Well, it looks like a bad landing. Can you give us a run down on things?
Prep?
Type of transport (xAP, LSD, etc.)?
How many turns to unload?
How many ships loaded with only supply?
The 3rd (which I'm guessing is the 1st turn?) shows the unit having a supply minus, plus a disruption minus. To deal with the supply issue, have a bunch of ships in the same TF as the troops but that carry and unload only supply so that they unload lots of supply for the troops on the very first turn. Ships that have troops and supply unload all the troops first, then unload the supply.
The disruption is partly a function of what type of ships carry the troops and for how long they have been aboard. Assaulting a beach from xAP, for example, imparts a lot of disruption.
The shock attack is mandatory for all atolls and all islands of size 1 or size 2. But, it is only mandatory on the turn of landing. If you don't get all the troops ashore on the first turn, you can stop unloading and wait until the troops already ashore recover disruption (remember to cancel any attack orders). Of course if you are playing two day turns then, don't play two day turns!
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RE: 4 AUG 42
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RE: 4 AUG 42
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Well, it looks like a bad landing. Can you give us a run down on things?
Prep?
Type of transport (xAP, LSD, etc.)?
How many turns to unload?
How many ships loaded with only supply?
The 3rd (which I'm guessing is the 1st turn?) shows the unit having a supply minus, plus a disruption minus. To deal with the supply issue, have a bunch of ships in the same TF as the troops but that carry and unload only supply so that they unload lots of supply for the troops on the very first turn. Ships that have troops and supply unload all the troops first, then unload the supply.
The disruption is partly a function of what type of ships carry the troops and for how long they have been aboard. Assaulting a beach from xAP, for example, imparts a lot of disruption.
The shock attack is mandatory for all atolls and all islands of size 1 or size 2. But, it is only mandatory on the turn of landing. If you don't get all the troops ashore on the first turn, you can stop unloading and wait until the troops already ashore recover disruption (remember to cancel any attack orders). Of course if you are playing two day turns then, don't play two day turns!
Thanks for your thoughts/insight.
The task forces is 2DD 1AMC 2AK 5xAP 2xAK 4xAK-t…
Japan really doesn't have the shipping at this stage of the war to not use AP…
None of the ships were loaded supplies only. I've never done that before (nor felt the need or even thought about load-outs for an amphibious assault). I guess I just learned something new… Which helps slightly to reduce my overall ignorance. That must be a good thing - yes?
I could see that 0 supply thing and then a forced Shock… OK - I guess I can see the day-1 loss going down like that. But still - an entire division? That totally sucks!
And the 2nd day his forts go from 3 to 4… With all of those construction units he has there… I shoulda been pounding the airbase more...
I'm fully unloaded in two turns and on turn 2 you can see I'm 2X the supply required after that second disastrous shock attack...
OK - anyone else see anything? Just checking... This is a great learning opportunity for me and considering the price, I don't want to leave any answers to this lesson on the table. [:D]
TTFN,
Mike
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RE: 4 AUG 42
I shoulda been pounding the airbase more...
It is my [AFB] experience that landing on an Atoll not only takes sufficient forces to carry the day [addressing the emphasis on committing a division], but that like crossing a river it involves in my observations a totally random disruption die roll. Thus your comment that you should have been pounding the target is all so true .. but something had to be pounding away on the troops to get at least disruption if not disabled squads. The game can severely punish the attacker crossing a river or attacking an atoll with a random very high disruption die roll that if the defender is not also disrupted -- it results in the attacker facing huge losses.
One thing about disruption -- it only appears in the ground combat report as "(-) disruption" I pound away on any units I plan to attack via a river crossing / atoll attack if not just to get disruption on those units knowing that it is not reported in the bombing combat results. So a air attack combat report of 3 squads destroyed 5 disabled has some unknown disruption result. Something that has to happen to counter the assured disruption on the attacking units crossing a river or attacking an atoll.
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RE: 4 AUG 42
Also stacking limits. Even if you are not using the OPTIONAL stacking limits, the baseline game has stacking limits for atolls and islands. If you are on a 6,000 capacity atoll with a division that stacks at 14,000, then at the end of each turn (after combat) you will suffer a huge supply penalty for over stacking. Basically you would need to land supply each turn that you attack so that supply would be available for combat before the rest being taken in the penalty.
Also with regards to disruption, while I am sure the landing has some random factor built in for disruption (it seems everything in GG games has randomness attached to it: +1), the TF composition you cited will cause higher disruption. First off, xAP, xAK, xAKL, give very high disruption per day at sea. BTW, there is a table in the manual that shows how much disruption to expect per turn for each type of ship. I'm sure it gets randomized within that range but you can look and the differences.
Second, the players whom I have seen have success with carrying troops on the x type ships use a lot more of them than needed to haul the troops. However many it takes to carry the troops and the supplies you want, instead use four or five or six times that number! You are trying to get the troops to all unload in ONE DAY. One phase would be even better. And still use some ships to carry only supply as mentioned before. That way, on subsequent turns you will be unloading supply only, which will not trigger additional shock attacks. Using x type ships to land troops where no shock attack is required is easier because they can rest before attacking.
As you know the game is abstracting things. In this combat it was abstracted that the division was trashed at the water's edge: in the surf, on the beach in the tide, etc. Troops landing were not in combat condition (highly disrupted), and so on.
