Wild Sheep Chase - obvert (J) vs JocMeister (A)

[koniu]

STRAT BOMBING: Shanghai is nailed for the loss of ~50 HI factories. I'll begin moving a few NF in, but of course I can't cover everything with them. Too bad the fleet flak doesn't take part in the calculation for the base, as there is A LOT here.

If i remember correctly ships anchored in ports use their AA guns to defend base with 50% efficiency

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: koniu

STRAT BOMBING: Shanghai is nailed for the loss of ~50 HI factories. I'll begin moving a few NF in, but of course I can't cover everything with them. Too bad the fleet flak doesn't take part in the calculation for the base, as there is A LOT here.

If i remember correctly ships anchored in ports use their AA guns to defend base with 50% efficiency

Interesting. No hits at all during the night, but most of the feet is here, so at 50% there should still be more flak than at Tokyo.

Do ships in hex but docked also add to the base AA?

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

are you really building only 12 ac daily??? and 106 engines???[X(]

Not sure what is up with that report, but all production is on as normal. Maybe it was a slow day at the factories? Hirohito's birthday? [;)]

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

are you really building only 12 ac daily??? and 106 engines???[X(]

Not sure what is up with that report, but all production is on as normal. Maybe it was a slow day at the factories? Hirohito's birthday? [;)]

That was in April. Gotta be something else.

[koniu]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: koniu

STRAT BOMBING: Shanghai is nailed for the loss of ~50 HI factories. I'll begin moving a few NF in, but of course I can't cover everything with them. Too bad the fleet flak doesn't take part in the calculation for the base, as there is A LOT here.

If i remember correctly ships anchored in ports use their AA guns to defend base with 50% efficiency

Interesting. No hits at all during the night, but most of the feet is here, so at 50% there should still be more flak than at Tokyo.

Do ships in hex but docked also add to the base AA?

6.1 TASK FORCES AND SHIPS
Ships begin scenarios either in TFs, or “at anchor” in a port. Ships that are at anchor will not
move, but they will defend the base if attacked, adding half their AA firepower to the base in
defense of the port.

So it look that they fire only if port is attacked

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: koniu

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: koniu



If i remember correctly ships anchored in ports use their AA guns to defend base with 50% efficiency

Interesting. No hits at all during the night, but most of the feet is here, so at 50% there should still be more flak than at Tokyo.

Do ships in hex but docked also add to the base AA?

6.1 TASK FORCES AND SHIPS
Ships begin scenarios either in TFs, or “at anchor” in a port. Ships that are at anchor will not
move, but they will defend the base if attacked, adding half their AA firepower to the base in
defense of the port.

So it look that they fire only if port is attacked

Thanks koniu. Could have sworn Alfred wrote this post!

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]18 - 19 February 1945[/font]
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EDIT: The STRAT BOMBING post above is edited. It's interesting to see what has happened over 10 months of the B-29 being active in game. I'll post some numbers to show the destruction achieved after this update.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]DEI:[/font] I sent in some Georges and Oscars to hit the milkruns in the DEI. Firstly, in a stroke of bad luck, some of the strafing B-25s show up first and their forward firing defensive guns chew up the fighters, even though outnumbered 3:1. Also, after getting damaged 3 pilots decide to ram a few planes for the Emperor. Not much was left for the later bombing runs, and on the day 15 fighters are lost for 5 bombers. So much for that idea.

Also, Graces flying from Peleliu find a convoy, but it's outside their search arc!! They get a good look at it, somehow, and fly in the afternoon right into a massive LR CAP from Yap. About 30 are lost for no hits. No other planes are in the area to have found these so I have no idea if I can trust search arcs at all.

On the 19th the revenge strike on Saumlaki, which based the Georges for the previous day, was set at 6k and more bombers were lost to balloons than to the fighters the previous day! About ~10 are lost to ops out of the 140 or so planes that struck the base on the day. [:D]

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]STRAT BOMBING:[/font] The beasts hit Changsha in their continuing clean-up of Chinese industry. Only a few points of HI left at Changsha.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]RECON: [/font] Some new recon in Central China.

