Variants - Allied side - Xargun welcome

[BananaConvention]

Why were the Japanese aircraft losses so extremely high? He lost so many aircraft intercepting your Liberators, it doesn't seem right.

[Nomad]

B-24s are fairly tough to bring down, and it was at night and he does not have any night fighters available at this time.
I have a feeling that his fighter commanders have high aggression ratings and they try too hard.

Two other items that can make a difference.

I have no idea how well trained his pilots are, they may not be his best.
I train my heavy bomber crews in both ground bombing and Transport.
That also increases their defensive skill. Most of my heavy bomber pilots
have a defensive skill of 65-75, that can make a difference also.

Attention to training can pay dividends in this game.

[Nomad]

February 21, 1943

Pretty quiet day. Most of my bombers did not fly due to weather.

At Toungoo, no aircraft hit and none show up after recon today
All of my B-25Cs will stand down for a couple of days, their morale
is getting low and airframe fatigue is rising.
Night Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

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



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Night Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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



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Night Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

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



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Night Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1

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



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Night Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

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

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He bombed my troops outside of Prome, not much damage done

Morning Air attack on 18th Chinese Corps, at 54,49 , near Prome

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 54,49 , near Prome

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 90

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
32 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 18th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/C Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/B Corps ...
Also attacking 18th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 18th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/C Corps ...
Also attacking 18th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ...
Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 92nd Chinese/A Corps ...

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Other than that, not much else.

[Nomad]

February 22, 1943

Again weather scrubbed all my heavy bomber runs. Moonlight is fading,
soon there will not be enough to find the target.

[Nomad]

February 23, 1943

A so so day over the night sky of Rangoon

Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 53
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
20 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes



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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 45
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
27 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
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 13000.
Raid is overhead
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
18 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: Light cloud

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 38
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (22 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
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 13000.
Raid is overhead
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 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: Light cloud

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 22
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 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 13000.
Raid is overhead
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 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: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 21
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 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: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 20
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7

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

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 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: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 18
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5

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

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 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: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1

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

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

He put up 2 Sentais of Tojos and one Nick
Tracker says he lost 14 Tojos in air-2-air and 15 to ops.
Also 5 Nicks only 1 in air-2-air but 4 ops
I destroyed 3 Helen, 2 Emily and 2 Sally on the ground

I lost 5 Liberator IIs ( 4 air-2-air and 1 ops) and 2 B-24Ds ( 1 air-2-air and 1 ops )

Moonlight is waning and my aircraft are fatigued, time to stand down for a bit.
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I did get a sub by Cox's Bazaar

Submarine attack near Cox's Bazar at 54,44

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 45, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Nizam
DD Napier
DE Sutlej

SS I-124 is sighted by escort
I-124 bottoming out ....
DD Nizam attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-124 forced to surface!
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Napier firing on surfaced sub ....
DE Sutlej firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Napier firing on surfaced sub ....
DE Sutlej firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

[Nomad]

February 24, 1943

A quiet day, we will have a few of them for a bit.

[Mark VII]

Good to see you back Nomad!

I see a possible Civil War CV naming concept for your new Essex's developing here. If I ever do a variants game you will see the same with me. In my practice variants game, I have USS Shiloh, USS Stones River and USS Missionary Ridge on the building ways. Fort Sumter also sounds like a good name. I live right on the edge of the Battle of Nashville and just North of the Battle of Franklin. Hood's Army of Tennessee advanced and retreated on Franklin Pike only a half mile from my house. I live on a 500 foot ridge overlooking the area so I am pretty sure cavalry from both sides were up in our sub-division(long before any houses were up there) at some point looking for a better view.
regards

ORIGINAL: Nomad

I present the newest USN CV, Fort Sumpter

[Nomad]

Hi Mark, I have others coming. Missionary Ridge is one, Appomattox is another. I am not sure off the top of my head how many others.

[Nomad]

February 25, 1943

Not much, a sub hit one of my xAks carrying supply.
Sub attack near Torokina at 108,131

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
xAK Lihue, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AO TAN 3
AO TAN 1
DE Stewart

SS I-174 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Lihue
DE Stewart fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Stewart fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Stewart fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Stewart fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Stewart fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[Nomad]

February 26, 1943

I may go the sub that sank my xAK last turn
Sub attack near Torokina at 108,131

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 5, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DE Peary

SS I-174 launches 2 torpedoes at DE Peary
I-174 diving deep ....
DE Peary fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Peary attacking submerged sub ....
DE Peary fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Peary attacking submerged sub ....
DE Peary is out of ASW ammo
DE Peary is out of ASW ammo
DE Peary is out of ASW ammo
DE Peary fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

2 hits were reported as direct hits and it is showing heavy damage.
It will have to got to Truk to repair, no other port is safe in the area.
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No hits, but interesting intel

ASW attack near Ponape at 119,113

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
DD Akigumo
DD Kasumi
DD Tanikaze
DD Urakaze
DD Shiranui

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon

SS Gudgeon is sighted by escort
DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shiranui fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shiranui fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

I wonder what they are up to?
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He sent a lot of bombers to Katha in the night
He did no damage, and lost 3 Helens, 2 to flak and 1 ops

Night Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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The sunk ship list shows the following

SS I-153 sunk by 300 kg GP bomb at 52,61 near Mergui

SS I-174 sunk by K-gun Mk 6/Mk 6 DC at 108, 131 near Totokina

I am weeding them out slowly.

Those Dutch 139WH-3s trained in ASW are useful.

[Nomad]

February 27, 1943

It looks like he is getting upgrades to his ASW. I need to move
all my subs from shallow water areas.

ASW attack near Palembang at 49,90

Japanese Ships
E Karukaya
E Yugao

Allied Ships
SS Snapper, hits 15, heavy damage

SS Snapper is located by E Karukaya
Snapper bottoming out ....
E Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yugao attacking submerged sub ....
Large oil slick appears over area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub

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He bombed a Chinese unit that is in a jungle hex
and he scored more than I am happy with. I will put
up some LRCAP next turn and see if he tries it again.

Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 20

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[Nomad]

February 28, 1943

Not much happened in action wise.
He did try to bomb my Chinese unit again and my LRCAP did down a few aircraft

Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 50

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 29

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 34

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2

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

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes

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In the background things happened. 6 of my USN DB squadrons disbanded
and 7 of them resized from 18 to 36. It will take another week
before I can transfer enough aircraft in to fill them out.
( Fort Sumpter came with only one DB air group but it had 36 DBs in it. )

This next turn I will have a huge number( 25 or 26 ) APs that convert to APAs
and 9 British xAPs that upgrade to LSIL. Not to mention a vastly larger
number of ships that just upgrade in class. This is the last of the mass
upgraded dates.

[Nomad]

March 1, 1943

Not a lot happened during the turn. He sent in sweepers over
my unit in the jungle SW of Katha.

Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 30

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 28000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 36000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 28000 feet

No bombers came though.
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I did have 118 ships upgrade that turn.


I keep getting a radio transmission around Ceylon, again today

Radio transmissions detected at 26,52.

What is strange is that doesn't seem to be in a position that
I would expect a sub to be. But I am not seeing anything out there.
Strange happenings

I have set up more Naval Search in the area, maybe I will see something.
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Something I do not remember happening, I got dinged 90 Victory Points for
90 SBDs lost to ops. Strange, that is 5 x 18, but I had 6 SBD units
disband. I just do not remember that happening.

[BBfanboy]

Penalty for not withdrawing them in a large enough base to save the aircraft?

[Nomad]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Penalty for not withdrawing them in a large enough base to save the aircraft?

They were all on board ship and they were disbanded by the game. I had no chance
to do anything with them.

I don't remember this happening like this, but I think that always before I have
moved the air groups off of the ships to a base. I don't remember why I didn't this
time. We are using the 1126b exe.

[Nomad]

March 2, 1943

I tried setting my LRCAP over my troops at 4000 feet to see if that would do better.
It didn't


Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 32

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 28000 feet

CAP engaged:
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 4000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 28000 feet

CAP engaged:
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 35

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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I took Gasmata with an airborne drop
Recon had shown almost no troops there, it was
just a fragment.

Ground combat at Gasmata (103,127)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 645 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

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

Allied adjusted assault: 24

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Gasmata !!!

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

Assaulting units:
1st Australian Para Bn /1

Defending units:
44th JNAF AF Unit /1

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Another 19 ships went in for refit

[Nomad]

March 3, 1943

No exciting action, in fact no real action at all

[Nomad]

March 4, 1943

I took Umboi Island by paratroopers, it was empty.

Nothing else of note.

[Nomad]

March 5, 1943

Nothing to report.

[Nomad]

March 6, 1943

Nothing to report