Aussie Affair, Beta's Twilight

GBirkn · Post by **GBirkn** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:02 am

I guess I'll have to have another look at the -B's stats, I hadn't been respecting it as much as you folks do. I've never had any difficulty keeping -E's in stock against the AI; haven't yet gotten far enough against a human to tell whether I would or wouldn't.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:56 am

Yeah well I am kinda busy using the E's to flesh out other Squadrons so there is little left over at the end of the day. And yes the B's can in the hands of good pilots hold their own against Zeros.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:59 am

[center]30,000 hits ! [/center]

[8D][8D][8D][8D]

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:22 pm

The AVG again exacted a heavy toll on the jap defenders of Rangoon with 32 claimed kills. This is the second day running that these boys have mixed it with the formidible nip fighter the Zero and came out on top yet again !

Meanwhile the force of Wellingtons from RAF bomber command again pounded the Jap 5th Division killing and wounding hundreds. Intel has reported that an attack on Mandaly can be expected anytime within the next seven days, and allied defenders are digging their foxholes deep as they wait for the expected attack.

In Java, Djokjakarta base falls, the brave Dutch defenders are refusing to be pulled off the Island and will fight to the last man.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/31/42
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 19
SB-2c x 13

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
4 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 61

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 32 destroyed, 1 damaged[:D]

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 16 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 31,31

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 7
Wellington III x 51

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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TF 22 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 51,80

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Djokjakarta

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54133 troops, 592 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1728 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 1790 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 47,26

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12017 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1660 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 208 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 49,36

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16173 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 736 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1374 to 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:20 am

Yet again the the japs have been given a bloody nose in Burma by the RAF and the AVG ! I would be thinking that some heads are going to start rolling at the Jap high command.[:D] Also i put a number of torps into a Jap fast Bombardment group that was looking at hitting Chandapur..........I have a nice fat target of some 20 AKs unloading supplies.......and ol' banananana boy just could not resist. But his naval units got slapped on the way in.....gee what a shame[;)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/01/42

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TF 22 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 51,80

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TF 22 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 51,80

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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 23
SB-2c x 14

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
4 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 63
P-40B Tomahawk x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 32 destroyed, 5 damaged[:D]
Ki-46-II Dinah: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 23 destroyed, 17 damaged Oooo thats gotta hurt !
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 12 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 51

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,28

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 11

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Suzuya

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,28

Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 22

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 22 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage[:D] Go RAF !CA Suzuya
DD Sagiri
CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 1, on fire[:D]

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,28

Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, Torpedo hits 1, on fire[:D]
CA Suzuya

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Oi
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 2[:D]
BB Mutsu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,28

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, on fire, heavy damage[:D]

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Luskan · Post by **Luskan** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:45 am

I've lost 12 aircraft in air to air over the last three turns. Figure that out.
As for the losses reported on the groun - they were accurate, but don't matter as I've got literally hundreds of betties and zeros and dinahs in the pool. Raver's pilots lie as bad as Raver does. I will note that he hasn't included the little part of the combat report where my betties and zeroes went to diamond harbour and blew half a dozen holes in his transports with torps - and his hurricanes did zip, nada and nothing.

This turn I finished another off.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/02/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbor at 28,23

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta - hrm . . . doesn't look like she's damaged . . .
CL Yubari
DD Yugumo
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashio
DD Nenohi
DD Yugure
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
AK Louisianan, Shell hits 24, and is sunk

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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 3
SB-2c x 15

No Allied losses

Oil hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
5 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet

Luskan · Post by **Luskan** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:59 am

Things rolling along apace, with large amounts of new industry coming online last turn at Singapore, hong Kong and Saigon. These industry centres are closer to the action, and much closer to the resources and oil in the SRA than the Home islands so I've decided to "decentralise" my economy a little.

Raver seems content to send his wellingtons out from Mandalay every turn, and get false reports from them (they've never damaged anything at Rangoon bad enough that it wasn't fixed the next turn).

Rather than keep it a secret, i'm prepared to let it known that I will be hitting Raver's defences at Mandalay with a large army very soon. The army is in place, but the prep points aren't at 100 yet, and I am waiting on a couple of divisions moving up from where they'd been looming over Java - these divisions are not going to be in the attack on Mandalay, but will prevent any funny business coming up the line from Akyab if needs be.

It is VITAL that this attack succeeds. It will rob Raver of his only airbase in Burma (Akyab is too hard to keep well supplied) and push any allied offensive back a long time as his troops get starved and harried over the mountains (check the map. If you're the allies and you get kicked out of Mandalay, things suck).

Of course, I don't actually care about those allied units at Mandalay, or the wellingtons. I care about possible b17s in the future, and I care about cutting any supply lines to China I can. I'm already wincing in anticipation for the 1944 Chinese offensive, where millions of well trained chinese troops appear at just 1 spot in my line and try to break it.

Capt. Harlock · Post by **Capt. Harlock** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:52 pm

It is VITAL that this attack succeeds. It will rob Raver of his only airbase in Burma (Akyab is too hard to keep well supplied) and push any allied offensive back a long time as his troops get starved and harried over the mountains (check the map. If you're the allies and you get kicked out of Mandalay, things suck).

This is going to be interesting. Three months ago you would have been able to sweep Raver out of Mandalay without too much trouble. Three months from now you'd be out of luck -- experienced troops and air reinforcements should be available to the Allies. But right now I rate the odds as pretty near even for a Japanese attack against an Allied defense. (An Allied attack against a Japanese defense would still get whipped.)

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:47 am

Good assement Capt. Harlock although it really depends on how many troops Luskan is going to commit to the attack. I see the odds as being 70/30 in bananana boys favour, but I have been massing airpower which I hope will help me. So far Luskan has been content to not bomb Mandalay which strikes me as somewhat strange as it has given my airfarce free range. The airunits that he does have in Burma so far have been little better than second string units.

I have some intel that shows that there is a real big tangle in Bananana boys logistics.......this should help slow down any future big ops until he has it all sorted out.

USS West Virginia was eased out of dry dock today and will be ready to join the fleet within the next week. USS Nevada is also close to having her repairs finished..........this was only possible due to the heroic efforts of the ship builders who have had shifts working around the clock seven days a week. It is efforts like that that will win me the war.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:05 am

Are you having mail problems again???? I keep getting the following message :_

- These recipients of your message have been processed by the mail server:
luskan1@iprimus.com.au; Failed; 5.2.2 (mailbox full)

Remote MTA cpms01.int.iprimus.net.au: SMTP diagnostic: 552 RCPT TO:<luskan1@iprimus.com.au> Mailbox disk quota exceeded

Luskan · Post by **Luskan** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:12 am

Its a load of shite. My mailbox has 3 little emails in it. I'm going ot kill imprimus. Although I did get your turn.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:39 am

Well after a short break due to Luskan's work (get your life set-up in the correct order....games first then work) and my PC deciding it was time to drop it's guts, we have at last managed to get a turn done.

Luskan's build up at Pagan is now starting to draw the full attention of the RAF and is now getting bombing raids everyday. But while the losses are low (at around 100 men killed and wounded ) the toll will build. I am determined to crush the offensive with allied air power even before it starts!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/07/42

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Day Air attack on 26th Division, at 45,25

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 21

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 31,31

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 31,31

Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 31,31

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 28
P-40B Tomahawk x 30

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
30 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at 55,28

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15877 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 911 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 268 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:56 am

Bugger! My aircraft refused to fly this turn, meaning that a day passes at Pagan with no jap kills. Grrrr.

Yorktown has just completed her re-fit and Hornet should have finished hers in a few days. Apart from that things are vweery vweery qwuite.

Luskan · Post by **Luskan** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:06 am

Bit annoyed about things at Pagan. I had 4 heavy AA units detailed to protect that particular invasion, and I can't remember where the hell I sent them (I remember watching the RAF's poor performance and sending them somewhere else as a result).

The RAF aren't doing any worrying damage at Pagan, but they will if given enough time. I'm going to move a few AA units in (when I find them) and maybe a few fighters, although that will mean putting my fighters in range of his (is much nicer to outrange your opponents fighters by a long way).

AA upgrades on Raver's CVs is bad news. I think he gets 2 different AA upgrades before the end of the year for his CVs and BBs. The danger is that once he's had both upgrades to his big ships done (guessing around 6/43, maybe a bit earlier because of the size of his shipyards) Raver can safely break his CV/BB groups down into smaller units and still get as much protection as the Death Star tactic. I on the other hand, can abrely get my ships painted.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:41 am

Actually my CVs get TWO upgrades before the end of '43[:D]

It will be nice to fight Zeros over my home turf for a change..........Luskan rarely brings the air battle to me.

Luskan · Post by **Luskan** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:29 am

For the moment, and yet Raver thinks he spotted a val near wake a few turns ago.

IJN HQ has no comment at this time.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:52 am

Hmmmmm..........strange. One of my subs that is on guard east of Wake Is reported being spotted by a Val before doing a crash dive. now I've been watching Wake vwery vwery cwosly and he has no aircraft based at Wake. So either the sub skipper is wrong or Luskan has a CV Tf in the area near Pearl.

Just to be on the safe side I now have 250 M/LRBs on alert and some 400 fighters currently on 75% CAP, and they will remain that way until I have swept the ocean in a 500 mile arc around the Hawiain Islands.

Oliver Heindorf · Post by **Oliver Heindorf** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:41 pm

he is maybe on the way to the west coast again to raid shipping lines ?

there is a gap between midway and dutch harbour/anchorage where the jap can slip any ship through without notice of the allied player

Onime No Kyo · Post by **Onime No Kyo** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:50 am

Its an interesting idea. Sneak in behind Pearl and wait in the shipping lanes. But on the down side, its an awfully long and dangerous trip, you can only stay on station for a short time and both Pearl and the West Coast are loaded up the gills with bombers. I would guess that Luskan has better things to do with his CVs, like plaster Midway. [:)]

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:13 am

Or maybe he is planning a second operation against PH. You can never trust a bananananananana, how could you when there skin is yellow and they are shaped like a dick ?

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