Variants - Allied side - Xargun welcome

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:14 pm

January 24, 1943

SS Haddo found a working Mk-14

Sub attack near Nauru Island at 126,124

Japanese Ships
xAK Brasil Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Takunan Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Haddo

SS Haddo launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Brasil Maru
Haddo diving deep ....
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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I send my medium bombers on a night mission to the airfield of Meiktila
Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes

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Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 8

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes

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Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

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Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes

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Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

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Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

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Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

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Night Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 7

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes

I didn't lose any bombers, he lost some Oscars and a Tojo to ops loss.
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My DA at Myitkyina did not go as well as yesterday. I need to bring
in some heavier units.

Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22456 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 876

Defending force 4134 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

Allied adjusted assault: 169

Japanese adjusted defense: 784

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
25th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
26th Group Army

Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit

I think I will try doing a bombardment attack nest turn and see what that does

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:52 pm

January 25, 1943

Combat at Akyab

Naval:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Atago
CA Kumano
DD Shigure
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ikazuchi
DMS W-19
DMS W-20
DD Tadeyame
DD Yamanagiri

Allied Ships
MTB 7
MTB 10
MTB 11
MTB 26
MTB 27

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 82% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 82% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
DMS W-20 engages MTB 27 at 2,000 yards
MTB 26 engages DMS W-20 at 2,000 yards
DMS W-20 engages MTB 7 at 2,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages MTB 26 at 2,000 yards
DMS W-20 engages MTB 27 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
BB Yamashiro engages MTB 27 at 4,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages MTB 7 at 4,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages MTB 26 at 4,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages MTB 26 at 4,000 yards
DMS W-20 engages MTB 27 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DMS W-20 engages MTB 27 at 6,000 yards
DD Yamanagiri engages MTB 7 at 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 27 at 6,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages MTB 27 at 6,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages MTB 27 at 6,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages MTB 27 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,46, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Atago
CA Kumano
DD Shigure
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ikazuchi
DMS W-19
DMS W-20
DD Tadeyame
DD Yamanagiri

Allied Ships
MTB 7
MTB 10
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 27

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
DMS W-19 engages MTB 26 at 6,000 yards
DD Hatsuharu engages MTB 26 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages MTB 7 at 11,000 yards
DD Shigure engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards
DMS W-19 engages MTB 27 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
DD Yamanagiri engages MTB 27 at 15,000 yards
MTB 10 engages DMS W-19 at 15,000 yards
DD Yamanagiri engages MTB 26 at 15,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages MTB 10 at 15,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages MTB 27 at 15,000 yards
DD Shigure engages MTB 11 at 15,000 yards
DMS W-20 engages MTB 27 at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
DD Yamanagiri engages MTB 27 at 18,000 yards
MTB 26 sunk by DD Ikazuchi at 18,000 yards
MTB 11 sunk by DD Hatsuharu at 18,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages MTB 7 at 18,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 15 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Beaufort VIII: 29 damaged
Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40K Warhawk: 44 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIa Trop: 14 damaged
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 18 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
CA Kumano
CA Atago
DD Yamanagiri
DD Tadeyame
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yugure
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Shigure
DMS W-20
DMS W-19

Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Manpower hits 8
Fires 502
Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 32
Port hits 19
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 4

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
BB Yamashiro firing at Akyab
BB Mutsu firing at Akyab
CA Kumano firing at Akyab
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Atago
CA Atago firing at RAF 225 Group Base Force
DD Yamanagiri firing at Akyab
DD Tadeyame firing at Akyab
DD Ikazuchi firing at Akyab
DD Yugure firing at Akyab
DD Wakaba firing at Akyab
DD Hatsushima firing at Akyab
DD Nenohi firing at Akyab
DD Hatsuharu firing at Akyab
DD Suzukaze firing at Akyab
DD Umikaze firing at Akyab
DD Kawakaze firing at Akyab
DD Yamakaze firing at Akyab
DD Shigure firing at Akyab
DMS W-20 firing at Akyab
DMS W-19 firing at Akyab
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 5
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
No.146 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.146 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 154 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 91 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet

Even after a heavy naval bombardment my air units were able
to put up some CAP.
I shot down 5 A6M3a Zeros and lost 3 Hurricane IIbs in air-2-air
I lost 15 aircraft on the ground, mostly Hurricanes and P-40Ks.
The bad loss was 2 Beaufort VIII. Not that bad, the base facilities
are well damaged, but I have enough engineers to repair fairly quickly.