Also with regards to disruption, while I am sure the landing has some random factor built in for disruption (it seems everything in GG games has randomness attached to it: +1), the TF composition you cited will cause higher disruption. First off, xAP, xAK, xAKL, give very high disruption per day at sea. BTW, there is a table in the manual that shows how much disruption to expect per turn for each type of ship. I'm sure it gets randomized within that range but you can look and the differences.
Second, the players whom I have seen have success with carrying troops on the x type ships use a lot more of them than needed to haul the troops. However many it takes to carry the troops and the supplies you want, instead use four or five or six times that number! You are trying to get the troops to all unload in ONE DAY. One phase would be even better. And still use some ships to carry only supply as mentioned before. That way, on subsequent turns you will be unloading supply only, which will not trigger additional shock attacks. Using x type ships to land troops where no shock attack is required is easier because they can rest before attacking.
As you know the game is abstracting things. In this combat it was abstracted that the division was trashed at the water's edge: in the surf, on the beach in the tide, etc. Troops landing were not in combat condition (highly disrupted), and so on.
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05 AUG 42
05 Aug 42
It hurt my feelings to see a division die from attrition on Eniwetok. Mines I deployed last turn catch another enemy sub. That's a very poor consolation prize...
52nd Division Wiped Out at Eniwetok by attrition!!!
So also on this date I eliminated the remainder of Steve's troop on Roi-Namur via a deliberate attack.
Allied Unit(s) Wiped Out at Roi-Namur by attrition!!!!!!
A Shock attack at Moulmein spanks a Chinese division that can't have much left to it. The map show Steve still marching the remaining two Chinese Corps in Thailand to Moulmein also. The sooner they get there the sooner I can wack them.
At Pegu Steve's ground troops arrived at the end of last turn… I mighty big stack. Heavy and intense lo-level bombing attrits hundreds of his troops. Also - most of that stack is Chinese. Those troops really suck - even in large numbers. Steve tries a deliberate attack.
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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 172120 troops, 1241 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 7082
Defending force 67600 troops, 637 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 2259
Allied adjusted assault: 2094
Japanese adjusted defense: 3136
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2764 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 226 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled
Guns lost 45 (3 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
23130 casualties reported
Squads: 326 destroyed, 1595 disabled
Non Combat: 186 destroyed, 181 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 149 disabled
Guns lost 87 (43 destroyed, 44 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (3 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Assaulting units:
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
15th/1st Punjab Battalion
30th Chinese Corps
39th Indian Division
254th Armoured Brigade
50th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
17th Indian Division
69th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
46th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps
20th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
4th War Area
7th Group Army
24th Group Army
12th Group Army
33rd Group Army
34th Group Army
Defending units:
4th Guards Division
9th Division
12th Division
6th Guards Division
5th Guards Division
48th Road Const Co
55th Const Co
A series of naval attacks go off near Banjoewangi as Steve tries to go after my carriers that were supporting operations around Banjoewangi. Later some of my B5N2 get in some action but with bombs as my carriers are 7 hexes out...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 8,000 Yards
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 1
DD Isonami, Shell hits 3
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CL Newcastle
CL Concord, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hughes, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Walke
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Express
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
DD Nizam
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 39% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Nabeshima, Shunsaku crosses the 'T'
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 8,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CA Maya at 8,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Indianapolis at 8,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 8,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Hughes at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 4,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CL Kitakami at 4,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Encounter at 4,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 4,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 3,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Indianapolis at 3,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CL Concord at 3,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Isonami at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Nizam at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Fortune at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Walke at 3,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Isonami at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 6,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CL Oi at 6,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Indianapolis at 6,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Inazuma at 6,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Inazuma at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Ralph Talbot at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Hughes at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 8,000 yards
CA Indianapolis sunk by CL Oi at 8,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CL Concord at 8,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Fortune at 8,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Concord at 8,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CL Kitakami at 8,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Fortune at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Craven at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Walke at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 11,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Concord at 11,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 11,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Express at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Inazuma at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 13,000 yards
CL Concord engages CL Oi at 13,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Newcastle at 13,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Isonami at 13,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Express at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Encounter at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Walke at 13,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 13,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Concord at 13,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CL Newcastle at 13,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Isonami at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Fortune at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Ralph Talbot at 13,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 13,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 13,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CA Maya at 13,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Walke at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 4,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Ralph Talbot, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot sunk by DD Karukaya at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 9,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Craven at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Karukaya at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8
PB Sonan Maru #5
SC Ch 13
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 7,000 yards...
Range increases to 8,000 yards...
Range increases to 9,000 yards...
Range increases to 10,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Japanese ASW Combat TF evades combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 14,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Hachisu, Z. crosses the 'T'
DD Karukaya engages DD Encounter at 14,000 yards
Hachisu, Z. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
DD Walke engages DD Karukaya at 10,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 10,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Karukaya at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Karukaya at 9,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Karukaya at 9,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Express at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Karukaya at 15,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Karukaya at 15,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Craven at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Karukaya at 22,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 28,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8
PB Sonan Maru #5
SC Ch 13
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Japanese ASW Combat TF evades combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 20,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Isonami
Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 2
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam, Shell hits 1
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
DD Encounter collides with DD Fortune at 57 , 107
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 20,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 20,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Newcastle at 20,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 14,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 14,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 14,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 14,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 14,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Express at 14,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Inazuma at 14,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 12,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 12,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 12,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Walke at 12,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Hughes at 12,000 yards
Nabeshima, Shunsaku orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 9,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 9,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Newcastle at 9,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Walke engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 16,000 yards
CL Concord engages CL Oi at 16,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 16,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Express at 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Stewart at 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Craven at 16,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 21,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CA Maya at 21,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 21,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages DD Fortune at 21,000 yards
CL Oi engages DD Encounter at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 26,000 yards
Task forces break off...
