AAR-The Italian Affair--Hoepner vs. mc3744

[Andy Mac]

I only really use RAF Wellingtons (or occasionally Blenheims) on night bomber raids as I view them as strategic and they often outrange fighter support in daylight and get massacred as they seem to try and get through un supported.

I will rarely use USAAF Liberators or Fortresses for one off raids at night against heavy cap critical locations but never in a long term campaign as they do more damage in daylight.

Martins and Chinese bombers bomb whenever they can in whatever way they can but to be blunt I cannot afford the supply to replace losses or to operate them unless at great need so I tend to use them as supply haulers to augment my Dakota Fleet

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

I only really use RAF Wellingtons (or occasionally Blenheims) on night bomber raids as I view them as strategic and they often outrange fighter support in daylight and get massacred as they seem to try and get through un supported.

I will rarely use USAAF Liberators or Fortresses for one off raids at night against heavy cap critical locations but never in a long term campaign as they do more damage in daylight.

Martins and Chinese bombers bomb whenever they can in whatever way they can but to be blunt I cannot afford the supply to replace losses or to operate them unless at great need so I tend to use them as supply haulers to augment my Dakota Fleet

But do you encounter heavy op losses/fatigue when bombing at night at very low altitudes?

[2ndACR]

Since night bombing is screwed up and highly accurate, plus the night fighter bug is still around, me and all my opponents have a house rule about night bombing. Only Blenhiem IF can night bomb.

PLus AA at night is basically useless. I have packed every AA unit Japan owns into a base with excess support, an Air HQ, LCU HQ, Naval HQ, 20,000 supply, base has radar and I still only damaged 4 allied bombers flying at 6,000 feet at night. And he pounded the base to dust.

Night anything is totally screwed up where the air war is concerned. I did the same little test during daylight and shredded the bombers with IIRC 20 destroyed and 50+ damaged with morale in the low teens down from 99.

[Gen.Hoepner]

But wasn't the night bombing issue been re-worked in v.1,40? We had an house rules exactly the one you described, then my opponent told me that the old problems have been solved and we agreed to start use the night bomb feature.... There's a slight problem for Night-CAP, but pressing Esc button it seems to work fine and it doeas not crash anymore or freeze.

[2ndACR]

Not sure, I have not played in about 2 weeks or so. Really no time left.

Everything seems to be the same from my point of view. AA is basically useless at night, fatigue levels seem to be the same, accuracy is phenominal at night, and I have never trusted night intercepts since the 1st crash I had. Plus the Japanese do not get true night fighters until mid 1943 or so.

[pauk]

yes it was re-worked, and the damage is lower then in 1.3.

Generaly speaking, Allies inflicting more damage since their LB had bigger bombload than japanese "baby" LB. I agree with that 100%.

However, i'm little bit suprised with low ops losses during night bombing.

In the Battle of Britain (ascendant of UV/WiTP engine - at least for air combat, autor Gary Grigsby), german bombers often crashes on the ground while they lands (returning from night bombing).

Also, in WiTP, AA is not efficient at night. So, we have to live with that and hope our enemys will not switch their completly airpower on night attack bombing. [;)]

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: pauk


Also, in WiTP, AA is not efficient at night. So, we have to live with that and hope our enemys will not switch their completly airpower on night attack bombing. [;)]

mine is doing exactly that:-)
Do you think that the tony will be a good ( and saying good i mean being able to inflict at least some damage) night interceptor?
I'm R&R a lot on tonies and i'm really putting my hopes in this model...
If this night struggle will continue i'll adopt the best defence: ATTACK( thinking of bombing with 8 BBs chadupur under the cover of 50 zeros from Rangoon).......

[pauk]

I doubt. Mogami said, "Fighters without radar are pretty hopeless at night. Allied fighters as well.What makes a fighter a night fighter is radar. Helps if the base (or CV) also has radar.", and thats how it works in the WiTP. So my understanding is no matter how good fighter you have it will remain useless until:
a) is not equiped with radar
b) if defending hex hasn't got radar.


In history also. German night intercepters were useless until they eqiuped with radar (i think it was called Lichtenstein). Japanese failed to equip their fighters and it understable why didn't achive significant results.


