Variants - Allied side - Xargun welcome

[Nomad]

April 8, 1943

Not much happening this turn
Swept 47 mines at Kavieng
Bombed the troops at Kavieng, appears there is only 65th Naval Guard Unit and 11th JNAF AF Unit

Real or misinformation? 6th Division is planning for an attack on Koggala.

[T Rav]

Go Nomad!

I like to read ARRs from good players.

Thanks,
T Rav

[Nomad]

April 9, 1943

I am not sure if you are watching a good player or not T.

Swept another 81 mines at Kavieng, bombed with little effect. Naval Bombardment going in tonight

On a side note, we are supposed to get to -20F or colder tonight. Need to crank up the heaters. [;)]

[Nomad]

April 10, 1943

A good Naval Bombardment at Kavieng

Night Naval bombardment of Kavieng at 106,122

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley
DD Morris
DD Sims
DD Grayson
DD Gwin

Japanese ground losses:
370 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 101
Port hits 24
Port supply hits 11

Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Australia
CA Australia firing at Kavieng
CA Vincennes firing at Kavieng
CA San Francisco firing at Kavieng
CA Minneapolis firing at Kavieng
CA Astoria firing at Kavieng
CA New Orleans firing at Kavieng
DD Mugford firing at Kavieng
DD Helm firing at Kavieng
DD Blue firing at Kavieng
DD Bagley firing at Kavieng
DD Morris firing at Kavieng
DD Sims firing at Kavieng
DD Grayson firing at Kavieng
DD Gwin firing at Kavieng

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He bombed two units near Kartha with little effect

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

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ...


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

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 15

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...


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

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 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: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 20

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 91

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
33 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 75th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 29

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 61,44 , near Katha

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27

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

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

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

The 3rd New Chinese corps has a disruption of 0
and the 75th Chinese Corps has a disruption of 8, up from 2 last turn

You can see that large numbers of small medium bombers do not do much damage.
As far as I can figure he spent about 400 supply to no advantage by bombing my troops.

[Nomad]

April 11, 1943

Again he flew 193 Helens on bombing missions over a Chinese Corps sitting in
a jungle hex. For his 386+ supply expenditure he got a few disabled troops.
I really don't think it is worth it.

My Naval Bombardment of Kavieng did not do as well as last turn.
For some reason there was no line telling me that a float plane
was spotting, but I have every float plane set for night recon of Kavieng
Night Naval bombardment of Kavieng at 106,122

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley
DD Morris
DD Sims
DD Grayson
DD Gwin

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 39
Port hits 14
Port supply hits 5

CA Australia firing at Kavieng
CA Vincennes firing at Kavieng
CA San Francisco firing at Kavieng
CA Minneapolis firing at Kavieng
CA Astoria firing at Kavieng
CA New Orleans firing at Kavieng
DD Mugford firing at 65th Naval Guard Unit
DD Helm firing at Kavieng
DD Blue firing at Kavieng
DD Bagley firing at Kavieng
DD Morris firing at 65th Naval Guard Unit
DD Sims firing at Kavieng
DD Grayson firing at Kavieng
DD Gwin firing at Kavieng
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[Nomad]

April 12, 1943

Interesting, same TF and I did not change any float plane orders
But I get a spotter and better results. Weather maybe?

Night Naval bombardment of Kavieng at 106,122

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley
DD Morris
DD Sims
DD Grayson
DD Gwin

Japanese ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 47
Port hits 23
Port supply hits 10

Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Australia
CA Australia firing at Kavieng
CA Vincennes firing at Kavieng
CA San Francisco firing at Kavieng
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Minneapolis
CA Minneapolis firing at 65th Naval Guard Unit
CA Astoria firing at Kavieng
CA New Orleans firing at Kavieng
DD Mugford firing at Kavieng
DD Helm firing at Kavieng
DD Blue firing at Kavieng
DD Bagley firing at Kavieng
DD Morris firing at 65th Naval Guard Unit
DD Sims firing at Kavieng
DD Grayson firing at Kavieng
DD Gwin firing at Kavieng

That is it for that turn, nothing else happened

And BTW, I have two small and one fairly large operation underway, you will
start to hear about the first one in 2 or 3 days, the next in about 5 days and the bigger one in about 7-9 days.

[Nomad]

April 13, 1943

And again I see no spotter aircraft listed and the result is poor
Same TF and all float planes on night recon, there are 21 float planes in the TF


Night Naval bombardment of Kavieng at 106,122

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley
DD Morris
DD Sims
DD Grayson
DD Gwin

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

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 51
Port hits 42
Port supply hits 3

CA Australia firing at Kavieng
CA Vincennes firing at Kavieng
CA San Francisco firing at Kavieng
CA Minneapolis firing at Kavieng
CA Astoria firing at 65th Naval Guard Unit
CA New Orleans firing at Kavieng
DD Mugford firing at Kavieng
DD Helm firing at Kavieng
DD Blue firing at 65th Naval Guard Unit
DD Bagley firing at Kavieng
DD Morris firing at Kavieng
DD Sims firing at Kavieng
DD Grayson firing at Kavieng
DD Gwin firing at Kavieng

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70% moonlight, I am going to hit the oil at Magwe
I had ideas about capturing it and the refineries, but
it doesn't look like that will happen for a while.
Time to destroy all the supply making factories in range.
12 months from now I start getting B-29s and they can really
destroy factories.

