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[Sardaukar]

Cannae of Moulmein! May 3-5 1943.

Op Valkyrie stage 1 is finished.

Ground combat at 56,54 (near Pegu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120202 troops, 1884 guns, 2745 vehicles, Assault Value = 4157

Defending force 13549 troops, 199 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied adjusted assault: 1941

Japanese adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 114 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5284 casualties reported
Squads: 184 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 285 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 77 (76 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (26 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
77th Chindit Brigade
14th British Brigade
7th Australian Division
45th Recce Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
16th British Brigade
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
2/3 AIF Pioneer Battalion
2nd British Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
23rd British Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
6th Australian Division
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
20th Indian Division
26th Indian Brigade
23rd Indian Division
75th IAC Regiment
39th Indian Division
9th Australian Division
6th Medium Regiment
XV Indian Corps
2/11th Field Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
148th Infantry Regiment
18th Division
RTA Cavalry Division
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th RTA Division
3rd Mortar Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
112th Infantry Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at 56,54 (near Pegu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120408 troops, 1885 guns, 2744 vehicles, Assault Value = 4187

Defending force 9276 troops, 132 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied adjusted assault: 1596

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 319 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
11482 casualties reported
Squads: 95 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1068 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 178 (178 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 8

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
6th Australian Division
14th British Brigade
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
Gardner's Horse Regiment
45th Recce Regiment
7th Australian Division
39th Indian Division
268th Motorised Brigade
23rd British Brigade
75th IAC Regiment
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
23rd Indian Division
20th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Brigade
77th Chindit Brigade
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
16th British Brigade
2/3 AIF Pioneer Battalion
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2nd British Division
9th Australian Division
XV Indian Corps
8th Medium Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
18th Division
148th Infantry Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
112th Infantry Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
6th RTA Division
113th Infantry Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 56,54 (near Pegu)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120531 troops, 1884 guns, 2744 vehicles, Assault Value = 4215

Defending force 1230 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1889

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1889 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
800 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
45th Recce Regiment
2/3 AIF Pioneer Battalion
39th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
7th Australian Division
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
2nd British Division
Gardner's Horse Regiment
26th Indian Brigade
14th British Brigade
2/1 AIF Pioneer Battalion
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
23rd British Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
23rd Indian Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
77th Chindit Brigade
16th British Brigade
75th IAC Regiment
6th Australian Division
150th RAC Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
9th Australian Division
2/13th Field Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
XV Indian Corps
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
6th RTA Division

[Sardaukar]

Now the Commonwealth troops can spread south and southeast from Moulmein like plague! [:'(]

[Sardaukar]

May 17 1943

Death in Ichang, last remnants of IJA corps wiped away. 2 divisions and assorted support wiped off.

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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 91471 troops, 371 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3126

Defending force 4172 troops, 50 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 3759

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 3759 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5233 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 459 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 58 (58 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (43 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
32nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army

Defending units:
39th Division

[Sardaukar]

May 29 1943

[Sardaukar]

Strategic map:

[Sardaukar]

TFs of Operation Cartwheel left Sydney for Guadalcanal. It consists of 1st USMC Div and 2 USMC Tank Bns.

[Sardaukar]

Elsewhere:

Burma/Thailand: Battles rage around Tavoy and Chiang Mai. Both were more heavily defended than expected. Advanced armoured echelons are now near Bangkok.

China: Attrition battle rages in Loyang. Due to supply and supply system, I am forced to rotate Chines Corpses (literally and figuratively) in and out of city.

Pacific: Adak I. and Midway are now fully funchtional submarine bases, increasing the efficiency of Allied sub operations.

More troops (especially base forces) are on the way from West Coast to Sydney.

[Sardaukar]

May 29-30 1943:

Drama on Indian Ocean.

