Dude vs Zeta - Hirohito Style

[IKerensky]

Good to see you on the move again Dude.

Too bad your zeroes get mauled at Cold Thingies..

Also I am quite petrified: CW manage to have you bombed by 130+ heavy bomber by 08/42 ? that sound messy. Any trick up your sleeve ?

[WiTP_Dude]

ORIGINAL: KERENSKY

Good to see you on the move again Dude.

Too bad your zeroes get mauled at Cold Thingies..

Also I am quite petrified: CW manage to have you bombed by 130+ heavy bomber by 08/42 ? that sound messy. Any trick up your sleeve ?

Yes, I plan to steamroll the remaining Chinese bases and then move into Burma with twenty Japanese infantry divisions.

[WiTP_Dude]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/30/42

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ASW attack at 25,65

Japanese Ships
MSW Takasago Maru
MSW Kyo Maru #1
MSW Bisan Maru

Allied Ships
SS O20

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Night Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 16


No Allied losses

Manpower hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 12
Hudson I x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 15


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85
I should get more hits than this.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Resources hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 8


Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #5, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
3 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wellington , at 61,139
Forgot to turn off the Petes.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
F1M2 Pete x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
Kittyhawk I x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
F1M2 Pete: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59
Zeros do poorly.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-48 Lily x 3

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 6
CW-21B Demon x 14
Brewster 339D x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
TK Merula

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking
Nice little killing day.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 304689 troops, 2403 guns, 142 vehicles

Defending force 218174 troops, 118 guns, 54 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
333 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
3915 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 53855 troops, 619 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 74654 troops, 453 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweilin

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 83576 troops, 1085 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 95087 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Malang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 10442 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13720 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Madioen
The advance across Java continues.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14638 troops, 146 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madioen base !!!



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Ground combat at Alor Star
Forts are lovely.

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32452 troops, 318 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 16139 troops, 52 guns, 143 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)


Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
400 casualties reported
Guns lost 14


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Ground combat at Auckland

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63664 troops, 577 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 71000 troops, 781 guns, 72 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Wellington

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34542 troops, 407 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 55924 troops, 367 guns, 1 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported






AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/31/42


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ASW attack at 69,43
Couldn't get a harpoon in her.

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
DD Karukaya
DD Fuyo
DD Okikaze
DD Minekaze
DD Kikuzuki

Allied Ships
SS Whale

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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged

Manpower hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 44,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 92

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
23 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
15 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 3
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Ki-48 Lily x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 10
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 7
Hudson I x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 11


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85
Maybe I need to fly higher... or lower.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Resources hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
14 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 10


Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 8


Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
3 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 61,139


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
B-26B Marauder x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
2 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 6th AF Construction Battalion, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 8


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th AF Construction Battalion, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18
LB-30 Liberator x 14


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
5 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,127


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Mutsu
CL Jintsu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,127


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
CA Nachi

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 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 65,138
Found a tanker on a New Zealand patrol.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N Kate x 16
F1M2 Pete x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Topila, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x F1M2 Pete bombing at 2000 feet
4 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
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 280499 troops, 2406 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 213592 troops, 69 guns, 49 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wuchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 53778 troops, 617 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 74321 troops, 452 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweilin

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 83572 troops, 1083 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 94898 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Malang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 10502 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13762 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Auckland

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63653 troops, 577 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 70863 troops, 779 guns, 72 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Wellington

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34553 troops, 407 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 55827 troops, 367 guns, 1 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

[WiTP_Dude]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/01/42

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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
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 8
Hudson I x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85
Hits increased by 1.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Resources hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6


Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 121st IJA Base Force, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 21
B-25C Mitchell x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 121st IJA Base Force, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 55
LB-30 Liberator x 15


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 9 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
20 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 104,35


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
SBD Dauntless x 10
Kittyhawk I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kasyu Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,127


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 5 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 281621 troops, 2443 guns, 9 vehicles

Defending force 214563 troops, 71 guns, 48 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Malang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28068 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13719 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
345 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Alor Star
Allies should just turn around now and head back to Singapore.

