Burma
I have found 40 enemy bombers in Dacca AF. No CAP no flak. Perfect weather, 8k feet altitude all pilots with skill 70+, and what? Not even single hit to enemy planes. Zero, nada.
Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 122
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 37
Salmons
I have setup air trap near Tagula Island. Day earlier i found that Tagula have ~40 bombers so i send small TF(3xDD) close to island. I have also re base 250 fighters to Shorthands and they get order to LCAP destroyers. Plan work perfect. Allies lost almost 70 planes for lose of 6 A6M5 and 2 Ki-44. One pilot KIA and one WIA
Morning Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 106,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 104
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 16
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
TBF-1 Avenger x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 106,133
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 102
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 16
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 20
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD-3 Dauntless x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 15 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Isonami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 106,133
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 101
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 15
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 5
TBF-1 Avenger x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 4 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
DD Isonami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Sazanami
China
I have attack and lost. I will need to move some artillery and troops to get trough.
Ground combat at 82,39 (near Sian)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 46524 troops, 457 guns, 769 vehicles, Assault Value = 1776
Defending force 39701 troops, 318 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1475
Japanese adjusted assault: 1002
Allied adjusted defense: 1851
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2174 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 505 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
978 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
R&D
N1K1 Geroge advance to 4.43 today. Can i hold research process for next few days. I dont want to R&D it to safe engines.