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Sub attack near Koggala at 28,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-18, hits 2

Allied Ships
CL Ceres, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Caradoc
CL Hobart
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Redoubt
DD Van Galen

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 9
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 2 damaged
Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim VD bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 7 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Vengeance I x 32

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 18 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 12
CA Myoko
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
7 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
13 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
5 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Myoko

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 10

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kiyonami, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 4
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim VD bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 11, on fire
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
11 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 4, on fire
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Car Nicobar at 46,62

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Vengeance I x 28

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3, on fire
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
CA Kinugasa

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
10 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Nagato

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Trinkat at 43,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 7

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Blenheim VD bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Trinkat at 43,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
CA Myoko

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Trinkat at 43,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
1 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Trinkat at 43,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 2
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
8 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Trinkat at 43,63

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 11
Vengeance I x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 6 damaged
Vengeance I: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 5, on fire
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 5
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 9, on fire
DD Kiyonami, Shell hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
11 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
11 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

[Sardaukar]

June 6-7 1943, highlights:

1st USMC Div sure achieved an overkill...overkill is best kill!

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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15018 troops, 338 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 598

Defending force 1612 troops, 5 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Allied adjusted assault: 420

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
678 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (29 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
11th Marine Defense Battalion

Defending units:
1st Ind.Tank Co
65th Naval Guard Unit

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Great Nicobar at 45,66

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 3, Bomb hits 3
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 7, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
BB Kirishima

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 31

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 46
P-40K Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 14 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.5 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 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 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (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 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
No.34 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
No.113 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (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 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (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 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40K Warhawk (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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 87 minutes

[HansBolter]

Excellent work by the Beaufighters against combat ships!!!

[Sardaukar]

Why I have 4 double-aces flying Beaufighters is beyond me....

[BBfanboy]

By the experience level & mission count, it looks like they were transferred from a fighter group into the TRACOM, and then, when pilot pools were low, they were drawn back to fill slots in that group.

[Sardaukar]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

By the experience level & mission count, it looks like they were transferred from a fighter group into the TRACOM, and then, when pilot pools were low, they were drawn back to fill slots in that group.

It quite intrigued me.

Brit pilot pool might be low, since I abused them with LowN attacks vs. Musashi etc... [:'(]

[Sardaukar]

June 20-23 1943

Some furious action!

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Afternoon Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 171,50

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 180 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 77 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A2 Val x 16

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

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Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35387 troops, 488 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 486

Defending force 57320 troops, 226 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 569

Japanese adjusted assault: 161

Allied adjusted defense: 402

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1361 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Guns lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1134 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
35th Division
27th Division
110th Division
64th Infantry Brigade
36th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Army

Defending units:
36th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Group Army
3rd Construction Regiment
36th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
24th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
7th Artillery Regiment
14th Group Army
15th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
39th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
18th Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at Mergui (53,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46205 troops, 778 guns, 997 vehicles, Assault Value = 1587

Defending force 9520 troops, 80 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Allied adjusted assault: 995

Japanese adjusted defense: 59

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Mergui !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3552 casualties reported
Squads: 120 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 35 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 55 (49 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Allied ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
77th Chindit Brigade
14th British Brigade
23rd Indian Division
23rd British Brigade
7th Australian Division
26th Indian Brigade
16th British Brigade
50th Indian Para Brigade
6th Medium Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
IV Indian Corps
2/11th Field Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
5th Division
38th JNAF AF Unit
59th JNAF AF Unit
201st JAAF AF Bn
40th Const Co
8th JAAF AF Bn
4th JAAF AF Coy
39th JNAF AF Unit
10th JAAF AF Coy

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Afternoon Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
B5N2 Kate x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Green Island at 108,127

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 34
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28
TBF-1 Avenger x 18

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Atago

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 33
SBD-3 Dauntless x 55
TBF-1 Avenger x 36

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Kakoruta Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yulin Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Minryo Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru
E Yugao
xAKL Yamabuki Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Yamayuri Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Yamayuri Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Yamabuki Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kakoruta Maru

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

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
F6F-3 Hellcat x 17
SBD-3 Dauntless x 27

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
xAK Kakoruta Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Yugao
E Hasu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Hakkaisan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kakoruta Maru
Yugao dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Hasu
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Fuyukawa Maru

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near New Hanover Island at 104,122

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 27
TBF-1 Avenger x 36

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Namikaze

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Musashi

[Sardaukar]

I hope BB Musashi gets it, but I have doubts. My CV TF is now out of torpedoes, even if enemy would be in range.