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31857 troops, 304 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 15256 troops, 49 guns, 138 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Auckland

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63644 troops, 577 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 70829 troops, 777 guns, 72 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Wellington

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34543 troops, 406 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 55509 troops, 358 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 6








AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/02/42


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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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TF 55 troops unloading over beach at Sarmi, 48,78


Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported

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TF 44 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

Japanese Ships
MSW Kyo Maru #3
MSW Himejima Maru
MSW Ataka Maru

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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32
Engineers at Chungrad kept busy with air field repairs.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 77
Ki-48 Lily x 36
Ki-49 Helen x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
768 casualties reported

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 109

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 9
Hudson I x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 11


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 11
G4M1 Betty x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged

Resources hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Rufe CAP...hehe.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
SBD Dauntless x 13
Kittyhawk I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
10 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 61,139


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
B-26B Marauder x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 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 Kodiak at 108,34


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 3
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Misago Maru #11, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kodiak at 108,34
Half of Kodiak resupply convoy sinks.

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
B-26B Marauder x 22
B-17E Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hyuga Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jinbu Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
2 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
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 282894 troops, 2475 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 214395 troops, 73 guns, 47 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
478 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Malang
East Java now secured, Batavia will be under siege soon.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27450 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13415 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
588 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
18743 casualties reported
Guns lost 14


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Ground combat at Alor Star

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31988 troops, 308 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 15163 troops, 49 guns, 137 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Auckland

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63634 troops, 577 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 70775 troops, 772 guns, 70 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wellington

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34543 troops, 406 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 55047 troops, 343 guns, 1 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

[Zeta16]

Here is the up to date intel screen for the allies

[Zeta16]

Here are top planes loses. A lot Zero's and the Dinah loses seem real high, he must be making these in overdrive.

[Zeta16]

Here are his CV,BB, and Ca loses that I know of.

[Zeta16]

Sorry here are the Ca's and such.

[WiTP_Dude]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/03/42

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Night Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 8000 feet
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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged

Manpower hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Night Air attack on Cold Bay , at 105,35
Night counterattack against Cold Bay.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 3000 feet
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 44,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 90

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
15 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 19
Ki-21 Sally x 69
Ki-48 Lily x 31
Ki-49 Helen x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
420 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 63

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 6
Hudson I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 13


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 3000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 3


Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 5

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 29
Kittyhawk I x 8
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
10 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 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 6th AF Construction Battalion, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th AF Construction Battalion, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 82
LB-30 Liberator x 25


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
477 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
5 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 61,139


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
B-26B Marauder x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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 Kodiak at 108,34


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK India Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kodiak at 108,34


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 29


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hyuga Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
2 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
4 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
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking
Fort level has not increased in some time now.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 302763 troops, 2500 guns, 157 vehicles

Defending force 214213 troops, 72 guns, 47 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
2834 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 3


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Ground combat at Djokjakarta
Late summer jaunt across Java continues.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14765 troops, 152 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 258 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta base !!!



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Ground combat at Sarmi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 643 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sarmi base !!!



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Ground combat at Alor Star

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 32120 troops, 311 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14475 troops, 49 guns, 139 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Auckland

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63664 troops, 577 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 70619 troops, 769 guns, 70 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Wellington

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34553 troops, 407 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 54564 troops, 327 guns, 1 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 4







AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/04/42


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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9


No Allied losses

Manpower hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
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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Night Air attack on Cold Bay , at 105,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 12

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 3000 feet
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Night Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 44,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5
Ki-51 Sonia x 89

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
17 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
15 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 20
Ki-21 Sally x 64
Ki-48 Lily x 32
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
169 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 127

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 12
Hudson I x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 11


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kodiak , at 108,34


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 19
Kittyhawk I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
6 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th AF Construction Battalion, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 21
B-25C Mitchell x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th AF Construction Battalion, at 24,44


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 68
LB-30 Liberator x 25


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 9 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
5 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kiso Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 284888 troops, 2516 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 210000 troops, 43 guns, 43 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Alor Star

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 32138 troops, 314 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 18896 troops, 49 guns, 427 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Auckland

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63664 troops, 577 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 70658 troops, 771 guns, 70 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wellington

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34553 troops, 407 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 54313 troops, 328 guns, 1 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

[duckenf]

I think those stats show that the "Hirohito Strategy" is not so much Lawrence of Arabia as a Ulysses S. Grant war of attrition; not that I care one way or the other, just that it works differently in practice than it did as advertised. It does make for great reading though! In the long run that level of exchange can't bode well for Japan. The Pearl Harbor campaign went extremely well and that impressed me as I thought that it was not going to be the success the WiTP imagined. It was efficiently executed and the Japanese naval combat ships didn't suffer too many losses (no carriers lost at Pearl!!!).

