Command Decisions: Yeomen vs. Samurai RA 6.4

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 15, 42
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First strike goes to the Americans on Johnston Is. today...

Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 11

No Allied losses

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

Ha! Faked you out, Japanese not show up today, Tojo-san re-considering his options![:D][:D][:D]

Combat Report enclosed

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 16, 42
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Tojo comes back today! Johnston Is. braces for "it"

Morning Air attack on Johnston (Det.) Defense Battalion, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 27

No Japanese losses

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


Morning Air attack on Johnston (Det.) Defense Battalion, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26

No Japanese losses

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



The American heavy bombers are back and have brought some friends...

Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

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


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 11

No Allied losses

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



The Japanese ground commander walks over to the trench opening, where the hopelessly defiant finger gesture came from,
bows his head silently and prays for a moment with his men watching, suddenly screaming a "Banzai" to his troops who wildly cheer and join in...

Ground combat at Johnston Island (164,112)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4051 troops, 79 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Defending force 1439 troops, 46 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 24

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Johnston Island !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 destroyed

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1841 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 136 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 62 (62 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2





Port Moresby's Banshees on 50% search finally make contact again...

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
CL Natori


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lae at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
DD Yamagumo


Well that should hold you over for a day or so, If I can I'll catch up to the 19th which is our current day.

Some filler material is I reorganized the Shipping at the off map ports.
* Abadan now has mostly TK's loading or heading there.
* Aden is getting the AP's and Large/Fast AK's for the troops and planes going to Bombay.
* Cape Town is getting just about everything else for the East Coast/Cape Town/Perth/Adelaide runs.

I also moved the AVG to China to stem the bleeding J3 is causing us there, We knock of 24 Sonia's on one of the upcoming dates
so J3 has to make some adjustments!


Combat report enclosed

PS: Any requests for reports concerning areas or specific bases? Larry and I agree we want to take back Johnston Is first
to re-establish search planes in the Middle Pacific soon... taking suggestions as usual!

[ny59giants]

Add this to your "honey to do list." [:D]
Figure out where your precious construction units (EAB and SeaBees) are going. Its not until the end of '42 when you have extras, that it isn't a priority.

[zuluhour]

I would suggest you read Alfred's post (#487) in my AAR while planning a Johnston raid. [8|]

[moore4807]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Add this to your "honey to do list." [:D]
Figure out where your precious construction units (EAB and SeaBees) are going. Its not until the end of '42 when you have extras, that it isn't a priority.

Early Seabee's are going to build up the airfields around L.A./S.D. for Navy/Marines
I don't know if were going to be traditional and build up the southern route first. I have a distant past favorite memory against the computer where
I grabbed Tarawa first and then built it up and from there pounded Kwajalein into submission. Truk was the following target but it was a slugfest...

[moore4807]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I would suggest you read Alfred's post (#487) in my AAR while planning a Johnston raid. [8|]

Thanks zuluhour,

That's probably best, I had just e-mailed Larry NOT to prep so we didn't give away which Is. we're going for.
So Larry - NEVER MIND!

How/what is the recommended method for recon the Is.? #1 is Sub recon but it's highly inconsistent (I have nightmares about recon by sub...) I figure plane recon
will require floats which means close to the Is. and using my precious CA/CL's to accomplish it.

I have 4 BB's that are going to be completely fixed in 30 days and will run them out to Pearl Harbor... maybe use that to soften them up.

[zuluhour]

IMHO the only reason you would recon it would be to abort it.[8D]

[larryfulkerson]

I've received some moves from John and I'm watching the combat replay and I see this. These losses for the Allies are the largest one
time losses so far. All the defenders are retreating and John captured the town.

[ny59giants]

SUPPLY...SUPPLY...SUPPLY

These are the three keys to Chinese. Defending the bases that generate it and the fuel/refineries that fuel your small amount of HI. Since you get 350 Rifle Squads per month (12/day), you can afford to lose some troops. Even a small generating base like Yenan hurts when lost. How is your MLR firming up?? Lanchow in the north is important (Urumchi way up north would be nice to hold on to, but it is almost impossible). Down south you need the greater Changsha area for its supply generation.

In late April, I've had all but ONE squad being pulled into existing LCUs. Sometimes just the shear number of Chinese can be a force in themselves even when low on supply. Turn "ON" Replacements in any base with 2x supply needed to start to pull those 12 squads per day to your LCUs.

[larryfulkerson]

Hey you guys:
I've got this B=17 unit that needs to be "removed" early in Feb.and it's still in Jan. so it's no crisis but
the disband and withdraw buttons aren't visible so there's no way to "remove" this unit. What does
one do with this B-17 unit to "remove" it?

[catwhoorg]

Click on the Unit OOB.

I think theres a fragment somewhere.

[larryfulkerson]

thank you

[zuluhour]

Make sure the CO of that squadron departs as well.[8D]

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 42
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Manila is still a attrition war, but every day tying up Jap forces is a win for the Allies.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

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

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3



Morning Air attack on 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion, at 79,77 (Manila)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 28
Ki-51 Sonia x 8

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged

No Allied losses


Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Port hits 2


Long Range bombing of Johnston Is. is mostly successful...

Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

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


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8

No Allied losses

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


Not all aspects go so successful though...

Sub attack near Johnston Island at 164,112

Japanese Ships
xAK Lyons Maru
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus, hits 5



Complete Combat Report enclosed

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 18, 42
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Finally the AVG goes flying in China, no one came up to fight though.

Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 8

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x H81-A3 sweeping at 25000 feet


Another successful float plane attack...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,74

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
SOC-1 Seagull x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire


I spoke too soon, J3 comes looking for me...

Afternoon Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 3
H81-A3 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-15-III: 1 destroyed
H81-A3: 1 destroyed


Afternoon Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 2
H81-A3 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed


Afternoon Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 1
H81-A3 x 6

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

No Allied losses

Manila gets its daily dose of love...

Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-51 Sonia x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3


Afternoon Air attack on 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion, at 79,77 (Manila)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

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

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged


Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 18
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged


Combat Report enclosed

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Remember CVL Charlotte? She caught a couple bombs at Rabaul and I was trying to sneak her away...


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 20

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Charlotte, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Manila gets another daily visit, we put up a pretty good fight.

Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2



Afternoon Air attack on 51st PA Infantry Division, at 79,77 (Manila)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 7

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses


Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Port hits 1


Combat Report enclosed

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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Liuchow is becoming a hotspot... J3 is bringing the big boys here.


Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed



Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 22000 feet



Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

No Japanese losses


And back to Johnston Is...


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 7

No Allied losses

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


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

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


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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


Combat report enclosed

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 21, 42
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This is a groundhog day, This IS the best news we have to offer right now! We're going backwards everywhere else.


Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet


Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 22000 feet


Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

No Japanese losses


Johnston Is. -pretty good results, John won't let this go on long I'm sure.

Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

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


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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


Combat Report enclosed

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 22, 42
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Even the little things count right now...


Submarine attack near Nauru Island at 127,127

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kibi Maru, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-23


After a brief respite, Manila gets back to hunkering down.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 16
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 4 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 48
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 5 destroyed
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 43109 troops, 614 guns, 541 vehicles, Assault Value = 1849

Defending force 18120 troops, 206 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 452

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



Back on Johnston Is...

Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

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


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

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


Morning Air attack on 1st Sasebo Assault Division, at 164,112 (Johnston Island)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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


Combat Report enclosed

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 42
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What's This? A backdoor northern run? We'll have to nip this in the bud...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Dutch Harbor at 171,50, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
CL Kuma
DD Kamikaze
DD Minekaze

Allied Ships
YP-72, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
YP-73, Shell hits 9, and is sunk


Still countin from the cheap seats!

Submarine attack near Nauru Island at 127,127

Japanese Ships
xAKL Daitei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-23

Sub attack near Nauru Island at 127,127

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kashiwa Maru, Shell hits 57, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-23, hits 3



I tried sneaking an ARD to Pearl Harbor - almost made it!

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
ARD-1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage


And over in Manila, its still aerial squabbling... and another meaningless bombardment

Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 80,78 (Mauban)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses


Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 43140 troops, 614 guns, 540 vehicles, Assault Value = 1848

Defending force 31890 troops, 343 guns, 237 vehicles, Assault Value = 899

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

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


John has a CV TF running around Northern OZ, I hope to catch him with my A-24 Banshees!


Morning Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 76,124

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
D3A1 Val x 10

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AMc Beryl, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Gunbar, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk


The bedraggled survivors crammed into Sorbebaja get lucky.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pamekasan at 58,104

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 10
Do-24K-1 x 4
L-212 x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TB Kari
DMS W-7, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AO Hayasui
TB Kasasagi


Combat Report enclosed