Secondly, 2ACR said "PLus AA at night is basically useless. I have packed every AA unit Japan owns into a base with excess support, an Air HQ, LCU HQ, Naval HQ, 20,000 supply, base has radar and I still only damaged 4 allied bombers flying at 6,000 feet at night. And he pounded the base to dust."

I wish he will put some additional input was the base equiped with sound detector or radar type 13. I think first Base force equiped with radar comes in december '43, so im not sure if "ACR reffers to radar or more likely sound detector.

Also, do not know if Base force with sound detector upgrade to BF with radar type 13 and when?

so, probably the best thing to do (especially early in the war) to bombard enemy base with BB's.

Oh, i've hijacked this AAR.... and, glad to see strategic bombing in China (resources) rocks!
[:D]
I will ask my frend is it worth it and let you know...

[Gen.Hoepner]

You did not hijacked this thread!!! One of the most interesting thing of AARs is to discuss your strategy with other people...if not it's like talking to a wall:) So please, feel free to add comments and tips whenever you like!

I'm sure i've put in Rangoon everything i could( some AA units, 2 AirHQ units, 450 air support with sound detectors and all these stuff). the bombardment issue with BBs is a risky game. I have to detach those priceless ships from the Batavia siege and send them is the jaws of the enemy. Chandupur will surely have tons of mines and CD guns, not to say of the huge mass of bombers placed around that damned area.....but unfortunately i do not see any other ways to stop this massacre!
One could be try another retaliation by night, falling from 7,000 fts to 5000....i'm gonna try but i doubt that i'm going to be satsfied.....[:-]

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

the bombardment issue with BBs is a risky game. I have to detach those priceless ships from the Batavia siege and send them is the jaws of the enemy. Chandupur will surely have tons of mines and CD guns, not to say of the huge mass of bombers placed around that damned area.....but unfortunately i do not see any other ways to stop this massacre!
One could be try another retaliation by night, falling from 7,000 fts to 5000....i'm gonna try but i doubt that i'm going to be satsfied.....[:-]

Dont worry about mines and CD guns. Just set bombardment task force "no bombard escort" option and DD will stay out range CD guns and mines - well it should work, but...

Bombardment TF's done good job in my pbem game with "no bombard escort". Not a single DD was hit by mines or guns. Even more, my opponent send B TF with escort of DD Tavoy, and my mines stay silent for three times.

Danger is coming from air. If he have torpedo bombers (Beaufort is especially dangerous, but they SHOULD be in PM or somewhere near) with fighter cover than you will need lots of aircover. Just remember, the further is LR CAP form your base, the lesser is number of your ac on LRCAP.

Maybe it's a good idea to form two Bombardment TF's(B TF) one of them containing fast BB (30 knots), followed by B TF with "real" BB (Nagato...25 knots). Maybe you will be lucky and enemy wont spot your fast B TF, so you can destroy some ac on the ground. Next turn Nagato&co can finish the job. It is not likely, but with some luck...

[Gen.Hoepner]

My opponent is smart enough to have moved his bombers inland to Dacca. last night was raining both over chadupur and Dacca, so i saw the news "air mission canceled on Dacca and Chadupur", which means he has bombers in Chadupur, Dacca and Diamond....that's not a good news for me. Those liberators from Diamond hit hard again my defences at Rangoon. Another sleepless night for my pilots ...and their morale is falling down. now that 4 of mine BB are comming back to Singapore from a trip to Batavia i'll see what to do


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/14/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet

finally my Intelligence reports that 1 bomber was shot down by my AA units...but lost 5 on the ground and 1 Tojo in Dogfighting[:@]
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Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Maya
BB Ise
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
1155 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Now Batavia is in deep trouble
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 52
Ki-48 Lily x 19
Ki-49 Helen x 23

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:

Few more missions and there will be no more resources here to feed the chinese
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Day Air attack on Benkolen , at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-48 Lily x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Ground combat at Batavia

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28029 troops, 320 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17872 troops, 117 guns, 15 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

More units are comming from Merak
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Ground combat at Sinkep Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2227 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 947 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sinkep Island base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1806 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Another base...
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Ground combat at 32,31

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 96838 troops, 1057 guns, 377 vehicles

Defending force 914 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4294 to 1



Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

This is the beginning of the battle for Mandalay...my men are already suffering from Malaria

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Ground combat at Jesselton

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1466 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 856 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Buna

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1664 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna base !!!