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Allied Aircraft sighted over Kweiyang
Allied Recon sighted over Wuchow
Allied Aircraft sighted over Tuyun
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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]LUZON: [/font] Bataan falls, and the 4E and 2E concentrate on the South while the fields are fixed in the North. This allows some important removals. All of the divisions on the island are now between 66-80 exp. So far the 6th has been completely flown out, the 56th is 50% out, the 107th is 60% out, and several others are around 20-30% out. Jocke will be not so pleased about that, but the Allied bombers have concentrated on troops and fields in the South and Laong, San Fernando and Vigan fixed enough to fly troops out. High ops losses, and my transport pools are at 0 for all airframes, but for experienced unrestricted divisions I'll make a good many sacrifices.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]HOME ISLANDS: [/font] I just realized the islands off the SW coast of Kyushu are under the Southern Army HQ!!! Who's idea was that?!? Doesn't make any sense when the entire island of Formosa is General Defense! It really complicates matters as I'll have to pay PPs to send troops there, even for the little garrisons I've planned. It has to be done, but it really is too bad.

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Night Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 16

No Allied losses

Heavy Industry hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Force , at 74,116 (Moa)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 12
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-303 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-IV Oscar (19 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

Banzai! - Kira M. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1D Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Kawato H. in a N1K2-J George rams a PBJ-1D Mitchell for the Emperor
Banzai! - Kizuka T. in a Ki-43-IV Oscar rams a PBJ-1D Mitchell for the Emperor

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Force , at 74,116 (Moa)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 3
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yap at 96,94

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B7A2 Grace x 31

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 19 destroyed

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR February 19, 45
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Morning Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 8
PV-1 Ventura x 14
Mitchell III x 3
PV-1 Ventura x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 2 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 28

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11324 troops, 222 guns, 352 vehicles, Assault Value = 423

Defending force 4256 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 223

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
755 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 79 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division

Defending units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit
25th Ind. Engineer Regiment
62nd Construction Battalion
4th JNAF Coy
15th Base Force

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Reinforcements:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]E Mokuto arrives at Tokyo
52nd Air Division arrives at Tokyo
53rd Air Division arrives at Keijo
2nd RF Gun Battalion arrives at Tokyo
Chugoku JNAF Base Force arrives at Shanghai
K-1 Hikotai arrives at Matsuyama
K-254 Hikotai arrives at Matsuyama[/font]

Losses: none.

Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Previous report of sinking of BB Mississippi incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]These guys are coming soon, but I don't know if I'll be able to make enough to do much. Only 30 factories in R n D and I'm loath to change out any others due to supply. It puts into question the many light bombers groups I'd planned to sue with these specialists. Now I may have to drag out the Ann, the Mary and the Sonia. [/font]
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[FeurerKrieg]

HOME ISLANDS: I just realized the islands off the SW coast of Kyushu are under the Southern Army HQ!!! Who's idea was that?!? Doesn't make any sense when the entire island of Formosa is General Defense! It really complicates matters as I'll have to pay PPs to send troops there, even for the little garrisons I've planned. It has to be done, but it really is too bad.

Hi Obvert - great AAR. I really need to get back to work on mine.

To the point above, somewhere I read that you can switch those bases over to General Defense by taking a small, cheap (PP), unit, un-restrict it, move it to the base you want to flip, change it back to Gen Def, then you will be able to change the base. Rinse and repeat for each base you want to make GD. I don't think it costs much to change the base, and then you can use air trans to move units to those islands without having to buy PPs for each unit.

Just a thought.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg

HOME ISLANDS: I just realized the islands off the SW coast of Kyushu are under the Southern Army HQ!!! Who's idea was that?!? Doesn't make any sense when the entire island of Formosa is General Defense! It really complicates matters as I'll have to pay PPs to send troops there, even for the little garrisons I've planned. It has to be done, but it really is too bad.

Hi Obvert - great AAR. I really need to get back to work on mine.

