Gensui jdsrae (J) vs SolInvictus (A). IJ War Council room

[jdsrae]

The game has progressed a week to 19 Jun 44.
The action each day has either seen a huge heavy bomber raid on an airfield in Burma or not much.
B29s are being used to target airfields and not Oil or Fuel production, so far.

Just checked my grandpa's diary and he flew his first op with 51 Sqn (Halifax III) 17 Jun 44.
Just like the Allied heavy bombers in this game, he seemed to fly an op then have days off in between. Lots of "prepared for ops, scrubbed" which would have been due to weather, either for take off or I assume forecasts (or recon) over the target. The game seems to fly most missions regardless of weather. I suppose a perfectionist Allied commander could manually scrub bombing missions if weather was above a certain threshold based on in game reports.
As SolInvictus is trying to manage his airframe fatigue and maintenance, that seems to be keeping heavy bomber ops at about their historical rate.

Anyway, here is the IJN AA locstat summary.
Seeing where the IJN AA guns are has prompted IGHQ to withdraw some IJA AA Regts to potential future Allied targets now, before the Pacific becomes too dangerous to withdraw them easily.

[mind_messing]

Seeing where the IJN AA guns are has prompted IGHQ to withdraw some IJA AA Regts to potential future Allied targets now, before the Pacific becomes too dangerous to withdraw them easily.

Yeah, that's likely wise.

One further item that did occur to me was that I've often seen the 10cm and 12cm AA guns firing in a coastal defence role when invasions have occurred. They didn't do anywhere near as well as the dedicated CD/DP guns, but every little helps!

[jdsrae]

It is now 24 Jun 44 in the war, with a similar pattern of a few quiet days, then a B29 night airfield raid.
Aussie tank units have just crossed the border on the Cox's Bazar - Akyab Road, so the re-conquest of Burma has started.
15th Army has mostly withdrawn intact, but the Aussie tanks might still catch a few defenders at Akyab if they move quickly.

IJA reinforcement units are aboard most available xAP, AK and AK-t moving to defensive positions in the Philippines, with other task forces starting to withdraw select high value troops from forward areas.
There are two LST task forces in SEAF now that are withdrawing excess engineers, and an expendable small xAK task force will try to sneak into Port Moresby to withdraw 40th Division.

This is the IJA AA locstat with some units ordered to prepare to be withdrawn and hand AA defence duties over to the IJN.
The units ordered to Manila might upgrade their TOE there before some of them move back to Japan.

[jdsrae]

It’s uncanny, just when I think I might get a moment to update the AAR a turn arrives!

Low layered CAP has had the effect of ceasing p47 strato sweeps for now.
Allied bombers have gone back to night raids.

[jdsrae]

Finally got a chance to update the AAR.
This turn was best left forgotten.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 14, 44
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 21
Liberator GR.VI x 6
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 8
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 8
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 14
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-II KAI Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
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Night Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 7
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3
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Sub attack near Siargao at 84,93
Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Torpedo hits 1
DD Samidare
DD Shigure
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 2
SS Sailfish launches 6 torpedoes at CV Hiyo – 1 hit from 6, it could have been worse!
Sailfish diving deep ....
DD Yamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
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Ground combat at Cox's Bazar (54,43)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8198 troops, 50 guns, 912 vehicles, Assault Value = 560
Defending force 58 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5
Allied adjusted assault: 283
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 283 to 1 (fort level 5)
Allied forces CAPTURE Cox's Bazar !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
Defending units:
15th Const Co /2

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 14, 44
Repairs completed on SS I-181 at Manus, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from Aoba-1 attacking an Allied SS at 50,64
a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT
F-7A Liberator sighted over Pegu
Spitfire PR.XI sighted over 15th Army
F-5A Lightning sighted over Kalemyo
6 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 85th JAAF AF Coy to Vientiane
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting Bandasan SNLF to Kendari
22 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 4th South Seas Gsn from Ponape
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 1st Amphibious Brigade from Kusaie Island
2 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 30th Engineer Regiment from Vientiane
Allied forces CAPTURE Cox's Bazar !!!
Bacolod expands fortifications to size 1
Puerto Princesa expands fortifications to size 1
Aircraft Ki-83 advances R&D – to 8/45 +2/day from one research factory
Ace pilot Chono I. of Shoho-1 is promoted to CPO
111th AA Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Tokyo
27th Tank Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Tokyo
Shikoku Naval Base Force takes replacements from Tokyo
Unit '30th Ind.Mixed' changes name to '75th Infantry' – these are the parts of the 100s Divs that will be withdrawn from the Marianas to Luzon.
Unit '31st Ind.Mixed' changes name to '77th Infantry'
Unit '32nd Ind.Mixed' changes name to '79th'
Unit '33rd Ind.Mixed' changes name to '81st Infantry'
E W-38 arrives at Tokyo
SC CHa-84 arrives at Tokuyama

