Shouldn't this AAR be setting alarm bells ringing? It's like a demolition derby with no limits. The game is just not capable of emulating realistic pace of operations.[X(]
Yammas from The Apo-Tiki Lounge. Future site of WITP AE benders! And then the s--t hit the fan
The increased pace of operation is partially due to game mechanics that could be improved (e.g. rail movement). But much of it is due to players' lack of caution. This is a problem in *every* wargame. Players are going to be more reckless and less patient than their historical counterparts. When your landing at New Zealand fails in WITP only us geeks who read the AAR care, but if such a debacle happened in real life there would, of course, be dire consquences.
The fact that this is a *game* and not real life is a very big reason for the pace of operations.
The increased pace of operation is partially due to game mechanics that could be improved (e.g. rail movement). But much of it is due to players' lack of caution. This is a problem in *every* wargame. Players are going to be more reckless and less patient than their historical counterparts. When your landing at New Zealand fails in WITP only us geeks who read the AAR care, but if such a debacle happened in real life there would, of course, be dire consquences.
The fact that this is a *game* and not real life is a very big reason for the pace of operations.
It would be cool that if a major debacle happened, the game relieves you of command in that theatre, and only a huge penalty payment of PPs could buy back the theatre from the AI. Considering just how popular the AI is with us, this would be a major deterrent for careless and reckless endeavours.[:)]
Yammas from The Apo-Tiki Lounge. Future site of WITP AE benders! And then the s--t hit the fan
Four weeks for an atoll isn't wrong given there was no pre-invasion bombing campaign of any sort. Look at this way- you either spend four weeks bombarding the place with air strikes and naval attacks or you spend four weeks fighting on the ground.
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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
Four weeks for an atoll isn't wrong given there was no pre-invasion bombing campaign of any sort. Look at this way- you either spend four weeks bombarding the place with air strikes and naval attacks or you spend four weeks fighting on the ground.
The thing is I can not get planes there except carriers. When I used carriers to port attack they did very poor. I am afraid of taking PH becasue I am attacking with a lot of heavy bombers and medium and they are not getting many hits, even with high exp. I feel more comfortable in landing on Islands that are not atolls. I have the schock attack. I had my units for Midway at 100 readiness and not taking it on the first turn means you have to wait a long time to take the place. Also my bombardment seems real poor. I had several battleships and they seemed not to do much.
"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
Ignore all non-cruical locations (including PH). Hit him where it hurts (resources,oil,production). If you look closely there are several nice locations you can take from which you can base heavy bombers.
The only reason to take PH is becasue it is a huge point swing. I am looking at bases all over the place. The problem still is the amount of Ap's and LST I have at the moment. There never seems to be enough and they take a ton of damage in the landings, even with a bunch of Ca's and Cl's in the landing force.
"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
The only reason to take PH is becasue it is a huge point swing. I am looking at bases all over the place. The problem still is the amount of Ap's and LST I have at the moment. There never seems to be enough and they take a ton of damage in the landings, even with a bunch of Ca's and Cl's in the landing force.
What you are facing is that ship and plane bombardments are ineffectual versus land-based artillary against ships. If the land-based artillary was as effective against LCUs as it is against ships you would still own China and Siberia. Look at the reports on the invasions of Tawara, for instance - they didn't do a month's worth of bombardments, they hit it and landed, and the land-based artillary was toast almost immediately. Sure, the machine gun nests ate up a lot of the initial landing forces, but it was still taken in 3 days.
What you are facing is that ship and plane bombardments are ineffectual versus land-based artillary against ships. If the land-based artillary was as effective against LCUs as it is against ships you would still own China and Siberia. Look at the reports on the invasions of Tawara, for instance - they didn't do a month's worth of bombardments, they hit it and landed, and the land-based artillary was toast almost immediately. Sure, the machine gun nests ate up a lot of the initial landing forces, but it was still taken in 3 days.
You've made several assumptions that aren't really true:
1. Improved artillery performance will help the Chinese.
The Japanese have better artillery than the Chinese. This probably would have caused Chungking to fall sooner than it did rather than later. So I don't know how Zeta would still own China if artillery performance was improved. If anything the Japanese heavy artillery would knock bunches of Chinese units out and rapidly reduce their fighting strength.
2. Land-based artillery destroys ships too easily.
Where are you getting the idea that land based artillery destroyed ships at Midway? There was a base force there with 24 big coastal guns located there. This is what likely caused the sinkings. The invasions that occured at other atolls without these kind of coastal guns usually didn't have many ships sunk. Look at Kona for example.
3. Bombardments aren't neccessary - look at Tarawa.
Tarawa only had 2600 SNLF troops and probably less than level 9 fortifications. Midway in this occasion had two Guard units and one SNLF unit - perhaps the equivalent of 10000 SNLF troops. Not to mention level 9 fortifications and coastal guns.
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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
What you are facing is that ship and plane bombardments are ineffectual versus land-based artillary against ships. If the land-based artillary was as effective against LCUs as it is against ships you would still own China and Siberia. Look at the reports on the invasions of Tawara, for instance - they didn't do a month's worth of bombardments, they hit it and landed, and the land-based artillary was toast almost immediately. Sure, the machine gun nests ate up a lot of the initial landing forces, but it was still taken in 3 days.
You've made several assumptions that aren't really true:
1. Improved artillery performance will help the Chinese.
The Japanese have better artillery than the Chinese. This probably would have caused Chungking to fall sooner than it did rather than later. So I don't know how Zeta would still own China if artillery performance was improved. If anything the Japanese heavy artillery would knock bunches of Chinese units out and rapidly reduce their fighting strength.
2. Land-based artillery destroys ships too easily.
Where are you getting the idea that land based artillery destroyed ships at Midway? There was a base force there with 24 big coastal guns located there. This is what likely caused the sinkings. The invasions that occured at other atolls without these kind of coastal guns usually didn't have many ships sunk. Look at Kona for example.
3. Bombardments aren't neccessary - look at Tarawa.
Tarawa only had 2600 SNLF troops and probably less than level 9 fortifications. Midway in this occasion had two Guard units and one SNLF unit - perhaps the equivalent of 10000 SNLF troops. Not to mention level 9 fortifications and coastal guns.
he right about the guns in China. When I play as the japanese I see the Chinese guns hurt me a whole lot more than the japanese guns, this is not right is it. Bombardments are neccessary but I do not think that they do much at least for me.
"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
I find that naval bombardments are much more effective if you have bumped the DL up by flying Recon missions over the target base beforehand. If you have no land-based Recon planes to hand just use the floatplanes on the cruisers and battleships ...
I find that naval bombardments are much more effective if you have bumped the DL up by flying Recon missions over the target base beforehand. If you have no land-based Recon planes to hand just use the floatplanes on the cruisers and battleships ...
which would be quite logical. I mean you ain't gonna do much damage if you're gonna land all of those shells at the local golf course..
Finally I count the ship loses by type, they my be a little off. It gets hard looking at the names.
oh god.. did you really count all those AP's and AK's by hand? [X(]
Yep, it's get hard to do, the names start looking the same.
"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
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/20/43
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Night Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Small night airfield attack.
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
Ki-48 Lily x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
17 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 3
Wellington III x 62
P-40E Warhawk x 7
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 12
Beaufighter VIC x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 16
Liberator VI x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 6th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 6
Brewster 339D x 5
Wellington III x 44
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 6th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3
Martin 139 x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 42,75
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
Kittyhawk I x 3
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x F4U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Armored Div , at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 24
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 1st Armored Div , at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 6
Martin 139 x 4
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
Avenger II x 5
Kittyhawk I x 23
Kittyhawk III x 3
Hudson I x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AK Aobasan Maru, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42,74 These are my worst Zeros.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 50
D3A Val x 45
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
Kittyhawk I x 34
Kittyhawk III x 5
Allied Ships
AK Abigail Adams, Bomb hits 1
AK Arided
AK Crater
AK Cassiopeia
AK Christopher Greenup
AK Draco, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Diomed, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Silksworth, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Midway
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 90283 troops, 753 guns, 86 vehicles
Defending force 7201 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 34 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/21/43
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ASW attack at 55,69
Japanese Ships
AP Huso Maru
DD Kikuzuki
Allied Ships
SS S-34
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Night Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 5
Ki-48 Lily x 6
Ki-49 Helen x 6
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Night Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 3
Wellington III x 51
P-40E Warhawk x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 32
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Day Air attack on Ledo , at 36,25
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
Beaufighter VIC x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 14
Liberator VI x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 6th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 7th Ind. Brigade, at 36,24
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 6
Vengeance I x 25
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 36,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 10
Beaufighter VIC x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 30th Division, at 42,75
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
Kittyhawk I x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x F4U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Armored Div , at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 10
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42,74
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 4
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
Kittyhawk I x 32
Kittyhawk III x 6
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42,74 I don't know why the Betties flew without an escort.
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
G4M2 Betty x 16
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
Kittyhawk I x 32
Kittyhawk III x 6
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Ground combat at Midway Japanese on Midway finished.
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 91114 troops, 766 guns, 88 vehicles
Defending force 6976 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 63 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
8019 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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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
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Sub attack at 25,50 Allied sub sinks near Singapore.
Japanese Ships
ML Tsugaru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
ML Niizaki
ML Saishu
Allied Ships
SS Trident, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73 Allies begin attacking Amboina.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
Hellcat II x 22
F4U-1 Corsair x 20
SBD Dauntless x 16
TBF Avenger x 13
Kittyhawk I x 47
Kittyhawk III x 4
Hudson I x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 10
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 94
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Day Air attack on 1st Reserve Tank Regiment, at 36,24
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 5
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 12
Beaufighter VIC x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 6th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
Martin 139 x 9
B-17E Fortress x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on 20th Mixed Brigade, at 35,24
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 6
Hudson I x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Ind. Brigade, at 35,24
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 11
Vengeance I x 25
Blenheim IV x 10
Wellington III x 7
Hudson I x 25
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
14 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
10 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Jorhat More Japanese have arrived in the India area of operations.
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 65969 troops, 564 guns, 1450 vehicles
Defending force 30748 troops, 336 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
783 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/25/43
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TF 24 encounters mine field at Palau (52,67)
Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #2
MSW Hinode Maru #20
AP Kikuryu Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 50,46
Japanese Ships
AK Tokuwa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Redfin
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Night Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 55
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 destroyed, 10 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 12
B-17E Fortress x 17
PB4Y Liberator x 37
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 10
Runway hits 80
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Day Air attack on 20th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 12
Beaufighter VIC x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 21
Liberator VI x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 64th Naval Guard Unit, at 113,68
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 20
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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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
I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?
Yogi Berra
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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TF 1097 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Sagittarius, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 12
Beaufighter VIC x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 20th Mixed Brigade, at 35,24
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
Vengeance I x 22
Blenheim IV x 9
Wellington III x 9
Hudson I x 20
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 64th Naval Guard Unit, at 113,68
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 21
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Division, at 36,24
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Jorhat
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 66061 troops, 565 guns, 1451 vehicles
Defending force 40096 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
778 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/29/43
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Night Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Sorong, at 42,74 The Kongo and several cruisers bombard Sorong again.
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Day Air attack on 20th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
Beaufighter VIC x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,25
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 18
Liberator VI x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 6
Brewster 339D x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Division, at 33,26
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
Martin 139 x 7
B-17E Fortress x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 64th Naval Guard Unit, at 113,68
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 21
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 6
PBY Catalina x 1
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 damaged
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Jorhat
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 66086 troops, 562 guns, 1451 vehicles
Defending force 30807 troops, 371 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
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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
Hi, Required victory ratios are 4-1 in 43 3-1 in 44 and 2-1 in 45/46. So if Japan has 40k points the Allies need 160k in 43, 120k in 44 and 80k in 45/46
Of course the Allies can reduce the Japanese total while adding to their own by taking bases.
I'm not retreating, I'm attacking in a different direction!