To the point above, somewhere I read that you can switch those bases over to General Defense by taking a small, cheap (PP), unit, un-restrict it, move it to the base you want to flip, change it back to Gen Def, then you will be able to change the base. Rinse and repeat for each base you want to make GD. I don't think it costs much to change the base, and then you can use air trans to move units to those islands without having to buy PPs for each unit.

Just a thought.

Thanks. Glad you're finding something here.

Yeah, I've done the switch several times on various other islands near the HI, but with these I only really want to put naval guard units there anyway. So it's using too many PPs either way, if you see what I mean. I'll probably switch a few and then see if some small units come back I can change as they arrive for a lower PP cost to save there. I am literally always at zero in PPs, from day one.

[mind_messing]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg

HOME ISLANDS: I just realized the islands off the SW coast of Kyushu are under the Southern Army HQ!!! Who's idea was that?!? Doesn't make any sense when the entire island of Formosa is General Defense! It really complicates matters as I'll have to pay PPs to send troops there, even for the little garrisons I've planned. It has to be done, but it really is too bad.

Hi Obvert - great AAR. I really need to get back to work on mine.

To the point above, somewhere I read that you can switch those bases over to General Defense by taking a small, cheap (PP), unit, un-restrict it, move it to the base you want to flip, change it back to Gen Def, then you will be able to change the base. Rinse and repeat for each base you want to make GD. I don't think it costs much to change the base, and then you can use air trans to move units to those islands without having to buy PPs for each unit.

Just a thought.

Thanks. Glad you're finding something here.

Yeah, I've done the switch several times on various other islands near the HI, but with these I only really want to put naval guard units there anyway. So it's using too many PPs either way, if you see what I mean. I'll probably switch a few and then see if some small units come back I can change as they arrive for a lower PP cost to save there. I am literally always at zero in PPs, from day one.

To add to this, the PP cost is determined on the port and airstrip size. A small 1,1 base will cost a day or two of PP's, a bigger base will cost much, much more. That means it's only really effective for the small bases around Japan.

What is worthwhile, however, is building the small bases up using air-transported engineers and flying the General Defence restricted air units out to operate from these bases.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg




Hi Obvert - great AAR. I really need to get back to work on mine.

To the point above, somewhere I read that you can switch those bases over to General Defense by taking a small, cheap (PP), unit, un-restrict it, move it to the base you want to flip, change it back to Gen Def, then you will be able to change the base. Rinse and repeat for each base you want to make GD. I don't think it costs much to change the base, and then you can use air trans to move units to those islands without having to buy PPs for each unit.

Just a thought.

Thanks. Glad you're finding something here.

Yeah, I've done the switch several times on various other islands near the HI, but with these I only really want to put naval guard units there anyway. So it's using too many PPs either way, if you see what I mean. I'll probably switch a few and then see if some small units come back I can change as they arrive for a lower PP cost to save there. I am literally always at zero in PPs, from day one.

To add to this, the PP cost is determined on the port and airstrip size. A small 1,1 base will cost a day or two of PP's, a bigger base will cost much, much more. That means it's only really effective for the small bases around Japan.

What is worthwhile, however, is building the small bases up using air-transported engineers and flying the General Defence restricted air units out to operate from these bases.

That is how I've done it. The cheapest unit I've found is an AF Coy, especially if I get them as they're rebuilding. A few of the bases have a bigger port, or port and airfield, and so cost more. All of this is just a drain on getting units put together that have pieces in various HQs, getting some more bought back and everything else I need PPs for.

I think as the situation becomes more desperate for Japan the PPs should increase, as there would be less reason to keep units restricted if they are needed in vital defensive areas, like Hokkaido, Okinawa and the Bonins for instance. Some stuff can't fly.

In a similar situation for the Allies I think PPs should increase if Japan crosses the LOD in India or OZ, or invades the West Coast. There is no way troops would be held back i these situations.

[mind_messing]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

ORIGINAL: obvert




Thanks. Glad you're finding something here.

Yeah, I've done the switch several times on various other islands near the HI, but with these I only really want to put naval guard units there anyway. So it's using too many PPs either way, if you see what I mean. I'll probably switch a few and then see if some small units come back I can change as they arrive for a lower PP cost to save there. I am literally always at zero in PPs, from day one.

