Do You Feel Lucky, Punk? Empire(J)vsDirtyHarry (A)(No Dirty Harry please)

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 42 ( cont'd )[/font]

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Sub attack near Cairns at 94,141

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

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



SS I-23 launches 2 torpedoes

Keep it up boys!!

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 46,58

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M2 Nell x 13



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAKL Marudu
xAKL Bust



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

For some bizzare reason these buffoons did'nt load torpedoes even though the Air Div has 150+ on hand. Strange![&:]
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Morning Air attack on 21st PA Infantry Division, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Nice![8D]

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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 86,47 , near Sinyang

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-21-Ic Sally x 18
Ki-27b Nate x 11
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Clear weather sure makes a difference!!

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36

No forts here please!!


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Morning Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 11



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 7



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 2 damaged
SB-III: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Only seven Sonia's, and they achieved all that!! Great stuff!![8D]

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Morning Air attack on I/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 120,150 (Luganville)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 13
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18


No Allied losses

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


So, the US carriers have appeared!! That raid on Luganville has stung DH into action. Now where is KB??

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 42 ( cont'd )[/font]

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Morning Air attack on I/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 120,150 (Luganville)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
SOC-1 Seagull x 4


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SOC-1 Seagull bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on 112th Infantry Regiment, at 56,54 , near Moulmein

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2



Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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


Blenheims strike again [:(]

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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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


Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 13


No Allied losses



Port supply hits 1

Buna is under constant aerial assault

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 46,58

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
G3M2 Nell x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Ipoh
xAKL Marudu, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


Decided to use your torpedoes now? This lot are in my bad books[:@]

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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 61
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 15
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

Singers gets the usual blow to the head.


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Naval bombardment of Luganville at 120,150

Allied Ships
CA Louisville
CA Chester
CA Indianapolis
CL Achilles
DD Crane
DD Kennison
DD Ellet
DD Benham
DD Maury
DD McCall
DD Craven



Port hits 35
Port supply hits 12

Man, he sure is mad at me!![:D]

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Ground combat at 87,45 (near Chengchow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12576 troops, 94 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 507

Defending force 2156 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Japanese adjusted assault: 507

Allied adjusted defense: 12

Japanese assault odds: 42 to 1

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


Allied ground losses:
1397 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
35th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
69th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps

Operation 'Get Off My Lawn' continues[:D]

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38052 troops, 517 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400

Defending force 40441 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1345


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

I think lack of supply is starting to tell on the defenders.

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Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20381 troops, 298 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 610

Defending force 11930 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 565

Allied adjusted defense: 195

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1207 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 21 (3 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Got the fort level down with low casualties. Should take it next turn.[:)]

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Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8841 troops, 91 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 301

Defending force 4691 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Japanese adjusted assault: 161

Allied adjusted defense: 154

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps

The 64th Chinese Corps repel yet another attack[:@], but their fortifications are down to zero.
Not long now I hope!!



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Ground combat at Morotai (80,101)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 342 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1538 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Defending force 538 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 48

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Beaufort !!!

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

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


Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
107th RN Base Force
108th RN Base Force

Good. Thats cleared that up at last.


Every other turn I seem to be crippling or taking down a tanker.[8D]
So the advance continues everywhere.

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 09, 42[/font]

Summary of important events:-

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Night Naval bombardment of Tarakan at 67,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 2 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio


Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Oil hits 1
Refinery hits 3
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 58
Port hits 23
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 5

BB Haruna firing at Tarakan
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kongo
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at BB Kongo
BB Kongo firing at Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Atago firing at Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
CA Takao firing at Tarakan
CL Jintsu firing at Tarakan
DD Hibiki firing at Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki firing at Tarakan
DD Arashio firing at VII KNIL Battalion
DD Michishio firing at Tarakan
DD Oshio firing at Tarakan
DD Asashio firing at Tarakan




Good Start to the turn!! That will keep there heads down, and stop those pesky 139WH-3's flying for a bit!![:D]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 09, 42[/font]( cont'd )


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Submarine attack near Truk at 112,111

Japanese Ships
xAKL Konsan Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pompano, hits 7, on fire



xAKL Konsan Maru is sighted by SS Pompano
SS Pompano attacking on the surface
Dwight O. decides to submerge SS Pompano due to damage

This engagement went on for ages as both vessels slugged it out on the surface. Both crews deserve medals for this heroic action.

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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 86,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20
Ki-27b Nate x 11
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


I love it when Chinese troops are forced into the open!!

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 76
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 13 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 damaged


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


Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 1

The Japanese airforce has silenced all opposition above Singers, and now bombs at will.[:)]


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Morning Air attack on 11th Indian Division, at 49,76 , near Taiping

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-27b Nate x 46
Ki-51 Sonia x 18



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


Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Ouch!! I think the troops cut off in Northern Malaya are virtually out of supply as their losses are going up.

Good!! Will take me less time to mop up.

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Morning Air attack on Wuchow , at 76,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 9
Ki-36 Ida x 21
Ki-44 Tojo x 8
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 19



No Japanese losses


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


Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12

One last Blitz before the final assault!!

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Morning Air attack on 112th Infantry Regiment, at 56,54 , near Moulmein

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5



Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed

Those pests are still trying to get through!!!

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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes


Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 13


No Allied losses



Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

The sooner I can get some air cover down here the better[:(]

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 46,58

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G3M2 Nell x 28
G4M1 Betty x 13
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8


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

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius
DD Jupiter
xAK Congella



Aircraft Attacking:
28 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
25 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 10000 feet *
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet *
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 10000 feet *

So, after all that, not a SINGLE torpedo hit a target!?
Man, those crews have some explaining to do[:@]


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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38070 troops, 517 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 1402

Defending force 40402 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339

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


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


The siege continues. I must admit DH is picking his defence positions well![X(]
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Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20121 troops, 298 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 585

Defending force 10988 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 321

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 272

Allied adjusted defense: 127

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wuchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2163 casualties reported
Squads: 162 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 159 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (15 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
104th Division
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force

Excellent!! 23rd Army are doing the business. [:D]
Tea and Medals all round[8D]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 09, 42[/font]( cont'd )


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Ground combat at Batangas (79,78)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11590 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 395

Defending force 5507 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Japanese adjusted assault: 253

Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batangas !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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

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


Allied ground losses:
1041 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 38 (35 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 3


Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment
Kimura Det
9th Infantry Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
PAF Aviation

Great!! Another outpost in the Philippines falls.
I'm in no hurry to take down the Philippines, but things are trundling along according to expectations.[8D]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42[/font]

Summary of Important Events:-

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Submarine attack near Milne Bay at 98,135

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62

Allied Ships
xAK Wulin, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage



xAK Wulin is sighted by SS RO-62
SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Wulin

RO-62 strikes again!

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42 ( cont'd )[/font]

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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 86,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-27b Nate x 11
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Stay out in the open as long as you want, I need the bombing practice!![;)]

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 75
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 14 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged



Repair Shipyard hits 2
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2


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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14


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Morning Air attack on 110th RAF Base Force, at 49,76 , near Taiping

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-27b Nate x 37



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


Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Blair at 46,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G3M2 Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Congella, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Changte, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Alice Moller, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Finally hit something at last.!![8|]

[Empire101]

Hit them at last!![:D]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42 ( cont'd )[/font]


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Ground combat at 86,47 (near Sinyang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 960 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Defending force 6333 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Japanese adjusted assault: 134

Allied adjusted defense: 63

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)


Allied ground losses:
2595 casualties reported
Squads: 173 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 34 (19 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Units retreated 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

They won't get off my lawn!![:D]

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38128 troops, 517 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 1408

Defending force 40412 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1340

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


Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Trundling on. Wenchow is going to take some pummelling before it goes down.

DH has managed to sneak in 5000+ troops into Port Blair.[:(]

I can feel a few Bombardment missions will be required to dislodge that lot once Singer goes down

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 11, 42[/font]

Summary of important events:-


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Morning Air attack on 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Nice!![:)]


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21



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


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


Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 74
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 17 damaged



Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

A pretty poor result considering what flew, and 17 damaged!! Grrr[:@]
It was heavy rain though[8|]

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

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Amphibious Assault at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Tandjoengselor, 68,92

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



70mm T92 Howitzer lost overboard during unload of Yokosuka 4th SNLF


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Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hakuyo Maru, Shell hits 2
DD Yamagumo
DD Tachikaze
xAK Sydney Maru #2
AV Sanuki Maru
PB Nanpo Maru
PB Kiso Maru
PB Aso Maru #3
APD Nadakaze

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

Boo! Those CD's never usually hit anything except at Balikpapen. Ref!![:D]

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38208 troops, 517 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 1413

Defending force 40355 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1328

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


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



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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6117 troops, 47 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 1152

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 218

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 218 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsiaotso !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Why can't they all be as easy as this??[8|]


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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14055 troops, 174 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 567

Defending force 4473 troops, 124 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 152


Allied ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (9 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Assaulting units:
48th Division
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
11th PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion

Major assault next turn[:D]

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Ground combat at 49,76 (near Taiping)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31954 troops, 346 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1096

Defending force 1643 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Japanese adjusted assault: 448

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 448 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: op mode(-) <-- ( what on earth did I do there??!)

Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1673 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 134 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 3


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
5th Division
41st Infantry Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
25th Army
35th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
11th Indian Division
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
110th RAF Base Force

The British are falling to pieces in Northern Malaya[X(]

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Ground combat at 50,80 (near Malacca)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8416 troops, 55 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 265

Defending force 1472 troops, 23 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese adjusted assault: 291

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


Allied ground losses:
952 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (8 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
3/16th Punjab Battalion
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
11 Battery/3 HAA
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment

Supply and morale appear to be collapsing fast in Malaya.
Quieter turn, but troops have landed in Tarakan and Tandjoengselor. Tandjoengselor is empty and will fall tomorrow, and Tarakan a day or so after that!!

[bigred]

Tell Jean I said Hello...

[Empire101]

Okaaay.......[&:]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 42[/font]

Summary of important events:-


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Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

59 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
CL Sendai
DD Samidare
DD Minegumo
xAK Ayatosan Maru, Shell hits 1
DD Uranami
xAK Arimasan Maru

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


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

After several exchanges of gunfire, one of my transports went down [:(], but only after the troops had got ashore.

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Morning Air attack on 21st PA Infantry Division, at 79,75 (Lingayen)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 25



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 11th PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 11th PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 21st PA Infantry Division ...

The air assault on this base has paid dividends[8D]

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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 86,46 , near Nanyang

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Keep it up boys[:)]


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 72
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 15 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged


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


Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Singapore is at the mercy of Japanese bombers

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 42 ( cont'd )[/font]


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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38217 troops, 517 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 1412

Defending force 40331 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325


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


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Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8731 troops, 91 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 290

Defending force 4495 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 140

Japanese adjusted assault: 335

Allied adjusted defense: 45

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakhoi !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
982 casualties reported
Squads: 59 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (5 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
64th Chinese Corps

The 64th are finally pushed out... Huzzah!![:)]
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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15255 troops, 174 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 569

Defending force 4270 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 136

Japanese adjusted assault: 586

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 195 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
3103 casualties reported
Squads: 158 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 97 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 97 (97 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
48th Division
7th Tank Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion

The bombing of key Allied positions has paid dividends.[:)]

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Ground combat at 51,76 (near Kota Bharu)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11146 troops, 93 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Defending force 2351 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94

Japanese adjusted assault: 348

Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
567 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd Recon Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
15th Guards Regiment

Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
8th Indian Brigade

The CW crumbles everywhere in Northern Malaya.

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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1484 troops, 17 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 28

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengselor !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF


Tarakan is next on the hit list!!
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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1049 troops, 23 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Defending force 2652 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF

So now Tarakan is isolated and should fall tomorrow. Elsewhere the Empire rumbles on[;)]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 13, 42[/font]

Summary of Important Events;-


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Night Naval bombardment of Sambas at 57,88

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
DMS W-4


Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Port hits 46
Port supply hits 8

CA Kumano firing at West Borneo KNIL Battalion
CA Suzuya firing at Sambas
CA Mikuma firing at Sambas
CA Mogami firing at Sambas
DD Hagikaze firing at Sambas
DD Arashi firing at Sambas
DD Nowaki firing at Sambas Base Force
DD Maikaze firing at Sambas
DMS W-4 firing at Sambas

Soften them up in preparation!!



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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-51 Sonia x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11


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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 8


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23



No Japanese losses



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 27



Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 104,128

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5



Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 3


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

Pretty sure I chopped all three Catalinas.[:D]

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Morning Air attack on Finschhafen , at 100,126

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 13


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5


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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 8 damaged



Runway hits 2


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Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6



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



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 14

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




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Ground combat at 86,55 (near Kiukiang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 18035 troops, 142 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 627

Defending force 5518 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

Japanese adjusted assault: 431

Allied adjusted defense: 101

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
791 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2035 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
39th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army

Get the hell off my lawn!![;)]


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2725 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 1825 troops, 34 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Japanese adjusted assault: 109

Allied adjusted defense: 67

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Assaulting units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Rats!! I hoped to take them out completely. Will lower fatigue for one day and then hit them again[:(]

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Ground combat at Balabac (70,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 487 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

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 Balabac !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy


So all in all fairly quiet. Severe bombing going on in the Phillipines and Singers. Been at work today so its a bit rushed, and it will be for the next few days, got to keep the missus happy!![:D]

[vaspasian]

I getting flashbacks![X(]

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: vaspasian

I getting flashbacks![X(]

I would imagine you are still shellshocked by the experience!![;)]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 14, 42[/font]

Summary of important events:-


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Night Naval bombardment of Tarakan at 67,91

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio


Allied ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 19 (15 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Refinery hits 2
Oil hits 1
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 27
Port hits 22
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 4

BB Haruna firing at Tarakan
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kongo
BB Kongo firing at Tarakan
CA Atago firing at Tarakan
CA Takao firing at Tarakan
CL Jintsu firing at Tarakan
DD Hibiki firing at VII KNIL Battalion
DD Akatsuki firing at Tarakan Base Force
DD Arashio firing at Tarakan
DD Michishio firing at Tarakan
DD Oshio firing at Tarakan
DD Asashio firing at Tarakan

Hopefully that has softened them up enough now

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Amphibious Assault at Lolobato (79,102)

TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Lolobato, 79,102






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Amphibious Assault at Gasmata (103,127)

TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Gasmata, 103,127





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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
CA Kinugasa
CL Tama
DD Tadeshiwa
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
AMC Kiyosumi Maru

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


Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Well that was a bit disappointing!![:(]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 14, 42[/font]


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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)

TF 128 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125

Japanese ground losses:
325 casualties reported <---- ( Ouch!![:(] )
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


That was costly!! Still, we are now ashore at Rabaul!!
Banzai!!


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Submarine attack near Rockhampton at 100,152

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
TK Pan Europa, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage



TK Pan Europa is sighted by SS I-18
SS I-18 launches 2 torpedoes

The crippled giant tanker Pan Europa is stalked and sent to the bottom[8D]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 14, 42 (cont'd)[/font]

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Submarine attack near Maryborough at 97,158

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65

Allied Ships
TK Peik



TK Peik is sighted by SS RO-65
SS RO-65 launches 2 torpedoes

Drat!! Could have notched up two in one turn!!


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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 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 48
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged


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


Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 2

Singers writhes in agony under the constant daily aerial bombardment.




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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 4


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes




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Morning Air attack on Luganville , at 120,150

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 13
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18


No Allied losses



Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Now that I have some Mavis's operating in the area, I've found them. Now who is trying to bait who I wonder?