RADM Yamaguchi's Diary (Pls no affins or cheesesteak)

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 43
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Night Air attack on Broome , at 62,127

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 18
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-24D Liberator x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 damaged
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 21
While I was busy hitting Perth they continue to pulverize Broome.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 156,166

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 34
B5N2 Kate x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Poelau Laut, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DMS Southard, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Sawokla, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Arkansan, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tabinta, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Allied ground losses:
2756 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 141 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 12 (10 destroyed, 2 disabled)
My Fast CV TF found some transports heading towards Pago Pago
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Ground combat at Tienshui (81,38)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 87864 troops, 929 guns, 657 vehicles, Assault Value = 2875

Defending force 44613 troops, 196 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1097

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1868

Allied adjusted defense: 1528

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
3312 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 132 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 137 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2806 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 156 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
My army heading toward Lanchow is making progress
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 09, 43
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Night Naval bombardment of Geraldton at 49,141

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 64 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 destroyed on ground
F4F-4 Wildcat: 11 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
Hudson III (LR): 39 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 5 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 28 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 3 destroyed on ground
A-24 Banshee: 16 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 2 destroyed on ground
Wirraway: 15 damaged
Wirraway: 3 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 11 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
Beaufort V: 25 damaged
Beaufort V: 2 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
297 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 44
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 77
My Fast BB TF didn't hit Perth so on the way home they hit Geraldton
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Afternoon Air attack on Perth , at 49,147

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 79
B5N2 Kate x 105

Allied aircraft
B-339-23 x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ernest Meyer, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Voyager, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc Slamat, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP West Point, Bomb hits 1
xAK Clan Macinness, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Decoy, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Leonard Wood, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Baron Cawdor, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tarifa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DMS Hopkins, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 1
AGP Aldebaran, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Admiral Laws, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Manukai, Bomb hits 1
xAK Elisavet, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CM Salem, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Admiral Cole, Bomb hits 1
AVP Tydeman, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Dunera, Bomb hits 1
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Liberty, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Troja, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AGP Wega, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AKE Lillian Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1
DD Inconstant, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1
Got another strike on the port
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Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44185 troops, 531 guns, 901 vehicles, Assault Value = 1549

Defending force 13667 troops, 44 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 409

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 1308

Allied adjusted defense: 1909

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1348 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 61 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (1 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1212 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Wearing down resistance at Kunming

[RangerJoe]

The Musashi might pump out some but try to get her to a closer port - take one if you have to. [;)]

[Q-Ball]

Even if you lose MUSASHI, I think that's a very good sequence for you. Lost count of how many Allied cruisers were sunk or in trouble, but it's a bunch. The FLAK losses were so low on that last Port Attack, I would keep hitting it until you're either critically low on sorties, or all the good stuff is sunk.

Keep us updated on Musashi, 30 hexes is a long way with that much FLT damage......

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

The Musashi might pump out some but try to get her to a closer port - take one if you have to. [;)]

Man, i just don't see any way to take anything. I'm just sitting here watching the numbers go up.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

Even if you lose MUSASHI, I think that's a very good sequence for you. Lost count of how many Allied cruisers were sunk or in trouble, but it's a bunch. The FLAK losses were so low on that last Port Attack, I would keep hitting it until you're either critically low on sorties, or all the good stuff is sunk.

Keep us updated on Musashi, 30 hexes is a long way with that much FLT damage......

I've tried to be careful with my ships. It's too bad those DD TFs didn't go in first. I'm still not very experienced with long lasting CV TF operations. When the sorties start to get lower than 1/2 i get nervous.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 43
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Night Naval bombardment of Norfolk Island at 113,170

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 35 damaged
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 13 damaged
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Quincy
CA New Orleans
CA Salt Lake City
CLAA San Diego
DD Mustin
DD Monssen
DD Meredith

Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 23
Port hits 37
Port supply hits 5
Allied CA group BBs Norfolk and catches some of my fighters.
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Afternoon Air attack on Perth , at 49,147