To add to this, the PP cost is determined on the port and airstrip size. A small 1,1 base will cost a day or two of PP's, a bigger base will cost much, much more. That means it's only really effective for the small bases around Japan.

What is worthwhile, however, is building the small bases up using air-transported engineers and flying the General Defence restricted air units out to operate from these bases.

That is how I've done it. The cheapest unit I've found is an AF Coy, especially if I get them as they're rebuilding. A few of the bases have a bigger port, or port and airfield, and so cost more. All of this is just a drain on getting units put together that have pieces in various HQs, getting some more bought back and everything else I need PPs for.

I think as the situation becomes more desperate for Japan the PPs should increase, as there would be less reason to keep units restricted if they are needed in vital defensive areas, like Hokkaido, Okinawa and the Bonins for instance. Some stuff can't fly.

In a similar situation for the Allies I think PPs should increase if Japan crosses the LOD in India or OZ, or invades the West Coast. There is no way troops would be held back i these situations.

PP's, I think, deserve a major overhaul. For me, at least, a flexible and reactive PP system would make a far bigger impact on the game than mods tweaking various things or changing the Japanese set-up.

While PP's make sense at the start of the war when both sides had military commitments elsewhere, they make less and less sense as the war develops.

The idea that the IJ High Command doesn't have the political power to release a division from the Home Islands for Burma in 1942 makes a fair bit of sense. What makes less sense is if they lack the political power to send it over a tiny stretch of ocean to Hokkaido when the Americans are breaking down the doors.

Conversely, the Americans and British can't divert units from other theaters or take planes from the production line that weren't historically sent to the Pacific.

In my mind, PP's would react to the map's circumstances, and the PP cost of units would decrease as various map sectors were taken by the opposing side. If Pearl Harbour was occupied, there would be a lesser cost to release American units for the Pacific theater. If America occupies the Kuriles, the same for Japan. Ditto with the British and a Japanese occupied Ceylon and the Austrilians with Japanese on the mainland.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]20 - 21 February 1945[/font]
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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]DEI:[/font] Happily, the Allies have continued bombing in the DEI, with about 120-30 2E hitting Saumlaki, where my Georges were based and where a few still sit on the fields. They're slowly disappearing, but not nearly as quickly as the bombers hitting them, which lose 5-10 in ops per day. Some of that is due to hitting balloons in the base as they're flying at 6k. Shhhhhhhh!! [:D]

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]RECON: [/font] The next target for HI bombing? a lot of Central China being reconned as well.

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Allied Aircraft sighted over Nagoya[/font]

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] Okay. Big news. the Chinese are moving out of Chungking. While not unexpected, it's amazing to think they have the supply to think of doing something. I guess with enough guys wielding pitchforks and axes you could challenge an experienced division or two, right? [8|]

Nothing would make me happier than these guys shocking over a river with no supply and losing 200k+ troops. A big supply shipment is on the way to China, but there aren't many forces left to deal with these in the center. I do have some good reserve brigades I'll send up there.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]LUZON: [/font] I don't really understand the use of 4Es and 2Es anymore by the Allies. They must have good recon on my troops everywhere, and must see that I've basically removed most of 6 divisions (although beat-up ones) from Luzon. Yet the Allied bombers continue to hit one base at a time, en masse, all 400-500 of them. It's closed for a day, then opened enough to start flying troops again after 2-3 days. At the same time the ports are never touched and I can fly from there easily. Concentration has served the Allies well in areas, but as a general approach it can be exploited by simply using the areas that are not concentrated on. If you're reading both sides, mum's the word.