I took the opportunity to purchase back a few destroyed ground units that should arrive in 20-30 days… Sigh!
It hurt my feelings to see a division die from attrition on Eniwetok. Mines I deployed last turn catch another enemy sub. That's a very poor consolation prize...
52nd Division Wiped Out at Eniwetok by attrition!!!
So also on this date I eliminated the remainder of Steve's troop on Roi-Namur via a deliberate attack.
Allied Unit(s) Wiped Out at Roi-Namur by attrition!!!!!!
A Shock attack at Moulmein spanks a Chinese division that can't have much left to it. The map show Steve still marching the remaining two Chinese Corps in Thailand to Moulmein also. The sooner they get there the sooner I can wack them.
At Pegu Steve's ground troops arrived at the end of last turn… I mighty big stack. Heavy and intense lo-level bombing attrits hundreds of his troops. Also - most of that stack is Chinese. Those troops really suck - even in large numbers. Steve tries a deliberate attack.
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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 172120 troops, 1241 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 7082
Defending force 67600 troops, 637 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 2259
Allied adjusted assault: 2094
Japanese adjusted defense: 3136
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2764 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 226 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled
Guns lost 45 (3 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
23130 casualties reported
Squads: 326 destroyed, 1595 disabled
Non Combat: 186 destroyed, 181 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 149 disabled
Guns lost 87 (43 destroyed, 44 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (3 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Assaulting units:
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
15th/1st Punjab Battalion
30th Chinese Corps
39th Indian Division
254th Armoured Brigade
50th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
17th Indian Division
69th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
46th Indian Brigade
5th Chinese Corps
20th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
4th War Area
7th Group Army
24th Group Army
12th Group Army
33rd Group Army
34th Group Army
Defending units:
4th Guards Division
9th Division
12th Division
6th Guards Division
5th Guards Division
48th Road Const Co
55th Const Co
A series of naval attacks go off near Banjoewangi as Steve tries to go after my carriers that were supporting operations around Banjoewangi. Later some of my B5N2 get in some action but with bombs as my carriers are 7 hexes out...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 8,000 Yards
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 1
DD Isonami, Shell hits 3
Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CL Newcastle
CL Concord, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hughes, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Walke
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Express
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
DD Nizam
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 39% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Nabeshima, Shunsaku crosses the 'T'
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 8,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CA Maya at 8,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Indianapolis at 8,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 8,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Hughes at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 4,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 4,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CL Kitakami at 4,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Encounter at 4,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 4,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 3,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Indianapolis at 3,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CL Concord at 3,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Isonami at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Nizam at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Fortune at 3,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Walke at 3,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Isonami at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Indianapolis at 6,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages CL Oi at 6,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Indianapolis at 6,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Inazuma at 6,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Inazuma at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Ralph Talbot at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Hughes at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 8,000 yards
CA Indianapolis sunk by CL Oi at 8,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CL Concord at 8,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Fortune at 8,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Concord at 8,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CL Kitakami at 8,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Isonami at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Fortune at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Craven at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Walke at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 11,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Concord at 11,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 11,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Express at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Inazuma at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 13,000 yards
CL Concord engages CL Oi at 13,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Newcastle at 13,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Isonami at 13,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Express at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Encounter at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Walke at 13,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 13,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Concord at 13,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CL Newcastle at 13,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Isonami at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Fortune at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Ralph Talbot at 13,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 13,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 13,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CA Maya at 13,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
DD Fortune engages DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Walke at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 4,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Ralph Talbot, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot sunk by DD Karukaya at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 9,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Craven at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Karukaya at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8
PB Sonan Maru #5
SC Ch 13
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 28% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 7,000 yards...
Range increases to 8,000 yards...
Range increases to 9,000 yards...
Range increases to 10,000 yards...
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Japanese ASW Combat TF evades combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 14,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Hachisu, Z. crosses the 'T'
DD Karukaya engages DD Encounter at 14,000 yards
Hachisu, Z. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
DD Walke engages DD Karukaya at 10,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 10,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Karukaya at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Karukaya at 9,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Karukaya at 9,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Express at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Karukaya at 15,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Karukaya at 15,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages DD Craven at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CL Concord engages DD Karukaya at 22,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Karukaya at 28,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8
PB Sonan Maru #5
SC Ch 13
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Newcastle
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Japanese ASW Combat TF evades combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 20,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Isonami
Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 2
CL Concord
DD Hughes
DD Walke
DD Craven
DD Stewart
DD Encounter, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
DD Express
DD Fortune
DD Nizam, Shell hits 1
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
DD Encounter collides with DD Fortune at 57 , 107
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 20,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 20,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Newcastle at 20,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 14,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 14,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 14,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 14,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 14,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Express at 14,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Inazuma at 14,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 12,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 12,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 12,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Inazuma at 12,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Walke at 12,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Hughes at 12,000 yards
Nabeshima, Shunsaku orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Maya at 9,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 9,000 yards
CA Maya engages CL Newcastle at 9,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Walke engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages CA Exeter at 16,000 yards
CL Concord engages CL Oi at 16,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 16,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Express at 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Stewart at 16,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Craven at 16,000 yards
DD Hughes engages DD Inazuma at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CL Oi engages CA Exeter at 21,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CA Maya at 21,000 yards
CA Maya engages DD Nizam at 21,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages DD Fortune at 21,000 yards
CL Oi engages DD Encounter at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards
CL Kitakami engages CA Exeter at 26,000 yards
Task forces break off...
I took the opportunity to purchase back a few destroyed ground units that should arrive in 20-30 days… Sigh!
TTFN,
Mike
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06 AUG 42
My login security picture was B5N1B1 - I thought that was pretty cool.
06 AUG 42
Steve tries to slip a sub up the river to Rangoon and it eats a mine.
At Eniwetok I'm going after his air field. I sweep a lot and run bombers low. The results are good enough that I expect Steve to pull out his aircraft from that island. All I can say is that that island will not get its forts up any higher than they are right now…
I continue hammering Steve's two stacks at Pegu and Rangoon with bombers.
I'm still working to get more bombers involved at Chungking. I'm getting a few hits on that base every turn but I'm not sure they are enough to stop his forts from building…
I slunk a pair of carriers down near Rabaul and they found a fist-full of xAP down by Shortlands. My air groups engaged them and a TF of 3 AM that were north of Rabaul.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 109,131
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
B5N1 Kate x 13
B5N2 Kate x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Aspasia Nomikos, Torpedo hits 1
DD Le Triomphant
AMC Monowai, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AM Moa
xAP Matua, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Comliebank
xAP Wahine
xAK Steel Worker
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
8 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
Massive explosion on xAP Matua
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,124
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A1 Val x 13
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
AM Cessnock, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AM Benalla, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Junee
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Benalla
Since I don't see any troops in the water from the xAP I'd guess they've already unloaded troops there…
At/near Soerabaja MB from Balikpapan go Port Attack (I figured some of Steve's SCTF he used the day B4 were damaged enough to need port facilities and I was pretty sure all of those ships needed bullets and beans) and plant a 800 kg AP bomb on the CA Exeter. A second strike from my carriers puts D3A1 on the CLs Concord and Newcastle. They place 4 on the Concord and 7 on the Newcastle. Heavy fires and damage but they are at Soerabaja so Steve might-could tuck them into port…
At Moulmein another Shock attack finally destroys the 55th Chinese Corps.
At Pegu Steve's stack bombards my troops. His troops get the worst of that… Must be a training issue with the tubes. Arty can be unforgiving if you don't point the tube towards the enemy…
06 AUG 42
Steve tries to slip a sub up the river to Rangoon and it eats a mine.
At Eniwetok I'm going after his air field. I sweep a lot and run bombers low. The results are good enough that I expect Steve to pull out his aircraft from that island. All I can say is that that island will not get its forts up any higher than they are right now…
I continue hammering Steve's two stacks at Pegu and Rangoon with bombers.
I'm still working to get more bombers involved at Chungking. I'm getting a few hits on that base every turn but I'm not sure they are enough to stop his forts from building…
I slunk a pair of carriers down near Rabaul and they found a fist-full of xAP down by Shortlands. My air groups engaged them and a TF of 3 AM that were north of Rabaul.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 109,131
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
B5N1 Kate x 13
B5N2 Kate x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Aspasia Nomikos, Torpedo hits 1
DD Le Triomphant
AMC Monowai, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AM Moa
xAP Matua, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Comliebank
xAP Wahine
xAK Steel Worker
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
8 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
Massive explosion on xAP Matua
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,124
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A1 Val x 13
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
AM Cessnock, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AM Benalla, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Junee
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Benalla
Since I don't see any troops in the water from the xAP I'd guess they've already unloaded troops there…
At/near Soerabaja MB from Balikpapan go Port Attack (I figured some of Steve's SCTF he used the day B4 were damaged enough to need port facilities and I was pretty sure all of those ships needed bullets and beans) and plant a 800 kg AP bomb on the CA Exeter. A second strike from my carriers puts D3A1 on the CLs Concord and Newcastle. They place 4 on the Concord and 7 on the Newcastle. Heavy fires and damage but they are at Soerabaja so Steve might-could tuck them into port…
At Moulmein another Shock attack finally destroys the 55th Chinese Corps.
At Pegu Steve's stack bombards my troops. His troops get the worst of that… Must be a training issue with the tubes. Arty can be unforgiving if you don't point the tube towards the enemy…
TTFN,
Mike
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RE: 06 AUG 42
Atolls are a be-yotch without APAs and LSTs. As an AFB who has done a lot of atoll assaults, many in 1942, I'd add your prep of 35 (per the 52ID screenshot) is way too low for this kind of invasion. I'm not sure what the magic number would have been, but probably at least 60 (that and more ships, with some xAK dedicated purely to supply). Also, including a well-prepped unit with shore party or naval support would have helped in unloading the ships more quickly, as would an amphib TF commander with a high land rating.
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CC
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CC
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RE: 4 AUG 42
ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks
ORIGINAL: witpqs
Well, it looks like a bad landing. Can you give us a run down on things?
Prep?
Type of transport (xAP, LSD, etc.)?
How many turns to unload?
How many ships loaded with only supply?
The 3rd (which I'm guessing is the 1st turn?) shows the unit having a supply minus, plus a disruption minus. To deal with the supply issue, have a bunch of ships in the same TF as the troops but that carry and unload only supply so that they unload lots of supply for the troops on the very first turn. Ships that have troops and supply unload all the troops first, then unload the supply.
The disruption is partly a function of what type of ships carry the troops and for how long they have been aboard. Assaulting a beach from xAP, for example, imparts a lot of disruption.
The shock attack is mandatory for all atolls and all islands of size 1 or size 2. But, it is only mandatory on the turn of landing. If you don't get all the troops ashore on the first turn, you can stop unloading and wait until the troops already ashore recover disruption (remember to cancel any attack orders). Of course if you are playing two day turns then, don't play two day turns!
Thanks for your thoughts/insight.
The task forces is 2DD 1AMC 2AK 5xAP 2xAK 4xAK-t…
Japan really doesn't have the shipping at this stage of the war to not use AP…
None of the ships were loaded supplies only. I've never done that before (nor felt the need or even thought about load-outs for an amphibious assault). I guess I just learned something new… Which helps slightly to reduce my overall ignorance. That must be a good thing - yes?
I could see that 0 supply thing and then a forced Shock… OK - I guess I can see the day-1 loss going down like that. But still - an entire division? That totally sucks!
And the 2nd day his forts go from 3 to 4… With all of those construction units he has there… I shoulda been pounding the airbase more...
I'm fully unloaded in two turns and on turn 2 you can see I'm 2X the supply required after that second disastrous shock attack...
OK - anyone else see anything? Just checking... This is a great learning opportunity for me and considering the price, I don't want to leave any answers to this lesson on the table. [:D]
Atolls will require much work to prep for the landings as well. Multiple bombardments, lots of air strikes on fields and troops to run down morale and get disruption high. My opponent tried a few quickies early, got thumped, and then did things much more slowly the next few and got much better results. It's at least 2-3 weeks of dedicated bombardments from sea and air before even landing, then lots the day of landing and all of the other stuff mentioned above. Supply is especially key as is unloading time. So use those few LSD and AMC plus double what you would normally carry a division with using AK-t and forget about the xAP altogether.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
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Regarding tropical islands
Yup - looks like I came in ignorant on the amphibious thing. Thanks everyone, for the tips and thoughts.
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07 AUG 42
07 AUG 42
A whole lotta bombing going on @ Rangoon, Pegu, and Palembang. Other than that it's kinda quite in the Burma/Java/Sumatra regions. Well - I did plant a bomb on the CA Exeter at Soerabaja but that was it. I'm seriously puttin a hurtin on those ground troops @ Pegu - much worse than what I've been able to do at Rangoon. I wonder why that is - Urban VS open hex?
At Chungking my LCU are back up around 7200.
Over near Kavieng where my carrier group is, Steve unleashes his 4E bombers. There's a whole lotta splashing going on as those 500 lb. bombs hit the water. I'm just glad none of them hit my carriers. I chew up a few bombers (certainly not a lot). 7 SBD-3 come over unescorted and two of my pilots make ace status. Then come 8 PBY-5 w/o escorts. Now PA scare the crap outta me 'cause I've used mine to pretty good effect against Steve. The PBY-5 don't make it through my CAP. Later a flight of Beaufighter Ic come out to play and they shoot up my CS Nisshin and score a couple of bomb hits. The CS is still in pretty good shape though...
So along with unleashing a bunch of aircraft from Rabaul, Steve also runs a small SCTF out to the last known location of my carriers. I beat up the CA Louiseville and the CLs Adelaide & Leander.
Those 4E still scare the crap outta me tho... Time to move my carriers someplace else.
A whole lotta bombing going on @ Rangoon, Pegu, and Palembang. Other than that it's kinda quite in the Burma/Java/Sumatra regions. Well - I did plant a bomb on the CA Exeter at Soerabaja but that was it. I'm seriously puttin a hurtin on those ground troops @ Pegu - much worse than what I've been able to do at Rangoon. I wonder why that is - Urban VS open hex?
At Chungking my LCU are back up around 7200.
Over near Kavieng where my carrier group is, Steve unleashes his 4E bombers. There's a whole lotta splashing going on as those 500 lb. bombs hit the water. I'm just glad none of them hit my carriers. I chew up a few bombers (certainly not a lot). 7 SBD-3 come over unescorted and two of my pilots make ace status. Then come 8 PBY-5 w/o escorts. Now PA scare the crap outta me 'cause I've used mine to pretty good effect against Steve. The PBY-5 don't make it through my CAP. Later a flight of Beaufighter Ic come out to play and they shoot up my CS Nisshin and score a couple of bomb hits. The CS is still in pretty good shape though...
So along with unleashing a bunch of aircraft from Rabaul, Steve also runs a small SCTF out to the last known location of my carriers. I beat up the CA Louiseville and the CLs Adelaide & Leander.
Those 4E still scare the crap outta me tho... Time to move my carriers someplace else.
TTFN,
Mike
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8 AUG 42
8 AUG 42
Steve does some night-time fire-bombing of Rangoon. Light rain in the hex probably helps as fires are low. This turn I’ve diverted a fighter AG for night-time cover.
Steve is unloading troops @ Wewak…
Standard air campaign on my part. I'm rotating air groups so it will probably be a bit lite here and there as I work through the process.
I’m pushing troops to Chungking – especially engineers… I’m scraping the barrel. I think they might be a bit more important in this siege. I’ve also almost got the support I need to start ramping up air operations for this base. I need to bomb it to rubble.
I’m close to the PP I need to free another division for use in the pacific.
Steve did a bombardment @ Rangoon that was painful on his end. It’s weird to see either side lose 55 squads of INF with another 56 disabled on a bombardment attack. I *think* that may be because he’s either low in supply or has a lot of disruption/fatigue or poor moral?
Steve does some night-time fire-bombing of Rangoon. Light rain in the hex probably helps as fires are low. This turn I’ve diverted a fighter AG for night-time cover.
Steve is unloading troops @ Wewak…
Standard air campaign on my part. I'm rotating air groups so it will probably be a bit lite here and there as I work through the process.
I’m pushing troops to Chungking – especially engineers… I’m scraping the barrel. I think they might be a bit more important in this siege. I’ve also almost got the support I need to start ramping up air operations for this base. I need to bomb it to rubble.
I’m close to the PP I need to free another division for use in the pacific.
Steve did a bombardment @ Rangoon that was painful on his end. It’s weird to see either side lose 55 squads of INF with another 56 disabled on a bombardment attack. I *think* that may be because he’s either low in supply or has a lot of disruption/fatigue or poor moral?
TTFN,
Mike
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9 AUG 42
9 AUG
Air cover @ Rangoon spanks and disrupts Steve’s night bombing attacks.
More engineers arrive @ Bangkok so I can fly additional air groups from Thailand.
I get in a little sub action of my own near Ramree with the I-158. Why the CO’s gotta surface to shoot his gunz against the Honolulan? I hear sinking sounds but no troops. I keep seeing small units north of Rangoon/Pegu so my WAG is that Steve is dragging every unit he has into the Burma Melee through Ramree. I’ve still got all of those troops from Manila. Maybe I should drop them off at Ramree Island? Hmmm – 3500AV of troops in my back-area would sure make me squeal… I wonder if Steve’s has a high tenor voice?
Submarine attack near Ramree Island at 54,48
Japanese Ships
SS I-158
Allied Ships
xAKL Santa Ana, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Santa Ana is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Santa Ana
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Submarine attack near Ramree Island at 54,48
Japanese Ships
SS I-158, hits 4
Allied Ships
xAKL Honolulan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Honolulan is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 attacking xAKL Honolulan on the surface
Okano V. decides to submerge SS I-158 due to damage
Rangoon gets off lite on my day-bombing attacks of Steve’s stacks. Pegu still takes a lickin’.
Chungking gets a real bombing attack – the first of many to come.
Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 15
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Air cover @ Rangoon spanks and disrupts Steve’s night bombing attacks.
More engineers arrive @ Bangkok so I can fly additional air groups from Thailand.
I get in a little sub action of my own near Ramree with the I-158. Why the CO’s gotta surface to shoot his gunz against the Honolulan? I hear sinking sounds but no troops. I keep seeing small units north of Rangoon/Pegu so my WAG is that Steve is dragging every unit he has into the Burma Melee through Ramree. I’ve still got all of those troops from Manila. Maybe I should drop them off at Ramree Island? Hmmm – 3500AV of troops in my back-area would sure make me squeal… I wonder if Steve’s has a high tenor voice?
Submarine attack near Ramree Island at 54,48
Japanese Ships
SS I-158
Allied Ships
xAKL Santa Ana, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Santa Ana is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Santa Ana
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Submarine attack near Ramree Island at 54,48
Japanese Ships
SS I-158, hits 4
Allied Ships
xAKL Honolulan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Honolulan is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 attacking xAKL Honolulan on the surface
Okano V. decides to submerge SS I-158 due to damage
Rangoon gets off lite on my day-bombing attacks of Steve’s stacks. Pegu still takes a lickin’.
Chungking gets a real bombing attack – the first of many to come.
Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 15
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
TTFN,
Mike
Mike
RE: 9 AUG 42
I keep seeing small units north of Rangoon/Pegu so my WAG is that Steve is dragging every unit he has into the Burma Melee through Ramree. I’ve still got all of those troops from Manila. Maybe I should drop them off at Ramree Island? Hmmm – 3500AV of troops in my back-area would sure make me squeal… I wonder if Steve’s has a high tenor voice?
Anything behind lines wil bring out the falsetto. Even if it's only in the morning shower. Go for it. [;)]
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10 AUG 42
10 AUG 42
The I-164 hits an AG about 9 hexes SW of Denpasar @ 53,116… What’s an AG doing out there?
I pound the SS Snapper near Tabiteuea – 22 hits and one was a really good one. The report calls it “heavy damage.”
The Tarpon pays back by tapping my XAK Tamagawa Maru near Toyohara.
Steve goes to day-time high altitude bombing @ Rangoon… I guess I need to run some high-altitude CAP…
I think I need to replace a sub commander…
Submarine attack near Akyab at 54,44
Japanese Ships
SS RO-34
Allied Ships
xAKL Oklahoman
xAKL Oklahoman is sighted by SS RO-34
Captain of SS RO-34 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Chungking is now in my bombing routine.
I tap the CA Exeter, CL Concord, and DD Fortune @ Soerabaja flying Port Attack.
The I-164 hits an AG about 9 hexes SW of Denpasar @ 53,116… What’s an AG doing out there?
I pound the SS Snapper near Tabiteuea – 22 hits and one was a really good one. The report calls it “heavy damage.”
The Tarpon pays back by tapping my XAK Tamagawa Maru near Toyohara.
Steve goes to day-time high altitude bombing @ Rangoon… I guess I need to run some high-altitude CAP…
I think I need to replace a sub commander…
Submarine attack near Akyab at 54,44
Japanese Ships
SS RO-34
Allied Ships
xAKL Oklahoman
xAKL Oklahoman is sighted by SS RO-34
Captain of SS RO-34 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Chungking is now in my bombing routine.
I tap the CA Exeter, CL Concord, and DD Fortune @ Soerabaja flying Port Attack.
TTFN,
Mike
Mike
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11 AUG 42
11 AUG 42
I’m seeing enemy ships skirting Port Blair from my PA flying Naval Search so I take out the task force I was using for bombardment @ Rangoon. Steve musta dropped mines with a sub at the hex containing the river mouth to the port of Rangoon. The TF sweep 7 and the Furutaka kisses a mine lightly – very minor damage. I’ve got a DMS @ Rangoon so I’ll send it out to sweep up hex 54,54.
At Palembang I’ve been flying airfield missions @ 15k. And getting good hits. I’ve pulled a lot of the better pilots to use near Burma and refilled with pilots in the 50 experience range and skillsets in the 50-60 range. I drop the altitude to 10k to compensate and will see how that works.
Bombing Chungking I tap 3 A-29A on the ground in multiple airfield attacks. I thought this AF was empty… AF damage shows 20% with the mouse.
@ Pegu I’m really tapping into Steve’s ground forces with my bombers (have been since he moved them into Pegu). I think I’m averaging about 3-4 hundred casualties per day. Most show up as disabled but if you keep smashing at them they just wither away…
Steve is rotating a few bombers around my airfields in Burma. I’ve increased CAP for fighters flying escort mission out of the bases. It’s not like Steve has a lot of fighters in the area anyway…
@ Soerabaja bombers out of Balikpapan tap the CA Exeter with another bomb. I’ve got subs in the area but the damage shows heavy fires and heavy damage. And I’ve been planting a bomb or two in her for a few turns… Steve’ll probably scuttle it but ya never know.
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 13 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Just across the river from Chungking Steve has a Chinese Corps and an HQ unit. Both look to be in poor shape. I ordered a deliberate attack last turn and both sides kinda rattled their sabers and gave each other the finger. This turn I’m flying in supplies plus I’ve ordered a shock attack.
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Ground combat at 75,46 (near Chungking)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3516 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 2518 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Japanese adjusted assault: 58
Allied adjusted defense: 43
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
39th Group Army
I’m seeing enemy ships skirting Port Blair from my PA flying Naval Search so I take out the task force I was using for bombardment @ Rangoon. Steve musta dropped mines with a sub at the hex containing the river mouth to the port of Rangoon. The TF sweep 7 and the Furutaka kisses a mine lightly – very minor damage. I’ve got a DMS @ Rangoon so I’ll send it out to sweep up hex 54,54.
At Palembang I’ve been flying airfield missions @ 15k. And getting good hits. I’ve pulled a lot of the better pilots to use near Burma and refilled with pilots in the 50 experience range and skillsets in the 50-60 range. I drop the altitude to 10k to compensate and will see how that works.
Bombing Chungking I tap 3 A-29A on the ground in multiple airfield attacks. I thought this AF was empty… AF damage shows 20% with the mouse.
@ Pegu I’m really tapping into Steve’s ground forces with my bombers (have been since he moved them into Pegu). I think I’m averaging about 3-4 hundred casualties per day. Most show up as disabled but if you keep smashing at them they just wither away…
Steve is rotating a few bombers around my airfields in Burma. I’ve increased CAP for fighters flying escort mission out of the bases. It’s not like Steve has a lot of fighters in the area anyway…
@ Soerabaja bombers out of Balikpapan tap the CA Exeter with another bomb. I’ve got subs in the area but the damage shows heavy fires and heavy damage. And I’ve been planting a bomb or two in her for a few turns… Steve’ll probably scuttle it but ya never know.
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 13 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Just across the river from Chungking Steve has a Chinese Corps and an HQ unit. Both look to be in poor shape. I ordered a deliberate attack last turn and both sides kinda rattled their sabers and gave each other the finger. This turn I’m flying in supplies plus I’ve ordered a shock attack.
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Ground combat at 75,46 (near Chungking)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3516 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 2518 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Japanese adjusted assault: 58
Allied adjusted defense: 43
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
39th Group Army
TTFN,
Mike
Mike
RE: 11 AUG 42
What is your timeline for taking Palembang?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
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RE: 11 AUG 42
Wow! Did I miss the explanation of why this is going to take so long?