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 158 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 101
B5N2 Kate x 56

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 5
B-339-23 x 2
Kittyhawk IA x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed
B-339-23: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Perth, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD Bulmer, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Voyager, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Manukai, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD Stewart, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Arkaba, Bomb hits 1
xAK Admiral Chase, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Port hits 3
Weather around Perth has been awful but got one attack in.
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Afternoon Air attack on Perth , at 49,147

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 135 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 40
B5N2 Kate x 39

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 3
B-339-23 x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 7 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Admiral Chase, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Troja, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK City of Elwood, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Arkaba, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
And one more. Not sure why they were separate but as i say the weather offshore is bad
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Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43864 troops, 530 guns, 903 vehicles, Assault Value = 1518

Defending force 18625 troops, 44 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 581

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 2168

Allied adjusted defense: 3556

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1893 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 131 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 71 disabled
Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (1 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1539 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 116 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Kunming still getting closer
1-14-43 Musashi Sys 41 Flt 73 Eng 18

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 15, 43
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Raoul Island at 128,177

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 35
B6N2 Jill x 14

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Fairland, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
SC-630
I think i like having Jills
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Eua at 132,169

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 45

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 6 destroyed
I've fallen for more than my share of cap traps - thought i'd try one
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Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41711 troops, 526 guns, 894 vehicles, Assault Value = 1411

Defending force 17514 troops, 44 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 484

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1503

Allied adjusted defense: 2254

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2043 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 165 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1477 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Probably can close the west side of China soon

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 43
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Ground combat at Tienshui (81,38)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84646 troops, 928 guns, 657 vehicles, Assault Value = 2584

Defending force 36256 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Japanese adjusted assault: 1434

Allied adjusted defense: 691

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tienshui !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1118 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
11734 casualties reported
Squads: 390 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 686 destroyed, 133 disabled
Engineers: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 41 (39 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 14

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
That seems like a pretty big win to me?
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 31 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
DD Mochizuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Satsuki
DD Mutsuki

Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 398
Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
My bi-weekly BB of Burma Bases - Boring
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Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed

CAP engaged:
35th FG/41st FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 9 scrambling)
4 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 20 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
35th FG/41st FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
Allies snuck some fighters into west china to stop my sallys but Tojos got 'em
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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 88 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
SBC-4 Helldiver: 4 damaged
SBC-4 Helldiver: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 9
Helldivers got into Pago Pago but i'm gonna try to run them out
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Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41020 troops, 530 guns, 898 vehicles, Assault Value = 1355

Defending force 16687 troops, 44 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 420

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1932

Allied adjusted defense: 892

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kunming !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SB-III: 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
1950 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6598 casualties reported
Squads: 127 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 120 destroyed, 80 disabled
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (20 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 7
I think we were all surprised Kunming fell so soon.
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
DD Mochizuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Satsuki
DD Mutsuki

Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (6 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 365
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 27
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2
pushed up the timetable on BB TF to see if i could catch them off guard
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Afternoon Air attack on Raoul Island , at 128,177

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 46
B5N2 Kate x 41
B6N2 Jill x 86

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Klipfontein, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC-630, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 15
Port supply hits 3
My Fast CV TF snuck down to Raoul and caught a reinforcement TF.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 43
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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 12
D4Y1 Judy x 75
G3M3 Nell x 13

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 11 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 5 destroyed by flak
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
23 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
26 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
23 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
I guess i can forget about using Judy's against Airbases with AA.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 24, 43
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TF 84 encounters mine field at Geraldton (49,141)

Allied Ships
AMc Salak
AMc Lawoe

4 mines cleared
They found some of the presents i left for them.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43, Range 7,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Haguro, Shell hits 1
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
CA Ashigara
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Laffey, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2
DD Isaac Sweers, Shell hits 1
DD Van Galen
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Foxhound
DD Hotspur
DD Nepal

