IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR

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RE: AAR 1943

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 12, 43
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ASW attack near Miyako-jima at 92,66

Japanese Ships
E W-8
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Pogy


SS Pogy is located by E W-8
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Miyako-jima at 92,66

Japanese Ships
E W-24
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pogy


always the same, those E vessels most often don't even drop their Type 2 DC... totally useless... all are at their maximum experience and the task force commander within the ASW forces is always the best available...


SS Pogy launches 2 torpedoes at E W-24
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Miyako-jima at 91,66

Japanese Ships
DD Hishu
DD Tsuga
DD Kuri
DD Hasu
TK Toa Maru
TK Nitiei Maru
DD Yomogi
DD Tsuta
DD Susuki
DD Kiku

Allied Ships
SS Whale


at least these destroyers kept the sub from attacking that high value tanker convoy...


SS Whale is sighted by escort
Whale bottoming out ....
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuta fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Susuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 46th Division, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 5 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed by flak


Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-38G Lightning bombing from 100 feet [&:]

first thought this would have been a mistake but asking Mundy about it he said someone on the forum suggested to use fighters at 100 ft to attack my ground units... lol, the Lightnings didn't even carry bombs and I'm amazed they only lost one fighter to flak...


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ASW attack near Miyako-jima at 91,66

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Hishu
DD Tsuga
DD Kuri
TK Toa Maru
TK Nitiei Maru
DD Yomogi
DD Tsuta
DD Susuki
DD Kiku

Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 3


god damn it... the spotted and previously attacked sub now attacks one of the DDs missing the ship... in return we score whopping 3 near misses...


SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hasu
Whale bottoming out ....
DD Yomogi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tsuta fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at 34,40 (near Madras)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4608 troops, 0 guns, 929 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Defending force 3887 troops, 60 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 264

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 41 (10 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1827 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 240 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (37 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 11

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


we crossed a river out of Madras which made it impossible for the Commonwealth units to retreat before we could attack... the enemy loses another 250 sqads which brings the losses around Madras to way over 1000 squads...



Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
17th Indian Light AA Rgt /1
117th RAF Base Force /1
4th NW Frontier Base Force
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
IV Indian Corps /1
15th Indian Const Bn /1
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
Gardner's Horse Rgt /3
1st South India Base Force
25th Indian Div /1


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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

those paras there will die to starvation at some point...


the strafing attack of Lightnings at Madras wasn't the only surprise this turn... during the air phase we suddenly had Dinah-III recon over a stack of Australian troops that seem to march towards Daly Waters which is clearly an offensive against Darwin... I have to admit that this was pure luck as this stack was spotted by accident as I have been moving in three recon units and forgot to assign them targets to they just reconned nearby bases and this Army which otherwhise would not have been spotted until it was next to Daly Waters... 23 units, lots of tanks and guns, looks like he is bringing some kind of tank units plus artillery but not that many infantry divisions I guess... will be interesting to see what is going to assault Darwin, we still have at least a month until the enemy will have marched all the way North... an overland campaign to Darwin is not something I reckoned with...



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RE: AAR 1943

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 14, 43
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Sub attack near Balabac at 69,83

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi
E W-19
E W-21

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion


more of the same... if my ASW forces actually manage to get close to a sub they are only targets...


SS Scorpion launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kisaragi
Scorpion diving deep ....
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Naha at 93,67

Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki
E W-11

Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1


Mikazuki only survived because the torps were duds... in return we score one near miss for something like 1 sys dam on the sub... [8|] all these subs are spotted daily by my Helen ASW groups and Jake naval search, we get something like 6-10 "sub is hit" messages so about 1-3 real hits on subs at least but that makes them retire to their homeport at best as the 250kg bombs do shit against subs with the reduced bomb damage in the mod... [8|]



SS Sargo launches 4 torpedoes at DD Mikazuki
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


