Jorge's(A) crusade to the fabled kingdom of PresterJohn(J) DBB-C --- Allied AAR

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Extended map... everything downloaded a year ago

I guess more reasons to bypass Diamond harbor...

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: IdahoNYer

- Coastal batteries at Diamond Harbor: naval guns were supposed hinder movement from Diamond Harbor to Calcutta.. but didn't work at all. All 3 coastal gun LCUs are now packing to move on to Calcutta

That surprises me too - thought coastal batteries would have interdicted that passage? Mines should.

Good to see the P-40k do well at over 20k - a bit surprised too.

Guess the PTs were limited by sufficient moonlight and calm seas. Did you have good PT Boat skippers?

For a TF passing through at night you need radar to detect it. If DH has no radar he slipped by in the dark.
Mines are laid first near the shore where they will only affect landings. You need over 200 mines before you get out far enough to tangle with bombardment TFs, which rarely approach closer than 6000 yards (even if their stand-off setting is 0). That is just my observations - not developer info or scientifically tested.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Thanks BBfanboy

there were no mines at Diamond, and I agree I will need at least 200, I am planning to lay 300 (I have two ACMs on the way)... and I know it will take me a long time to reach that level with the poor mining and low pools available.

As per radar... yes. there was a radar in Diamond Harbor:
No 1. Mk 1 (GL1)
This is now moving to Calcutta... as I want as much naval support I can get there for potential TF rearming

EDIT: This No1 Mk1 GL1 radar is garbage, this according to both wikipedia and the editor (60 range, 30 accuracy). I guess I will try again with a SCR-270 before I moved the guns to Calcutta

[Jorge_Stanbury]

It is also interesting to notice that only that "PT boat "task force is moving directly... any other TF I tried to set to Calcutta is moving through Diamond

can it be that PT boats are allowed to pass impassable reefs?
if so, hats off to the developers to even think about these kind of things

To answer my own question:

4.2.1.2 HEXSIDES
Hexsides are used to represent certain types of linear or “barrier” terrain types, such as coral
reefs and rivers. The hexside types used are as follows:
»» Coral Reef: Hexsides that represent areas of built up coral that hinder
naval movement. Coral Reef hexsides are impassable to all land and
naval units except for ships that have a tonnage of 100 tons or less.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

And this is for tomorrow:

[jwolf]

Didn't you say there are some Japanese carriers in the Bay of Bengal? I'm wondering about your bombardment plan with the TF from Viz.

New player question: your CAP against the sweeps was excellent, and I don't understand how your outnumbered Warhawks did so well against the Zeros and Tojos? I am at an earlier point in my game -- May 1942 -- and I still have the P40E, which routinely gets wiped out by Zeros and Tojos even when my planes outnumber theirs by a wide margin. Is the K a lot better than the E version?

[Jorge_Stanbury]

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Didn't you say there are some Japanese carriers in the Bay of Bengal? I'm wondering about your bombardment plan with the TF from Viz.

New player question: your CAP against the sweeps was excellent, and I don't understand how your outnumbered Warhawks did so well against the Zeros and Tojos? I am at an earlier point in my game -- May 1942 -- and I still have the P40E, which routinely gets wiped out by Zeros and Tojos even when my planes outnumber theirs by a wide margin. Is the K a lot better than the E version?

The K version has an upgraded engine... which translates into better speed, and speed is key
P-40K is faster than both A6M2 and A6M3.. these were the two main enemies yesterday.

Pilot quality was good, there was nothing particularly good about the mission setting. As you can see they were at 10K vs sweeps at 20K. They were not even doing CAP. Instead they were supposed to escort bombers to Comilla.. they probably reacted to their base being attacked... Also important to mention, I ended with 10 damaged planes, so I am sure there was luck involved.

When doing CAP, try setting range to zero as this sometimes help too. Check the commander air skill... and be ready to spend a lot of PP points in changing the horde of incompetents you get by default.
If you are in May 1942.. you should already have access to P-38s... use them with your best pilots

Regarding the carriers... I think I have a window of opportunity of a few turns before they come into play. It is now or never, as they would eventually be discovered.
Also, I am willing to risk them because naval losses had been minimal in the last few months

[BBfanboy]

Saw a documentary on TV about "the engine that won the war". The early P-40s were powered by the Allison engine which did not perform well at altitude nor during high stress maneuvers. Eventually it was replaced with .... the Rolls Royce Merlin engine - same one that made the Spitfire a legend.

The US was licensed to manufacture it and improved it with a cast aluminum block that was lighter than the British design, and started adding turbochargers and other refinements that really upped the performance. It was so good it was used in the P-51 after the original engine on that aircraft proved disappointing.