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I bombed and bombarded at Myitkyina today

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Wellington Ic x 28
B-25C Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 28

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 684 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 827

Defending force 4020 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Assaulting units:
25th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
26th Group Army

Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit

Some disablements and hopefully some disruption.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:08 pm

Have played with advanced weather on and off and I can't remember a difference.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:21 pm

January 26, 1943

I am not sure, I have always played with advanced weather.

I bombed and bombarded the troops at Myitkyina

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Wellington Ic x 28
B-25C Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 40

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 24

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet
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Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 684 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1577

Defending force 3980 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Assaulting units:
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
25th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
26th Group Army

Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit

I have 3 more Chinese Corps that arrived so I will try a DA next turn

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:17 pm

January 27, 1943

I bombed Myitkyina

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet *

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Wellington Ic x 28
B-25C Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16

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:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 40

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

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:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet

-----------------------------------
And then a DA

Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44440 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1579

Defending force 3936 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Allied adjusted assault: 349

Japanese adjusted defense: 238

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

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

Allied ground losses:
289 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
61st Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
26th Group Army

Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit

I reduced the forts and all my units drew supply and are all fully supplied.
Another round of bombs and a DA tomorrow
=======================================================
He did try a night bombing of Chittagong, my Hurricanes and AA foiled that pretty well.

Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 15

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

Interesting that his Nells were using 800kg bombs.
=============================================================

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:59 pm

January 28, 1943

One of those things that happen

ASW attack near Kuria at 135,132

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
LST-446
xAP Maori
xAP Rooseboom
xAKL Hetton Bank
DE Kilty

SS I-6 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Adelaide
I-6 diving deep ....
DE Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

CL Adelaide has serious float damage, 74(52), but no fires and a sys damage of 14.
She is 3 hexes from Tabiteuea and hopefully she will make it.
================================================================
I bombed Myitkynia again today

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet *

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 28
B-25C Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Wellington Ic x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 28

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 28

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 11th Garrison Unit , at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

-----------------------------------
And then a DA took the base

Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44217 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1555

Defending force 3675 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94

Allied adjusted assault: 1023

Japanese adjusted defense: 46

Allied assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Myitkyina !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1426 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
61st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
25th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
26th Group Army

Defending units:
11th Garrison Unit

================================

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:27 pm

I am closing this AAR and leaving the community.

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:47 pm

Whaaaaaat?! This is out of the blue - I hope everything is OK with your life! [:(]

I enjoyed your contributions to the forum - I hope you have reason to reconsider in future.

castor troy · Post by **castor troy** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:50 am

ORIGINAL: Nomad

I am closing this AAR and leaving the community.

What happened? Would be sorry to see you leaving! [&:]

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:52 pm

Apparently several members have taken exception to the censorship imposed by a moderator, locking the Points to Ponder thread because of a few art depictions of females. I also think they went too far, but am not so ready to leave the forum.

LST Express · Post by **LST Express** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:48 am

Thats to bad, the people that work on this game, play it and lend their time and expertise that add to the enjoyment of it for the rest of us are the community. I hope the hall monitors don’t run too many more of that community off, it would be a shame.

tolsdorff · Post by **tolsdorff** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:33 am

FWIW, I enjoyed your AAR. Sad to see you go.
Hope this community will survive the woke cancellation madness that is upon it.

T Rav · Post by **T Rav** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:44 pm

Nomad.

Please reconsider.

Matrix, be careful. You're not the only game in town. We have a pretty serious vote in how well you do.

T Rav

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:14 am

I am going to reopen this AAR. But first a few words on why I closed it.

I am a hot headed person. I will sometimes post things I should not and I would
probably gotten myself permantly banned if I did not walk away. If you look you
can find posts by me that have been edited to a single word or two. Very likely I
had typed something that was derogatory or harsh and I caught myself before it
had been up long and was able to change it.

I had a very angry post ready to post when I realized that it was going to be a bad thing.
I understood that I needed to take a few days away and see if my anger stayed high or receded some.

To be completly honest, I do not really consider what Matris/Slitherine to be censorship.
I view it as they have rules and are now going to enforce them.
While I mostly like the pictures that were posted, they are not the reason I am here, so
it is really not a concern of mine.

My main complaint was/is the way in which they went about it. It seemed very abritary
and a bit harsh. They said that they informed everyone about the rules and their enforcement
but I never saw any annoucement. To be honest again, I enter the forums through
a direct link to the WitP:AE sub fourm. It is a rarity for me to go to the main forum page
or any other of the sub forum pages, so if there was an annoucement somewhere else
than this sub forum, I would most likey not have seen it.

I do think that an email to all members telling everyone that they were going to start
enforcing this set of rules would have been a good thing. I am sure they have the ability
to send an email to all members. I feel that a lot of people on this forum were taken
by surprise, as I was.

I will do some updates tomorrow morning.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:13 pm

I have a few days to cover here, but not much has really happened.

Hitting the highlights only

I landed at Makin on Jan 30 and it flipped Jan 31
On Jan 31 KB showed up unannounced and sank most of
the ships at Makin. There were no really important
ships
Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 84
B5N2 Kate x 44
D3A1 Val x 67

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DE Kilty, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-447, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Pijnacker Hordijk, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Maori, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DE Parrott, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Montanes, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Kindur, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Hetton Bank, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Merkur, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
xAP Rooseboom, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
LST-446, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-448, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-446
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kindur
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-448
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Merkur
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Maori
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DE Kilty
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Montanes

---------------------------------------------

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54
D3A1 Val x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
LST-448, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DE Kilty, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-448
Massive explosion on LST-448
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DE Kilty
==================================================
On Feb 2 my DS sank a couple of ships at Nauru Island
Morning Air attack on TF, near Nauru Island at 127,128

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 30
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Nagata Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kamikaze Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nagata Maru

I think it is odd that he is spending the fuel to apparently move
resources from Nauru Island
==========================================================
On Feb 4 I send a SCTF into Rabaul and sank a couple of PBs
Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Kaikei Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
PB Kaiun Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CL Phoenix
CL Nashville
CL Boise
DD Henley
DD Patterson
DD Jarvis
DD Shaw
DD Perkins
DD Cassin
DMS Hopkins
DMS Boggs
DMS Long

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Scott, Norman crosses the 'T'
PB Kaiun Maru engages DMS Hopkins at 2,000 yards
PB Kaikei Maru engages DMS Hopkins at 2,000 yards
DD Patterson engages PB Kaiun Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Kaikei Maru at 3,000 yards
CL Nashville engages PB Kaiun Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Cassin engages PB Kaiun Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Shaw engages PB Kaiun Maru at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Kaikei Maru at 4,000 yards
PB Kaikei Maru engages DMS Long at 4,000 yards
PB Kaikei Maru engages DMS Boggs at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DMS Long engages PB Kaiun Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Nashville engages PB Kaiun Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Henley engages PB Kaikei Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Kaikei Maru at 2,000 yards
PB Kaikei Maru sunk by CL Nashville at 2,000 yards
DD Perkins engages PB Kaiun Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Perkins engages PB Kaiun Maru at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
==========================================
I have been bombing a number of targets

Manus, Kavieng, and Rabaul in the Pacific.

I have used night to bomb bases in Burma. I have switched to day
raids since my recon shows no aircraft at these bases. He might
try LRCAP but I am also sending in both escorts and sweepers,
B-25Cs are sturdy aircraft and are hard to bring down.
===========================================================
I am not planning on continuing ground operations in Burma. I can not get
supply to my units, I do not have that many Transport units there yet.

In the Pacific I am waiting for March 1943 when I can convert about 25
APs to APAs. That is when the fun starts. I have 7 CVEs in a CV Escort TF
with 205 fighters on board. They are enough at this time to protect against
long range Nettie bombers.

My DS is now composed of 2 Lexington CVs, 4 Yorktown CVs, and one Essex CV.
I present the newest USN CV, Fort Sumpter

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:02 pm

February 17, 1943

A nice naval bombardment of Rabaul

Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho
DD Cushing
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Mahan
DD Dunlap
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Light Industry hits 2
Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 57
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Mississippi
BB Mississippi firing at Rabaul
BB New Mexico firing at Rabaul
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Idaho
BB Idaho firing at 10th Special Base Force
10th Special Base Force firing at BB Idaho
DD Cushing firing at 10th Special Base Force
10th Special Base Force firing at DD Cushing
DD Conyngham firing at Rabaul
DD Case firing at Rabaul
DD Mahan firing at Rabaul
DD Dunlap firing at Rabaul
DMS Wasmuth firing at Rabaul
DMS Chandler firing at Rabaul
==================================
Airfield strikes in Burma
Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 20
B-24D Liberator x 27

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

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

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

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

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1

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

------------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 30

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 60
P-38E Lightning x 25

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 5

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

=============================================

Mouseovers show Magwe airfield damage at 40 and Mandalay at 86

recon shows there is a LCU in the clear hex SW of Magwe. I am going to send
about 90 B-25Cs at 3000 feet on a ground attack mission and see what happens

B-24Ds and Liberator IIs continue to hit the airfield at Magwe

Another thing about February 1943, I am now getting 48 B-24D1s instead of only 15
B-24s. And my B-25C factories have upgraded to B-25D1 attack bombers and I am getting
60 per month.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:32 pm

February 18, 1943

It looks like a tank regiment in the hex SW of Magwe

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 54
P-38E Lightning x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 78 (2 destroyed, 76 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 21

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

===================================================
The Wellingtons hit Meiktila airbase pretty hard

Morning Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 9

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

================================================================
The heavies were supposed to hit Magwe but they didn't fly today, maybe tomorrow.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:39 pm

February 19, 1943

Bad day over Meiktila, my poor Wellingtons went in unescorted,
it looks like a mistake at the command level since they were not
supposed to attack there, but such is war

Morning Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 31

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 11 destroyed

CAP engaged:
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (31 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 3000.
Raid is overhead

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 20

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 6 destroyed

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 137 minutes

================================================
Better results over the 12th Tank Regiment, this where the Wellingtons were supposed to attack.
Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 42
P-38E Lightning x 23

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 19 (8 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 83 minutes

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Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 5

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

---------------------------------------------

Morning Air attack on 12th Tank Regiment, at 57,48 , near Magwe

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
====================================================
He tried to night bomb both Akyab and Silchar, but my AA did good work

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 98 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

I would say that bombing an airfield from 12000 feet, with 4 x 250kg bombs and
is in jungle terrain is not that productive.

=======================================================
I have retargeted my heavies for a night bomb run to Rangoon airfield
and my B-25Cs will night bomb Magwe airfield

CaptBeefheart · Post by **CaptBeefheart** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:38 am

Welcome back! It sounds like you did a good thing to step back and think about it.

Cheers,
CB

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:37 pm

February 20, 1943

Things happened today.

My heavies hit Rangoon during the night
Only 2 Tojos hit on the ground, but in the air

Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 71 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 20

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

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

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (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 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 18
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 6 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Runway hits 3

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

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

---------------------------------------------

Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

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

I had a good number that did not find the target
They will return tonight to see if they can hit
some on the ground.

I shot down 39 fighters over Rangoon, I have some
bombers crews that might make ace this next run.
He also had 12 ops losses in fighters last turn.

Sadly I lost 3 B-24Ds in that raid.
==============================================
B-25Cs night bombed Magwe, no aircraft on the ground so
just some supply hits. They will bomb Tongoo tonight
Recon shows some fighters there.

Both Manus and Rabaul hit by heavy bombers, no oposition
again some supply hits. All these will stand down a few
days to repair damage and airframe fatigue.
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