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 89% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages CA Haguro at 7,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages CA Nachi at 7,000 yards
CA Haguro engages BB Prince of Wales at 7,000 yards
CA Myoko engages BB Prince of Wales at 7,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Foxhound at 7,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages BB Prince of Wales at 7,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Piet Hein at 7,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Van Galen at 7,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Kikuzuki at 7,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Arunta at 7,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Mutsuki at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Laffey at 2,000 yards
CA Hawkins engages CA Myoko at 2,000 yards
CA Hawkins engages CA Haguro at 2,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Kikuzuki at 2,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 2,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Mutsuki at 2,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Kikuzuki at 2,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Mutsuki at 2,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Arunta at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages BB Prince of Wales at 4,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA Hawkins at 4,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Nepal at 4,000 yards
CA Hawkins sunk by CA Myoko at 4,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Kortenaer at 4,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Van Ghent at 4,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Hotspur at 4,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Kortenaer at 4,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Van Galen at 4,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Mochizuki at 4,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Arunta at 4,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Kikuzuki at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales sunk by CA Ashigara at 5,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Nepal at 5,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Hotspur at 5,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Foxhound at 5,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Arunta at 5,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Satsuki at 5,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Kikuzuki at 5,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 5,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Arunta at 5,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Laffey at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Piet Hein at 7,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Piet Hein at 7,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Kortenaer at 7,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Piet Hein at 7,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Kikuzuki at 7,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Piet Hein at 7,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 7,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Mochizuki at 7,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Laffey at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Van Galen at 10,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Hotspur at 10,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
CA Myoko engages DD Piet Hein at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 10,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Van Galen at 10,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Mutsuki at 10,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Mutsuki at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Nepal engages DD Kikuzuki at 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Laffey at 11,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Piet Hein at 11,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Mochizuki at 11,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Laffey at 11,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 11,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Mutsuki at 11,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Mochizuki at 11,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Piet Hein at 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Laffey at 11,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Laffey at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Kikuzuki at 11,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Satsuki at 11,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 11,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Arunta at 11,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Laffey at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Nepal at 9,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Piet Hein at 9,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Kikuzuki at 9,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Satsuki at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Nepal at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Hotspur at 10,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Satsuki at 10,000 yards
DD Mutsuki engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Satsuki at 10,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Mochizuki at 10,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 10,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Kikuzuki at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Nepal at 12,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Kikuzuki at 12,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Satsuki at 12,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Satsuki at 12,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Mochizuki at 12,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Kortenaer at 12,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Van Galen at 12,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Isaac Sweers at 12,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages DD Arunta at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Nepal at 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Nepal at 11,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Piet Hein at 11,000 yards
Magazine explodes on DD Piet Hein
DD Piet Hein sunk by CA Myoko at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Laffey at 11,000 yards
DD Kikuzuki engages DD Kortenaer at 11,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Mochizuki at 11,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Laffey at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Nepal engages CA Ashigara at 9,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Kikuzuki at 9,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Mutsuki at 9,000 yards
CA Myoko engages DD Laffey at 9,000 yards
DD Mochizuki engages DD Laffey at 9,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Kikuzuki at 9,000 yards
DD Arunta engages DD Mochizuki at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Laffey at 13,000 yards
CA Haguro engages DD Foxhound at 13,000 yards
CA Myoko engages DD Van Ghent at 13,000 yards
DD Laffey engages DD Mochizuki at 13,000 yards
DD Van Galen engages DD Kikuzuki at 13,000 yards
DD Isaac Sweers engages DD Kikuzuki at 13,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Mutsuki at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...
My opponents were not real please with this encounter. I can't blame them. It seemed pretty one sided. I hand picked all the captains and all the ships make regular BB runs so their night experience is mid 70's to 80's. DD kikiuzuki's captain had a naval rating of 78 with an aggression rating of 88. I had worked on him by switching captain a lot for different ships going into action. Looks like he went right after them. I wonder how many of the torpedo hits were from this one destroyer. Fog of war and all that but i think that's the 13th BB i've sunk and 12th CA.
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Night Naval bombardment of Cold Bay at 174,48

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CL Kitakami
CL Tama

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 5
My other regular BB TF didn't do as much

This group after their ecounter didn't acheive much either
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Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42271 troops, 534 guns, 911 vehicles, Assault Value = 1396

Defending force 29827 troops, 92 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 893

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 800

Allied adjusted defense: 1897

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2480 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 134 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 67 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1401 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 116 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Tsuyung may take a little while
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Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-24D Liberator x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 14 destroyed on ground
A6M2-N Rufe: 10 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 9 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 35
Airbase supply hits 21
Runway hits 88
Broome got totally trashed after a couple of good weeks rebuilding and repopulating with fighters. Maybe Broome isn't worth anything?
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Morning Air attack on Derby , at 64,127

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 31
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 39

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39
B-24D Liberator x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-III Dinah: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 10 destroyed on ground
Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 50
ok, now Derby is trashed. Maybe Northern Australia isn't worth anything?
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Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41355 troops, 533 guns, 911 vehicles, Assault Value = 1334

Defending force 28714 troops, 91 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 783

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 659

Allied adjusted defense: 1612

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1690 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 106 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 35 (1 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 41 (2 destroyed, 39 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
594 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
still working on Tsuyung
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 29, 43
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Submarine attack near San Francisco at 208,89

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
xAK San Lucas, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Laysan Island at 166,96

Japanese Ships
SS I-7

Allied Ships
xAK Hoegh Merchant, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
I've never really deployed any subs around Pearl figuring they would be escorted to heavily but after a year i've decided to try it.
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Submarine attack near Perth at 48,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
TK British Motorist, Torpedo hits 1
Good sub day
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

Allied Ships
xAK Clan Macquarrie, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 8 destroyed on ground
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 37
Now Lashio getting trashed. At least it's on rails

[RangerJoe]

No CAP at bases with aircraft?

Dive bombers get all of the small AAA and machine guns at dive bombing release height.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

Cap wasted on multiple sweeps by p-38s

Good to see you back Joe - you doing okay?

[RangerJoe]

Yes, I am.


Put your CAP low, layered, on a low percentage as well and maybe they won't get wasted. Keep moving fighters from front to back and let the enemy guess here they are. In fact, maybe keep them back and let the enemy sweep empty skies. Then move the fighters forward and surprise them.[X(]

[Bif1961]

The moonlight was 89% ilum and the initial distance was 11,000 yards and yet you forces closed to 5,000 yards and hit his ships with more long lances then I have hit my opponents allied ships in my last PBEM contest from 1941- mid 44. I also hand picked captains to improve my chances of torpedo success but I was sadly disappointed over and over as my long lances missed
after several night surface battles. I hope I have better results when I play as the Japanese again.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

The moonlight was 89% ilum and the initial distance was 11,000 yards and yet you forces closed to 5,000 yards and hit his ships with more long lances then I have hit my opponents allied ships in my last PBEM contest from 1941- mid 44. I also hand picked captains to improve my chances of torpedo success but I was sadly disappointed over and over as my long lances missed
after several night surface battles. I hope I have better results when I play as the Japanese again.

Hi Bif,
i would have to say that i can't imagine anyone playing this game in a PBEM could have better luck than i have had so far.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 30, 43
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Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 2 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Broome still closed
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Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 50481 troops, 531 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1313

Defending force 56080 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1811

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 640

Allied adjusted defense: 1931

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
4527 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 478 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled

Allied ground losses:
934 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
even thought they are supply starved and bombarded daily these chinese units are hanging tough.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 31, 43
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Sub attack near Christmas Island IO at 47,116

Japanese Ships
CVE Kaiyo
DD Takanami

Allied Ships
SS O24

SS O24 launches 6 torpedoes at CVE Kaiyo
lucked out there
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Night Naval bombardment of Broome at 62,127

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
DD Farragut
DD Preston
DD Sterett
DD Mugford

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1
Allies snuck in there and bombarded Broome
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Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
airstrikes at broome
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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 10 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
airstrikes at Lashio

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 01, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 149,136

