Very enjoyable read, and two day turns no less! (the only way to go for me in PBEM due to time contraints)
If you want another Allied guini pig Dude....i'll take a stab. [;)]
Maybe after I'm done playing with Zeta. One match is enough for me.
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
Well after spending the morning reading this thread, I must say I am very dismayed. Ever since the games release I’ve thought ground combat was too easy in this game, and this thread overwhelmingly confirms it.
China had been a stalemated slugfest for the Japanese for almost 5 years by the time this game starts, but dude has managed to capture almost the entire country in just a few months. If this doesn’t set off alarm bells in our community, I don’t know what else will.
Pearl Harbor fell after only a few weeks of fighting. Come on! There are multiple well entrenched divisions defending that island along with lots of smaller forces. No way it would only take a couple of weeks to clear, even if the US troops were green recruits, their sheer numbers would have required well over a month or more to clear. Given their preparedness and troop experience levels, that fight should have lasted for months.
Guadalcanal lasted 6 months! Okinawa lasted over 2 full months after the landings, and the allies had MASSIVE air and naval superiority. In this game the Japanese were getting mauled at PH, so no one can claim they had massive superiority. Iwo Jima lasted 6 weeks. Time and again I can point to historical invasions (on much smaller scales) that lasted twice to three times the length of engagements in this AAR.
Dude even stated his ground troops were almost as good as new and ready to be used elsewhere on the same turn the battle ended. If this doesn’t cry out for a redress by Matrix regarding the broken land combat engine, I don’t know what does.
I have no problem with the Japanese being able to achieve these kinds of successes, only it should take them months to see these campaigns come to a conclusion, not merely a few weeks. Additionally units should require 6-8 months or more for refits after such heavy engagements.
Personally I would like to see base capture ratios pushed from 2-1 up to 8-1. Additionally I think all Chinese ground units should start at full strength (just like the Japanese) and have their experience bumped up to the 50-60 range. They should also be redeployed along the entire front right up against all Japanese holdings. Japan found it almost impossible to move anywhere in China without getting surrounded, the deployments should reflect this threat.
Finally I think forts should take almost as long to reduce as they do to build!
"You would think a landing aganist good CD's in PH and Aukland would kill more troops than they have in the game."
Against an atoll that ought to be fairly true, but against large islands like Hawaii or NZ, the model is a compromise. Typically, large fixed CD forts were placed to protect the entrances to important harbors. So a bombardment force going in to bombard a base should have to withstand the full force of the CDs. However, an invasion 30 miles down the coast would be out of the range of the fixed CDs and only the mobile artillary would be able to shoot.
Now, if the game was modelling an invasion more accurately, a landing at some distance from a major base should take some time to organize and move against the base. Unfortunately, the land system in WitP doesn't model this - the model assumption is that the troops are immediately in place to assault the base.
So, with the current model, you get a bonus as the defender because your big guns can blast the incoming transports. However, the damage model for transports is such that they are actually fairly hard to sink - I suspect that the model is based upon how bulk transports tended to be fairly durable if there was nothing terribly flammable on board. (I remember reading about an iron ore freighter going to Russia via the northern route that got repeatedly bombed by the Luftwaffe, almost as target practice, but wouldn't sink because the Germans didn't have any air launched torpedoes that they could use at that distance, and the bombs couldn't do enough damage against what was effectively a cargo of rocks.)
Essentially, the only sure way to stop and invasion is to have some surface forces there to intercept the incoming fleet, and you haven't been in a position to do that very often. And unlike in Pacwar and UV, incoming invasion fleets in WitP don't get totally scared off and unwilling to try again when they run into a little surface fire from a PT boat - you need to have something that can shoot hard and take punishment.
The lesson here is that in WitP you need to be prepared to expend your surface forces against invasion TFs if you want to stop invasions.
Well that is hard to do since most got sunk on the first today's of the war. During beta and such everyone keep pointing out that is why there were almost no landings aganist places with fixed guns. I guess my beef is that CD guns are usless aganidst landings because they don't stop them at all. Yes they sink ships, but do not kill many troops. The Americans had a lot of problems aganist places like tawara and did face this much later than this attack. But I bet they would have taken a lot of death's if the Japanese contested more landings. The Allies I lot fire power in the moble art and machine guns. They have air search and are going to know where the landing is coming to move troops to be there when it lands. I think these places with would have been blood for the Japanese, they still may have taken them but I think there would have been a lot more deaths were ever they land by these major allied bases.
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 19
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 89,44
Allied Ships
SS Tautog
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Resources hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
1 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85 Resource attacks don't work as well during the day.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M Nell x 16
G4M1 Betty x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 61,139
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
B-26B Marauder x 10
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 18
Martin 139 x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Kinryo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 57,133
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 14
Martin 139 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Nana Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 57,133
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Chungking Battle of attrition continues.
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 362297 troops, 3105 guns, 320 vehicles
Defending force 253748 troops, 791 guns, 76 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53310 troops, 535 guns, 6 vehicles
Defending force 24522 troops, 96 guns, 16 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila Manila begs for mercy.
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44494 troops, 360 guns, 146 vehicles
Defending force 54985 troops, 101 guns, 46 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1610 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 59904 troops, 555 guns, 6 vehicles
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 75966 troops, 691 guns, 22 vehicles
Defending force 72614 troops, 824 guns, 83 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29456 troops, 351 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 60954 troops, 668 guns, 19 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/03/42
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ASW attack at 106,36
Japanese Ships
PG Zuiko Maru
PC Fumi Maru
PG Shinko Maru #2
DD Kisaragi
DD Fubuki
Allied Ships
SS Grayling
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 13
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 61,137
Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
DD Shigure
Allied Ships
SS S-46
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33 Kunming resources nearly destroyed.
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 9
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 44,38
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
25 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
28 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M Nell x 22
G4M1 Betty x 24
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 61,139
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 9
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Nana Maru, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,137 Turkey shoot but Hiyo takes a couple of hits.
Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVL Ryujo
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,137 Hiyo takes a torp.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 9
Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CS Mizuho
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 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, near Kragen at 22,63
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 18
Martin 139 x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kinryo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,140 Yorktown takes 7 hits.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 18
B5N Kate x 13
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 7, on fire
CA Indianapolis
CL Phoenix
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Wellington , at 61,139
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 8
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,137
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
Beaufort V-IX x 6
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,137
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 3
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,137
Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CVL Ryujo
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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ASW attack at 35,50
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 4
PG Kamitsu Maru
PG Chohakusan Maru
DD Harusame
APD APD-35
APD APD-1
Allied Ships
SS Trout
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 363916 troops, 3132 guns, 322 vehicles
Defending force 261307 troops, 849 guns, 75 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
208 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53674 troops, 542 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 24548 troops, 95 guns, 16 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44817 troops, 363 guns, 146 vehicles
Defending force 54755 troops, 100 guns, 44 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1570 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 60261 troops, 561 guns, 5 vehicles
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 73225 troops, 681 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 72570 troops, 822 guns, 82 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 29500 troops, 352 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 60660 troops, 659 guns, 20 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
China had been a stalemated slugfest for the Japanese for almost 5 years by the time this game starts, but dude has managed to capture almost the entire country in just a few months. If this doesn’t set off alarm bells in our community, I don’t know what else will.
China is mostly an OOB and map issue. Plus they should probably increase the garrison requirement. This has been discussed before.
Pearl Harbor fell after only a few weeks of fighting. Come on! There are multiple well entrenched divisions defending that island along with lots of smaller forces. No way it would only take a couple of weeks to clear, even if the US troops were green recruits, their sheer numbers would have required well over a month or more to clear. Given their preparedness and troop experience levels, that fight should have lasted for months.
No, Pearl Harbor fell after a month. Plus they were pounded for two months with air attacks. The garrison was starved out more than fought out.
Guadalcanal lasted 6 months! Okinawa lasted over 2 full months after the landings, and the allies had MASSIVE air and naval superiority. In this game the Japanese were getting mauled at PH, so no one can claim they had massive superiority. Iwo Jima lasted 6 weeks. Time and again I can point to historical invasions (on much smaller scales) that lasted twice to three times the length of engagements in this AAR.
How long has New Zealand lasted? Chungking? Burma?
Personally I would like to see base capture ratios pushed from 2-1 up to 8-1.
That's ridiculus. Even increasing it to 3-1 will cause a lot of problems. 8-1 and the Japanese will never even take the PI or the DEI.
Finally I think forts should take almost as long to reduce as they do to build!
Think about it: if the engineers can build forts as fast as it takes to reduce them, you'll never get down to 0. As it is, I have to keep coming back over and over to keep Chungking at 0.
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
Well that is hard to do since most got sunk on the first today's of the war. During beta and such everyone keep pointing out that is why there were almost no landings aganist places with fixed guns. I guess my beef is that CD guns are usless aganidst landings because they don't stop them at all. Yes they sink ships, but do not kill many troops. The Americans had a lot of problems aganist places like tawara and did face this much later than this attack. But I bet they would have taken a lot of death's if the Japanese contested more landings. The Allies I lot fire power in the moble art and machine guns. They have air search and are going to know where the landing is coming to move troops to be there when it lands. I think these places with would have been blood for the Japanese, they still may have taken them but I think there would have been a lot more deaths were ever they land by these major allied bases.
The "realism" of CD works both ways. At PH there is no reason to think the coastal guns will actually sink any transports. You can land several miles away from Pearl Harbor on an opposite shore where the guns don't reach. Plus once the invaders have a beachhead, they should be able to clear the area of coastal guns to allow resupply to occur without bother.
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
Would you guys like to provide a summary of ships sunk? Japan has lost a lot of carriers and the US looks like its lost a bundle as well.
I do like WiTP_Dude's theory of operations -- "The US will sink my carriers at will by 1943, so I may as well lose them now getting bases". Use them to stand toe-to-toe with the USA now when because a Japanese carrier won't be worth much later.
I do count myself with those who think the 1942 successes bode *VERY* ill for Japan in late '42 and 1943 though. The VP cost of conquest makes an auto-victory for Japan impossible and once the US takes back Mogami Harbor and a few more high VP bases, the Japanese VP numbers collapse (not to mention the land force losses that will be incurred as 70,000 out of supply Japanese soldiers are captured in New Pearl Harbour).
Japanese Carriers surely won't be able to win in '43 against Allies main CV TF. But none said Japan has to fight enemy crriers.
By the simple fact Japan keeps his carriers, it obliges the allies to commit their cv TF for any major landing and so limitng the numbers of operations allies can do in '43. and you pblige allied player to plan carefully. Japan CV TF + Tons of aircrafts at attacked base can be deadly if allied player makes mistakes.
In one PBEM (mariannas scenario) despite the huge advantage of CV allies have, i managed to sink 2 CV and 4 CVL with no loss so far. It means you can always exploit the mistakes of the opponent.
Japanese Carriers surely won't be able to win in '43 against Allies main CV TF. But none said Japan has to fight enemy crriers.
By the simple fact Japan keeps his carriers, it obliges the allies to commit their cv TF for any major landing and so limitng the numbers of operations allies can do in '43. and you pblige allied player to plan carefully. Japan CV TF + Tons of aircrafts at attacked base can be deadly if allied player makes mistakes.
Oh, I agree with your interpretation. I just like the fact that WiTP has made a strategy based on an alternative belief about the utility of IJN carriers post-43. It makes for entertaining reading, but come 1943 and with no Japanese carriers in sight, the allies will isolate and take places in just the same way WiTP has been doing. However, when the Allies do it, they won't run out of carriers and the Japanese will be the ones losing lots of VPs.
The ability to damage the loaded cargo (including troops) when hit is on the wish list item. This would make CD defended areas even more dangerous to conduct amphib ops at, requiring more close escort (medium/heavy ship within the invasion TF) to counter the guns.
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 61,137
Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
Allied Ships
SS S-46
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Sub attack at 60,136
Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
Allied Ships
SS Saury
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TF 36 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Japanese Ships
AK Hakonesan Maru, and is sunk
DD Kisaragi
PC Fumi Maru
PG Shinko Maru #2
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Chungking running low on supplies.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 50
Ki-21 Sally x 76
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17E Fortress x 9
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 58,135
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 60,137
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 60,136
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Chungking Chinese beginning to take more losses.
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 402927 troops, 3170 guns, 746 vehicles
Defending force 261834 troops, 853 guns, 75 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
7745 casualties reported
Guns lost 224
Vehicles lost 8
Allied ground losses:
8506 casualties reported
Guns lost 105
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila Wanted to kill more with this attack.
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 61658 troops, 362 guns, 279 vehicles
Defending force 54641 troops, 98 guns, 44 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1205 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 2
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53822 troops, 549 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 24541 troops, 94 guns, 16 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1610 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 60386 troops, 569 guns, 5 vehicles
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68402 troops, 629 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 72476 troops, 817 guns, 81 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 34400 troops, 401 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 60631 troops, 664 guns, 20 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 23
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 44,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 122
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 47
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52
Ki-21 Sally x 74
Ki-48 Lily x 20
Ki-49 Helen x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 2
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 61,139
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 19
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kuroshio Maru, Torpedo hits 1
CL Tatsuta
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
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 at 62,138
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 60,135 Hiyo turned the wrong way!
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 18
Beaufort V-IX x 7
Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 5
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Kinugasa
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,138
Japanese Ships
AP Tatibana Maru
DD Akikaze
DD Hatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS S-45
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 10613 troops, 333 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 247437 troops, 565 guns, 74 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
184 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 53997 troops, 557 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 24531 troops, 94 guns, 16 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6650 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 52859 troops, 76 guns, 41 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1621 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 60601 troops, 577 guns, 5 vehicles
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68404 troops, 629 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 72507 troops, 813 guns, 81 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 34430 troops, 400 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 60252 troops, 648 guns, 18 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
385 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39 Japanese will begin their own night campaign soon.
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36 Ouch.
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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TF 36 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
Japanese Ships
PG Zuiko Maru
DD Fubuki
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 44,38
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
31 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Huge raid destroys entire warehouse full of rice.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
Ki-21 Sally x 77
Ki-48 Lily x 34
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
336 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
D3A Val x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 53
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Allied Ships
AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Compagnia Filipinas, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
410 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
27 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17E Fortress x 9
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 14
Martin 139 x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Nachisan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kikuryu Maru, Bomb hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Christchurch , at 58,141 The Undiscovered Country: South New Zealand.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 12
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 8000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 8000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 60,137
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 11
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshinogawa Maru
CA Furutaka
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
SBD Dauntless x 6
TBD Devastator x 13
Beaufort V-IX x 2
Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground combat at Chungking Japanese get another three days rest before attacking again.
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 341783 troops, 2663 guns, 312 vehicles
Defending force 247668 troops, 576 guns, 75 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
524 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54243 troops, 560 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 24560 troops, 95 guns, 16 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44322 troops, 357 guns, 145 vehicles
Defending force 51616 troops, 71 guns, 41 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1610 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 60877 troops, 580 guns, 5 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68364 troops, 629 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 72510 troops, 814 guns, 82 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 34482 troops, 402 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 59694 troops, 636 guns, 17 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/07/42
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 16
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 44,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 95
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 56
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
Ki-21 Sally x 73
Ki-48 Lily x 35
Ki-49 Helen x 22
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17E Fortress x 7
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 61,139
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
B-26B Marauder x 20
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 7 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
SBD Dauntless x 5
TBD Devastator x 7
Beaufort V-IX x 3
Japanese Ships
AP Tatumiya Maru
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kinugasa
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Dunedin at 55,144 Yorktown found hiding in cove.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
D3A Val x 11
B5N Kate x 37
Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
SBD Dauntless x 5
TBD Devastator x 4
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Natori
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Natori
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Dunedin at 55,144 Yorktown finished.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
D3A Val x 5
B5N Kate x 8
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 343463 troops, 2693 guns, 314 vehicles
Defending force 247547 troops, 580 guns, 75 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
287 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54499 troops, 566 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 24512 troops, 94 guns, 16 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44610 troops, 359 guns, 145 vehicles
Defending force 51177 troops, 71 guns, 40 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1621 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 61113 troops, 586 guns, 5 vehicles
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68382 troops, 629 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 72429 troops, 815 guns, 82 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 34475 troops, 403 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 59355 troops, 622 guns, 17 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
It will be interesting to see what happens if New Zealand falls and the japanese are able to bag another 100K+ allied troops. It seems like every free allied LCU is in New Zealand and if the allies lose all of them, then they will have a pretty serious shortage of LCUs, and will probably find it difficult to mount a counterattack in late '42 early '43. They might have all the planes & ships they need, but they may have relatively little infantry. When I play the allies, it's always infantry that is in the shortest supply by 1943.
Attacking force 34482 troops, 402 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 59694 troops, 636 guns, 17 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1
I find this quite unusual - I never see artillary do so well, and not only that, the attacker is outnumbered. Usually that means that the attacker will have no effect at all. Did Zeta sneak a Russian artillary unit into there? [;)]
It will be interesting to see what happens if New Zealand falls and the japanese are able to bag another 100K+ allied troops. It seems like every free allied LCU is in New Zealand and if the allies lose all of them, then they will have a pretty serious shortage of LCUs, and will probably find it difficult to mount a counterattack in late '42 early '43. They might have all the planes & ships they need, but they may have relatively little infantry. When I play the allies, it's always infantry that is in the shortest supply by 1943.
They have plenty of LCUs in Australia and the United States. What they lack are boats to ship them in and a navy to protect them.
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
The ability to damage the loaded cargo (including troops) when hit is on the wish list item. This would make CD defended areas even more dangerous to conduct amphib ops at, requiring more close escort (medium/heavy ship within the invasion TF) to counter the guns.