[Nomad]

April 14, 1943

And the KVs join in:

Submarine attack near Akyab at 53,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-121, hits 22, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
KV Freesia
KV Auricula

SS I-121 is located by KV Freesia
KV Auricula attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-121 forced to surface!
KV Auricula firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Freesia firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Auricula firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Freesia firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Auricula firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Freesia firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Freesia firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Auricula firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Freesia firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Auricula firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Freesia firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Auricula firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Freesia firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

The KVs gained 11 and 12 daytime experience. [:)]
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Naval Bombardment of Kavieng, got spotters but not many troops hurt
I wonder if the troop count is getting low

Night Naval bombardment of Kavieng at 106,122

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley
DD Morris
DD Sims
DD Grayson
DD Gwin

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

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 85
Port hits 49
Port supply hits 13

Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Australia
CA Australia firing at Kavieng
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Vincennes
CA Vincennes firing at 65th Naval Guard Unit
CA San Francisco firing at Kavieng
CA Minneapolis firing at Kavieng
CA Astoria firing at Kavieng
CA New Orleans firing at Kavieng
DD Mugford firing at Kavieng
DD Helm firing at Kavieng
DD Blue firing at Kavieng
DD Bagley firing at Kavieng
DD Morris firing at Kavieng
DD Sims firing at Kavieng
DD Grayson firing at Kavieng
DD Gwin firing at Kavieng

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Many of my Heavies in Burma got lost in the 70% moonlight and missed the target
Only a few oil hits

There is a little LI at Mandalay, we will try hitting that tonight

First small operation, landing at Ocean Island

[Nomad]

April 15, 1943

Night bombers got a few hits on LI at Mandalay, mouseover says I damaged 4

I will try a different target tonight.

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I gave my Kavieng Naval Bombardment TF the night off and my minesweepers
at Kavieng found more mines. Did he drop off some more via sub?
I swept 51 mines.

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Landed and captured Ocen Island

Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island (130,130)

Allied Ships
CL Leander
DD Tucker
DD Henley
DD Ralph Talbot
LST-461
LST-463

Japanese ground losses:
456 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Leander firing at 43rd Naval Guard Unit
DD Tucker firing at 43rd Naval Guard Unit
DD Henley firing at 43rd Naval Guard Unit
DD Ralph Talbot firing at 43rd Naval Guard Unit
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Ocean Island (130,130)

TF 270 troops unloading over beach at Ocean Island, 130,130

Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4884 troops, 94 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 98 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 218

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 218 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
23rd Marine Regiment

Defending units:
43rd Nav Gd /1

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And it looks like he tried to move some supply in to Manus,
The Banshees said no.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manus at 101,119

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kohoku Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
SC Ch 33, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kohoku Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring SC Ch 33

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[Nomad]

April 16, 1943

Well the Heavies are not doing much night strat bombing, so we will try the B-25Cs
at 3000 feet and see if they can hit something.

One of my CLs in my DS lead TF took a torpedo. Medium damage, she will need a repair
shipyard, so off to Sydney. The escorting DDs got one direct hit and one damage hit.

Naval Bombardment at Kavieng, go spotters, a good amount of base damage but not many
troops hit, probably not many left.

Landing at Nauru Island, second small op.

[Nomad]

April 17, 1943

B-25Cs at 3000 feet do much better at night bombing
A good number got lost in the night, even with near 100% moonlight
but they damaged 64 oil at Magwe. They will fly again tonight

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Landed on Nauru Island. Lost an LST

this: LST-21 rips open bottom at Nauru Island did her in


Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Achilles
CL Leander
SC PC-578
SC Advent
LST-21
LST-24
DD Le Triomphant

Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

CL Achilles firing at 43rd Naval Guard Unit
SC PC-578 fired at enemy troops
SC Advent fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
SC PC-578
SC Advent
LST-25
DD Le Triomphant

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

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

SC PC-578 fired at enemy troops
SC Advent fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
SC PC-578
SC Advent
LST-21, heavy damage
DD Le Triomphant

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

SC PC-578 fired at enemy troops
SC Advent fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
SC PC-578
SC Advent
LST-24

SC PC-578 fired at enemy troops
SC Advent fired at enemy troops

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 53 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4929 troops, 94 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Defending force 973 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Allied adjusted assault: 200

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 200 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Nauru Island !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1128 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd Marine Regiment

Defending units:
43rd Naval Guard Unit

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[Nomad]

This is my next operation. I have a number of TFs, mostly with Engineers right
now, with Infantry and others in the pipeline, headed to Darwin. He never took
Darwin so I will now occupy it.

