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Submarine attack near Ominato at 119,55
Japanese Ships
xAK Ryugi Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Grampus
ahh damn it... I regret sending this damaged freighter back to Tokyo as an enemy sub was waiting off the coast of course... usually I don't send any unescorted ships around anymore but there were 2 freighters from a ressource convoy colliding and I decided to send them for repairs without sending an escort for them first... took Grampus something like a dozen torps to finally hit Ryugi Maru as she kept missing and missing and missing...
xAK Ryugi Maru is sighted by SS Grampus
SS Grampus attacking on the surface
Hutchinson, E.S. decides to submerge SS Grampus due to damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
DD Nagatsuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
Allied ground losses:
687 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 14 (5 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
Port hits 26
Port supply hits 6
CA Furutaka firing at 9th Australian Brigade
CA Kinugasa firing at 28th Australian Brigade
CA Aoba firing at Rabaul
CA Ashigara firing at Rabaul
CA Nachi firing at Rabaul
CA Haguro firing at 28th Australian Brigade
CA Myoko firing at 28th Australian Brigade
DD Nagatsuki firing at 28th Australian Brigade
DD Kikuzuki firing at 9th Australian Brigade
DD Fumizuki firing at Rabaul
DD Minazuki firing at 28th Australian Brigade
DD Satsuki firing at Rabaul
DD Uzuki firing at Rabaul
DD Yayoi firing at Rabaul
DD Kisaragi firing at Rabaul
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Sub attack near San Francisco at 211,83
Japanese Ships
SS I-8
Allied Ships
TK Aristophanes, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Camden
PC Nemaha
we take revenge for Ryugi Maru and sink a fat fuel loaden tanker off San Francisco... BANZAI! Another tanker lost for the Allied...
SS I-8 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Aristophanes
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near San Francisco at 211,83
Japanese Ships
SS I-8
Allied Ships
TK Aristophanes, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Nemaha
the tanker was burning heavily so would have sunk anyways but I-8 puts another torp into the ship...
SS I-8 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Aristophanes
I-8 diving deep ....
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Nemaha fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Sorong at 82,107, Range 18,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Karukaya
DD Yugao
AO Ken'yo Maru
AO Kokuyo Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
AO Nippon Maru
AO Shinkoku Maru
AO Toei Maru
AO Toho Maru
Allied Ships
PC Zeeman, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
WOW! For a short moment I was really shocked when this combat popped up unexpectedly as my AO convoy runs into this helpless PC... 3 hits from DDs and another 2 from my AOs...
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
AO Toho Maru screened from combat
Range closes to 12,000 yards
AO Toho Maru screened from combat
Range closes to 9,000 yards
AO Toho Maru , AO Toei Maru , AO Shinkoku Maru ,
AO Nippon Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Karukaya , DD Kuretake
DD Sanae engages PC Zeeman at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
PC Zeeman engages AO Shinkoku Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Sanae engages PC Zeeman at 6,000 yards
PC Zeeman engages AO Toho Maru at 6,000 yards
PC Zeeman engages AO Toei Maru at 6,000 yards
PC Zeeman engages AO Ken'yo Maru at 6,000 yards
Van De Veer D. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 10,000 yards
AO Toho Maru , AO Toei Maru , AO Shinkoku Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Karukaya
PC Zeeman engages AO Ken'yo Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Wakatake engages PC Zeeman at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
AO Toho Maru , AO Toei Maru , AO Shinkoku Maru ,
AO Nippon Maru , AO Kyokuto Maru , AO Kokuyo Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Yugao , DD Sanae , DD Kuretake
DD Wakatake engages PC Zeeman at 14,000 yards
DD Wakatake engages PC Zeeman at 14,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 100
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 67
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
I-16-III: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Sian , at 83,41
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 106,125 (Rabaul)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Lark Force , at 106,125 (Rabaul)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 9th Australian Brigade, at 106,125 (Rabaul)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Canton (77,59)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54871 troops, 482 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 1573
Defending force 114703 troops, 634 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3123
Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
53rd Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Tank Regiment
19th Division
1st Ind.Inf.Group
10th Tank Regiment
61st Division
20th RGC/C Division
1st JAAF AF Coy
4th Air Division
Canton Special Base Force
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
47th JAAF AF Bn
2nd JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division
31st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
80th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
69th Chinese Corps
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
16th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
1st War Area
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
Jingcha War Area
7th Artillery Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment
51st Chinese Corps
56th AT Gun Regiment
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Ground combat at Canton (77,59)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 62732 troops, 634 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3117
Defending force 58644 troops, 495 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 1565
Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
14th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division
7th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
98th Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
31st Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
51st Chinese Corps
7th Artillery Regiment
69th Chinese Corps
1st War Area
Jingcha War Area
57th AT Gun Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
16th Group Army
22nd Artillery Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment
Defending units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
53rd Division
19th Division
10th Tank Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
11th Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
61st Division
7th Tank Regiment
20th RGC/C Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
Canton Special Base Force
1st JAAF AF Coy
47th JAAF AF Bn
5th RF Gun Battalion
4th Air Division
2nd JAAF AF Coy
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Ground combat at Gebe (80,105)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 96 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 4
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gebe !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2