Not sure if the USN used the Merlin engine - Ernie King didn't like anything British, except the loan of their aircraft carriers when the US ones were all in repair and refit.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Have you seen this webpage?

http://www.p40warhawk.com/Variants/Variants.htm

lots of information on P-40s.

"The Merlin engine did much to overcome the limitations imposed by the Allison, and a total of 1311 examples powered by the American-made version of the Merlin built by the Packard Motor Car Company were ordered under the designation P-40F."

somehow this model never made it to the Pacific [:(]

and

"Despite the success of the Merlin engine in the Warhawk, parallel production of the Allison-powered version continued owing to the limited supplies of the license-built British engine. The P-40K series marked the introduction of the more powerful Allison V-1710-73 (F4R) engine rated at 1325 hp for takeoff and 1150 hp at 11,800 feet. This engine had an automatic boost control."

most likely the Mustangs were 1st priority with regards to Packard engines. Only few P-40 models (F, L) used Merlin engines... and they were too valuable to be sent to the Pacific!!

And the navy had a preference for radial engines, so most likely didn't use it

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

Have you seen this webpage?

http://www.p40warhawk.com/Variants/Variants.htm

lots of information on P-40s.

"The Merlin engine did much to overcome the limitations imposed by the Allison, and a total of 1311 examples powered by the American-made version of the Merlin built by the Packard Motor Car Company were ordered under the designation P-40F."

somehow this model never made it to the Pacific [:(]

and

"Despite the success of the Merlin engine in the Warhawk, parallel production of the Allison-powered version continued owing to the limited supplies of the license-built British engine. The P-40K series marked the introduction of the more powerful Allison V-1710-73 (F4R) engine rated at 1325 hp for takeoff and 1150 hp at 11,800 feet. This engine had an automatic boost control."

most likely the Mustangs were 1st priority with regards to Packard engines. Only few P-40 models (F, L) used Merlin engines... and they were too valuable to be sent to the Pacific!!

And the navy had a preference for radial engines, so most likely didn't use it

Interesting stuff in there. I liked this comment about the P-40L (which was a stripped-down version of the P-40F):
" The L-model was sometimes known as the "Gipsy Rose Lee", after the famous strip-tease dancer of the time. "

[Jorge_Stanbury]

As I anticipated, cruisers at Chittagong were a complete surprise for the Japanese.

What I didn't anticipate was that the many fighters set to sweep (from multiple bases) will not fly, while the bombers at Benares would... in short this was a bloodbath.

But lets start with the good news:
- Somersville cruisers found a 3-destroyer TF, likely on ASW mission. DDs Hasu and Yugiri sunk, DD Hatakaze run away

- Then they found a 3 xAKL "fuel bandidos" trying to steal some of my diesel.. that's low [:D] 3 xAKL down!

- The cruisers even managed to bombard Chittagong, although it is important to mention this happened after the air battles.


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Hatakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Hasu, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Quincy, Shell hits 3
CA Exeter
CL Birmingham
DD Nepal
DD Nestor
DD Napier
DD Norman, Shell hits 1
DD Van Galen
DD Decoy
DD Encounter
DD Hotspur
DD Isis

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Yugiri at 16,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Decoy at 16,000 yards
DD Napier engages DD Hasu at 16,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Hasu at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hasu at 12,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hatakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Encounter at 12,000 yards
DD Norman engages DD Hatakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Napier at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Napier at 10,000 yards
DD Nepal engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Van Galen at 7,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Nepal at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Hotspur at 10,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Hasu at 10,000 yards
DD Napier engages DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Isis at 11,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Yugiri at 11,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Isis at 11,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Hasu at 11,000 yards
DD Norman engages DD Hatakaze at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hatakaze at 12,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Encounter at 12,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Galen at 12,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Napier at 12,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Nestor at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Hasu at 10,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hatakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Hotspur at 8,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Van Galen at 8,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Hatakaze at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Hasu at 9,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Hatakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Napier at 9,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Yugiri at 9,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Nestor at 9,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Nepal at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Hatakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Hasu sunk by CL Birmingham at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Hotspur at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Nepal at 12,000 yards
DD Yugiri engages DD Nepal at 12,000 yards
DD Nepal engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hatakaze at 14,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Hatakaze at 14,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Yugiri at 14,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Van Galen at 14,000 yards
Aitoku, F. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 15,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Hotspur at 15,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Yugiri at 15,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hatakaze at 15,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Yugiri at 15,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Yugiri at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Hatakaze at 13,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Yugiri at 13,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Isis at 13,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Hatakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Napier engages DD Yugiri at 13,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Hatakaze at 13,000 yards
Aitoku, F. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Isis at 10,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Van Galen at 10,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Norman at 10,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Napier at 10,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Yugiri at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugiri at 8,000 yards
DD Yugiri sunk by CA Quincy at 8,000 yards
DD Nestor engages DD Hatakaze at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Hatakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Isis engages DD Hatakaze at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages DD Hatakaze at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
CA Quincy engages DD Hatakaze at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAKL Columbia Maru, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
xAKL Kikuryu Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Quincy
CA Exeter
CL Birmingham
DD Nepal
DD Nestor
DD Napier
DD Norman
DD Van Galen
DD Decoy
DD Encounter
DD Hotspur
DD Isis

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends loading operations and begins to get underway
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CA Quincy engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 16,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 16,000 yards
DD Encounter engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 16,000 yards
DD Decoy engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 16,000 yards
DD Napier engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Quincy engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 15,000 yards
CA Quincy engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 15,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 15,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 15,000 yards
DD Norman engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 15,000 yards
DD Napier engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 15,000 yards
DD Nestor engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CA Quincy engages xAKL Kikuryu Maru at 13,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21
CL Birmingham engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 13,000 yards
DD Isis engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Encounter engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 13,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Nestor engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 13,000 yards
DD Nepal engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
xAKL Kikuryu Maru sunk by CA Exeter at 11,000 yards
DD Encounter engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 11,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Encounter engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 11,000 yards
DD Napier engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Nepal engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 7,000 yards
CL Birmingham engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 7,000 yards
DD Nepal engages xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21 at 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Isis engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages xAKL Columbia Maru at 7,000 yards
xAKL Columbia Maru sunk by CA Exeter at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

This happened after the air phase

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Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Quincy
CL Birmingham
DD Isis
DD Hotspur
DD Encounter
DD Decoy
DD Van Galen
DD Norman
DD Napier
DD Nestor
DD Nepal

Japanese ground losses:
405 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 2
Light Industry hits 2
Fires 136
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1

CA Exeter firing at 18th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Quincy
CA Quincy firing at 18th Division
CL Birmingham firing at 18th Division
DD Isis firing at 18th Division
DD Hotspur firing at Chittagong
DD Encounter firing at Chittagong
DD Decoy firing at Chittagong
DD Van Galen firing at 18th Division
DD Norman firing at 18th Division
DD Napier firing at Chittagong
DD Nestor firing at 18th Division
DD Nepal firing at 18th Division

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Before we moved on to the bad news... another carrier sighting status:
B5N2 Kate attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 43,65

this was on the PM phase, and is near Pt Blair... carriers are one day away at full speed, two days at cruise

OK now the bad news. I planned to close Chittagong, with naval bombing, followed by several sweeps, followed by all my available bombers. Things didn't work at all.

- No fighter sweeps. I had it from 3 bases, but no one fly, AM or PM [:@]

- B-17s from Benares did fly.. I am actually surprised how well they did against so many Tojos and Zeros

- B-25Cs and Wellingtons also fly: they were torn to pieces.. specially the Wellingtons


- Last but not least, the tanks NW of Benares were supposed to massacre what was supposed to be a small LCU, but recently arrived 5th IJA division spoiled the fun


For next turn I will repeat the bombings of Chittangong, I know this will mean casualties, more so considering their AA defense was particularly good. But I don't want to leave a job half done... The base needs to be closed and there are many damaged planes to destroy.. so one more shot, then I will let them rest or attack lightly defended targets



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 38

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 8 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 82 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 8

No Japanese losses

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

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Almost forgot:

I setup a little Maskirovska at Calcutta, since I don't have any PT left, I created MGBs at Diamond Harbor and send them to Calcutta...

I guess from the air they all look like PT boats., Prester John's comment: "PT's seem to have grown"

[BBfanboy]

Damaged B-17s take a few days to get repaired - your follow-on raids will not have much to work with!
Since you only got 13 runway hits from your full bomber strike, I am sure you will get 0 from the immediate follow on strike - even if sweeps fly first. He just has too much opposing you. You might even find KB fighters on LRCAP.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Damaged B-17s take a few days to get repaired - your follow-on raids will not have much to work with!
Since you only got 13 runway hits from your full bomber strike, I am sure you will get 0 from the immediate follow on strike - even if sweeps fly first. He just has too much opposing you. You might even find KB fighters on LRCAP.

You are right with regards to Benares bombers... yesterday only Benares flew.. today hopefully all other bases will: Calcutta, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Cuttack
thus I hope Benares is not again doing all the heavy lifting..

I will now very soon, as I just got a new turn [;)]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Bombing of Chittagong was successful. Prester John withdrew his fighters and I was lucky I got "clear" weather:
Naval bombardment did nothing, and this was expected as ammo was very low. still good news that the cruisers were able to withdraw to Calcutta uneventful. They disbanded and will hopefully repair and rearm soon. Eastern Fleet's 300 naval support are in transit to Calcutta, shouls take them a few days to arrive as they recently disembarked in Cochin

(FOW) Air Results were good. Chittagong won't be bombed again, as BBFanboy mentioned, there is a KB risk. Benares bombers will likely rest, the others will shift to different targets, likely inland to avoid any KB LRCAP trap


Also in the news:
SS KXV torpedoed AK Yamasimo Maru... a navalized cargo ship carrying troops... I don't know if it was moving in or out of the theatre.

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Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Quincy
CL Birmingham
DD Isis
DD Hotspur
DD Encounter
DD Decoy
DD Van Galen
DD Norman
DD Napier
DD Nestor
DD Nepal

CA Exeter firing at 18th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Quincy
CA Quincy firing at 18th Division
CL Birmingham firing at 56th Field Artillery Regiment
DD Hotspur firing at Chittagong
DD Encounter firing at 18th Division
DD Decoy firing at 18th Division
DD Van Galen firing at 18th Division

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Sub attack near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Japanese Ships
AK Yamasimo Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Amagisan Maru
AK Awazisan Maru
DMS W-10

Allied Ships
SS KXV

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

SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at AK Yamasimo Maru
KXV diving deep ....
DMS W-10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-10 attacking submerged sub ....
DMS W-10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 20

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
P-38E Lightning x 2
P-38F Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet
2 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 18
P-38E Lightning x 2
P-40K Warhawk x 2

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
2 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
2 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet
2 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet


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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 13

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet


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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
Blenheim IV x 6
Beaufort V x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26B Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
6 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
6 x Beaufort V bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 8
B-17E Fortress x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Wellington Ic x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 5
B-26B Marauder x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-26 Marauder x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Jorge_Stanbury]

The tanks delivered a farewell party to the Japanese invader [;)]

Interesting to see no supply [:'(]
High disruption due to heavy bombing


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Ground combat at 56,40 (near Chittagong)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10891 troops, 73 guns, 1172 vehicles, Assault Value = 771

Defending force 19615 troops, 167 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 599

Allied adjusted assault: 544

Japanese adjusted defense: 152

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4684 casualties reported
Squads: 133 destroyed, 176 disabled
Non Combat: 174 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 50 (22 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 52 (29 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 75 (10 destroyed, 65 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion
50th Tank Brigade
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
255th Armoured Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
5th Division
148th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
86th Naval Guard Unit
52nd Field AA Battalion
41st JAAF AF Bn
82nd JAAF AF Bn

[BBfanboy]

Yikes ! That is a lot of Allied armour in one place! We've seen CV Death Stars and Artillery Death Stars so now we have the Armour Death Star!
I'd still like to see the Combat Engineer Death Star mow down forts! [:)]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Yikes ! That is a lot of Allied armour in one place! We've seen CV Death Stars and Artillery Death Stars so now we have the Armour Death Star!
I'd still like to see the Combat Engineer Death Star mow down forts! [:)]

I agree it was a lot of armor, and I was very afraid of unleashing it.

At the end I decided to go for the following reasons:
- Clear terrain
- I knew there were no forts as the 5th infantry just arrived
- 2E bombing missions would be launched to increase disruption
- last but not least, I have several units that will become irrelevant very soon. As you can see from the picture, I have many "restricted" units that can't cross into Burma. Their "mission accomplished" banner will be raised as soon as they reach Cox's Bazaar


unrestricted 7th Armored brigade will leave out of theatre in 192 days... strong candidate for leading the shock attack [:'(]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Not a lot to report:

- APD Hagi confirmed as sunk, 1 torpedo hit from S-34
- xAK Nitiran Maru, carrying fuel or oil was torpedoed by Skipjack --> heavy fires
- Uneventful troop and airbase bombing at Chittagong, tanks should arrive tomorrow


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Sub attack near Russell Islands at 112,135

Japanese Ships
APD Hagi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Katuragi Maru
APD Fuji

Allied Ships
SS S-34

SS S-34 launches 4 torpedoes at APD Hagi
S-34 diving deep ....
APD Fuji fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Fuji fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Fuji fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Fuji fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Fuji fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Phuket at 48,70

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiran Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Toyotu Maru
xAK Sumanoura Maru
SC Ch 8

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

SS Skipjack launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nitiran Maru
Skipjack diving deep ....
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub