Operation Kneecap - Mundy (J) vs. castor troy (A) - (restricted)

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 10
Ki-27b Nate x 5
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 2384 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Japanese adjusted assault: 22

Allied adjusted defense: 79

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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


1:1 in combat strenght isn't enough even against the Dutch if they have good defensive terrain...


Assaulting units:
63rd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Padang Cdo
Emmahaven Defenses
Pakanbaroe Cdo


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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5595 troops, 43 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 885 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 84

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandoeng !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1026 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Java gets cleared of the remaining units that were static and not able to move to Malang...


Assaulting units:
67th Naval Guard Unit
64th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 4th SNLF

Defending units:
Batavia KM Base Force
Andir ML Base Force


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Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 524 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Defending force 787 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 21

Allied adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
787 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
Tjiitjap KM Base Force
Tjilitjap Defenses

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 17, 42
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 94,170

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Sims
DD Hammann


a new visitor off Australia's coast...


SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Sims
I-172 diving deep ....
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77



Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 11
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 62

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 6 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1


bomb me once, bomb me twice and the third time you will be greeted by the AVG... expected a slaughter here and while we really slaughtered the escorts the bombers completely got through...


Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

[BBfanboy]

Your Chinese troops east of Sian may have suffered severe disruption, but you destroyed at least 153 of his combat squads for loss of only 75 or yours. Any time the Chinese can get 2:1 in destroyed squads is a great victory!

Note that the Japanese no longer got a supply(-) but they got an experience(-). That might mean they got a bunch of raw recruit replacements.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Your Chinese troops east of Sian may have suffered severe disruption, but you destroyed at least 153 of his combat squads for loss of only 75 or yours. Any time the Chinese can get 2:1 in destroyed squads is a great victory!

Note that the Japanese no longer got a supply(-) but they got an experience(-). That might mean they got a bunch of raw recruit replacements.

Yes I'm happy with any destroyed Japanese combat squads even though they are unlimited given the replacement system. I doubt the enemy has received replacements here already that have lowered their exp, might just be a die roll or the like. His army has to be mostly disabled already so we are expecting to achieve a major victory around Sian. Hopefully the enemy won't mass use his medium bombers as this can make my units in open terrain totally useless due to disruption but so far China was mostly quiet which is perfectly fine with me.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 42
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Submarine attack near San Diego at 227,82

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
AD Hamul


the sub missed so the unescorted AD will reach the West Coast...


AD Hamul is sighted by SS I-16
SS I-16 launches 2 torpedoes at AD Hamul


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ASW attack near Newcastle at 94,170

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Hughes
DD Hammann

SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hughes
I-172 diving deep ....
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 19
B-17E Fortress x 47

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 100


against no flak the hit rate is impressive, Balikpapan's airfield is not operational anymore after such an attack...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 97381 troops, 482 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2350

Defending force 41299 troops, 442 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 621

Allied adjusted assault: 780

Japanese adjusted defense: 407

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2378 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 147 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 31 (8 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4071 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 384 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Guns lost 42 (2 destroyed, 40 disabled)



we attack again near Sian but the Japanese hold... damn it, even if we closely miss the needed 2:1 we take way more losses than the enemy... what works perfectly within a base the Chinese are prepped for it doesn't work outside, they are just barely usable for offensive operations... still, I'm positive to win this battle here...

Assaulting units:
19th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
1st Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
6th Group Army
18th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
5th War Area
8th Group Army
2nd War Area
22nd Group Army

Defending units:
41st Division
37th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Division
59th Infantry Brigade
9th Garrison Unit
29th Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 42
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ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
DD Hughes
DD Hammann


we keep going against enemy subs off Sydney, same results...


SS I-175 is located by DD Hughes
I-175 diving deep ....
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 84,41 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB-III x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


thank god the enemy isn't employing his airforce against the Chinese near Sian and we brought in pretty much all medium bombers the Chinese have to attack and disrupt the enemy in open terrain...

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
4 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
4 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 8th Division ...
Also attacking 37th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Army ...
Also attacking 59th Infantry Brigade ...
Also attacking 41st Division ...
Also attacking 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E Fortress x 21

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 29


I don't want to see Balikpapan become a major Japanese airfield on Southern Borneo so we will try to keep both the port and airfield damaged as long as possible...


Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 144767 troops, 1531 guns, 1067 vehicles, Assault Value = 3947

Defending force 52288 troops, 476 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 453

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1384

Allied adjusted defense: 473

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
4999 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 436 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 48 disabled
Guns lost 55 (2 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6055 casualties reported
Squads: 146 destroyed, 142 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 170 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 78 (28 destroyed, 50 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


IJA troops march to Bataan and get a 2:1 with their first attack, guess the base will in the next days...


Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
2nd Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
16th Engineer Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
20th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Recon Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
14th Tank Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
83rd Naval Guard Unit
18th Division
24th Nav Gsn Unit
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
82nd Naval Guard Unit
III./4th Infantry Battalion
63rd Inf Group Brigade
38th Division
II./4th Infantry Battalion
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
2nd Tank Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
Kure 3rd SNLF
Guards Mixed Brigade
48th Division
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
16th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 1st SNLF
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Kimura Det
5th Division
41st Guard Battalion
7th Tank Regiment
56th Division
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
301st Construction Battalion
Palawan Constab Battalion
101st PA Infantry Division
Mindoro Constab Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
3rd Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
35th Avn Sup
Cebu Constabulary
4th Marine Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
81st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
2nd Constabulary Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
Leyte Constab Battalion
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
1st Constabulary Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
Roxas Constab Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
Subic Bay Defenses
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
II Corps
US Forces Far East
Asiatic Fleet
Bataan USN Base Force
Jolo Constab Battalion
I Corps
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
24th Avn Sup
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
Clark Field AAF Base Force
27th Avn Sup
1st USMC AA Battalion
4th PAAC Avn Sup
Manila Bay Defenses
Far East USAAF
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 90477 troops, 438 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2228

Defending force 39112 troops, 442 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 519

Allied adjusted assault: 1030

Japanese adjusted defense: 535

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3686 casualties reported
Squads: 178 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 35 (11 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2381 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 255 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)


oh come on... again we miss the needed 2:1 really close but at least this time the enemy suffers quite a lot destroyed combat squads which means his units are mostly disabled... as long as the Chinese only suffer disablements everything is going ok for us... with a 4:1 in base av not getting the needed 2:1 adjusted av in an open terrain against a rather trashed enemy is depressing though... the plus side is that the Chinese are really increasing their experience that way and in the end the enemy will take even more losses than due to an insta retreat...


Assaulting units:
40th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
2nd War Area
5th War Area
18th Group Army
8th Group Army
6th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
22nd Group Army

Defending units:
37th Division
59th Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Garrison Unit
8th Division
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
29th Ind Engineer Regiment


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Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27246 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 832

Defending force 4454 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Allied adjusted assault: 708

Japanese adjusted defense: 169

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1511 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!


the troops in the blocking position on the road South of Sian are doing better as an enemy bgd seems to be doing combat recon...

Assaulting units:
15th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
Lusu War Area
1st War Area
7th Group Army

Defending units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 42
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Morning Air attack on 76th Chinese Corps, at 84,41 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 14 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb


the combat report for the 20th got lost which was the day the IJAAF also started bombing ground troops near Sian so we immediately moved in the three AVG squadrons to fly LRCAP from Sian meeting the incoming bombers trashing them... due to a very bad pre warning time the bombers were able to drop their load and were then attacked by our fighters...


CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 41st Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 41st Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


at the same time the IJAAF starts bombing troops at Changsha from high altitude... must be some diversion I guess as there seems to be neither a ground offensive coming nor would such a strike do any damage...


Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 99th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...


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Afternoon Air attack on 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 84,41 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB-III x 26
P-39D Airacobra x 49

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
322 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Chinese bombers launching in the afternoon...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
4 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
5 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 8th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Army ...
Also attacking 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade ...
Also attacking 8th Division ...


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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)



Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 141739 troops, 1531 guns, 1055 vehicles, Assault Value = 3613

Defending force 43545 troops, 430 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Japanese adjusted assault: 885

Allied adjusted defense: 269

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1666 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
48806 casualties reported
Squads: 923 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3711 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 602 (602 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 72 (72 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 55



DEFEAT! IJA troops attack again and take Bataan on their third attack as they also attacked yesterday... the last stronghold on Luzon surrendered and I'm not really happy about that as we planned to hold out way longer here but the enemy must have employed over 6000 base av in total during the fights on Luzon and even though we had around 2000 av spread over all our medium and small sized units of all kind not even the defensive terrain of Clark would be enough to withstand such a force... so the enemy takes all of Luzon pretty much within the historic timeline but he suffered way more losses to do so and sacrificed other fronts of needed troops which hampered the overall Japanese offensives... for example the enemy still hasn't brought a single IJA unit to attack anywhere in Burma...

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
56th Division
65th Brigade
83rd Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
2nd Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
Guards Mixed Brigade
48th Division
Maizuru 1st SNLF
16th Engineer Regiment
5th Division
Kure 3rd SNLF
II./4th Infantry Battalion
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
24th Nav Gsn Unit
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
Kimura Det
1st Tank Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
63rd Inf Group Brigade
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit
6th Tank Regiment
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Sasebo 8th SNLF
18th Division
24th Infantry Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
38th Division
16th Infantry Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Ship Engineer Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
Cebu Constabulary
41st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
Roxas Constab Battalion
Jolo Constab Battalion
24th Avn Sup
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
4th PAAC Avn Sup
Subic Bay Defenses
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
Far East USAAF
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
I Corps
II Corps
3rd Constabulary Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
35th Avn Sup
Asiatic Fleet
US Forces Far East
2nd Constabulary Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
101st PA Infantry Division
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
194th Tank Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
1st Constabulary Regiment
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
Clark Field AAF Base Force
Agusan Constab Battalion
Leyte Constab Battalion
27th Avn Sup
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Bataan USN Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at Padang (44,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5475 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Defending force 2398 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Japanese adjusted assault: 86

Allied adjusted defense: 187

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
42nd Naval Guard Unit
43rd Naval Guard Unit
63rd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Padang Cdo
Emmahaven Defenses
Pakanbaroe Cdo


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Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 89863 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1884

Defending force 34745 troops, 434 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 383

Allied adjusted assault: 733

Japanese adjusted defense: 283

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
9371 casualties reported
Squads: 391 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 430 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 105 (86 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 68 (35 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Units retreated 9

Allied ground losses:
1624 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 197 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!


the day we lost Clark Field we achieved victory against the IJA at Sian, the day we surrender at Bataan we get the needed 2:1 to force an IJA retreat East of Sian again... nearly 400 enemy combat squads destroyed again, out of a starting 2000 combat squads crossing the river into Sian the enemy has lost around 1200 I guess, most of the rest being disabled... this IJA army has been rendered combat ineffective for the next four months... a nice victory for the Chinese which will most likely completely stabilize North China, we lost some 200 combat squads, the many disabled squads can be recovered in rest mode at Sian...


Assaulting units:
12th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
Red Chinese Army
8th Group Army
6th Group Army
18th Group Army
2nd War Area
5th War Area
22nd Group Army

Defending units:
37th Division
8th Division
59th Infantry Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st Division
9th Garrison Unit
29th Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

[BBfanboy]

April 21 is a pretty good date for resistance to last in Luzon. His amphib bonus has lapsed so he will not be able to use those freed-up units to expand his perimeter so easily.

Congrats on the victory E of Sian! I wonder if the effort he made on Luzon took troops away from his N. China offensive. He wouldn't have needed many more troops to get a stalemate and time to recover from his river crossing.

Are the Japanese BBs you bombed in Balikpapan Port still there?

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

April 21 is a pretty good date for resistance to last in Luzon. His amphib bonus has lapsed so he will not be able to use those freed-up units to expand his perimeter so easily.

Congrats on the victory E of Sian! I wonder if the effort he made on Luzon took troops away from his N. China offensive. He wouldn't have needed many more troops to get a stalemate and time to recover from his river crossing.

Are the Japanese BBs you bombed in Balikpapan Port still there?

True and I guess the end of the amphib bonus is his biggest problem now. He still has an insane number of troops but now he has to prep them and that takes time and if an invasion fails you can't reinforce easily. There were so many enemy troops on Luzon, I never checked where those started initially. Guess with a quiet China he's buying out units as someone stated we already met a Chinese division, I would buy out units from the Kwantung Army instead, very good divisions available there but costly.

Balikpapan was copletely evacuated, the only ships left there are two AMc we spot daily. If the BBs would be still there I would plaster them non stop with 500lb bombs. [:D]

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 42
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TF 33 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Ships
xAP Montevideo Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage


enemy transport hitting one of our mines still at Bataan, most likely moving to Manila... Mundy is sending in ships before clearing the minefield but I guess some AMc are on their way as he's always quite quickly clearing any spotted minefields... there wasn't a ship sinking sound during the replay so I guess Montevideo Maru will be fine in Manila's repair yard...



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Morning Air attack on 41st Chinese Corps, at 84,41 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4

No Japanese losses

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


amazing the Lillies showed up again... the AVG left the region already...

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 11

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 99th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 15
B-17E Fortress x 48

No Allied losses

Port hits 33
Port fuel hits 11
Port supply hits 7


the airfield is trashed already so we are knocking out the port now... lots of hits, these are training runs on an undefended target as the enemy only has 25mm AA guns and some AA MGs at the base...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 88605 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1736

Defending force 205 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 702

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 702 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (8 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units pursuing 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!


after forcing the enemy to retreat here yesterday we also kick out that artillery unit that was still holding their position...


Assaulting units:
47th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
2nd War Area
18th Group Army
6th Group Army
8th Group Army
5th War Area
Red Chinese Army
22nd Group Army

Defending units:
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 42
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Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 84,41 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 42
Ki-51 Sonia x 11

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 67

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses


I'd say this was one time too often bombing my troops at Changsha as the AVG relocated from Sian back to Chungking and down to Changsha... was expecting my fighters having a field day seeing so many Nates in the air but to my surprise our fighters ignored the Nates completely after downing one of the obsolet fighters and then they shot down all the obsolete 1E bombers...


CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (6 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (7 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 42

rather quiet day... [:D]

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 42
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Submarine attack near San Diego at 227,82

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
TK Aristophanes, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, heavy damage


besides losing any capital ships of course losing a tanker is a major tragedy for me as they are so desperately needed to haul fuel to the front... fuel is always my limiting factor in Allied fleet operations so the loss of a newly arriving tanker is not to my liking... guess I will have to do something about subs sitting at the map entrance off the West Coast or to start setting waypoints for every ship arriving (I'm too lazy given the thousand clicks I already do each turn)...


TK Aristophanes is sighted by SS I-16
SS I-16 attacking on the surface


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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,125

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 10
AMc Wa 14

Allied Ships
SS Argonaut


great... Argonaut was sent on a minelaying mission and reveals herself attacking a coastal minesweeper... damn sub didn't even hit and Mundy is aware of the minefield for sure but the AMc would autodetect the field next turn anyways...


SS Argonaut launches 2 torpedoes at AMc Wa 10
Argonaut bottoming out ....
AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 26, 42
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TF 90 encounters mine field at Rabaul (106,125)

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 14
AMc Wa 10

7 mines cleared


there we go...[8|]



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TF 90 encounters mine field at Rabaul (106,125)

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 14
AMc Wa 10

16 mines cleared

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 27, 42
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TF 90 encounters mine field at Rabaul (106,125)

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 14
AMc Wa 10

23 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 43

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
478 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


gonna work over those two base forces at Balikpapan... clear hex so destroying them entirely with air attacks should be doable especially as there are no heavy AA guns...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 28, 42
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TF 35 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19
DMS W-16
DMS W-15
DMS W-12

106 mines cleared


those DMS will have cleared the remaining mines quite quickly...


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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E Fortress x 38
LB-30 Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25985 troops, 290 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 828

Defending force 2505 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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



enemy troops have reached Soerabaja... base is going to fall on their first attack, all mobile units have moved to Malang...

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
46th Naval Guard Unit
10th Garrison Unit
II/66th Naval Guard Unit
55th Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
79th Garrison Battalion
25th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
Soerabaja Defenses
Soerabaja KM Base Force
Madoeng Defenses

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 29, 42
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TF 35 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19
DMS W-16, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
DMS W-15
DMS W-12

136 mines cleared


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TF 76 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
TK Akane Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy fires


I liked that one... to be honest, I would have not been afraid to move through that hex when the minefield was spotted and DMS working hard on it already... there were no sinking sounds during the turn and if the damaged ships are at Manila now none of them will go down...



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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E Fortress x 40
LB-30 Liberator x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 90 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4

No Japanese losses


looks like a probing strike on PM...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 20000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29088 troops, 308 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 1071

Defending force 59486 troops, 476 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1323

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

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

Assaulting units:
67th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Division
33rd Division
1st Engineer Co
8th Tank Regiment
Miura Det
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
15th Naval Guard Unit
16th Army
8th RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Mobiele Battalion
V Landstorm Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
Tjepoe Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
Riouw Cdo
6th Cav Sqdn
Groep Zud
I Landstorm Cdo
Marinier Battalion
II Marechausse Cdo
4th Cav Sqdn
I Marechausse Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
3rd Cav Sqdn
III Landstorm Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
Tjilitjap Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
I/II Barisan Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
Makassar KNIL Cdo
II Landstorm Cdo
2nd KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
Makassar RK Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
VII KNIL Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
NI-MLD
VLG-I Sup Groep
VLG-III Sup Groep
Pathan Construction Battalion
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VkA-2 Sup Afd
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
VkA-4 Sup Afd
HQ III KNIL Division
HQ II KNIL Division
VLG-V Sup Groep
1st Madras Construction Battalion
VkA-3 Sup Afd
ML-KNIL
221 Group Base Force
HQ I KNIL Division
KNI Leger
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
ABDA
VLG-II Sup Groep
VkA-1 Sup Afd
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
224 Group Base Force
106th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)



Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27924 troops, 292 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 888

Defending force 2505 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 688

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
3156 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 159 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 86 (86 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3


Soerabaja falls and it's all about the battle at Malang now...


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
II/66th Naval Guard Unit
46th Naval Guard Unit
55th Division
10th Garrison Unit
91st Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
79th Garrison Battalion
25th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
41st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
Soerabaja KM Base Force
Soerabaja Defenses
Madoeng Defenses

[castor troy]

KB is spotted again, moving South along the coastline of Borneo...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 30, 42
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TF 21 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19
DMS W-15
DMS W-12

82 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1


hmmm... not sure what I should think about this repeated tiny strike on Port Moresby... if the IJAAF also returns the coming days some USAAF fighters will end their appearance...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 20000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E Fortress x 30
LB-30 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ...


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Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29096 troops, 308 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 1071

Defending force 59462 troops, 476 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1322

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

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Engineer Co
8th Tank Regiment
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
33rd Division
67th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Division
Miura Det
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
15th Naval Guard Unit
16th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
I/II Barisan Cdo
Marinier Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
Tjilitjap Cdo
Riouw Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
Mobiele Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
II Landstorm Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
III/IV Barisan Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
Makassar KNIL Cdo
II Marechausse Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
III Landstorm Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
Makassar RK Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
4th Cav Sqdn
I Marechausse Cdo
Groep Zud
6th Cav Sqdn
3rd Cav Sqdn
VI Landstorm Cdo
I Landstorm Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
1st Cav Regiment
V Landstorm Cdo
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
2/15 Punjab Battalion
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
224 Group Base Force
ML-KNIL
HQ III KNIL Division
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
ABDA
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
KNI Leger
Pathan Construction Battalion
VkA-2 Sup Afd
VkA-4 Sup Afd
1st Madras Construction Battalion
VLG-I Sup Groep
VLG-III Sup Groep
HQ II KNIL Division
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
VkA-3 Sup Afd
NI-MLD
221 Group Base Force
VLG-IV Sup Groep
VLG-II Sup Groep
HQ I KNIL Division
VLG-V Sup Groep
VkA-1 Sup Afd
106th RN Base Force




2/18th Division is loaded on xAP Husimi Maru moving to Koepang.


that's important SIG INT... Koepang is well defended so I wonder what the enemy is going to bring to defeat the defenders... Darwin is our big fleet base in Northern Australia and we also got our carriers there so this could turn into a major clash with the IJN... Timor is one of the places I am not willing to give up...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 01, 42
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nothing happening...


Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30374 troops, 415 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 1963

Defending force 59468 troops, 476 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1323

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
67th Naval Guard Unit
15th Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
41st Infantry Regiment
1st Engineer Co
55th Division
Miura Det
4th Division
46th Naval Guard Unit
II/66th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
10th Garrison Unit
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
91st Naval Guard Unit
79th Garrison Battalion
16th Army
36th Field AA Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
41st Field AA Battalion
25th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Makassar KNIL Cdo
4th KNIL Regiment
I/II Barisan Cdo
Marinier Battalion
4th Cav Sqdn
II Landstorm Cdo
VII KNIL Battalion
3rd Cav Sqdn
S Borneo KNIL Battalion
6th Cav Sqdn
II Marechausse Cdo
2nd KNIL Regiment
Mobiele Battalion
Riouw Cdo
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
I Marechausse Cdo
VI Landstorm Cdo
1st Cav Regiment
III Landstorm Cdo
Groep Zud
V Landstorm Cdo
1st KNIL Regiment
Tjilitjap Cdo
I Landstorm Cdo
Roodenburg Cdo
Makassar RK Cdo
IV Landstorm Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn
Tjepoe Cdo
Prajoeda Cdo
III/IV Barisan Cdo
2/15 Punjab Battalion
VLG-II Sup Groep
VLG-V Sup Groep
1st Madras Construction Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
HQ III KNIL Division
Hedland RAN Stn Base Force
221 Group Base Force
NI-MLD
KNI Leger
VLG-I Sup Groep
VLG-IV Sup Groep
Pathan Construction Battalion
ABDA
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
ML-KNIL
VkA-3 Sup Afd
224 Group Base Force
VLG-III Sup Groep
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
VkA-4 Sup Afd
HQ II KNIL Division
VkA-1 Sup Afd
HQ I KNIL Division
A-I-Ld AA Battalion
Broome RAN Stn Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
1st Bengal Construction Battalion
VkA-2 Sup Afd
106th RN Base Force