If so just let me know and I'll check it out. If not, why!?!
At this point no matter what he has you should have a good corps of mobile troops available. Being in late 44 I am seeing the difficulty of not having enough oil/fuel now and even a week's more worth of Palembang fuel is worth more than any spot outside the Home Islands.
If so just let me know and I'll check it out. If not, why!?!
At this point no matter what he has you should have a good corps of mobile troops available. Being in late 44 I am seeing the difficulty of not having enough oil/fuel now and even a week's more worth of Palembang fuel is worth more than any spot outside the Home Islands.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: 11 AUG 42
When You write December 42 i have to check if You are playing Japan or Allies.
Note that every month of not having Palembang cost you ~300000 fuel. Most of players is taking Palembang during amphibious bonus. So in December 42 they are producing fuel there for ~9 months, so they produce during that time 2700000 tons of fuel. Also You lost during that time ~300000 supplies(if in that game refineries produce supplies) and any oil that was not used in refineries.
I dont know why You not take Palembang earlier but i hope it was something very important.
If we take big picture Palembang is probably most important hex on map to capture during Japanese offensive in early 42. Entire war start because Japan desperately need fuel after USA embargo
I hope you will taking it fast and with minimal damage to oil wells and refineries.
It can be very interesting time. Feel subscribed.
Note that every month of not having Palembang cost you ~300000 fuel. Most of players is taking Palembang during amphibious bonus. So in December 42 they are producing fuel there for ~9 months, so they produce during that time 2700000 tons of fuel. Also You lost during that time ~300000 supplies(if in that game refineries produce supplies) and any oil that was not used in refineries.
I dont know why You not take Palembang earlier but i hope it was something very important.
If we take big picture Palembang is probably most important hex on map to capture during Japanese offensive in early 42. Entire war start because Japan desperately need fuel after USA embargo
I hope you will taking it fast and with minimal damage to oil wells and refineries.
It can be very interesting time. Feel subscribed.
"Only the Dead Have Seen the End of War"
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13 AUG 42
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 13, 42
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Sub attack near Mergui at 51,61
Japanese Ships
xAK England Maru
xAK Bengal Maru
SC Ch 33
Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 3
SS KX launches 2 torpedoes at xAK England Maru
KX bottoming out ....
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
Steve is beefing up his sub patrols. I'm doing the same.
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet
I've been doing a lot of sweeping. Time to do some bombing...
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 51
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 31000 feet
Steve normally has a token 2-3 fighters on CAP...
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
Just keeping Steve honest here.
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
CAP engaged:
35th FG/39th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Token CAP meets 31 Tojo... I bet that sucked.
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Morning Air attack on Red Chinese Army, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 43,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 38500 feet
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 32
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
ACME Foxhole Maker - Made by Japan (Patent pending)
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 55
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 62
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar II: 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 10 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 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 31000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 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 9
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 43
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 30th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 85th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 85th Chinese Corps ...
Do you know how chickens drown in the rain?
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 22nd (East African) Brigade, at 47,92 (Lahat)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 46th Indian Brigade, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 46th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 46th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 6 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
32 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 82nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mergui at 51,61
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Celebes Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
I've gotta dislike for Port Blair.
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Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed
CAP engaged:
78th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
No escort for his bombers... This didn't work in Europe either...
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Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
78th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
G3M2 Nell x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Chinese Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 53
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 23 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Concord, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
35 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
I might have to switch from Port attack soon. I'm getting infrequant hits. I can see a
couple of CL in the mouse-over but I don't seem to be getting the killing hits.
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Afternoon Air attack on 46th Indian Brigade, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Mergui at 51,61
Japanese Ships
xAK England Maru
xAK Bengal Maru
SC Ch 33
Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 3
SS KX launches 2 torpedoes at xAK England Maru
KX bottoming out ....
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 33 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
Steve is beefing up his sub patrols. I'm doing the same.
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet
I've been doing a lot of sweeping. Time to do some bombing...
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 51
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 31000 feet
Steve normally has a token 2-3 fighters on CAP...
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
Just keeping Steve honest here.
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
CAP engaged:
35th FG/39th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Token CAP meets 31 Tojo... I bet that sucked.
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Morning Air attack on Red Chinese Army, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 43,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 38500 feet
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 32
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
ACME Foxhole Maker - Made by Japan (Patent pending)
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 55
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 62
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar II: 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 10 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 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 31000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 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 9
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 43
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 30th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 85th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 59th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 85th Chinese Corps ...
Do you know how chickens drown in the rain?
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 22nd (East African) Brigade, at 47,92 (Lahat)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 46th Indian Brigade, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 46th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 46th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 6 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
32 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 82nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mergui at 51,61
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Celebes Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
I've gotta dislike for Port Blair.
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Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed
CAP engaged:
78th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
No escort for his bombers... This didn't work in Europe either...
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Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
78th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
G3M2 Nell x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 42nd Chinese Corps, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 53
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 23 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Concord, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
35 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
I might have to switch from Port attack soon. I'm getting infrequant hits. I can see a
couple of CL in the mouse-over but I don't seem to be getting the killing hits.
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Afternoon Air attack on 46th Indian Brigade, at 55,53 (Pegu)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
TTFN,
Mike
Mike