[jdsrae]

VADM Kusaka keeps CV Hiyo with the rest of the task force.
6 days until they make it back to Kure at cruise speed. The Allied subs will probably expect her to head towards Davao or Manila.
I will transfer all pilots off CV Hiyo just in case another Allied sub gets lucky, but flight operations are cancelled due to the damage from that single torp hit, so the aircraft remain at risk.
I can afford to lose the aircraft, but I do not want to lose top quality fighter pilots to subs…

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 15, 44
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Sub attack near Puerto Princesa at 72,84
TK Akane Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
E Yanagi
SS Skipjack launches 4 torpedoes at TK Akane Maru
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 12
Liberator GR.VI x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 22
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 8
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
6th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000.
Raid is overhead
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 15
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 5
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 4
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 3
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 5
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 5
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 3
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Airbase hits 1
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Night Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 7
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 6
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2
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Sub attack near Siquijor at 77,87
TK Yamaoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PB Kyo Maru #11
SS Flier launches 2 torpedoes at TK Yamaoka Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 55,44 , near Akyab
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 55,44 , near Akyab
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 55,44 , near Akyab
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 55,44 , near Akyab
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 55,44 , near Akyab
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 55,44 , near Akyab
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Sub attack near Siquijor at 77,87
PB Kyo Maru #11
SS Flier launches 2 torpedoes
PB Kyo Maru #11 attacking submerged sub ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 15, 44
TK Akane Maru sinks at sea
Repairs completed on CA Ashigara at Kobe, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Nachi at Kobe, ship returned to service
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 1st Amphibious Brigade from Kusaie Island
2 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 30th Engineer Regiment from Vientiane
Repairs completed on CA Haguro at Kobe, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Myoko at Kobe, ship returned to service
Hanoi expands airfield to size 5
Aden expands airfield to size 4
Aircraft A7M2 Sam advances R&D – should start production in mid-August. 5x size factories are advancing it at +10/day, with the other 5x size 30 factories are repairing very quickly now.
Ace pilot Matsubara C. of Chitose-1 is promoted to PO1
1st JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Mandalay – HQ Southern Army will move to Singapore to allow the JAAF units within 18 hexes to upgrade. It will then move to Manado, the Manila.
2nd JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Toungoo
6th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Katha
8th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Magwe
9th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Kalemyo
10th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Seishin
12th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Uttaradit
13th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Kanko
15th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Chiang Mai
16th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Kukong
17th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Kweilin
19th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Nadzab
20th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Sapporo
21st JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Hirosaki/Aomori
26th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Nanking
27th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Toyohara
30th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Madang
1st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Sapporo
2nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Nagoya
3rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Gifu
5th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Tokyo
6th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Tokyo
7th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Tokyo
13th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kobe
15th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Shwebo
19th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chiang Mai
20th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Harbin
21st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Lashio
25th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Nadzab
26th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Mutankiang
30th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Mutankiang
31st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chiang Mai
37th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Yenki
41st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Medan
43rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kofu
47th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kukong
49th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Asahikawa
51st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Seishin
52nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Taichu
53rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Tunghua
54th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kweilin
55th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Wakkanai
56th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chungking
63rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Hirosaki/Aomori
66th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kofu
67th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Mutankiang
68th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Buna
69th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Harbin
70th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Madang
71st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kanko
72nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Finschhafen
73rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Hirosaki/Aomori
74th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kofu
75th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Naha
76th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kirin
77th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Hirosaki/Aomori
78th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Taihoku
79th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Lae
80th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Maebashi
82nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Bangkok
83rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Shikuka
84th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Myitkyina
85th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Pegu
87th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Saigon
88th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Myitkyina
89th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Hanoi
90th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Uttaradit
91st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Prachuap Khiri Khan
92nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chumphon
95th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Hangchow
96th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Surat Thani
99th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Fushun
101st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Iwaki
105th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Hamamatsu
106th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Fukuoka
107th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Kumamoto
109th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Saidor
112th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Takamatsu
113th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Buna
138th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Taichu
139th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Taichu
140th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chiba
141st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chiba
144th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chiba
164th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Akita
165th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Akita
166th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Akita
169th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Tokyo
170th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Tokyo
175th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Iwaki
176th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Iwaki
177th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Toyohara
178th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Toyohara
187th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Yamagata
188th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Yamagata
201st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Rashin
205th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Kanko
207th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Masan
209th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Genzan
244th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Nagoya
DD Take arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 16, 44
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Morning Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 54,45 (Akyab) – when the USAAF sweeps somewhere, they do it with 150 P47D25s!
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 54,45 (Akyab)
Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 54,45 (Akyab)
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 54,45 (Akyab)
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 54,45 (Akyab)
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion, at 54,45 (Akyab)
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 16, 44
Repairs completed on CVE Hosho at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-21 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 1st Amphibious Brigade from Kusaie Island
2 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 30th Engineer Regiment from Vientiane
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Cox's Bazar – oops, not the first time I’ve forgotten to change supply transports and they’ve flown low and slow over a recently captured base.
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Cox's Bazar
Ki-49-II KAI Helen destroyed by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen destroyed by flak
Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak
Repairs completed on DD Uzuki at Truk, ship returned to service – fast transport DDs conducting routine maintenance before the damage gets so high that they need to move to a repair shipyard
Repairs completed on DD Kikuzuki at Truk, ship returned to service
Nagasaki/Sasebo expands fortifications to size 4
Koggala expands airfield to size 3
Hansa Bay expands fortifications to size 4
Singkawang expands airfield to size 5
Mergui expands fortifications to size 3
S-901 Hikotai/C converting to J1N1-Sa Irving
Shikoku Naval Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Takamatsu
1st Tank/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon – more units are in range of Rangoon now so are taking replacements. 1st Tank Div still needs to upgrade to Type 3 Medium Tanks, so will keep moving back to Prome to see if the Type 3s are in a warehouse there.
1st Tank/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
11th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
ML G-316 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 44
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Sub attack near Tawau at 69,91
PB Ronsan Maru
xAK Toyokawa Maru
xAK Toho Maru
xAK Utide Maru
SS Sterlet launches 2 torpedoes at PB Ronsan Maru

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 17, 44
SS I-121 lays minefield at Portsea ( 81 , 171) and sets course for Manus – this is at the entrance to the Port of Melbourne. I have no idea if the Allies are using Melbourne as a convoy destination, so this is a low percentage play.
Repairs completed on DD Yuzuki at Truk, ship returned to service
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 1st Amphibious Brigade from Kusaie Island
Wotje expands port to size 4
Ace pilot Shingo, H. of Ryujo-1 is promoted to LCDR
Ace pilot Azusa G. of 77th Sentai Det B is promoted to CPT
Ace pilot Fuchida I. of 77th Sentai Det B is promoted to 1LT
Ace pilot Chojiro M. of 204th Sentai is promoted to CPT
Device(s) upgraded in 115th JAAF AF Bn supplied from Buna
36th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Bengkalis
115th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Buna
xAK William P. McArthur is reported to have been sunk near Lord Howe Island on Feb 19, 1944

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 18, 44
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Night Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144 – tried a few night raids on targets that looked big enough for the IJAAF to hit, but no joy.
Weather in hex: Light cloud
G4M2 Betty x 4
4 x G4M2 Betty bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 6
Runway hits 1
6 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 – have been expecting this, a big heavy bomber raid on Rangoon airfield. The Nick-C/D combo goes ok.
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 21
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 29
Allied aircraft: bombing from 10000 feet
Liberator B.VI x 17
Liberator GR.VI x 11
B-29-1 Superfort x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 5 damaged
Liberator GR.VI: 5 damaged
B-29-1 Superfort: 5 damaged
Runway hits 2
CAP engaged:
44th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
53rd Sentai with Ki-45 KAId Nick (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 18
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 14
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 11
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 18
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 11
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak – hooray!
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 18
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 9
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 12
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 5
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 11
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 4
Liberator GR.VI: 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 10
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 4
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 9
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 4
4 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 9
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 9
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 9
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 8
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Airbase hits 1
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
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Night Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144
G4M1 Betty x 7
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak – not worth the losses for no hits on the ships in port
Port hits 1
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144
G4M2 Betty x 2
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 6
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
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Sub attack near Puerto Princesa at 74,83
LB-111
LB-119
LB-114
E Amakusa
Allied Ships
SS Grayling, hits 1
SS Grayling cannot acquire firing solution on enemy LB
E Amakusa attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near San Francisco at 209,87
SS I-8, hits 12, heavy damage – crippled, but might make it back to Marcus Island, if it can get past Midway without being bombed by a patrol aircraft.
Allied Ships – this large amphibious task force is actually moving NE towards SanFran.
PF San Pedro
SC PC-1086
SC PC-1080
APA Arthur Middleton
APA President Adams
APA Henry T. Allen
AKA Jupiter
AKA Mercury
AKA Electra
AKA Bellatrix
DE Thomason
DE J. Douglas Blackwood
SS I-8 launches 2 torpedoes at PF San Pedro
I-8 diving deep ....
DE Thomason attacking submerged sub ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 18, 44
2LT Agawa E. of 53rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 – Nick-D shot down a B24
Repairs completed on DD Nagatsuki at Truk, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from Atago-2 attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 69,96
a 'S' 1942 and 1943 class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIb Helen from 74th Sentai attacking SS Flier at 77,81
SS Flier is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Magwe
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 1st Amphibious Brigade from Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on DD Kisaragi at Truk, ship returned to service