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 5 destroyed
Forgot to shorten up the radius when i upgraded these bombers. Ouch
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Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40979 troops, 532 guns, 909 vehicles, Assault Value = 1304

Defending force 28085 troops, 88 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 715

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 671

Allied adjusted defense: 1243

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1232 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 20 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1117 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Tsuyung looks doable pretty soon
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 02, 43
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Sub attack near Roti at 64,120

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Tsuga
APD Kiku
APD Hishu

Allied Ships
SS Runner
Dang. I think she will be okay though
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 03, 43
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ASW attack near Perth at 48,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
CA Quincy
CA New Orleans
CA Salt Lake City
CLAA San Diego
DD Mustin
DD Monssen

SS I-158 is sighted by escort
DD Mustin fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Monssen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Monssen fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
too bad. Missed opportunity
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ASW attack near Stewart Island at 100,196

Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
DD Crane
TK Aristophanes
TK L. P. St. Clair
TK H. M. Storey

SS I-168 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Crane
Another miss
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 04, 43
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Morning Air attack on Auckland , at 115,185

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 91 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 24
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
with my new A6M3a that can reach Auckland from Lord Howe i thought i'd try a port attack. Sweepers got hurt a little
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Morning Air attack on Auckland , at 115,185

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 48
B6N2 Jill x 159

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 4 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Skagerak, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Mariposa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Not too cool. Bad idea? Bad recon? Bad weather?
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 43
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Sydney at 95,176

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 68
B6N2 Jill x 80

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Kennison, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Crane, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Aristophanes, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK L. P. St. Clair, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
TK Pan Europa, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Herborg, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
TK Larry Doheny, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
TK H. M. Storey, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Maybe i should forget about the port attacks and go only for the task forces
well thats 31 TK and 12 AO
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 06, 43
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Submarine attack near Cochin at 27,40

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67

Allied Ships
TK Athelmere
missed another

[RangerJoe]

You sink 2 DDs and 6 precious Allied tankers and complain? Have you seen your mental professional lately?

Not just shorten the attack radius but if they are on a torpedo attack, send them in at 100 or 1,000 feet. If they are that low, the CAP may not attack them or have much of a chance. If your dive bombers are within range, then the enemy has a diliemma, does he not?

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You sink 2 DDs and 6 precious Allied tankers and complain? Have you seen your mental professional lately?

Not just shorten the attack radius but if they are on a torpedo attack, send them in at 100 or 1,000 feet. If they are that low, the CAP may not attack them or have much of a chance. If your dive bombers are within range, then the enemy has a diliemma, does he not?

Hi Joe,

i wasn't complaining believe me. I'm just thinking of limiting port attacks and only going for task forces. When i can find them. It's pretty cool about the DDs. I thought hitting them with torpedoes is supposed to be very difficult. Maybe because the were escorting TKs they were easier to hit? my jill pilots are pretty well trained in both bombs and torpedoes and have lot's of experience. That's why i was asking about using lots of Graces for them when i get her.

[RangerJoe]

It depends upon what is in the port as far as ships, defences, and fighters. Then again, you might run into a heavy CAP over a TF as well with lots of AAA.

Yes, DDs generally are harder to hit but it still can be done. Those two also don't have much AA available.

[RADM.Yamaguchi]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

It depends upon what is in the port as far as ships, defences, and fighters. Then again, you might run into a heavy CAP over a TF as well with lots of AAA.

Yes, DDs generally are harder to hit but it still can be done. Those two also don't have much AA available.

Thanks Joe,

every time i figure out that writing this blog is just a waste of time you are there with a helpful comment to keep me going.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: RADM.Yamaguchi

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

It depends upon what is in the port as far as ships, defences, and fighters. Then again, you might run into a heavy CAP over a TF as well with lots of AAA.

Yes, DDs generally are harder to hit but it still can be done. Those two also don't have much AA available.

Thanks Joe,

every time i figure out that writing this blog is just a waste of time you are there with a helpful comment to keep me going.

How about this for motivation: