hi obvert,
In that AA guns screenshot, the * following the 41/12 date indicates that the device will upgrade, & a mouseover on that *'d 'From' date will show you the 'upgrades to' device.
As Albert posted, that mouseover shows the 90mm M2 DP as the upgrade device, so you must click on the 'DP Gn' category in the Industry/Troops/Resource screen to show its pool availability & production rate.
::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: obvert
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: obvert
Thanks Alfred. I suspected this would be it but wanted to make sure.
Tracker will usually tell you which device is the upgrade.
I'm not running tracker in this game! Or combat reporter, or anything. Not because I don't like them. Just did a reinstall before the game and never took the time to set it all up again.
I absolutely need Tracker as the Allies simply to keep track of all the damn units arriving. And moving around. LCU has reached destination is one of the main things I do!
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: jmalter
hi obvert,
In that AA guns screenshot, the * following the 41/12 date indicates that the device will upgrade, & a mouseover on that *'d 'From' date will show you the 'upgrades to' device.
As Albert posted, that mouseover shows the 90mm M2 DP as the upgrade device, so you must click on the 'DP Gn' category in the Industry/Troops/Resource screen to show its pool availability & production rate.
Thanks! I'll check it out.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
I absolutely need Tracker as the Allies simply to keep track of all the damn units arriving. And moving around. LCU has reached destination is one of the main things I do!
I probably need this too! I just can't be bothered right now to set it up. Playing my Japanese game without it too!
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
Hey, WitP:AE is a great game - but playing it w/o the add'l adjunct eyes/ears/analysis support of 3rd-party programs such as Tracker or IntelMonkey is a recipe for defeat! IIRC there's another program, CombatReporter.
Would seem to me that when players meet to start a game, not only do they need to agree on Preferences and HRs, but also to commit to playing w/ or w/o the support of support apps.
Would seem to me that when players meet to start a game, not only do they need to agree on Preferences and HRs, but also to commit to playing w/ or w/o the support of support apps.
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: jmalter
Hey, WitP:AE is a great game - but playing it w/o the add'l adjunct eyes/ears/analysis support of 3rd-party programs such as Tracker or IntelMonkey is a recipe for defeat! IIRC there's another program, CombatReporter.
Would seem to me that when players meet to start a game, not only do they need to agree on Preferences and HRs, but also to commit to playing w/ or w/o the support of support apps.
Huh? [&:]
It's perfectly possible to play this game well without tracker, combat reporter or any other extra apps. Most of the now well remembered games of the past were played without any of these programs. It doesn't mean you don't plan, look at details, adult for upgrades and other things. You just find the information elsewhere or track it yourself.
As Allies it's not even close to necessary. As Japan it's a huge help, and I've lvdd having it, but after a few campaigns now, I don't absolutely have to either.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: obvert
ORIGINAL: jmalter
Hey, WitP:AE is a great game - but playing it w/o the add'l adjunct eyes/ears/analysis support of 3rd-party programs such as Tracker or IntelMonkey is a recipe for defeat! IIRC there's another program, CombatReporter.
Would seem to me that when players meet to start a game, not only do they need to agree on Preferences and HRs, but also to commit to playing w/ or w/o the support of support apps.
Huh? [&:]
It's perfectly possible to play this game well without tracker, combat reporter or any other extra apps. Most of the now well remembered games of the past were played without any of these programs. It doesn't mean you don't plan, look at details, adult for upgrades and other things. You just find the information elsewhere or track it yourself.
As Allies it's not even close to necessary. As Japan it's a huge help, and I've lvdd having it, but after a few campaigns now, I don't absolutely have to either.
I guess our definitions of necessary differ [:D].
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
I find the Alerts in Tracker a truly massive time and stress saver as Allies on a turn by turn basis. I also find the information in the Devices section even more imperative when dealing with squad upgrades and managing replacements, because there is no consolidated display of what units have what squads in-game.
I use plenty more, but those two things alone are just huge.
I use plenty more, but those two things alone are just huge.
Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 18 - 21, 1942[/font]
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] Lots of contacts in the Pacific and IO. Almost time for better torps!
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font] We move into Madras and take a big hit from the IJN in a bombardment, but once the forts are built up this should be less dire. I hope. A bombardment reveals what we suspected. We have about 2k AV to about 1.3k AV for the Japanese. It's be tough to crack here.
Bombarding and getting decent results near Ranchi, just about even losses plus the experience gain for Allied units and supply use for the Japanese.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENT PAC: [/font] A few bombardment missions head into Nauru with light damage.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] The Japanese push the Allies back in a devastating attack near Kweiyang. Two units with higher first remain and are given another pounding on the 19th. This opens the rough areas to the Japanese tanks. All road hexes are covered well, but with this kind of power, he may not have to use them.
Another visit from the Japanese air forces at Chungking. These battles are going for the Allies every time, but they are wearing out the defending groups. It's entirely worth it though as very few Allied pilots are lost, but I know a lot of Japanese ones are going down with their planes.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]OZ:[/font] Our troops lok lie they're spotted. I've got them LR CAPed but if he sends sweeps or escorted missions he could bomb the desert army here for weeks as it approaches Kalgoorlie. Will supplies keep up?
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 18, 42
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 13
P-40K Warhawk x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 4
P-38F Lightning x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 3 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Ground combat at 74,48 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27737 troops, 502 guns, 2188 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400
Defending force 42204 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1057
Japanese adjusted assault: 1008
Allied adjusted defense: 479
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
373 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 65 (2 destroyed, 63 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
7350 casualties reported
Squads: 270 destroyed, 131 disabled
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 37 (5 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
18th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
Guards Tank Division
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
13th Army
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42
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Ground combat at 74,48 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27343 troops, 502 guns, 2186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1348
Defending force 17599 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220
Japanese adjusted assault: 571
Allied adjusted defense: 105
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5574 casualties reported
Squads: 233 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 232 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 36 (13 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
Guards Tank Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Army
21st Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 28099 troops, 215 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 994
Defending force 6049 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
Japanese adjusted assault: 913
Allied adjusted defense: 16
Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 2
Allied ground losses:
2115 casualties reported
Squads: 66 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
17th Tank Regiment
3rd Recon Battalion
40th Division
3rd Mobile Engineer Regiment
116th Division
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
Defending units:
3rd New Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 20, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
DD Shaw
DD Lang
DD Wilson
Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
CL Trenton firing at Nauru Island
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CL Detroit
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo
Allied ground losses:
435 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 55 (1 destroyed, 54 disabled)
CA Mikuma firing at 3rd Marine Division
CA Mogami firing at 2/1st Med Regiment
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 21, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Mikuma
CA Mikuma firing at 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Canberra
Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
CA Cornwall firing at 21st Special Base Force
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Ground combat at Madras (35,40)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 28906 troops, 485 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 2084
Defending force 43816 troops, 490 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 996
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:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
254th Armoured Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
267th Armoured Brigade
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
73rd Motorised Brigade
102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
1st USMC Tank Battalion
Waziristan Division
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
64th Coast AA Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
IV Indian Corps
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
65th Coast AA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
369th Coast AA Regiment
2nd Indian Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
10th Garrison Unit
41st Division
6th Guards Division
52nd Field AA Battalion
50th Field AA Battalion
54th Const Co
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
2nd JAAF Base Force
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
16th AA Regiment
23rd Ind.AA Gun Co
15th Army
6th Field Construction Battalion
12th JAAF Base Force
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Field Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
62nd JAAF AF Bn
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]I'll keep going with these in spite of mediocre results since bombing here is even worse. Want to keep these units in low morale, without supply and losing a few squads here and there, since it'll be tough for him to replenish here. [/font]
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] Lots of contacts in the Pacific and IO. Almost time for better torps!
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font] We move into Madras and take a big hit from the IJN in a bombardment, but once the forts are built up this should be less dire. I hope. A bombardment reveals what we suspected. We have about 2k AV to about 1.3k AV for the Japanese. It's be tough to crack here.
Bombarding and getting decent results near Ranchi, just about even losses plus the experience gain for Allied units and supply use for the Japanese.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENT PAC: [/font] A few bombardment missions head into Nauru with light damage.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] The Japanese push the Allies back in a devastating attack near Kweiyang. Two units with higher first remain and are given another pounding on the 19th. This opens the rough areas to the Japanese tanks. All road hexes are covered well, but with this kind of power, he may not have to use them.
Another visit from the Japanese air forces at Chungking. These battles are going for the Allies every time, but they are wearing out the defending groups. It's entirely worth it though as very few Allied pilots are lost, but I know a lot of Japanese ones are going down with their planes.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]OZ:[/font] Our troops lok lie they're spotted. I've got them LR CAPed but if he sends sweeps or escorted missions he could bomb the desert army here for weeks as it approaches Kalgoorlie. Will supplies keep up?
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 18, 42
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 13
P-40K Warhawk x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 4
P-38F Lightning x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 3 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Ground combat at 74,48 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27737 troops, 502 guns, 2188 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400
Defending force 42204 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1057
Japanese adjusted assault: 1008
Allied adjusted defense: 479
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
373 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 65 (2 destroyed, 63 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
7350 casualties reported
Squads: 270 destroyed, 131 disabled
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 37 (5 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
18th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
Guards Tank Division
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
13th Army
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42
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Ground combat at 74,48 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27343 troops, 502 guns, 2186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1348
Defending force 17599 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220
Japanese adjusted assault: 571
Allied adjusted defense: 105
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5574 casualties reported
Squads: 233 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 232 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 36 (13 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
Guards Tank Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Army
21st Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 28099 troops, 215 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 994
Defending force 6049 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
Japanese adjusted assault: 913
Allied adjusted defense: 16
Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 2
Allied ground losses:
2115 casualties reported
Squads: 66 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
17th Tank Regiment
3rd Recon Battalion
40th Division
3rd Mobile Engineer Regiment
116th Division
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
Defending units:
3rd New Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 20, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
DD Shaw
DD Lang
DD Wilson
Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
CL Trenton firing at Nauru Island
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CL Detroit
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo
Allied ground losses:
435 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 55 (1 destroyed, 54 disabled)
CA Mikuma firing at 3rd Marine Division
CA Mogami firing at 2/1st Med Regiment
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 21, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Mikuma
CA Mikuma firing at 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Canberra
Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
CA Cornwall firing at 21st Special Base Force
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Ground combat at Madras (35,40)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 28906 troops, 485 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 2084
Defending force 43816 troops, 490 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 996
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:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
254th Armoured Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
267th Armoured Brigade
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
73rd Motorised Brigade
102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
1st USMC Tank Battalion
Waziristan Division
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
64th Coast AA Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
IV Indian Corps
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
65th Coast AA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
369th Coast AA Regiment
2nd Indian Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
10th Garrison Unit
41st Division
6th Guards Division
52nd Field AA Battalion
50th Field AA Battalion
54th Const Co
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
2nd JAAF Base Force
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
16th AA Regiment
23rd Ind.AA Gun Co
15th Army
6th Field Construction Battalion
12th JAAF Base Force
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Field Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
62nd JAAF AF Bn
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]I'll keep going with these in spite of mediocre results since bombing here is even worse. Want to keep these units in low morale, without supply and losing a few squads here and there, since it'll be tough for him to replenish here. [/font]
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"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
I agree. [:D]ORIGINAL: obvert
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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
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ORIGINAL: obvert
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I agree. [:D]
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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
Spot on!ORIGINAL: ny59giants
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ORIGINAL: obvert
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I agree. [:D]
+2
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: obvert
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That's easy for you to say...
I am the Holy Roman Emperor and am above grammar.
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Sigismund of Luxemburg
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Spot on!ORIGINAL: ny59giants
quote:
ORIGINAL: obvert
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I agree. [:D]
+2
Nothing but a bunch of yes-men around here.
Not to be a contrarian, but I don't accept this.
I am sticking with:
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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 22 - 25, 1942[/font]
Been busy at work. About two weeks behind from the game now. I'll try to catch up in the next few days.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] The O24 gets two fish into an AMC near Perth. Merry Christmas!
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font] Tried some smallish night strikes on Madras which produced nothing. Advanced weather is a constant presence and stymies many of my efforts. Christmas Eve isn't too fun for troops in Madras as another big bombardment comes in. Not as bad as the previous one though as troops start to dig in.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENT PAC: [/font] Nick shoots his mini-KB CVs up to near Ocean Island and tries for my bombardment CLs. He gets a few hits, one taking out a 6" turret on the Trenton, but he's frustrated as the Kates apparently don't fly. Lucky I guess. Everything scatter around the area, and he moves on back through the maze of subs.
His Kates are getting a good hit on one of our subs every few days now, and I've lost three in the last month even though I'm moving them on patrols to disengage from ASW range daily. This brings the total for the year up to only around 10-11, so not too bad. I'l be changing patrols daily to try to stay out of range.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SO PAC: [/font] I sent some DBs to their deaths bombing troops. Set them for Vangunu, but since no troops were actually there anymore, the DBs rerouted to a farther base unescorted. About 15 lost on the day.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] A few more battles at Chungking go our way, but they begin to weaken our ability to get up enough to contest a big strike. I'll have to abandon Chungking airfields soon. That will be bad for China as then the industry and supply can be hit. It's all starting to come apart at the seams, but it'll still hopefully be a long slow fall. Lots of Japanese supply, airframes and troops are being used here.
South of Kweiyang troops hold in a 1:1 giving heavier losses to the Japanese on the 23rd. Then on the 24th another DA pushes them back with major losses. Yuck. The Tuyun pocket collapses. Now it's all about guerrilla movements behind the lines.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 42
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 11
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38F Lightning x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 2 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 23, 42
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Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41784 troops, 371 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312
Defending force 39303 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 971
Japanese adjusted assault: 1094
Allied adjusted defense: 916
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1633 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 190 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1349 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 118 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Assaulting units:
6th Division
39th Division
16th Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo
Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
CA Mikuma firing at 3rd Marine Division
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Mogami
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 68,151 , near Ceduna
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 34th Australian Lt AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 42nd Naval Guard Unit, at 110,133 (Vella Lavella)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 132,130
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
D3A1 Val x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Shaw
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 132,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A1 Val x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
DD Hammann
DD Wilson
DD Shaw, Bomb hits 1
DD Hughes
CL Trenton
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 40375 troops, 371 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168
Defending force 37958 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 847
Japanese adjusted assault: 811
Allied adjusted defense: 367
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1876 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
12277 casualties reported
Squads: 494 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 295 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 20 (10 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
39th Division
6th Division
16th Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 42
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Sub attack near Busselton at 47,150
Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O24
SS O24 launches 4 torpedoes
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]The Lightnigs shouldn't be used for CAP, but it's worked to get them in and I was able to hold off the Japanese for a few more weeks, with big losses for a few major battles. Now I'll have to begin pulling back, if I can actually fly them out. [/font]
Been busy at work. About two weeks behind from the game now. I'll try to catch up in the next few days.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] The O24 gets two fish into an AMC near Perth. Merry Christmas!
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font] Tried some smallish night strikes on Madras which produced nothing. Advanced weather is a constant presence and stymies many of my efforts. Christmas Eve isn't too fun for troops in Madras as another big bombardment comes in. Not as bad as the previous one though as troops start to dig in.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENT PAC: [/font] Nick shoots his mini-KB CVs up to near Ocean Island and tries for my bombardment CLs. He gets a few hits, one taking out a 6" turret on the Trenton, but he's frustrated as the Kates apparently don't fly. Lucky I guess. Everything scatter around the area, and he moves on back through the maze of subs.
His Kates are getting a good hit on one of our subs every few days now, and I've lost three in the last month even though I'm moving them on patrols to disengage from ASW range daily. This brings the total for the year up to only around 10-11, so not too bad. I'l be changing patrols daily to try to stay out of range.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SO PAC: [/font] I sent some DBs to their deaths bombing troops. Set them for Vangunu, but since no troops were actually there anymore, the DBs rerouted to a farther base unescorted. About 15 lost on the day.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] A few more battles at Chungking go our way, but they begin to weaken our ability to get up enough to contest a big strike. I'll have to abandon Chungking airfields soon. That will be bad for China as then the industry and supply can be hit. It's all starting to come apart at the seams, but it'll still hopefully be a long slow fall. Lots of Japanese supply, airframes and troops are being used here.
South of Kweiyang troops hold in a 1:1 giving heavier losses to the Japanese on the 23rd. Then on the 24th another DA pushes them back with major losses. Yuck. The Tuyun pocket collapses. Now it's all about guerrilla movements behind the lines.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 42
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 11
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38F Lightning x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 2 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 23, 42
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Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41784 troops, 371 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312
Defending force 39303 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 971
Japanese adjusted assault: 1094
Allied adjusted defense: 916
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1633 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 190 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1349 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 118 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Assaulting units:
6th Division
39th Division
16th Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40
Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo
Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
CA Mikuma firing at 3rd Marine Division
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Mogami
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 68,151 , near Ceduna
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 34th Australian Lt AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Australian Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 42nd Naval Guard Unit, at 110,133 (Vella Lavella)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 132,130
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
D3A1 Val x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Shaw
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 132,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A1 Val x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
DD Hammann
DD Wilson
DD Shaw, Bomb hits 1
DD Hughes
CL Trenton
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 40375 troops, 371 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168
Defending force 37958 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 847
Japanese adjusted assault: 811
Allied adjusted defense: 367
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1876 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
12277 casualties reported
Squads: 494 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 295 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 20 (10 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
39th Division
6th Division
16th Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 42
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Sub attack near Busselton at 47,150
Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O24
SS O24 launches 4 torpedoes
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]The Lightnigs shouldn't be used for CAP, but it's worked to get them in and I was able to hold off the Japanese for a few more weeks, with big losses for a few major battles. Now I'll have to begin pulling back, if I can actually fly them out. [/font]
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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: obvert
[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 22 - 25, 1942[/font]
Been busy at work. About two weeks behind from the game now. I'll try to catch up in the next few days.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] The O24 gets two fish into an AMC near Perth. Merry Christmas!
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font] Tried some smallish night strikes on Madras which produced nothing. Advanced weather is a constant presence and stymies many of my efforts. Christmas Eve isn't too fun for troops in Madras as another big bombardment comes in. Not as bad as the previous one though as troops start to dig in.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENT PAC: [/font] Nick shoots his mini-KB CVs up to near Ocean Island and tries for my bombardment CLs. He gets a few hits, one taking out a 6" turret on the Trenton, but he's frustrated as the Kates apparently don't fly. Lucky I guess. Everything scatter around the area, and he moves on back through the maze of subs.
His Kates are getting a good hit on one of our subs every few days now, and I've lost three in the last month even though I'm moving them on patrols to disengage from ASW range daily. This brings the total for the year up to only around 10-11, so not too bad. I'l be changing patrols daily to try to stay out of range.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SO PAC: [/font] I sent some DBs to their deaths bombing troops. Set them for Vangunu, but since no troops were actually there anymore, the DBs rerouted to a farther base unescorted. About 15 lost on the day.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] A few more battles at Chungking go our way, but they begin to weaken our ability to get up enough to contest a big strike. I'll have to abandon Chungking airfields soon. That will be bad for China as then the industry and supply can be hit. It's all starting to come apart at the seams, but it'll still hopefully be a long slow fall. Lots of Japanese supply, airframes and troops are being used here.
South of Kweiyang troops hold in a 1:1 giving heavier losses to the Japanese on the 23rd. Then on the 24th another DA pushes them back with major losses. Yuck. The Tuyun pocket collapses. Now it's all about guerrilla movements behind the lines.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 42
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I am having a similar experience. The one benefit I see for Japans incursion into India is the total cut off of supply to China. If you want to take China out then this is the move to make as the Chinese just cannot support their own troops. However, I still think invading India creates more problems for Japan then it solves. Losing China is not a total disaster for the Allies as long as you lose it well.[;)]
I am the Holy Roman Emperor and am above grammar.
Sigismund of Luxemburg
Sigismund of Luxemburg
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: crsutton
I am having a similar experience. The one benefit I see for Japans incursion into India is the total cut off of supply to China. If you want to take China out then this is the move to make as the Chinese just cannot support their own troops. However, I still think invading India creates more problems for Japan then it solves. Losing China is not a total disaster for the Allies as long as you lose it well.[;)]
Neither one of us will really know how we're doing for a year or so. [;)]
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
ORIGINAL: obvert
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You got a point there.
RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjoy (J)
[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 26 - 29, 1942[/font]
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] Sargo hits a medium sized TK near Truk. Hopefully a sign of things to come in a few days when the percentage of good fish gets better.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font] Near Ranchi daily bombardments usually end up even or slightly favoring the Allies. This is good, as the troops need experience and the Japanese need less supplies. [:)]
At Madras arty is digging and I'll try a suicide scout mission soon. I have bought back Burma rifles and Indian battalions, and I need to try to find the first here before anything else.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENT PAC: [/font] The Nauru invasion will be attempted again. Loading a fully prepped Marine Regiment from the 1st division and an Army regiment, plus a small amphibious tractor unit. I'll send most of the Pacific fleet at the island in the planned two day operation. Once everything is loaded fleets will gather at Nekefutau to fuel and move up from the South. There have not been any search planes here for a while, so hopefully stealth can be achieved.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SO PAC: [/font] Vangunu is building up now and small bombing missions are scouting the next targets. Loks like naval guards only on the next few islands North.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] The Japanese are maneuvering around and have invested hexes on both gray roads toward the Central plains. They sent in another big raid of sweepers to Chungking and the day ended solidly for the Allies with 53 Japanese planes lost to 28 for the Allies. Only 4 Allied pilots KIA and a few wounded.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]OZ:[/font] Our Beaufighters in OZ had a nice treat when Bettys decided to go it alone and bomb the troops marching through the desert. About 10 IJN bombers shot down.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SIGINT:[/font] Looks like one of the divisions moved to Port Hedland may be coming back to Perth. A response to the walk in the desert I'm thinking.
[font="Trebuchet MS"]10/56th Division is loaded on xAK Kinugasa Maru moving to Port Hedland.
3/4th RF Gun Battalion is loaded on xAK Kaisyo Maru moving to Port Hedland.
32/56th Division is located at Perth(49,147).[/font]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 26, 42
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Sub attack near Truk at 110,110
Japanese Ships
TK Katsukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Menado Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sargo
SS Sargo launches 4 torpedoes at TK Katsukawa Maru
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Morning Air attack on 34th Australian Lt AA Regiment, at 68,151 , near Ceduna
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 28, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
DD Shaw
DD Lang
DD Wilson
DD Hammann
DD Anderson
DD Hughes
Japanese ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
CL Trenton firing at 21st Special Base Force
21st Special Base Force firing at CL Trenton
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 10
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 10 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 10
P-38E Lightning x 4
P-38F Lightning x 19
P-40K Warhawk x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 30
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 6
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38F Lightning x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]Still hanging around out here, but generally these fleets move in and then back to the shadows. I'll wait for the next move back, then strike at Nauru. [/font]
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] Sargo hits a medium sized TK near Truk. Hopefully a sign of things to come in a few days when the percentage of good fish gets better.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font] Near Ranchi daily bombardments usually end up even or slightly favoring the Allies. This is good, as the troops need experience and the Japanese need less supplies. [:)]
At Madras arty is digging and I'll try a suicide scout mission soon. I have bought back Burma rifles and Indian battalions, and I need to try to find the first here before anything else.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENT PAC: [/font] The Nauru invasion will be attempted again. Loading a fully prepped Marine Regiment from the 1st division and an Army regiment, plus a small amphibious tractor unit. I'll send most of the Pacific fleet at the island in the planned two day operation. Once everything is loaded fleets will gather at Nekefutau to fuel and move up from the South. There have not been any search planes here for a while, so hopefully stealth can be achieved.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SO PAC: [/font] Vangunu is building up now and small bombing missions are scouting the next targets. Loks like naval guards only on the next few islands North.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] The Japanese are maneuvering around and have invested hexes on both gray roads toward the Central plains. They sent in another big raid of sweepers to Chungking and the day ended solidly for the Allies with 53 Japanese planes lost to 28 for the Allies. Only 4 Allied pilots KIA and a few wounded.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]OZ:[/font] Our Beaufighters in OZ had a nice treat when Bettys decided to go it alone and bomb the troops marching through the desert. About 10 IJN bombers shot down.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SIGINT:[/font] Looks like one of the divisions moved to Port Hedland may be coming back to Perth. A response to the walk in the desert I'm thinking.
[font="Trebuchet MS"]10/56th Division is loaded on xAK Kinugasa Maru moving to Port Hedland.
3/4th RF Gun Battalion is loaded on xAK Kaisyo Maru moving to Port Hedland.
32/56th Division is located at Perth(49,147).[/font]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 26, 42
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Sub attack near Truk at 110,110
Japanese Ships
TK Katsukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Menado Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sargo
SS Sargo launches 4 torpedoes at TK Katsukawa Maru
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Morning Air attack on 34th Australian Lt AA Regiment, at 68,151 , near Ceduna
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 28, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
DD Shaw
DD Lang
DD Wilson
DD Hammann
DD Anderson
DD Hughes
Japanese ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
CL Trenton firing at 21st Special Base Force
21st Special Base Force firing at CL Trenton
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 10
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 10 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 10
P-38E Lightning x 4
P-38F Lightning x 19
P-40K Warhawk x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 30
Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 6
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38F Lightning x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]Still hanging around out here, but generally these fleets move in and then back to the shadows. I'll wait for the next move back, then strike at Nauru. [/font]
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