Recon over Townsville has spotted several task forces the last days and today a Mavis on naval search finds two task forces moving NE from Townsville at four hexes per turn... High Command is alerted and I'm pretty sure the enemy is trying to move towards Milne Bay as the dot base is not garissoned and we saw lots of recon in the area lately so the enemy knows the dot base is empty... if he really attempts this move it's bold for sure but I'm not sure there is any chance of success as the task forces were already spotted and the base can not be taken by surprise... such a move without carrier support even when Port Moresby isn't really a threat feels like a suizide attempt, I have ordered carriers, Yamato and Musashi plus a heavy cruiser task force to move into the area... the landing craft don't have the range to reach Milne Bay from Townsville so the second task force has to be used to refuel them, there are at least a dozen spotted ships, destroyers, freighters, transports and there might even be some cruisers, at least according to nav search (can as well be an xAK)...

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RE: AAR 1943

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 43
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ASW attack near Naha at 93,68

Japanese Ships
E W-8
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Pogy


different day, same result...


SS Pogy is located by E W-8
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
PB Hakata Maru #7
PB Bisan Maru #3
TK Yamazuru Maru
TK Sanraku Maru
TK Akatuki Maru
PB Hinode Maru #17
PB Fukeui Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion


SS Scorpion launches 2 torpedoes at PB Hakata Maru #7
PB Hinode Maru #17 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Hakata Maru #7 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,133

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Fumizuki

Allied Ships
SS KXII


fast transport going to Milne Bay to bring some troops there as I don't want the Allied to get the base too easy if they really try...



SS KXII is sighted by escort
KXII bottoming out ....
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kikuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Fumizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Miyako-jima at 92,66

Japanese Ships
E W-23
E W-7
DD Yuzuki

Allied Ships
SS Growler


SS Growler launches 2 torpedoes at E W-23
Growler diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 16
P-38F Lightning x 19

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Minekaze
APD Nokaze
APD Numakaze
APD Hakaze
APD Nadakaze


wow, let's just piss me off again... fast transport that moves to Milne Bay, unloads and just stays there... these kind of flaws in the game have pissed me off so many times already it's just idiotic... had four fast transport TFs, three moved in and out, this one just stays in place waiting for the bombers... [8|] and no, there were easily enough ops points, fuel and all the other needed stuff to move in and out...


Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Yakaze
APD Hakaze
APD Hokaze


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38F Lightning x 25

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
APD Yukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage


of course the enemy launches wave after wave at max range... that single bomb hit was enough to sink Yukaze a turn later while Allied subs hit my mines and aren't nearly in danger to sink, let alone by all those 250kg bomb hits from my ASW... looks like it's a nothing works turn for us...[:(]


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 6
P-38F Lightning x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Nokaze
APD Sawakaze


still morning, how many more damn waves are coming? There was no naval search spotting this task force, it was a sub there raising the DL and recon over the dot base...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38F Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD Tachikaze
APD Hokaze

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 17
P-38F Lightning x 32

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze
APD Yukaze, on fire, heavy damage
APD Numakaze
APD Hokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Namikaze


air attacks of course continue over the afternoon, another APD is hit...



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38F Lightning x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Shiokaze
APD Akikaze


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

the second APD that was hit should survive but these attacks shouldn't even have happened in the first place...

good news today was the commissioning of CV Taiho... the carrier will join KB to await the first major Allied offensive in 43...




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RE: AAR 1943

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 17, 43
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Sub attack near Naha at 93,68

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Pogy


[8|]


SS Pogy launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yuzuki
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 98,140

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 30
B6N2 Jill x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Craven
xAK Empire Hamble, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Kota Radja, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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


when we spotted those two task forces moving NE from Townsville we ordered the Navy to take position around Milne Bay and today our carriers were in range of the enemy ships... it was surprising to see them still being 8 hexes from my carriers as I expected them to be way closer but seeing Lightnings over those ships told me Mundy has set up a Cap trap... I guess he wanted to catch Betties that could reach the convoys from Lae so he stopped his convoys instead of having them move further towards my carriers which he didn't spot until today... he might have also been alerted by some Judies on nav search spotting his subs but I had Judies in the area earlier too so I'm not sure about that... while we highly outnumber the enemy Cap our fighters are shot to pieces by the Lightnings having the dive but all Jills get through the Cap... when we have full detection on the enemy convoy and the carriers only launch pityful strikes I wonder what the hell is wrong again... the freighter and the transport are sunk but there were only very light ground losses...


Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 98,140

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 30
B6N2 Jill x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Yochow
xAP Mariposa
xAK Enggano, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Gorgon
xAP Kota Radja, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
677 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 32 (31 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (43 destroyed, 4 disabled)


that's the second strike, again only a damn 10 bombers??? [:@] totally stupid, we spot over a dozen transports in range and launch 20 bombers in the morning, like not even 10% of the available bombers...



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (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 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 98,140

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 25
B6N2 Jill x 18

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Talune, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Gorgon
xAK Yochow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Craven
DD Ralph Talbot

Allied ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (12 destroyed, 2 disabled)


but hey, there's still the afternoon phase... and how's the situation in the afternoon? Thunderstorms to start with... doesn't matter I think, the enemy convoy is again spotted several times, has full detection level from the attacks in the morning and is in range... so let the bombers take off...

NO! [8|]

morning's idiocy is copied in the afternoon, as we launch 18 bombers and the majority of the convoy survives... ridicoulos... we lose 8 Zekes vs 2 Lightnings shot down plus another 2 Jills and instead of annihilating that convoy we only sink 5 of it's ships... we won't attack tomorrow as there's no doubt the convoy will head towards Townsville with probably over 100 fighters set to LRCAP it...



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead


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RE: AAR 1943

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 19, 43
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Sub attack near Torishima at 112,70

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Japanese Ships
CV Taiho
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
DD Kuroshio
DD Tanikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Tautog, hits 1

let me have my heart attack... Taiho is her third day at Sea and is targetted by SS Tautog which misses her with four torps... the carrier has an escort of no less than eight DDs plus two heavy cruisers, didn't matter... started playing this game some 16 years ago and I never ever had problems with Allied subs when I really put an effort into ASW which I always did... always took losses but in return I was also able to hurt enemy subs but I have to admit that in this campaign it only seems to be a matter of time until enemy subs will cause serious problems even though I have maximized my ASW efforts...


SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes at CV Taiho

DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nowaki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nowaki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Salem (32,39)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5262 troops, 0 guns, 1020 vehicles, Assault Value = 565

Defending force 1096 troops, 29 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese adjusted assault: 495

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 123 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Salem !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), disruption(-)
preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1190 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3


our tanks were pursuing enemy troops that were fleeing from Madras and three of them are captured at Salem as the tanks cross another river...



Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
1st South India Base Force
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
25th Indian Div /1


and here's this turn's ops report just to give you an impression how the anti submarine warfare is going... we had a confirmed sinking last turn and one today as the two subs that were spotted and repeatedly attacked during the combat phase vanished in their hexes in the orders phase so they must have sunk at the end of the combat phase...