I predict that that change will not have as much of an effect as most people think, because the troops probably unload before the CD guns fire in the program. Even more so since troops already get "damaged" when their ship is hit. Perhaps if CD guns had two firing phases, one before the troops unload aimed at the ships and one after aimed at the troops (effectively an automatic Bombardment Attack).
This game does not have a learning curve. It has a learning cliff.
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ASW attack at 97,40
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 6
PG Kongosan Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-31
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Naval Gun Fire at Wellington (61,139) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Supply arrives at Wellington
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze
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ASW attack at 97,40
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 6
PG Kongosan Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-31
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Night Air attack on Victoria Point , at 25,39
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 19
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Night Air attack on Derby , at 24,85
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Night Air attack on Auckland , at 63,132
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Coastal Guns at Wellington, 61,139, firing at TF 17
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Wellington (61,139)
TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Wellington, 61,139
444 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 7
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
AP Ronsan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Kashi Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
381 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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TF 36 encounters mine field at Dutch Harbor (103,36)
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Naval Gun Fire at Wellington (61,139) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 11
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17E Fortress x 7
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 61,139
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 2
B-26B Marauder x 15
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 61,139
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 3
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tamatsu Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 60,136
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 8
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Akikaze
CA Kinugasa
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
1 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 61,139
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 5
TBD Devastator x 3
Kittyhawk I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 3
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 22
Martin 139 x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Nachisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 61,139
Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Shinyo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 61,139
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tamatsu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 61,139
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tamatsu Maru, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 61,139
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Nissen Maru #3
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground combat at Chungking The worm has turned. The worm has turned.
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 387673 troops, 2716 guns, 735 vehicles
Defending force 248208 troops, 593 guns, 75 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
6397 casualties reported
Guns lost 268
Vehicles lost 11
Allied ground losses:
12069 casualties reported
Guns lost 95
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Ground combat at Manila Neither side has much left but the Allies are in worse shape.
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 61396 troops, 362 guns, 278 vehicles
Defending force 51076 troops, 69 guns, 39 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
248 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Allied ground losses:
2404 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 11780 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 13535 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54817 troops, 574 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 24544 troops, 96 guns, 16 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1610 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 61428 troops, 594 guns, 5 vehicles
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68393 troops, 629 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 72391 troops, 815 guns, 82 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 34395 troops, 401 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 60297 troops, 611 guns, 15 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/42
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Wellington (61,139)
TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Wellington, 61,139
Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
Coastal Guns at Wellington, 61,139, firing at TF 17
186 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
384 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Night Air attack on Auckland , at 63,132
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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TF 6 troops unloading over beach at Jesselton, 35,56
Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported
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TF 6 troops unloading over beach at Jesselton, 35,56
Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Wellington (61,139)
TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Wellington, 61,139
Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
Coastal Guns at Wellington, 61,139, firing at TF 17
248 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Tanikaze
AP Yuzan Maru
AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported
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TF 53 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)
Japanese Ships
PG Choko Maru #2
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 1 damaged
Resources hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
Ki-21 Sally x 69
Ki-48 Lily x 35
Ki-49 Helen x 25
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85 240 fires start after attack. Burn baby, burn!
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M Nell x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Manpower hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17E Fortress x 6
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 60,131 Stupid AI, boats keep going towards Auckland instead of around!
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 28
Kittyhawk I x 16
Hudson I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,137
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dunedin , at 55,144 Yorktown finally sinks beneath the waves.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 15
Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 x B5N Kate bombing at 8000 feet
5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,138
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Nissen Maru #3
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at Chungking These 240mm guns from Manchuria are nice!
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25690 troops, 494 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 239830 troops, 344 guns, 74 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
418 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Chengtu
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 11771 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 13509 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 55093 troops, 578 guns, 5 vehicles
Defending force 24513 troops, 94 guns, 15 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6690 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 48362 troops, 48 guns, 37 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1580 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 61704 troops, 598 guns, 5 vehicles
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Ground combat at Auckland
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68424 troops, 629 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 72404 troops, 814 guns, 82 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wellington
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 34425 troops, 401 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 61620 troops, 597 guns, 15 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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I feal so dirty when I sink convoys with 4E bombers, makes porn feal wholsome. - Brady, Founding Member of the Japanese Fanboy Club
Yep, I really don't have many outside troops in NZ. Why, because I can get them there. I like how my dutch airfarce is doing. They are seeming to hold there own now aganist the Zero's. Maybe that is because of the low skill level of his pilots. I know he has some goods ones some where so do I, we both have lost some pilots. He has lost more, but I still can't take advantage of this because of lack of shipping to take to the offense. The day will come, but how much will I have to over come.
"Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the people.' 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." -Ronald Reagan