Still no Cap nor bombers over PM...tomorrow we'll try to Night bomb Diamond and Canton Island...at 5,000 fts...i'm really courious

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/15/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 26
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet

Neither a single Martin was damaged or shot down.....that's almost incredible[:o]
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 17
Hudson I x 16
IL-4c x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
16 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet

What can i say more...?14 planes lost on the ground today and some more 20 damaged
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Night Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 23
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Buffalo I x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged

And this should me my revenge?????[:@]

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet


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Night Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 17


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Canton Island , at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet

85 exp. and that's the best they can do...[:(]
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TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53


Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported

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TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-48 Lily x 20
Ki-49 Helen x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
In china things are slowly down...my guys are suffering from fatigue and lack of supplies

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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-49 Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-21 Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Ground combat at Batavia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39615 troops, 371 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17700 troops, 114 guns, 15 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)


Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1059 casualties reported
Guns lost 34
Vehicles lost 1

mmmm...very strange result
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Ground combat at 32,30

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15177 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3679 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Trying to flank from west Mandalay defence

[Gen.Hoepner]

Two more days in this damned war passed by without any change( no reports this time).
Deep in the middle of March.
Another two nights of struggle for the aviators at Rangoon.No way to stop the iron rain. Had to move back two daitais of zeros: they had 7 and 10 planes with 24 and 21 pilots available[:(]
At Mandalay the fight has begun. Will last for long i'm sure.
At Batavia we keep on bombing in order to burn some supplies left to the defenders.
KB1 is sailing slowly towards Truk.
3 BBs and 4 CAs made their way towards rapair shipdocks: need to low those bad red numbers!
Nothing more to report: quite boring turns

[Gen.Hoepner]

Tonight was my last attempt of retaliating with night bombing.While my AA sucks, his works pretty well, shooting down 4 of my nells, while the other one was shot down by a Buffalo[:(]......
His bombers drained my zeros daitais. I have to move them back to Singapore in order to replenish their numbers.
It's a pity, but i must let the skyes over Rangoon to his bombers: no way to stop them
while this night warfare goes on, in China the activities rose up again. The whole western china is going to be assaulted by my brave troops. At Mandalay i'm trying to flank his positions, keeping his troops busy in the city center.
Batavia won't last that long.
Studying a plan for timor and PM....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/18/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 10
IL-4c x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 12

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 6 destroyed, 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 2 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet

It's incredible...6 planes lost in this night mission...exp over 79....cannot suffer these kind oflosses[:@]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 10
Ki-49 Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 17

the reduction of Chinese supply production goes well

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
2 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 Benkolen , at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on San Jose , at 41,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
Ki-27 Nate x 33
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 17

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 4
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
Training field

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Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 36,30


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 14
Buffalo I x 14
I-16c x 41


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
21 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet

CAP ordered for tomorrow over Mandalay
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 40,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 33

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 45,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55


Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Batavia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 74795 troops, 661 guns, 170 vehicles

Defending force 14519 troops, 44 guns, 11 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)



Allied ground losses:
830 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 4


i'm gonna wait some more days before launching all my men over his trenches
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Ground combat at Mandalay

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 139710 troops, 1370 guns, 389 vehicles

Defending force 67990 troops, 736 guns, 646 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
712 casualties reported
Guns lost 44
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
839 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Vehicles lost 1

Ratio of losses is good

[Gen.Hoepner]

My LRCAP from Pagan manage to put some hits on his bombers trying to sow down my advance through the Burman city of Mandalay. Some more zeros are coming to give a help to those brave oscars. I'm waiting for a retaliation at Pagan, so i put some oscars on CAP today...let's hope he's not comming with his damned night bombers......