I have a feeling though that once the discovery is made there will be another discussion about flying troops out. I'm bracing for that one, but still moving forward with the operation. It's too important right now to get even half strength 'free' divisions out of Luzon, especially if they keep some of their experience. They will head immediately to Tokyo to get repaired more quickly. Only a few even have fragments left on Luzon, and I'm sending those directly into the fray.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]HOME ISLANDS: [/font] Supply will be tight as massive shipments roll out. I hope to then let it catch up for a week or so. A lot of troops are coming soon though too, so we may reach a breaking point where I have to shut it all down. Hopefully not the week the Allies move forward! [;)]

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR February 20, 45
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Morning Air attack on Laoag , at 81,72

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F4U-1D Corsair sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
105th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 14
A-20G Havoc x 12
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 4 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Laoag , at 81,72

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 36
Liberator GR.VI x 30
B-24J Liberator x 10
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-24J Liberator x 174
P-38L Lightning x 6
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 21
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 5 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 6 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 7 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 damaged

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

Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 24
Runway hits 258

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11274 troops, 222 guns, 352 vehicles, Assault Value = 420

Defending force 2725 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied adjusted assault: 185

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 61 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
720 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
25th Infantry Division

Defending units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR February 21, 45
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Morning Air attack on Aparri , at 82,73

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 24
Liberator GR.VI x 15
B-24J Liberator x 11
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 128
P-38J Lightning x 21
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 18
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 5 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 16
Runway hits 109

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Reinforcements:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]E Oga arrives at Tokyo
E No.190 arrives at Tokyo
MTB G-1030 arrives at Nagoya
MGB G-465 arrives at Kobe
27th Fld AA Gun Co arrives at Tokyo
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion arrives at Tokyo
3rd Medium Mortar Battalion arrives at Tokyo
10th RF Gun Battalion arrives at Tokyo
1st Raiding Sentai arrives at Kagoshima
2nd Tpt.Chutai arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo
34th Ind.AA Gun Co arrives at Tokyo[/font]

Losses: none.

Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]SS Icefish is reported to have been sunk near Cam Ranh Bay on Dec 21, 1944
Previous report of sinking of DD Frazier incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
PT-277 is reported to have been sunk near Batangas on Jan 21, 1945
TK Hugoton is reported to have been sunk near Hollandia on Oct 08, 1944[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]As promised earlier here is a shot of all of the important industry destroyed (minus oil, which was also a big target but which doesn't matter much at this point since al lot it is out of reach except in the North). Only the Ha-43 engines will be repaired.

These are also only the bases that are still in the Empire. Others like Saigon, Bangkok, Soerabaja and Manila were ruined as well. [/font]
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[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]22 - 23 February 1945[/font]
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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]DEI:[/font] Still bombing Saumlaki, still taking ops losses to balloons. [:)]

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]STRAT BOMBING:[/font] Nothing for a bit. Wonder if there is a re-basing to Manila going on right now for the ones that were in the Marianas. It would make sense, brining them closer and might account for the recon below ... .

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]RECON: [/font] Some more in Central China, and an interesting flyover of Fukuoka.

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Allied Aircraft sighted over Liuchow
Allied Aircraft sighted over Kweiyang

Allied Recon sighted over Fukuoka [/font]

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] not sure how much the Chinese are moving yet. Still nothing has crossed the border from Chungking. On two roads they'll have to cross rivers into +2-3 terrain to reach their destinations. If they head to the mountains they'll face level 9 forts at Kunming. Either way the first attack will be a doozy.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]LUZON: [/font] The Allies contiue with the big bombardments, hitting Aparri these turns. They take out nearly 1k troops each day, which is great. The quicker the better so I can get some of these base forces bought back (cheaply) to the HI.

A fast transport TF heading for Laong was attacked by Avengers and B-25s but none hit the ships. About 30 bombers were downed on the day. I'll try to sneak a few TFs in under LR CAP to Laong to get some of the brigades I've not had a chance to fly out. Not much else these whips will be doing, so worth a try.

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Morning Air attack on 9th Fleet, at 82,73 (Aparri)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 9
Liberator GR.VI x 13
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 72
B-25G Mitchell x 10
B-25H Mitchell x 61
B-25J1 Mitchell x 33
B-25J11 Mitchell x 12
P-38J Lightning x 21
P-38L Lightning x 55
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 23
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 14
PV-1 Ventura x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 2 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-25J1 Mitchell: 2 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 1 damaged
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 5 damaged
PBJ-1J Mitchell: 3 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
824 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 166 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Orchid Island at 85,67

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 13
N1K2-J George x 6

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger II: 11 destroyed

Japanese Ships
APD T-5

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Avenger II bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Orchid Island at 85,67

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 9
N1K2-J George x 5

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese Ships
APD T-1
APD T-5

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Orchid Island at 85,67

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 5
N1K2-J George x 9

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 destroyed

Japanese Ships
APD T-5

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Orchid Island at 85,67

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 4
N1K2-J George x 7

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD T-1
AMC Aikoku Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Orchid Island at 85,67

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 1
N1K2-J George x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Aikoku Maru
APD T-1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 40th JAAF AF Bn , at 82,73 (Aparri)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 28
Liberator GR.VI x 19
B-24J Liberator x 10
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 117
P-38L Lightning x 7
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 30
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 4 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
851 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Reinforcements: The J7W1 is moving forward, and I'll only be able to produce 90 of them by the time they arrive.

[font="Trebuchet MS"]MGB G-466 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
582 Ku S-1 arrives at Tokyo
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Tokyo
xAK Nirvana is reported to have been sunk near Dadjangas on Sep 09, 1944
MGB G-467 arrives at Shimonoseki
50th Sentai arrives at Takao
S-316 Hikotai arrives at Kagi
S-310 Hikotai arrives at Kagoshima
114th Shinbu-tai arrives at Rashin
2nd Medium Mortar Battalion arrives at Tokyo

Aircraft J7W1 Shinden advances R&D[/font]

Losses: none.

Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]AM Exploit is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 18, 1944
AK Cabell is reported to have been sunk near Milne Bay on Oct 03, 1944[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]A look at the South China Sea area. With all of the troops flying into Formosa and the planes flying them, it's been hard to keep the bases in supply. I've got more moving out in the next few days. [/font]
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[font="Times New Roman"]24 - 25 February 1945[/font]
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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]DEI:[/font] Singers will be a minor fortress, much like for the Allies in the beginning of the game. About 1k AV will make it there, and the supply will be very good for a long stand. Might as well make him fight for it if he wants it.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]STRAT BOMBING:[/font] The B-29s finally chose a base with NF, and we got maybe 3-4 of them for about 3 NF lost. They still took out most of the remaining LI at Hong Kong.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]LUZON: [/font] The fast transport turned into a small fiasco. They picked up the troops, but not during the night, and were left sitting at Laong. Our LR CAP didn't make it to defend the ships, and 5 APD and one AMC lost.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]RECON:[/font]As shown in the report below, it's tough to fly recon missions these days! Lost a few over Manila and Haiphong. I'll suspend daily flights and just use them when I need to.

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Night Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 31

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

Light Industry hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Vigan , at 80,73

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 16
Liberator GR.VI x 6
B-24J Liberator x 5
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-24J Liberator x 72
B-25H Mitchell x 11
B-25J1 Mitchell x 24
B-25J11 Mitchell x 12
P-38L Lightning x 52
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 10
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 23
PV-1 Ventura x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged
B-25J1 Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25J11 Mitchell: 1 damaged
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 damaged
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 28
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 158

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Aparri (82,73)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3805 troops, 18 guns, 559 vehicles, Assault Value = 300

Defending force 3653 troops, 43 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 236

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Aparri !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1430 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 266 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
713th Flame Tank Battalion

Defending units:
90th Nav Gd /1
40th JAAF AF Bn
9th Fleet
52nd Construction Battalion
34th JAAF AF Bn
Maizuru 1st SNLF
63rd JNAF AF Unit
7th RF Gun Battalion
10th JAAF Base Force /1

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Night Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-Sa Irving x 13
P1Y2-S Frances x 13

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 8 damaged
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak

Light Industry hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
Avenger II x 10
SBD-5 Dauntless x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Avenger II: 1 damaged
Avenger II: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
APD T-8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
APD T-1, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AMC Aikoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
APD T-12

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Avenger II launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-1
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Aikoku Maru


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 21

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-13, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
APD T-12, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD T-4, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD T-8, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
763 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-13
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-4
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-12

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-1, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMC Aikoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
APD T-5, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Yasoshima, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
437 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-1
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Aikoku Maru


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-4, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
APD T-12, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD T-8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
990 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-4
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-12

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
P-38L Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD T-5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Aikoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Yasoshima, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD T-5
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Aikoku Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Yasoshima

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Reinforcements:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]MTB G-1031 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
MGB G-468 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
22nd Shinbu-tai arrives at Tsu[/font]

Losses:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Loss of E Yasoshima on Feb 25, 1945 is admitted
Loss of AK Tosan Maru on Jan 06, 1945 is admitted
Loss of APD T-1 on Feb 25, 1945 is admitted
Loss of APD T-4 on Feb 25, 1945 is admitted
Loss of APD T-5 on Feb 25, 1945 is admitted
Loss of APD T-8 on Feb 25, 1945 is admitted
Loss of APD T-13 on Feb 25, 1945 is admitted[/font]

Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Previous report of sinking of DD Hank incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
xAK Age is reported to have been sunk near Darwin on Mar 10, 1944[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]Looks like the Allies are gathering a bit of a megastack to blow through the defenses on the outskirts of Nanning. It might just do that, judging by the numbers here. Ahh, the joys of playing without stacking limits. [/font]
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[font="Times New Roman"]26 - 27 February 1945[/font]
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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] One of our supply runs is hit on the way to Cam Ran by the Kraken (one of the most well named subs of the war). It decided to attack on the surface, but the xAKL, the Hinode Maru, hits the sub twice with it's own deck gun (8cm I think) and the sub commander decides to submerge due to damage! It's the little things at this stage that make the turns worth it.

The ship reached Cam Ran but did not disband as ordered before an air strike came in and sank the ship with two 500lb bombs.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] Supply is low, but starting to flow around now. The Allies are moving up to face the troops near Nanning. We'll see how much soon.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]LUZON: [/font] Kamis went for some AMs near Lingayen, sinking one for about 15 Frances. The ratio has really sucked so far.

Lots of units are now being destroyed by Allied attacks on Luzon. A few division fragments are already gone. Now if he just goes right in and attacks Laong, maybe I can get the rest of the few guns and mechanized transport wiped out.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]HOME ISLANDS: [/font] A bunch of new divisions arrive. I should be able to buy about one every ten days, and then they'll have to fill out. It could get a decent sized defense force to Hokkaido within 30-50 days though, and that's what needs to happen. I also have an unrestricted division at Fusan building up and one coming back in from the Kuriles as well. It's making me feel a bit safer after all of the recent recon up there. Of course, if the Allies bring enough, they could land anywhere right now.

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Submarine attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,73

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hinode Maru

Allied Ships
SS Kraken, hits 2

xAKL Hinode Maru is sighted by SS Kraken
SS Kraken attacking on the surface
Henry, T.H. decides to submerge SS Kraken due to damage

Morning Air attack on Iba , at 78,75

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 13
Liberator GR.VI x 10
B-17F Fortress x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator x 88
B-25G Mitchell x 11
B-25H Mitchell x 8
B-25J1 Mitchell x 35
B-25J11 Mitchell x 5
P-38L Lightning x 43
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 22
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 5
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 15
PBJ-1J Mitchell x 10
PV-1 Ventura x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 35
Airbase supply hits 20
Runway hits 83

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,72

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 16
TBM-3 Avenger x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hinode Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x TBM-3 Avenger bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 55,59 (near Tavoy)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 19347 troops, 54 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 21443 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 597

Assault collapses, survivors seek cover[:D]

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 42 (42 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1 Tank division!

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Division
22nd Tank Regiment
2nd Area Army
75th Infantry Brigade
33rd Division
2nd Division
39th Division
5th Division
38th Division
16th Division
25th Army
29th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Army
28th Army
2nd Army
24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Guards Division
55th Division
18th Division
Burma Area Army
15th Army
5th Mortar Battalion
79th Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Regiment
21st Division
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th JAAF Base Force

Defending units:
2nd New Chinese Corps
NCAC
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 79,75

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
AM Rajputana, Kamikaze hits 2, and is sunk
AM Guysborough

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P1Y2 Frances flying as kamikaze
Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 1st Base Force, at 78,75 (Iba)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 3
B-24J Liberator x 5
B-17F Fortress x 6
B-24J Liberator x 103
B-25G Mitchell x 8
B-25H Mitchell x 9
B-25J1 Mitchell x 11
P-38L Lightning x 36
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 14
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 18
PV-1 Ventura x 11

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Iba (78,75)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32863 troops, 849 guns, 960 vehicles, Assault Value = 1469

Defending force 31266 troops, 416 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 229

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 631

Japanese adjusted defense: 307

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2137 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 118 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 56 (28 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 42 (19 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

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Ground combat at Vigan (80,73)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42820 troops, 598 guns, 1507 vehicles, Assault Value = 1954

Defending force 3563 troops, 76 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 882

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 67 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Vigan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
818 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 200 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 84 (75 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 193 (193 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Reinforcements: A few reinforcements arrive!!! [X(] These are not great divisions, and will have to fill out.

[font="Trebuchet MS"]143rd Division arrives at Nagoya
144th Division arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
153rd Division arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
155th Division arrives at Kochi
6th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment arrives at Okayama
145th Division arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
146th Division arrives at Kumamoto
154th Division arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
156th Division arrives at Kumamoto
140th Division arrives at Tokyo
152nd Division arrives at Kanazawa
151st Division arrives at Kanazawa
26th Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Tokyo
142nd Division arrives at Sendai
157th Division arrives at Hirosaki/Aomori
150th Division arrives at Masan
160th Division arrives at Masan
6th Ind. Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Keijo
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion arrives at Tokyo
306th Infantry Regiment arrives at Toyohara
8th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment arrives at Asahikawa
E No.192 arrives at Tokyo
47th Shinbu-tai arrives at Hamamatsu
10th Air Fleet arrives at Utsonomiya
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion arrives at Tokyo[/font]

Losses:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Loss of xAKL Hinode Maru on Feb 26, 1945 is admitted
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Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Previous report of sinking of CV Bunker Hill incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Previous report of sinking of DD Hall incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Previous report of sinking of SS Moray incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
AM Rajputana is reported to have been sunk near Lingayen on Feb 27, 1945[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]I finally turned off the A6M factories. There are 500+ of the A6M5b in the pool and after the damage to the engine factories at Tokyo, I now need to start conserving the Ha-35. There are 700 in the pool now, but the Tsurugi is still to come online in about a month. [/font]
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[Lokasenna]

Jeez. 15 divisions in a day.

How filled out are they on arrival? Just 1/3?

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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

Jeez. 15 divisions in a day.

How filled out are they on arrival? Just 1/3?

Yeah, which is great and I can buy them out cheap. In a month or two they'll be filled out and ready to go, plus free to send to wherever I need them.

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ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

Jeez. 15 divisions in a day.

How filled out are they on arrival? Just 1/3?

Yeah, which is great and I can buy them out cheap. In a month or two they'll be filled out and ready to go, plus free to send to wherever I need them.

Japan in 1945: Where trashed divisions are seen as a good thing!

At this late stage, where's your main focus for reinforcement? Deploying them to Formosa must be getting risky now, surely?

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ORIGINAL: mind_messing

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

Jeez. 15 divisions in a day.

How filled out are they on arrival? Just 1/3?

Yeah, which is great and I can buy them out cheap. In a month or two they'll be filled out and ready to go, plus free to send to wherever I need them.

Japan in 1945: Where trashed divisions are seen as a good thing!

At this late stage, where's your main focus for reinforcement? Deploying them to Formosa must be getting risky now, surely?

Brand new low exp trashed divisions! But the older ones with 75-80 exp that are trashed are even better! [;)]

There's not much risk in getting them there, but with the massive troop allocation that's now on Formosa there is not much need for more. It's got about 8k AV spread through the bases, and a few CD gun equipped base forces in addition to the set forts.

Of course he could move a CV death star anywhere right now and close off the sealanes. Can't do much about that.