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 19, 43

Task Force 180 has merged with TF 164 at 109 , 59
CS Convoy TF 19 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato
CS Convoy TF 101 begins loading Oil at Medan for delivery to Singapore
CS Convoy TF 183 begins loading Fuel at Ominato for delivery to Hakodate
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 8 Allied ships at 138,91 near Wake Island, speed 18, Moving Southwest
E13A1 Jake reports periscope at 140, 96 near Wake Island
G4M1 Betty sighting report: 7 Allied ships at 39,32, speed 13, Moving Northwest
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 6 Allied ships at 105,65 near Kanoya, speed 10, Moving West
E13A1 Jake reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 64, 97 near Balikpapan
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Akagi-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Akagi-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking a Grampus class SS at 99,132
D4Y1 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Soryu-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking a 'T' 1941 and 1942 class SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
an Allied DD is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking a Porpoise class SS at 99,132
an Allied SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Shokaku-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Zuikaku-3 attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 99,132
an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 99, 69 near Daito Shoto
E13A1 Jake reports object near surface at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake from Kongo-1 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
SS S-46 is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports shadow in water at 103, 136 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports shadow in water at 102, 135 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 103, 136 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 3 Allied ships at 104,138 near Tagula Island, speed 16, Moving Southwest
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports suspected submarine at 102, 135 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports suspected submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking a O19 Class class SS at 101,63
an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports radio transmissions at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 94th Sentai attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 94,66
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 94th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 94,66
Allied Aircraft sighted over Paramushiro-jima
P-43A-1 Lancer sighted over Port Moresby
Allied Aircraft sighted over Madras
Allied Aircraft sighted over Paramushiro-jima
Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Port Moresby
Pilot killed in landing accident of D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 is damaged on landing
H6K4 Mavis from 802 Ku T-1 at Talasea grounded due to maintenance
E13A1 Jake from Ching Tao Det T-1/C at Moulmein grounded due to maintenance
H6K4 Mavis from 851 Ku T-1 at Tarawa grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Yokosuka Ku K-3 at Truk grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
E13A1 Jake from Chikuma-1 on CA Chikuma grounded due to maintenance
E13A1 Jake from Haruna-1 is damaged on landing
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
Pilot killed in landing accident of D4Y4 Judy from Kaga-2
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 8 Allied ships at 130,98 near Wake Island, speed 17, Moving Northwest
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 9 Allied ships at 133,105 near Taongi, speed 19, Moving Northwest
E13A1 Jake reports diving submarine at 132, 99 near Wake Island
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Akagi-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Akagi-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Kaga-3 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
B6N2 Jill from Kaga-3 attacking a KXI Class class SS at 99,132
a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Soryu-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Soryu-3 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
SS S-46 is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
an Allied SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking a Triton class SS at 99,132
a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking a KVIII Class class SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
SS S-46 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking a KXI Class class SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Zuikaku-3 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Zuikaku-3 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports shape below surface at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports possible submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports shape below surface at 99, 69 near Daito Shoto
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports suspected submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports possible submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports possible submarine at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake from Hiei-1 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports periscope at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 99,133 near Milne Bay, speed 16, Moving Southeast
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 70,87
a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking a O19 Class class SS at 70,87
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 70,87
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 70,87
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking a Grampus class SS at 101,63
an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 101,63
a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 106,62
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports radio transmissions at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Paramushiro-jima
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Madras
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Vaitupu
Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Paramushiro-jima
Allied Aircraft sighted over Vaitupu
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Yokosuka Ku K-3 at Truk grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
H6K4 Mavis from 802 Ku T-1 at Talasea grounded due to maintenance
H8K1 Emily from 801 Ku T-2 crashes on landing
E13A1 Jake from Kirishima-1 is damaged on landing
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 94th Sentai is damaged on landing
TF 150 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 65 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Fukuoka
Japanese forces CAPTURE Salem !!!
Benkoelen expands fortifications to size 2
Medan expands airfield to size 5
Tamsag expands airfield to size 7
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
3 (2) x B6N1 Jill, 8 (8) x D4Y1 Judy, 3 (3) x Ki-27b Nate
Previous report of sinking of SS Gunnel incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Jessore (53, 37)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Bhaunagar (39, 19)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Cuttack (48, 37)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Ranchi (52, 32)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Hyderabad (Sindh) (42, 10)!
Loss of AMc Kyoie Maru #3 on Feb 25, 1942 is admitted
Burma Area Army arrives at Rangoon

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 20, 43
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Sub attack near Truk at 110,112

Japanese Ships
PB Santos Maru
PB Ikunta Maru
PB Heiei Maru #7
xAKL Tonegawa Maru
PB Shirogane Maru
PB Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII


my ships being targetted by subs and air ASW spotting them is pretty much the only thing going on at the moment...


SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at PB Santos Maru
KXVIII diving deep ....
PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44

Japanese Ships
E W-16
SC Ch 4
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 1
AK Mikage Maru
AK Asakasan Maru
AK Nankai Maru
AK Anyo Maru
AK Canberra Maru
xAK Meisho Maru
SC Ch 43
SC Ch 35
SC Ch 14

Allied Ships
SS Steelhead, hits 1


1 near miss...[&o]

SS Steelhead launches 4 torpedoes at E W-16
E W-16 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 43 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Naha at 93,68

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pogy


SS Pogy is located by DD Yayoi
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yayoi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yayoi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yayoi is out of ASW ammo
E W-25 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Addu at 18,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
AKV Engadine
xAP Poelau Telo
xAP Largs Bay
xAK Gausdal
DD Norman


looks like another convoy is going to Colombo... must be troops aboard with all those transports, we have spotted over a dozen ships in that convoy...


SS I-30 is sighted by escort
I-30 diving deep ....
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 12

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2


a lonely B-17 unit from Cairns shows up and loses a bomber over Port Moresby while doing minimal damage... not sure what this attack was about, perhaps a probing run... have flown out all my fighters from PM long ago but the airfield is fully operational again, gonna fly in Georges and Tojos, perhaps there will be a bigger raid tomorrow...


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



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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 21, 43
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Submarine attack near North Male at 22,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-168, hits 22, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Nizam
AKV Engadine
xAP Poelau Telo
xAP Denbighshire
xAP Empress ' Australia
xAK Gausdal
DD Norman
DD Arunta


I-168 attacks the convoy we've attacked yesterday already and pays for it as the sub is sunk by a single attacking destroyer... it's the first sub we lose to depth charges, all previously damaged subs could be saved... four subs were lost to mines...


SS I-168 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nizam
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-168 forced to surface!
DD Norman firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Norman firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

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Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 81
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9

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

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak


same B-17 unit as yesterday showing up over Port Moresby again, no idea what the plan is here... this time we have way over 100 fighters waiting for the bombers and while the Tojo is nothing more than an outdated crappy aircraft the George proves to be the expected bomber killer... while the Tojos only damage a couple of B-17 while losing 2 Tojos the Georges down 7 bombers for no loss... another bomber was downed by flak, only one returned to base... this was the first engagement of the George and it was a full success, pity there wasn't a bigger bomber strike... desperately waiting to replace those Tojos, they are good for fighting Hurricanes and Blenheims but can't compete with Allied 4E bombers, let alone modern Allied fighters...



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

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (13 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
281 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (13 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (12 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 22, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb


hmmm... really don't get what the enemy is up to... after we have trashed the B-17 strike yesterday we encounter a couple of Beauforts doing a ground attack at Port Moresby today... [&:]



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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 25, 43
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Raizan Maru
xAK Hakubasan Maru
AK Kinka Maru
PB Heizan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


after we have withdrawn our troops from Cebu recently we're back again bringing two Ind bgds and a nav guard unit, that should be sufficient...


xAKL Raizan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Hakubasan Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Kinka Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,65

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



just the usual ASW result with the sub being the only one attacking... [8|]

SS Pompano launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yayoi
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Japanese Ships
PB Sonan Maru #6
PB Takunan Maru #8
AK Johore Maru
AK Hitati Maru
PB Shonan Maru #1
PB Sonan Maru #5
PB Fumi Maru

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack


Captain of SS Amberjack elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fumi Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 101,74

Japanese Ships
AK Tacoma Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Hakkai Maru
AK Kagu Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tautog


wow, subs really became a pest already with our ASW being idiotically ineffecient... the big freighter will make port and survive...


SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at AK Tacoma Maru
Tautog diving deep ....
PB Kyo Maru #10 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru
xAK Syoto Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6387 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Defending force 14705 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 458

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

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 26, 43
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru
PB Heizan Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops
PI 75mm M1917 Gun battery firing at AK Kinka Maru


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Tanegashima at 101,64

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Silversides


as always...


SS Silversides launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yuzuki
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Kochi at 106,65

Japanese Ships
E W-22
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Tambor


same idiocy...


SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at E W-22
Tambor diving deep ....
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Ominato at 118,52

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Nozima Maru
PB Seiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel


and more... even this freighter is going to survive as the ship is just a hex off a safe port... still, all those ASW groups around, the subs being spotted and daily attacked a dozen times, no results...



SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kosei Maru
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Japanese Ships
xAK Shinsei Maru
PB Seki Maru #3
PB Nishho Maru
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAK Gosei Maru
PB Teibo Maru #2
PB Fuji Maru #4
PB Fuji Maru #3
PB Rokko Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack


duds...


SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Shinsei Maru
Amberjack bottoming out ....
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Rokko Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14757 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Defending force 6387 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Japanese adjusted assault: 259

Allied adjusted defense: 161

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


the enemy holds but has twice our losses so that's not going to take long this time, no doubt Cebu will fall soon...


Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6063 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Defending force 14336 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 425

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 27, 43
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Talaud-eilanden at 80,96

Japanese Ships
TK Shoun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Choun Maru #21
TK Azuchisan Maru
PB Hinode Maru #20
PB Hinode Maru #18

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish


another small tanker is lost, the convoy consists of way more escorts than tankers and Sunfish was attacked by air ASW like ten times already...


SS Sunfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Shoun Maru
Sunfish diving deep ....
PB Hinode Maru #20 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Asama Maru #2
xAK Tosei Maru
xAK Nisso Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Asama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Asama Maru #2
xAK Tosei Maru
xAK Nisso Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Asama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops


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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 22

No Allied losses


our fighters have been moved out a couple of turns ago as I expected this sweep way earlier...



Aircraft Attacking:
22 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 34000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 34000 feet



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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryuzan Maru
xAK Asama Maru #2
xAK Tosei Maru
AK Kinka Maru
xAK Genzan Maru

xAK Ryuzan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Asama Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14362 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 430

Defending force 6063 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Japanese adjusted assault: 63

Allied adjusted defense: 79

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
300 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
664 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


we fail with our adjusted av but again the enemy takes twice the number of disabled squads, not much combat worthy troops left to defend the base...


Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5571 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 14043 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 398

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 29, 43
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Ryusei Maru
xAK Nansin Maru
xAK Kenzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Ryusei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nansin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kenzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
xAK Ryusei Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryusei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
xAK Ryusei Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryusei Maru fired at enemy troops


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ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,62

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pompano


SS Pompano is sighted by escort
Pompano diving deep ....
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,63

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pompano


SS Pompano is located by DD Yayoi
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Makassar at 63,107

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate
CL Katori
DD Yunagi
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish


SS Sunfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hayate
DD Yunagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Syoto Maru
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
AK Kinka Maru

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

xAK Syoto Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14272 troops, 100 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 408

Defending force 5531 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Japanese adjusted assault: 153

Allied adjusted defense: 43

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
786 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


3:1... next deliberate attack should do the trick...


Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4897 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 14041 troops, 99 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 384

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 30, 43
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Syoto Maru
xAK Saiho Maru
xAK Toho Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Syoto Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Saiho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Toho Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kokuei Maru
xAK Rasin Maru
xAK Syoto Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAKL Kokuei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Rasin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Syoto Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Shanghai at 95,54

Japanese Ships
AMC Kiyosumi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Akagane Maru
AMC Kongo Maru
AK Yodogawa Maru
AK Yamazuki Maru
xAK Mitimei Maru
E Wakataka
E Aotaka
E Hatsutaka
E Tsubame

Allied Ships
SS Herring, hits 7


a really heavily escorted troop convoy was going to Shanghai to pick up a division there and Herring nevertheless scores with her attack... Kiyosumi Maru has 70 flt damage trying to make Shanghai, chanes are 50:50 I'd say to make the three hexes to port... at least one of the E scored some hits in return but Herring doesn't even show up as heavily damaged from 2 direct hits... later on the sub was reported being hit twice by Helens...