In the picture shown, the only bases I could find with any troops are Koepang and Ambon
and neither has more than a few hundred. I will build Darwin and at the same time
take the three bases on Timor. All three can have size 9 airfields. I have no idea
why he has not put more forces here, but I will take it.

I am taking a chance. I have no idea where his CVs are now. I am covering
this move with my CVEs since my biggest concern is long range attacks from
Netties. My CVs are out in the Pacific right now covering the Ocean Island
and Nauru Island landings. I have air cover at Darwin and Naval search.
I hope I can run fast enough and far enough if his CVs show up. None of
my Transport TFs have been spotted, so I am hopeful. This will open up
a huge amount of territory I can take and threaten some of his oil and
resource production.

I apologize if the picture is a bit large for some of you.

[Nomad]

April 18, 1943

Thunderstorms and a few Tojos kept the damage at Magwe down
I only damaged 26 oil that turn, but my B-25Cs did shoot down
one of the Tojos. [8D]

My TFs moving to Darwin are now two turns away and showing no
detection.

[Nomad]

April 19, 1943

Severe Storms over Magwe again limit the B-25Cs effectiveness

I have 136 B-25Cs tasked to bomb, only 106 found the target
and they only damaged 11 oil. Moonlight was 100%.

Naval Bombardment of Kavieng yielded one disabled non combat squad
I guess I really do not need to do any more.

My TFs moving to Darwin are 4 hexes out and no detection shown yet

[Nomad]

April 20, 1943

Again some Tojos and severe storms over Magwe limited the success of my B-25Cs.
Moonlight is starting to wan, down to 96% now and it will go down fast after this
I will be changing targets for a few turn and see if things improve.

I landed 1/3 of the 7th Australian Infantry Division at Lae.
LST-457 was lost, caused by foundering in the surf. [:(]

[Nomad]

April 21, 1943

There is a little more at Lae than I thought. I will give my troops some rest
land a Tank Bn and an ART Bn. They have plenty of supply. I'll let they recover
some devices. And do some Naval Bombardments



Ground combat at Lae (99,126)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5120 troops, 86 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 1580 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Allied adjusted assault: 128

Japanese adjusted defense: 67

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
223 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Australian/A Division

Defending units:
7th Indpt SNLF Coy
21st Div /1

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And again, bad weather over the target and no hits reported. I hate bad weather. [:(]
Only 76 of 136 Bombers found the target hex.

[Nomad]

April 22, 1943

And again bad weather and no hits.

There has been a sub lurking South of Ceylon, today I finally got an attack on it
It showed up on the sunk ship list, but I doubt I sank it. One hit was reported
as a direct hit, the rest were damage hits

ASW attack near Koggala at 29,52

Japanese Ships
SS I-32, hits 8

Allied Ships
DE Encounter

SS I-32 is sighted by escort
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Darwin is building nicely
Port from 3(40) to 3(61)
Airfield from 3(81) to 4(19)
this turn.

I have a lot of engineers and engineering vehicles there
140,000+ supply and just 10,000 fuel but I have 80,000 fuel in tankers unloading now.
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I got a recon of Soerabaja today. There is not a lot there.
Recon shows 4 units with about 24,000 troops, 162 guns, and 79 AFVs. Only 36 fighters there
no bombers or Aux aircraft.

recon of Makassar shows absolutely nothing there. [&:]

Kendari recon weathered out, I will try again tomorrow.

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I have been reconning Truk for a number of turns. It looks to be quite the bastion.
Recon shows 55,000+ troops, 414 guns, 144 AFVs. I do also believe it starts with an impressive
CD or Base Force Unit with some big guns. I am sure that it will a tough nut. I may not try
to take it this game, I will have to wait and see what happens. There is also a lot of aircraft
stationed there it looks like, 134 fighters, 116 bombers, and 124 Aux.

[Nomad]

April 23, 1943

He tried some night bombing runs at Rabaul from Truk. He probably will
not try that again. Just in case I moved my one NF squadron to Rabaul.

Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 6 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

7 Nells shot down by flak.
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Recon of Kendari shows no troops.

[Nomad]

April 24, 1943

Not much happened, but I found this amusing.
18 Nells could not hit some AMs, and two of them are out of
fuel.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AM Starling
AM Punjab
AM Kiwi

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Punjab dead in the water ...
Kiwi dead in the water ...

[Nomad]

April 25, 1943

Landed a Tank Bn and an ART Bn at Lae to reinforce attack.
I seem to lose an LST every time I land troops at an occupied base.

LST-459 breaks her back while beaching at Lae

LST-459 sank during the turn. [:(]


A pair of intriguing bits of sig int.

1. 2/39th Division is loaded on xAP Teiritsu Maru moving to Rangoon.

2. 6/39th Division is planning for an attack on Colombo.

Is an attack on Ceylon in the making? I have seen a number of reports of aircraft
over Trincomalee and some over Colombo.
I am prepared for this if it happens.
More on this later.