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/19/42

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TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 12
LB-30 Liberator x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet

Most of my planes moved away from Rangoon..so less a/c to destroy on the ground are left
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 19
IL-4c x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
15 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet

If this was the ratio i can live with this
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 65
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Resources hits 36

cool![:'(]
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 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 Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Medan , at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 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 San Jose , at 41,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 21

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
7 x A5M4 Claude bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 36,30


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 14
Buffalo I x 14
I-16c x 41


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
21 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet

My paras, after a struggle of 2 months in the jungle, managed this turn to cut and close the Burma Road!
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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 4 destroyed[:D]

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged[:'(]

Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Swordfish bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 40,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 33

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 45,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-49 Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
19 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Russell Islands , at 66,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 31

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanomea Atoll at 87,101

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Gove
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Eagle, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Timber Rush, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

He's trying to build nanomea Atoll...this will teach him the lesson i guess

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Ground combat at Batavia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 79763 troops, 689 guns, 251 vehicles

Defending force 13274 troops, 25 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
837 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Tomorrow a general attack is planned
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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2509 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!!


another base in the bag
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15156 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 718 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ichang base !!!

Where the hell is he going?! He's evacuating the whole china!

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Ground combat at Mandalay

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 138614 troops, 1324 guns, 382 vehicles

Defending force 60741 troops, 647 guns, 567 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
752 casualties reported
Guns lost 29

Allied ground losses:
766 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 1

good

[Alikchi2]

Are there any Chinese troops in Burma? Also, great job cutting the road! It seems to me by the numbers that he hasn't commited all his forces to burma (probably left some to defend in India, which is good for him but better for you)

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: Alikchi

Are there any Chinese troops in Burma? Also, great job cutting the road! It seems to me by the numbers that he hasn't commited all his forces to burma (probably left some to defend in India, which is good for him but better for you)

Also, great job cutting the road! It seems to me by the numbers that he hasn't commited all his forces to burma (probably left some to defend in India, which is good for him but better for you)

Hi alikchi,

no, at the moment i have not fought any chinese in Burma till now. They can always be at Lashio or back next to the trails that lead to India, but i do not think so.
Thanks! it was a pain to see those worderfull guys being paradropped behind the enemy's lines and watch them , without being able to do anything for them, opening the way trhough the jungle , attacked by the malaria and by enemy planes, with no supply and no support at all....

In Burma he has now 37 units( around Mandalay) and 20,000 men ( probably the 18th Uk div) Stuck at Akyab. I guess he left one division in India and that's all. I can be wrong off course, but i'm pretty sure he doesn't have much left there...

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/20/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 15
LB-30 Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:

Had to move back my sallies too. They need a rest in order to reorganize their internal structure
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 19
Hudson I x 12
IL-4c x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
12 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet

I bet he would have tried to bomb Pagan at night
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Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Maya
BB Ise
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
1573 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 32
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 3


The last hit...
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 55
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged

Resources hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:

45 resources left to destroy[8D]

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 9

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 16

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Medan , at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benkolen , at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-27 Nate x 8

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-21 Sally x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on San Jose , at 41,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 25
Ki-21 Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x A5M4 Claude bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 37,30


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 14
Buffalo I x 16
I-16c x 44


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:

Now Burma road is cut...all these guys will recieve a medal!

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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Swordfish bombing at 8000 feet

My zeros joined the oscars' CAP today over Mandalay
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Day Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 40,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 29

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 45,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-49 Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
20 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-30 Ann x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
27 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Mixed/A Brigade, at 32,29


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB-2c bombing at 5000 feet
4 x SB-2c bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 2 destroyed

He'c CAPping with what remains of the AVG

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Day Air attack on Russell Islands , at 66,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 28

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Sub attack near Tarawa at 85,91

Japanese Ships
MSW Tama Maru #5
MSW Tama Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier


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Ground combat at Batavia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 80877 troops, 727 guns, 252 vehicles

Defending force 10277 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
26430 casualties reported[:D][:D]
Guns lost 74
Vehicles lost 5

more men in the bag...Java won't last longer( and i reached 4-1 VPs)

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Ground combat at Mandalay

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 137997 troops, 1277 guns, 385 vehicles

Defending force 60031 troops, 627 guns, 565 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
985 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1464 casualties reported
Guns lost 48
Vehicles lost 1



Now that Java is going to fall easily in my hands, i must start to think at what next.
Darwin is prooving , with his AFs , to proove a problem in my southern defensive perimeter. His ability to night bomb everything he wants with no problem will force me to abbandon every single AF in range of his 4E bombers ( At rangoon i'm experimenting this shame!). So Tarakan and Ambonia are not safe AF for my air divisions. I really think i'll need to take Timor by April. 2 Divisions should be enough i hope. Once there, i'll build up some AFs to level 4, but i'm pretty sure those AFs will be useless with the previous statement about night bombing. nonetheless i need to push forwards south my perimeter in order to defend Sosarbjia and Java from his Bombers.
Once Java will be conquered 1 division will be redeployed in the PI, one in Singapore, 2 will remain at Java, 1 division will guard Timor, while 1 division will go for another mission. I made up my mind and decide to go for PM by the beginning of MAy. What's happening at Rangoon can happen at Rabaul, and i cannot let him gain the the air superiority so easy in the Bismarks. So i'll use one division, the south sea det, 2 base forces, 1 engeneers bn and some arty units for the operation against PM. At PM at the moment there are 33,000 fighting troops. KB death star will cover this operation with some BB TFs in close support. If i manage to take PM it will be really hard for him to put a foot in NG or in the solomons.
Still have to plan this thing...but i'm pretty sure i'll give it a try

What d'u think?

[Gen.Hoepner]

The situation in China is getting a bit faster. My northern army is approaching Chungking which should be sourrounded and attacked within 2 weeks, while my planes from Changsha keep on pounding his resources.
In Burma is trying to avoid the envelope around Mandalay. Now a regiment of th 18th UK div arrived at the sieged city, but the forts are crumbling down quite fast and my cap is doing a good job against allied bombers.
The solomons are getting reinforcements. Few more units arrived at Lunga,Wewak,Lae,Buna and Shortland. I'm quite sure he's ready to start to night bomb Gili Gili, but, as long as i cannot do anything against it, i'll live with this problem.
My KB1 is slowly arriving at Rabaul. Should be there within 3 or 4 days. Then two new KBs will be organized and will sail southwards, looking for a carrier battle, while i'm organizing the upcoming invasion of PM.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/21/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 17
G4M1 Betty x 11

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet

But how in the world can happen that i do not even destroy a single plane when a size 2 AF has 100 and more fighters on the ground!?!?!?!?!?!??!
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 50
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged

Resources hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:

Slowly chinese supply will get to 0
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Medan , at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benkolen , at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-27 Nate x 8

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on San Jose , at 41,53

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on San Jose , at 41,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 24

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
7 x A5M4 Claude bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 37,30


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 14
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
I-16c x 43


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
23 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet

Tomorrow 13 zeros will LRCAP over here...let's see if i can shot down some enemy planes
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Day Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 45,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
15 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-30 Ann x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
27 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Mixed/A Brigade, at 32,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB-2c bombing at 5000 feet
7 x SB-2c bombing at 5000 feet

mmm...my oscars are so outgunned
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Russell Islands , at 66,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 31

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Coastal Guns at Samarinda, 31,63, firing at TF 182
TF 182 troops unloading over beach at Samarinda, 31,63


Japanese Ships
DD Tsuga

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Mandalay

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 136841 troops, 1235 guns, 382 vehicles

Defending force 58299 troops, 567 guns, 562 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
2715 casualties reported
Guns lost 90
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
2841 casualties reported
Guns lost 91
Vehicles lost 3

Bloody day for both the armies
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Ground combat at Samarinda

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 833 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 981 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles


Will wait for some reinforcements, then we will free completely Borneo

[String]

With night bombing you might as well have hit some jungle several miles from the airfield. Getting to the target during a night with no moon means basically flying with a map and a stopper and then guessing when you are over the airfield. Provided that the AA guns and such don't open up from the base. Even then one can only guess the location of the airfield. Frankly i'm amazed that the early ww2 bombers could hit anything smaller than a large city ..