SS Herring launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Kiyosumi Maru
Herring bottoming out ....
E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka attacking submerged sub ....
E Hatsutaka attacking submerged sub ....
E Tsubame fails to find sub and abandons search
E Wakataka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hatsutaka fails to find sub and abandons search
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Aotaka fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

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Attacking force 14075 troops, 99 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

Defending force 4875 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese adjusted assault: 157

Allied adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5850 casualties reported
Squads: 282 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 286 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2



30th March 43 and our troops take Cebu... [:D] Bombay and Karachi fell way earlier... [:D]

Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 31, 43


posting this just to show you how intense the war is going on, haven't deleted anything from this combat report...
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
DD Hatakaze
AK Tosan Maru
AK Sagami Maru
xAP Huzi Maru
xAP Katori Maru
xAP Argentina Maru
xAK Rokko Maru
DD Yugao
DD Karukaya
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon


troop convoy carrying three divisions, at least one of the DDs was attacked this time...


SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at DD Fuyo
DD Yugao attacking submerged sub ....
DD Karukaya fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Fuyo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Sanae attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Trincomalee at 33,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 1

Allied Ships
MGB No. 383


even shitty British MGB are way more potent in ASW than the whole IJN...


SS I-24 is sighted by escort
I-24 diving deep ....
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Trincomalee at 33,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 1

Allied Ships
MGB No. 381
MGB No. 383


SS I-24 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy MGB
MGB No. 383 attacking submerged sub ....
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
MGB No. 383 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Addu at 18,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 5, heavy damage [8|]

Allied Ships
KV Cyclamen
xAK Pundit
xAK Kutsang
xAK Jalarashmi
xAK Jalabala
xAK Gandara
xAK Egra
KV Freesia


not even talking about a low experienced KV... one is enough to depth charge a sub to death...


SS I-174 is sighted by escort
I-174 diving deep ....
KV Freesia attacking submerged sub ....
KV Freesia fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Freesia attacking submerged sub ....
KV Freesia fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Freesia fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Torishima at 110,66

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru
PB Senyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grouper


SS Grouper launches 2 torpedoes at PB Seikyo Maru
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub vs Sub: SS Hake attacking SS I-174 at 18,49 - near Addu

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Hake


to top it off, I-174 is then sunk by a US sub...



SS Hake launches 2 torpedoes at 2,000 yards


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Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,62

Japanese Ships
TK Huzisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
E Ukishima
E Shirakami
E Uji
E Saga
TK Toa Maru
TK San Ramon Maru
TK Kaizyo Maru
E Saishu
E Takashima
E Ishizaki
E Hoko

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish


first really severe loss to subs in the war as Guardfish sinks a 11600 capacity tanker... Huzisan Maru might have made it on the way back from Japan but being fully loaded with fuel the tanker had no chance... 10 E vessels escorting 10 tankers, no effect...


SS Guardfish launches 4 torpedoes at TK Huzisan Maru
E Saishu fails to find sub and abandons search
E Takashima fails to find sub and abandons search
E Ishizaki fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hoko fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,63

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Japanese Ships
E W-25, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E W-22
AK Hakkai Maru
DD Yuzuki
DD Yayoi
E W-24

Allied Ships
SS Hoe


getting even better as Hoe sinks W-25, one out of 8 ASW ships in this TF... in return we have the reported dozen hits on subs each turn, most of which aren't happening due to FOW and many more not being worth it as the 250kg GP bomb does sh*t in this mod with halved bomb damage... I'm aware of the real life deficits of the IJN when it came down to convoys and ASW but I'm actually doing it totally different, without any effect on Allied subs it seems... have to admit that the losses so far have been very light but that was due to not many attacks and dud torps... two months ago it seems subs have become a major problem...


SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at E W-25
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-24 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5533 troops, 0 guns, 1023 vehicles, Assault Value = 584

Defending force 3306 troops, 24 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 407

Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cochin !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3157 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 176 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


Cochin fortress surrenders and the base force retreats South...


Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
4th NW Frontier Base Force
Cochin Fortress

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Ground combat at Iloilo (79,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12650 troops, 87 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 350

Defending force 2426 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Japanese adjusted assault: 234

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 117 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
2838 casualties reported
Squads: 133 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 187 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1


4th April 1943 not 1942 when Iloilo falls, the last Allied base in the DEI... [:D] could have taken it way earlier but there was just no need to...



Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
61st PA Infantry Division




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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 05, 43
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Sub attack near Torishima at 110,69

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru
xAKL P-15
PB Senyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grouper


SS Grouper launches 2 torpedoes at PB Seikyo Maru
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Sandakan at 70,87

Japanese Ships
E W-1
DD Shinonome
E W-3

Allied Ships
SS KXVI


unsuccesful ASW continues...


SS KXVI is sighted by escort
KXVI bottoming out ....
DD Shinonome fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Naval bombardment of Cochin at 28,40

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Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CA Exeter
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Shropshire
CL Capetown
CL Caradoc
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Nestor

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 22
Runway hits 69
Port hits 34
Port fuel hits 10
Port supply hits 5



Royal Navy now bombards Cochin on India's West coast... the base is plastered but that doesn't matter as we don't plan to use the base anyways...


Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution
BB Resolution firing at Cochin
BB Royal Sovereign firing at Cochin
BB Revenge firing at Cochin
CA Frobisher firing at Cochin
CA Hawkins firing at Cochin
CA Exeter firing at Cochin
CA Devonshire firing at Cochin
CA Dorsetshire firing at Cochin
CA Shropshire firing at Cochin
CL Capetown firing at Cochin
CL Caradoc firing at Cochin
CL Mauritius firing at Cochin
CL Ceres firing at Cochin
CL Hobart firing at Cochin
CLAA Van Heemskerck firing at Cochin
DD Tjerk Hiddes firing at Cochin
DD Nestor firing at Cochin


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Sub attack near Puerto Princesa at 74,86

Japanese Ships
E W-19
DD Kisaragi
E W-21

Allied Ships
SS Drum


same as always...



SS Drum launches 4 torpedoes at E W-19
Drum diving deep ....
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Addu at 15,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-23, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Redoubt

SS I-23 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Redoubt
I-23 diving deep ....
DD Redoubt attacking submerged sub ....
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Redoubt attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
Hudson IIIa x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 22
139WH-3 x 3
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 13
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 6

No Allied losses


the enemy launches big airstrikes out of Ceylon but being in a jungle hex the enemy does no damage to our tank units...



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...


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Morning Air attack on 9th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 15
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-25D1 Mitchell x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 18th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 18th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 18th Tank Regiment ...


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Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 15

No Allied losses


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses


Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 9th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16

No Allied losses


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 12

No Allied losses


Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 18th Tank Regiment, at 28,41 , near Cochin

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses


Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at 28,41 (near Cochin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5436 troops, 0 guns, 1021 vehicles, Assault Value = 567

Defending force 396 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 350

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 350 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


we pursued the fleeing base force which surrenders to our attack... Southwestern tip of India seems to be totally cleared of Allied units now, while Ceylon remains a big aircraft carrier with dozen of LCUs there and it looks like convoys have been bringing in more and more...

Assaulting units:
18th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
4th NW Frontier Base Force


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Ground combat at Coimbatore (29,39)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 117 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Coimbatore !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

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