IJN CV incursion against Dutch Harbor and Adak I. was surprise. Especially since Adak I. is one of my submarine bases. Fortunately I had stationed fighters there.

In China, I am going to withdraw from Loyang. I cannot withstand attrition and lack of supply in base.

[Sardaukar]

June 24-25 1943:

I knew it!

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mussau Island at 104,120

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
F6F-3 Hellcat x 34
SBD-3 Dauntless x 27
TBF-1 Avenger x 18

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Bomb hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Namikaze

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Musashi



One night in Bangkok...or...two..

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Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 86209 troops, 1350 guns, 1372 vehicles, Assault Value = 3102

Defending force 29026 troops, 218 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 164

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 2073

Japanese adjusted defense: 439

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2458 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 107 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 88 disabled
Guns lost 68 (11 destroyed, 57 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1243 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 204 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled

Assaulting units:
26th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
18th British Division
111th Chindit Brigade
2nd British Division
39th Indian Division
9th Australian Division

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
32nd Field AA Battalion
1st JAAF Base Force
39th Road Const Co
3rd Air Army
Royal Thai Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Field AF Construction Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
58th Construction Battalion
3rd Fleet
4th JNAF AF Unit
Thai Aviation Coy
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
8th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 85225 troops, 1350 guns, 1372 vehicles, Assault Value = 2963

Defending force 26437 troops, 207 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 901

Japanese adjusted defense: 383

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
1679 casualties reported
Squads: 126 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 136 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 111 disabled
Guns lost 57 (31 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
20th Indian Division
2nd British Division
111th Chindit Brigade
19th Indian Division
26th Indian Division
39th Indian Division
18th British Division
9th Australian Division

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
58th Construction Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
Thai Aviation Coy
3rd Air Army
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
3rd Fleet
1st JAAF Base Force
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
4th JNAF AF Unit
48th Field AA Battalion
39th Road Const Co
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
Royal Thai Army
32nd Field AA Battalion
6th Field AF Construction Battalion
8th JAAF AF Coy

[Sardaukar]

July 2-3 1943:

Bangkok falls!

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Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84563 troops, 1347 guns, 1372 vehicles, Assault Value = 2859

Defending force 21073 troops, 188 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 1274

Japanese adjusted defense: 301

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Bangkok !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
7407 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 563 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 124 (118 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 135 (135 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 14
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
411 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Indian Division
18th British Division
26th Indian Division
111th Chindit Brigade
20th Indian Division
39th Indian Division
2nd British Division
9th Australian Division

Defending units:
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Field AF Construction Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
39th Road Const Co
124th Infantry Regiment
3rd Air Army
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
58th Construction Battalion
4th JNAF AF Unit
1st JAAF Base Force
8th Field AF Construction Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
Thai Aviation Coy
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
3rd Fleet
Royal Thai Army
8th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84500 troops, 1348 guns, 1373 vehicles, Assault Value = 2845

Defending force 2169 troops, 0 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1543

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1543 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
111th Chindit Brigade
20th Indian Division
18th British Division
26th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
39th Indian Division
2nd British Division
9th Australian Division

Defending units:
3rd Air Army
Royal Thai Army

[Sardaukar]

I might have gotten CV and BB Musashi...maybe...

[Sardaukar]

You can see that in 1943 those Mk 14 torpedoes are starting really to bite. More so from Sept 1943 when their dud rate drops to "normal".

They are still 60% dud rate right now, but they were useful even with original 80% dud rate.

[Sardaukar]

Jul 4-5 1943:

Heavy ships can be incredibly annoying when having no torpedoes.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Phuket at 48,67

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 3
DD Hokaze
CL Nagara

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 48,65

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 2
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 2
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb