-111
PT-34

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 80,54 , near Hengyang

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:41 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 02, 42
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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,88

Japanese Ships
TK Nissan Maru
TK Moji Maru
TK Kozui Maru
PB Mikitade Maru

Allied Ships
SS O20, hits 1

O20 is driven off before being able to attack a tanker...

SS O20 is sighted by escort
O20 bottoming out ....
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Muntok at 50,90

Japanese Ships
TK Shoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
TK Ose Maru
TK Moji Maru
TK Kozui Maru
TK Kaijo Maru
PB Mikitade Maru

Allied Ships
SS O16

but 016 is patrolling in the same area and probably sinks an empty freighter...

Massive explosion on TK Shoyo Maru
SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Shoyo Maru
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Mobiele Eenheid Battalion, at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 49

No Allied losses

Port hits 22
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-32
PT-31

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Buitenzorg (48,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12178 troops, 106 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 431

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 432

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 432 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Buitenzorg !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division

Imp Guards div is moving on Langsa where we stalled another IJA div...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:43 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 03, 42
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Amphibious Assault at Efate (120,154)

TF 41 troops unloading over beach at Efate, 120,154

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

17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 44th Nav Gd

Luganville and Efate in Japanese hands, Noumea will be a tougher target than these empty bases... I am not intending to surrender the area around New Caledonia and the Japanese will pay a heavy price for their attempt to take the place...

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 61

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on ML-KNIL , at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:51 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 04, 42
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ASW attack near Efate at 118,155

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Yamashiro
BB Haruna
CA Atago
CL Tama
DD Sagiri
DD Umikaze
DD Ushio
DD Akebono
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
SS S-31

another chance to hit an enemy capital ship and if the enemy continues to operate in the same area as a good number of my subs another hit will be inevitable...

SS S-31 is sighted by escort
S-31 diving deep ....
DD Ushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akebono fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ushio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akebono fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Amphibious Assault at Kofiau (80,106)

TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kofiau, 80,106

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

17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of III/66th Nav Gd /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of III/66th Nav Gd /1

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10

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

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Efate (120,154)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1256 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 17

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Efate !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
44th Naval Guard Unit

having only a nav guard here won't be threatening us in the area... no aviation support, no engineers, no built up airfield, just a Japanese map on the flag...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:07 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 05, 42
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ASW attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,95

Japanese Ships
TB Kiji

Allied Ships
SS O19

missed...

SS O19 launches 2 torpedoes at TB Kiji
O19 diving deep ....
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kiji attacking submerged sub ....
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,95

Japanese Ships
TB Kiji

Allied Ships
SS O19

missed again... either a tanker convoy or a lonely TB hunting my subs in the area...

SS O19 launches 2 torpedoes at TB Kiji
O19 diving deep ....
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kiji attacking submerged sub ....
TB Kiji is out of ASW ammo
TB Kiji is out of ASW ammo
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Mobiele Eenheid Battalion, at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2622 troops, 172 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1461

Defending force 74780 troops, 970 guns, 714 vehicles, Assault Value = 2542

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (13 destroyed, 11 disabled) [:D]
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

to be honest, I am not sure why Cuttlefish keeps bombarding here... supply consumption of my troops doesn't seem to be higher than if he doesn't bombard and all he achieves is creating losses within his units while training ours...

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
48th Division
11th Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
38th Division
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
61st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
192nd Tank Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
11th PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
201st PA Construction Battalion
USAFFE
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Far East USAAF
301st Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Provisional GMC Grp
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
1st PI Base Force
PAF Aviation
I Philippine Corps
II Philippine Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

screenshot of the situation around New Caledonia... as you can see, my carriers moved in again, thought I could catch some convoys going North from Koumac but they must have gone NE or E so they avoided my carriers doing a move on flank speed to the position NW of New Caledonia... as you can see, there are only very few enemy troops being reported at Koumac now and there were two enemy convoys at the base the last days so I guess the enemy picked up the majoritiy of his units there again which is the right decision as he would need at least three (if not four) divisions to take Noumea if I don't reinforce it and to be honest, there is nothing that can stop me from reinforcing the base in the long run, as soon as his carriers are gone, I can operate at will in the area... even if I would have to push in my reinforcements, the odds are clearly favouring us... we have a level 6 airfield, the enemy got no operational airfields in the area that pose a threat, we have the big Australian ports nearby and the majority of our Navy... even if I look at the carrier forces, I am sure that we field more carrier based aircraft (560 at the moment) than the enemy as we have hit two IJN fleet carriers off Java with 300kg bombs that need repairs so I don't think KB is fielding more than 300 ac at the moment if they even reach that number...

Cuttlefish has positioned his carriers and at least one SAG SE of Efate, the only reason doing this I see is that he might think my carriers have retired towards the Fidjis but that wouldn't make much sense to be honest... my attempt of catching one of the convoy that has been recently reported as being at Koumac failed but as long as Cuttlefish isn't operating his carriers in close cover of his other naval assets in the area he will always offer us the opportunity to strike with our carriers and so far this has hurt him pretty much every time our carriers have gone in...

the decision to operate against New Caledonia so far has been the biggest mistake the IJ has done...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:11 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 06, 42
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Sub attack near Kofiau at 80,106

Japanese Ships
xAK Kanko Maru, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PB Edo Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 1

4 out of 4 torps hit that freighter... would that be even possible real life? Thought the reason to fire a bigger spread was to increase the hit chances but in such a case there would be torps inevitably be missing the target as the max distance between the torps in the salvo would be bigger than the lenght of the targetted ship? Anyway, that freighter is sunk...

SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Kanko Maru
KXII bottoming out ....
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Edo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on ML-KNIL , at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2583 troops, 162 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484

Defending force 74781 troops, 970 guns, 714 vehicles, Assault Value = 2543

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
38th Division
8th Tank Regiment
11th Division
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
48th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
81st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Provisional GMC Grp
201st PA Construction Battalion
Far East USAAF
202nd PA Construction Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
USAFFE
Manila USAAF Base Force
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
II Philippine Corps
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
PAF Aviation
1st PI Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

while it's heating up around New Caledonia there is not much going on on all the other fronts...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:22 am

absolutely uninteresting turn...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 07, 42
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 52

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Mobiele Eenheid Battalion, at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2574 troops, 167 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1501

Defending force 74790 troops, 970 guns, 713 vehicles, Assault Value = 2535

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
11th Division
38th Division
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Division
8th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Army
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
61st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Far East USAAF
201st PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
1st PI Base Force
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Provisional GMC Grp
II Philippine Corps
USAFFE
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:28 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 08, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Langsa at 46,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

103 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma

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

the enemy sends quite a number of heavy cruisers to bombard Langsa but this doesn't make much sense... considering the operation against New Caledonia he would be far better off to have these CA operating in that area instead of trying to cause some ground losses at this jungle base to support the enemy divs there as nav bombardments as ground support pretty much don't work at all anyway against dug in troops in rough terrain...

CA Kumano firing at Medan Coastal Gun Battalion
Medan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Kumano
CA Mikuma firing at Medan Coastal Gun Battalion
Medan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Mikuma
Medan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Mogami
CA Mogami firing at Medan Coastal Gun Battalion
Medan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Ashigara
CA Ashigara firing at Medan Coastal Gun Battalion
CL Kuma firing at West Sumatra Base Force
West Sumatra Base Force firing at CL Kuma

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ASW attack near Tockangbesi-eilanden at 71,110

Japanese Ships
xAP Takatiho Maru
PB Keiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS KVII

SS KVII is sighted by escort
KVII diving deep ....
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Mobiele Eenheid Battalion, at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 36

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 86

we keep bombing Lae as I don't want to see it turn into even a little threat... if I would be Cuttlefish I would try to bring out the stranded troops there, there is nothing he can gain... he has to be happy if I will leave him alone at Rabaul in the coming monhts, thinking about building up Lae will only result in heavy losses for the enemy as the lvl 9 airfield of Port Moresby completely dominates the area and I would not hesitate to use my full LBA power against KB if CF decides to cover any operation in the area with KB...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2566 troops, 163 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1521

Defending force 74799 troops, 968 guns, 713 vehicles, Assault Value = 2542

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Division
38th Division
11th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
14th Army
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
192nd Tank Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
USAFFE
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Far East USAAF
Asiatic Fleet
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
I Philippine Corps
1st PI Base Force
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
301st Construction Battalion
II Philippine Corps
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
PAF Aviation
201st PA Construction Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:22 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 09, 42
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on KNIL Army Command , at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Amphibious Assault at Larantoeka (67,113)

TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Larantoeka, 67,113

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

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Ground combat at La Foa (114,159)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12147 troops, 123 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 360

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 87

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 87 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE La Foa !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
20th Division

I was wrong to think the enemy would have moved out most of his troops from New Caledonia as 20th Div shows up alone at the dot base NW of Noumea... lol, this will be fun, a single unsupported unit against my tanks and an Aus div at Noumea...

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2606 troops, 164 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1545

Defending force 74836 troops, 968 guns, 712 vehicles, Assault Value = 2542

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
11th Division
8th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
48th Division
38th Division
7th Tank Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Provisional GMC Grp
301st Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Manila USAAF Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
Far East USAAF
II Philippine Corps
1st PI Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
USAFFE
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
I Philippine Corps
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

not only that IJA Div showed up near Noumea today, we also have the enemy carriers together with other task forces showing up NW of Luganville... 7 of my subs operating in the area at the moment, more are ordered to move in as the enemy seems to be serious but he really seems to be completely underestimating our strenght and the threat we actually pose to his naval units and the IJA troops on New Caledonia...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:30 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 10, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Ships
PB Menado Maru
xAP Palau Maru

PB Menado Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Singkep (49,87)

TF 197 troops unloading over beach at Singkep, 49,87

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

17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Sasebo 5th SNLF

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Invasion Support action off Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Ships
PB Menado Maru
xAP Palau Maru

PB Menado Maru 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 1,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MTB 8
MTB 26
MTB 12

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

wrong altitude...

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on KNIL Army Command , at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Invasion Support action off Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Ships
PB Menado Maru
xAP Palau Maru

PB Menado Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2584 troops, 161 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1555

Defending force 74800 troops, 968 guns, 710 vehicles, Assault Value = 2535

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
48th Division
38th Division
11th Division
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
II Philippine Corps
I Philippine Corps
301st Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
USAFFE
1st PI Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
202nd PA Construction Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Far East USAAF
201st PA Construction Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
PAF Aviation
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Larantoeka (67,113)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1017 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Larantoeka !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), disruption(-)

Assaulting units:
Kure 5th SNLF /1

enemy carriers still spotted, they are now sitting around in the area... seems like CF is waiting for some more convoys or he is just sitting there to keep me from moving in my reinforcements but as it is now, my convoys aren't near enough anyway and are still moving into the area...

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:10 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 11, 42
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Invasion Support action off Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Ships
PB Menado Maru
xAP Palau Maru

PB Menado Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Submarine attack near Victoria at 207,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
TK T W Drennen, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

we had two TK of these very small tankers returning to Seattle but I had to split them off their escorts as the low endurance AM ran out of fuel (funny how that happened as I checked the TF when it left Seattle and it showed enough range)... of course as soon as I split the two TK off the escorts one is sunk... no biggy, but these things annoy me...

TK T W Drennen is sighted by SS I-6
SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at TK T W Drennen

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Invasion Support action off Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Ships
xAP Kowa Maru
xAP Palau Maru
PB Menado Maru

xAP Kowa Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Palau Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Ships
xAP Kowa Maru
xAP Palau Maru
PB Menado Maru

xAP Kowa Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Palau Maru 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

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on KNIL Army Command , at 50,100 (Bandoeng)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14

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

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 50

No Allied losses

Port hits 15
Port supply hits 2

after working over the airfield we also want to have the port 100% damaged to make reinforcements hard to impossible...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Invasion Support action off Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Ships
xAP Kowa Maru
xAP Palau Maru
PB Menado Maru

xAP Kowa Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Palau Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2592 troops, 166 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1570

Defending force 74805 troops, 968 guns, 710 vehicles, Assault Value = 2533

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
11th Division
8th Tank Regiment
48th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
38th Division
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
192nd Tank Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
41st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Manila USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
USAFFE
Provisional GMC Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st PI Base Force
I Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
PAF Aviation
Asiatic Fleet
II Philippine Corps
202nd PA Construction Battalion
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:12 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 12, 42
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Invasion Support action off Singkep (49,87)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Kowa Maru
xAP Palau Maru

xAP Kowa Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Palau Maru fired at enemy troops

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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,88

Japanese Ships
PB Mikitade Maru
TK Moji Maru
TK Kozui Maru

Allied Ships
SS O20

considering how many tanker convoys should move around Palembang my subs are hardly spotting any, let alone sink some tankers...

SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Mikitade Maru
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Mikitade Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 75

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2606 troops, 165 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1578

Defending force 74767 troops, 968 guns, 709 vehicles, Assault Value = 2531

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

Assaulting units:
48th Division
8th Tank Regiment
11th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
38th Division
7th Tank Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
194th Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
11th PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
61st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Division
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
1st PI Base Force
USAFFE
Asiatic Fleet
II Philippine Corps
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
202nd PA Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
PAF Aviation
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
I Philippine Corps
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1406 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 490 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 37

Allied adjusted defense: 23

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF

Defending units:
Riouw KNIL Battalion

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:18 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 13, 42
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Sub attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Shuko Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Shonon Maru #10

Allied Ships
SS O16

one of the Dutch subs manages to sink a PB today...

SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shuko Maru #2
O16 bottoming out ....
PB Shonon Maru #10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonon Maru #10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonon Maru #10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonon Maru #10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonon Maru #10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ...
Also attacking 31st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 31st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 91st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking 2nd PA Constabulary Division ...
Also attacking 31st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...

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Morning Air attack on 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19

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

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 53rd/B Division, at 115,160 (Noumea)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

moved some bombers to Noumea to support my ground units there (even though they probably won't need any help) and to lure KB closer to Noumea as I want to take on the IJN's airwings to wear them down so my carriers together with LBA can put some holes into enemy shipping if they don't retreat from the area... I want to clearly show the enemy that I don't want him to be in the area...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 20th Division ...
Also attacking 53rd/B Division ...
Also attacking 20th Division ...
Also attacking 53rd/B Division ...
Also attacking 20th Division ...
Also attacking 53rd/B Division ...
Also attacking 20th Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 115,160 (Noumea)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

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:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 53rd/B Division ...
Also attacking 20th Division ...
Also attacking 53rd/B Division ...

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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16576 troops, 160 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 511

Defending force 25480 troops, 212 guns, 732 vehicles, Assault Value = 607

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

that bombardment has to clearly show CF that he's got no chance to achieve something here... I was asking him later on what he thought I would have on New Caledonia and Cuttlefish replied he only expected some base forces there... to be honest, that's hardly something I would do at this stage of the war with the enemy clearly pointing towards that direction...

his invasion failed already, not only due to the fact that he keeps doing his combat operations without propper support, but also due to the fact that he brought by far not enough combat units to achieve anything... to win that battle he would have to bring at least 1200-1500 av AND he would have to keep me from bringing in reinforcements which is something he can't do as not even the surrounding bases are built up...

Assaulting units:
20th Division
53rd/B Division

Defending units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
5th Australian Division
17th RAAF Base Force
217th Coast AA Regiment
109th USN Base Force
119th USAAF Base Force
16th RAAF Base Force
136th USA Base Force
2nd Medium Regiment

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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2590 troops, 165 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1586

Defending force 74761 troops, 967 guns, 706 vehicles, Assault Value = 2529

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
38th Division
8th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
48th Division
11th Division
7th Tank Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
81st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Provisional GMC Grp
II Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
PAF Aviation
Asiatic Fleet
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Far East USAAF
USAFFE
1st PI Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I Philippine Corps
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at Singkep (49,87)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1411 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 421 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 5

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkep !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
500 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF

Defending units:
Riouw KNIL Battalion

crsutton · Post by **crsutton** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:34 pm

ORIGINAL: castor troy

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 06, 42
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Sub attack near Kofiau at 80,106

Japanese Ships
xAK Kanko Maru, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PB Edo Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 1

4 out of 4 torps hit that freighter... would that be even possible real life? Thought the reason to fire a bigger spread was to increase the hit chances but in such a case there would be torps inevitably be missing the target as the max distance between the torps in the salvo would be bigger than the lenght of the targetted ship? Anyway, that freighter is sunk...

SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Kanko Maru
KXII bottoming out ....
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Edo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Edo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Well probably not but remember that this is an abstraction. It could just reflect the sub commander firing two salvos or making more than one approach attack in the course of an hour or two. And getting very lucky with his hits. Also a spread could be fired very tight if the sub was close as the commander could be pretty confident given a good solution vs a slow ship. And sometimes a spread was not used but a quick succession of shots at the same target bearing (for example if the ship was crippled and barely moving).

Can't speak for Dutch subs but American sub commanders frequently fired large salvos at single ships for two reasons. One is that they could not guarantee than more than one or two warheads would work and the other is that American subs carried plenty of torpedoes compared to say British or German subs so were not so concerned about burning them up. I actually think that late in the war when targets got scarce they tended to fire even bigger salvos but somebody who knows more about this would need to confirm it.

Another factor is that the Americans never really got their magnetic warhead to work and even in the late war period when the torpedoes were otherwise reliable. still relied on contact explosions to sink ships. This was actually quite inefficient and there are accounts of American sub skippers patiently stalking a ship and exploding torpedo after torpedo but failing to put the ship under.

Usually since the big patch my subs will fire two and save the big salvos for major ships and warships. But not always.

EUBanana · Post by **EUBanana** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:29 pm

Base forces in Noumea by summer 1942?

I think Cuttlefish was living in hopes there alright. I'd expect a division at least.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:14 am

ORIGINAL: EUBanana

Base forces in Noumea by summer 1942?

I think Cuttlefish was living in hopes there alright. I'd expect a division at least.

usually I don't give much about Noumea. The reason I only have 600 av there at the moment and not the planned 900 is that Noumea was the last on my list of bases I have to bring troops to. As long as Australia's East coast and the Fidjis are in Allied hands, New Caledonia isn't of much value for the Japanese IMO and in the end Noumea would probably turn into a death trap as the whole island is easy to invade. When it became obvious CF was focussing on the area the first division arrived and the second started preparing for Noumea (was based at PM at that time, PM has been 100% safe for many months already).

But yes, thinking there would only be a couple of base forces when he actually started invading was, well... [&:] A couple of days of recon would have told him what I have there and one of the big IJ advantages are their recons and that's why I don't understand what he's doing to be honest. I thought with my succesful carrier moves so far, that caused him more than just a couple of annoying losses, he would be a little more organized and cautious when doing such operations but the fact that he didn't build up Efate and/or Luganville at all, has no support units for his divisions and didn't even think about reconing Noumea before he decided to invade makes me think different. The fact that KB didn't really cover his operation closely, which enabled me to have my carriers unleash against his battlewaggons while KB was sitting a couple of hundred miles away, is just topping all this. [:(]

And it is just now heating really up, stay tuned, it will become quite interesting.

Miller · Post by **Miller** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:24 am

From your last sentence I'm guessing he loses half the KB in the next few days.......

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:07 am

ORIGINAL: Miller

From your last sentence I'm guessing he loses half the KB in the next few days.......

not going to take anything away now... [:)]

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