Amchitka Island expands airfield to size 5
Greymouth expands airfield to size 3
Ohara T. of Akagi-3 is promoted to CPO – rare to see a promotion for someone other than a fighter pilot
Repairs completed on BB Ise at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Hyuga at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
22nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Johore Bahru
TK Asakaza Maru arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
TK Daigyo Maru arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 19, 44
Nothing to report

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 19, 44
PB Teimei Maru detected by Allied Aircraft at 72,115 near Lautem – Allied patrols flying out of Darwin or nearby.
G4M1 Betty from K-703 Hikotai attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 45,70
a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Kusaie Island
Launceston expands airfield to size 6
Aircraft P1Y2-S Frances advances R&D – will start production 1 Aug 44
15th JAAF Base Force takes replacements from Mergui
1st Tank Division takes replacements from Moulmein
18th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Palembang – HQ Southern Army is now in range, on the train to Singapore.
27th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Palembang
34th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Mukden – HQ Kwantung Army moved back to Manchukuo from Hankow to sign TOE upgrade paperwork.
35th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Djambi
38th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Mukden
39th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Changchun
46th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Changchun
81st JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Changchun
86th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Mukden
APD T-4 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
SS Muskallunge is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Feb 23, 1944
MGB G-876 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
ML G-317 arrives at Shimizu


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CV Hiyo should be safe. No Allied subs spotted near Kyushu / Shikoku for a while now.
They seem to have withdrawn from the East China Sea.

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 20, 44
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Sub attack near Davao at 80,93
TK Shinan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Toyoura Maru
PB Shonon Maru #15
SS Parche launches 4 torpedoes at TK Shinan Maru
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Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 6
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak
5 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 6
CAP engaged:
No.89 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Some CAP have air radar
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Severe storms – Allied heavies didn’t achieve much in this weather, with only a few Nick-Cs flying LRCAP range 0 to help put their aim off.
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 18
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-29-1 Superfort x 25
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 19
CAP engaged:
83rd Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator x 9
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 5
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 6
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 6
Airbase supply hits 1
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.VI x 6
Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 8
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7
Airbase hits 1
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ASW attack near Davao at 80,93
TK Tateishi Maru
TK Toyoura Maru
PB Shonon Maru #15
Allied Ships
SS Parche
SS Parche is sighted by escort
Parche diving deep ....
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ASW attack near Sabang at 43,69
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Trespasser, hits 6
SS Trespasser is located by DD Inazuma
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 20, 44
G4M1 Betty from K-703 Hikotai attacking an Allied SS at 43,69
a Thames class SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking an Allied SS at 125,47
a Gato class SS is reported HIT
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on DD Nokaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Dutch Harbor expands port to size 4
Kwangchowan expands fortifications to size 3
Ace pilot Ozaki, N. of 64th Sentai is promoted to MAJ
27th/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
Loss of TK Shinan Maru on Jun 20, 1944 is admitted
LST T-133 arrives at Niigata
PT-36 is reported to have been sunk near Lunga on Apr 28, 1944

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Interesting combat animation, but ineffective use of Peggys.
This is the first time I’ve seen IJA bombers damage an Allied aircraft!
Also some messages of “Beaufigther can’t catch bomber”
1x Peggy lost due to night CAP +1 to AA fire for zero hits on the airfield.
This was just meant as a bit of a distraction, but won’t be continued.

The Allies have stopped their advance at Cox’s Bazar and have withdrawn at least a full Corps back to Chittagong. Where will they go next?
The Imphal Sector or further back to board ships for an amphibious assault somewhere?
Allied movement arrows towards Imphal could be feints, with an amphib assault a possibility.
What they will do is anyone’s guess, but it is mid-1944 so Allied plans should start to become visible on the map soon.

15th Army has almost fully withdrawn behind the Kaladan River, including 1st Tank Div and 9x Infantry Divisions.
Akyab is being abandoned, but as the Allies aren’t advancing I might leave a token garrison behind to make the Allies fight for it rather than taking it by easy paradrop.
If the Allies had of continued their advance here they would have trashed all of 15th Army, but now the heavily disabled Divisions (3-4 of them) all have a good chance to withdraw and start their recovery.

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 21, 44
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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97
E Shirakami
E Ukishima
Allied Ships
SS Gabilan, hits 2, heavy damage
SS Gabilan launches 2 torpedoes at E Shirakami
E Ukishima attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Port Blair at 46,59
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Unkai Maru #6
xAK Reiyo Maru
xAK Bisan Maru
xAKL Hinode Maru
xAKL Toten Maru
PB Yomei Maru
SS Templar launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ryoyo Maru
PB Yomei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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Submarine attack near Port Blair at 46,59
xAK Ryoyo Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ryoyo Maru is sighted by SS Templar
SS Templar attacking on the surface

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 21, 44
Repairs completed on DD Kawakaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Numakaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Namikaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Tachikaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Mochizuki at Truk, ship returned to service
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on DD Shigure at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yayoi at Truk, ship returned to service
Adak Island expands airfield to size 6
Cox's Bazar expands airfield to size 5
Ace pilot Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Repairs completed on BB Kongo at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Haruna at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Hiei at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Kirishima at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 22, 44
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Sub attack near Langsa at 47,72
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Hammerhead, hits 1
SS Hammerhead launches 2 torpedoes at DD Inazuma
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 22, 44
Repairs completed on DD Yamakaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Umikaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Shimakaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Hokaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Wakatake at Manila, ship returned to service – Wakatake Class finish their upgrades and will return to TK escort duty, with one Division of four ships and the other of three ships.
Repairs completed on E Karukaya at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Asagao at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Sanae at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Kuretake at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Fuyo at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Yugao at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Ishigaki at Singapore, ship returned to service
F-5E Lightning sighted over Shwebo
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Kusaie Island
16 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 29th JAAF AF Coy from Ramree Island
Repairs completed on DD Suzukaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yudachi at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Samidare at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Harusame at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Shiratsuyu at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-43 at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-169 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
Chittagong expands port to size 7
Aircraft Ki-115a Tsurugi advances R&D
Ace pilot Ginowa R. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 1LT
Device(s) upgraded in 12th Ind.AA Gun Co supplied from Osaka/Kyoto – this unit had been set to “do not upgrade” so still had the old guns, I think 10cm which are now 12cm.
1st Tank Division takes replacements from Rangoon - the Divisions around 15th Army are now well supplied from Rangoon and taking reinforcements.
20th/A Division takes replacements from Rangoon
20th/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
20th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
9th/A Division takes replacements from Rangoon
9th/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
9th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
1st/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
1st/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
8th/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
8th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
38th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Nagoya – arrives assigned to 17th Army, so it will move to Rabaul. The ships will then help withdraw some units to the North Coast of PNG as 17th and 18th Armies thin out their forward positions and start preparing some defence in depth. 

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The Pacific might not be quiet for much longer.
Lots of amphibious ships spotted at SF.

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 23, 44
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 15
Japanese Ships
ACM Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
Port hits 1
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Japanese Ships
ACM Seki Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 1
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Port fuel hits 1
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
Port hits 1
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 4
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
Port hits 1
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 3

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 23, 44
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking a Triton class SS at 125,45
a Grampus class SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over 15th Army
F-7A Liberator sighted over Mandalay
F-5E Lightning sighted over Shwebo
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on SS I-180 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Sawakaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yukaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Akikaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Fukuoka expands fortifications to size 3
Attu Island expands airfield to size 3
Umnak Island expands airfield to size 7
Mergui expands airfield to size 3
Device NE turbojet advances R&D – to Jul 1944, so it will start production on 1 Jul 44.
Ace pilot Izumida R. of 77th Sentai is promoted to 1LT
Ace pilot Mitsumori R. of 77th Sentai Det A is promoted to 1LT
ML G-318 arrives at Nagoya 

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I noticed a sudden spike in recon activity over Victoria Point yesterday so the Support Div put to sea. Very lucky!
This is the location of HQ 2nd Fleet, positioned to support potential IJN operations in the Bay of Bengal or Andaman Sea.
Those operations are unlikely to proceed now, so a few ASW capable ships will move to collect this SupDiv and move them south out of B29 range.

I had moved a FB Chutai to Chumphon during the last orders phase and set them to LRCAP50% range 0, but they didn’t fly.
I have noticed before that night CAP doesn’t fly the same turn as the unit moves to a new base, and this is another example of that.

2x ACM are burning wrecks so probably won’t survive. There were a few port and fuel hits but there is no damage showing.
The ACMs are worth 3 points each, so I need 3x B29s to crash on the way home or be written off for this to be called a draw.
The 8cm DP guns of the 25th Special Base Force didn’t seem to hit anything.
The B29s were at 8k’ and the 8cm T88 has a ceiling of 23600’.

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 24, 44
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ASW attack near Puerto Princesa at 73,85
xAP Teifu Maru
xAP Ussuri Maru
E No.18
Allied Ships
SS Sterlet, hits 3
SS Sterlet is sighted by escort
Sterlet diving deep ....
E No.18 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Basilan at 75,90
AM Wa 106
AM Wa 107
SS Piranha is sighted by escort
Piranha bottoming out ....
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Ground combat at 58,41 (near Kalemyo)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35402 troops, 803 guns, 598 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036
Defending force 225 troops, 15 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied assault odds: 871 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
26th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
5th Indian Division
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd (Special Force) Division
Defending units:
54th Field AA Battalion – didn’t quite escape in time

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 24, 44
Repairs completed on DD Shiokaze at Truk, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from Kinugasa-1 attacking an Allied SS at 50,64
an Allied SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
F-5A Lightning sighted over Prome
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on DD Okikaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Uruppu-jima expands port to size 2
Waipapakauri expands airfield to size 8
Ace pilot Nishizawa, H. of Soryu-1 is promoted to CPO – joins Saburo Sakai in the Chiefs Mess
68th Brigade arrives at Yenki – arrives assigned to 14th Army, but will move to Shikuka on Sakhalin

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54th Fld AA Bn was destroyed, but not before they called in a detailed contact report.
26th Indian Div isn’t at full capability, but 19th and 5th Indian Divs are in good shape.

Aussie tanks just crossed the border on the CoxBazar-Akyab road, so the re-conquest of Burma has just begun!

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 25, 44
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ASW attack near Toyohara at 124,48
PB Kyo Maru #5
SS Trepang is sighted by escort
Trepang diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Victoria Point at 49,64
E Uji
Allied Ships
SS Guitarro, hits 1
SS Guitarro launches 2 torpedoes at E Uji
Guitarro diving deep ....
E Uji attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,46
PB Kyo Maru #5
SS Trepang launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kyo Maru #5
Trepang bottoming out ....
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98
E Sokuten, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E Shirakami
E Ukishima
Allied Ships
SS Grunion
SS Grunion launches 2 torpedoes at E Sokuten
Grunion diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Langsa at 47,72
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Hammerhead, hits 1
SS Hammerhead launches 2 torpedoes at DD Inazuma
Hammerhead diving deep ....
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 25, 44
Repairs completed on DD Minazuki at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Mutsuki at Truk, ship returned to service
F-5A Lightning sighted over Toungoo
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking an Allied SS at 125,45
a Balao class SS is reported HIT
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Kusaie Island
Repairs completed on CV Junyo at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yakaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Fushun expands fortifications to size 5
Aircraft A7M2 Sam advances R&D – this was to Jan 45. Factories are 5x30 and on 1 Jul 44 the others are 29, 21, 24, 25, 20. They are repairing quickly now, so it won’t be long until these five are repaired and research ramps up to +20/day with engine bonus. There are 1339 of these engines in the pool at the moment, so burning a few on Sam research has been factored into the plan.
Ace pilot Hida K. of 59th Sentai is promoted to 1LT
Ace pilot Koda A. of 204th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
E No.30 arrives at Tokyo
Loss of E Sokuten on Jun 25, 1944 is admitted
MGB G-877 arrives at Kobe 

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 44
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ASW attack near Sabang at 43,69
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Trespasser
SS Trespasser is located by DD Inazuma
Trespasser diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Siargao at 82,89 – empty troop transport task force after dropping troops at Davao.
xAP Kitano Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, sunk
AMC Gokoku Maru
AK Aratama Maru
xAP Mizuho Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru
xAP Buenos Aires Maru
E Kanju
E Wakamiya
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 4
SS Sailfish launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Kitano Maru
Sailfish diving deep ....
E Wakamiya attacking submerged sub ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 26, 44
Repairs completed on DD Hakaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Minekaze at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Fumizuki at Truk, ship returned to service
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking a Porpoise class SS at 124,48
a 'S' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Suzuya-1 attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 43,69
a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-8 – some days the float damage decreases (effective damage control parties!) but other days it goes backwards. She’s still a long way from Marcus Island…
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
Repairs completed on DD Satsuki at Truk, ship returned to service
Adak Island expands port to size 7
Ace pilot Daigo U. of 16th Sentai is promoted to 1LT
9th Ind.Mixed Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Naga – In position as a coastal speed bump if the Allies try to land at Naga on Luzon.
20th/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
20th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
9th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
E Hiburi arrives at Tokyo – another Ukuru class, handy little ships. She joins Aguni at Tokyo. One more and I will have the first of the 3 ship Ukuru Divisions. I plan to use them to takeover from any remaining PBs on TK escort duty.

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 27, 44
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ASW attack near Tavoy at 51,60
E Hashidate
E Uji
SS Pintado is located by E Hashidate
Pintado diving deep ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 27, 44
Major flooding aboard xAP Kitano Maru – she initially survived 2x torp hits but sank during this turn
Repairs completed on E W-34 at Tokyo, ship returned to service
F-5E Lightning sighted over 35th Division
F-5E Lightning sighted over Kalemyo
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
Puerto Princesa expands fortifications to size 2
Taung Gyi expands fortifications to size 2
Cox's Bazar expands airfield to size 6
Previous report of sinking of DD Fletcher incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
E Ioshima arrives at Kobe – will join her sister at Fusan, to escort the 68th Bde to Shikuka
DD Ume arrives at Kobe
LST T-134 arrives at Hirosaki/Aomori
ML G-319 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto

[jdsrae]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 44
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ASW attack near Mergui at 50,61
E Saga
E Uji
SS Guitarro is located by E Saga
Guitarro diving deep ....
E Uji attacking submerged sub ....
E Uji is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,48
SC Ch 51
SC Ch 53
SS Trepang is located by SC Ch 51
Trepang diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48
TK Ose Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Toshi Maru #7
Allied Ships
SS Trepang
SS Trepang launches 2 torpedoes at TK Ose Maru
Trepang diving deep ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 28, 44
E13A1 Jake from Kinugasa-1 attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 46,59
a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over 3rd Raiding Regiment – this is just off the CoxBazar-Akyab Road, so the Allies are now looking inland.
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking an Allied PT at 124,48
a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th JNAF AF Unit to Marcus Island
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 89th JAAF AF Coy to Lautem
Anshan expands airfield to size 6
Ace pilot Hasegawa L. of 59th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Ace pilot Juni F. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 1LT
1st/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
1st/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
Loss of TK Ose Maru on Jun 28, 1944 is admitted 

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Mention in Despatches for MAJ Nakagaki and his 16 Engineer squads at Anshan.
They’ve been working on the airfield since Dec 1941 and just got it to size 6.
For that whole time the men of the 4th Manchukuo District Division haven’t once offered to lend a hand.

If the support squads have 10 men each, the engineer squads must have 8 men each to sum to 268.
For some reason I thought support squads had 15 men each, but that maths doesn’t work.
The 3rd FF Const Unit might need some help to get the airfield to size 8 to help cover Mukden before the Soviets invade.