Perhaps the naval aircraft losses was the long-run story of Pearl Harbor as the loss of all those skilled pilots in Hawaii made it difficult for the raw recruits to defend the carriers in the NZ camapign -- 2 CVs sunk, 2 CVLs and 2 CVEs. The IJN has lost 930 VPs in carriers alone in the New Zealand debacle and have about 100,000 low-on-supply troops tied down there. Even if they can win the land war, they are far from supply and the IJN has lost its ability to conduct offensive operations and provide air cover for transport runs to the far-flung bases like Mogami Harbor and (if taken) Auckland/Wellington.

The Commonwealth is still sitting tight in Malaysia, Burma and India. I suppose Zeta has been building his forts up to level 9 in that region and we've seen what trouble WiTP has with forts in China. Those carriers sunk off NZ would have been very helpful in the Indian Ocean, but now those weak RN carriers are probably most powerful units in that region. That should make India secure from seaborne invasion and make supply runs to Burma and Singapore easier.

I do think WiTP's big successes in China might lead to more successes in the land war in Asia -- I just don't have the experience with the land warfare model to say. But he seems to have pretty much gone as far as he can go with his naval power. He's shattered his fleet (4 CVs, 2 CVLs and 3 CVEs sunk) and will have to rely on LBA to do his work for him now. But he does have MH, which is better than it still being PH! [;)]

WiTP_Dude or Zeta: what do the Allied losses look like? I think 3 CVs (the fate of the Hornet was ambiguous from the AAR) and almost all of the non-British BBs, but it's been hard to keep track of.

[ADavidB]

"I think those stats show that the "Hirohito Strategy" is not so much Lawrence of Arabia as a Ulysses S. Grant war of attrition; not that I care one way or the other, just that it works differently in practice than it did as advertised."

Grant was underestimated a lot too... <g> (No, I don't want to get into a debate about US Civil War generals - thanks.)

We've all been saying that Dude has been taking some pretty hard losses, but he is now in September 42 in the game and there is still very little that Zeta can do. Dude can take those divisions out of the Phillipines now, move them into NZ and take it, First Marines or not. And he is right, once China is out of the way all of those now very experienced divisions can move (albeit slowly if they go by land) into Burma and India. And as we have seen everywhere in this game, level 9 forts don't mean anything more than a bump in the road.

I still haven't seen anyone suggest a good counter-strategy to prevent Dude or anyone else from doing this again, even with one day turns and even if there are no port attacks on the Phillipines or Singapore, as the "house rule" fans want. (Frankly, there is little of importance in Manila Harbor, and those Brit ships can be neutralized by land-base air easily enough.)

Let's face it - Dude has done the same sort of thing against a human opponent that most of us have done against the AI, but he has done it a lot faster. And I would expect that the next time that Dude tries this approach he won't throw away as many ships unnecessarily as he did this time.

I have noted a few key "lessons learned" from this AAR:

• You need to be able to stop invasions before they happen, otherwise you won't stop them once they are on land
• Fortifications are essentially worthless if you are outnumbered - you are better off not spending the time and supplies on them
• Sinking transports does nothing unless there are troops on board at the time, because so many transport get built later
• If Allied bombers can't get to bases that can reach Japanese forces, it really doesn't matter how many Allied bombers are around

Dave Baranyi

[WiTP_Dude]

ORIGINAL: ADavidB

[*] You need to be able to stop invasions before they happen, otherwise you won't stop them once they are on land

This is basically true.

[*] Fortifications are essentially worthless if you are outnumbered - you are better off not spending the time and supplies on them

This is a not exactly true. Fortifications are very helpful. However they are not the end all and be all. Basically fortifications buy the defender time to bring in additional reinforcements. They do allow a smaller force to hold of an attacker for awhile. Though don't expect the fortifications to last for months once the enemy begins seriously attacking.

[*] Sinking transports does nothing unless there are troops on board at the time, because so many transport get built later

Yes, there are lots of transports. You can afford to lose many if it gets you more objectives.

[*] If Allied bombers can't get to bases that can reach Japanese forces, it really doesn't matter how many Allied bombers are around

Keeping the allies bottled up in North America is a big reason for taking PH and all the other Pacific islands. This is why New Zealand needs to be taken as well. Once you have the Alaska to NZ chain constructed, you have a good defensive line that can hold for awhile.

[moses]

House rules or not, if the allied navy is substantially destroyed early on in the game the JP player can go anywhere he wants.

Playing with a house rule that says that the allied player cannot issue orders on turn one without some similar restriction on the JP player easily results in the destruction on the bulk of allied naval power on turn one leaving the allied player nearly powerless. Different house rules would require the JP player to outplay thier opponent in order to exceed historical results.

[EUBanana]

I've only just got the game, am playing against the AI - its not even 1942 yet - but playing the historical first turn with the Pearl Harbour sneak attack, if the AI stuck around, I dont think I'd be able to do anything.

After the sneak attack Pearl Harbour was almost a crater, morale in the 30s or lower, massive runway damage. Assuming WitP is like UV, a couple of battleships arent going to do much other than be targets if the IJN carriers stick around, and there sure isnt going to be a credible counterattack from Pearl. The LBA seemed very much neutralised at least in my game.

I've been bombing Jap ships out of Singapore for weeks incidentally with almost nil response, the RAF sucks!

[WiTP_Dude]

In the new version, attacking Manila won't be as useful because the subs will already be at sea. So it's probably best to hit Pearl Harbor with everything you've got. The Repulse and POW will be sunk by Betties if they try to leave Singapore to move into the DEI.

[EUBanana]

ORIGINAL: moses

House rules or not, if the allied navy is substantially destroyed early on in the game the JP player can go anywhere he wants.

Playing with a house rule that says that the allied player cannot issue orders on turn one without some similar restriction on the JP player easily results in the destruction on the bulk of allied naval power on turn one leaving the allied player nearly powerless. Different house rules would require the JP player to outplay thier opponent in order to exceed historical results.

I don't really think having the Allies totally stuck on round 1 is fair, given the Japs know the disposition of the Allied forces at the start of the game. I don't see it being particularly historical either, Pearl Harbour was a surprise attack, so I can understand having Pearl units stuck for the first turn to duplicate that, but I dont see why the Prince of Wales, for example, should be sunk in a surprise attack. The POW was sunk not due to a surprise but due to ignorance.

[WiTP_Dude]

ORIGINAL: EUBanana

ORIGINAL: moses

House rules or not, if the allied navy is substantially destroyed early on in the game the JP player can go anywhere he wants.

Playing with a house rule that says that the allied player cannot issue orders on turn one without some similar restriction on the JP player easily results in the destruction on the bulk of allied naval power on turn one leaving the allied player nearly powerless. Different house rules would require the JP player to outplay thier opponent in order to exceed historical results.

I don't really think having the Allies totally stuck on round 1 is fair, given the Japs know the disposition of the Allied forces at the start of the game. I don't see it being particularly historical either, Pearl Harbour was a surprise attack, so I can understand having Pearl units stuck for the first turn to duplicate that, but I dont see why the Prince of Wales, for example, should be sunk in a surprise attack. The POW was sunk not due to a surprise but due to ignorance.

Isn't this also unfair? It's true the Japanese don't know the Allied disposition. However, the Allies don't know about the Betties. So not having the POW come out to be sunk by Betties is ahistorical as well.

[EUBanana]

Well, the Betties might not be there. I ran the POW/Repulse down Palembang way in my game, I suppose that could get it nabbed by Betties potentially, but its better than sending it on a suicide run to stop landings in Malaya, and its better than having them rot in Singapore.

Pearl Harbour was surprise. The US didnt make any tactical decisions there. Seems only fair the Japs can duplicate that.

The POW/Repulse was based on bad tactics. I'm not duplicating Churchill here, -I- choose the tactics, not Churchill. He had a go already. [:D]

[WiTP_Dude]

ORIGINAL: EUBanana

Pearl Harbour was surprise. The US didnt make any tactical decisions there. Seems only fair the Japs can duplicate that.

Well, not having CAP or naval search flights could be considered a bad tactical decision. The British were also surprised by the effectiveness of the Betty. I doubt they would have sent their two best ships out if they knew they would be sunk so easily.

[EUBanana]

Well, whenever you make an atteck in WITP or move warships around you are never sure if they are going to arrive in one piece or not.

Point is, its your decision if you move them or not, though. I think Pearl Harbour and Pearl alone is a special case. No Pearl -> No USA in the war, after all. But everything else, is in the lap of the players.

You hanging around after Pearl is craterised isnt historical either, but you arent trying to duplicate Nagumo's every action. Same argument for Churchill.

Course, if you want to deliberately set up some alternative scenario than thats a bit different, if you are looking for what/ifs. But I think in general I can see the reasons for freezing the US BBs at Pearl for a turn, but not much else in the way of house rules. Unless its to stop potentially broken rules, like 15 DD ASW groups.