The Italian Job 2- Gen.Hoepner(J)-vs.-Mc3744
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RE: The Italian Job 2- Gen.Hoepner(J)-vs.-Mc3744
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Pft,damn the aircraft, full speed ahead....WAIT!....
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Gen.Hoepner
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RE: The Italian Job 2- Gen.Hoepner(J)-vs.-Mc3744
2 lines about my carriers
As stated above, there will be formed 2 KBs. each of them composed of something like 200/250 war planes. What was the baby KB will operate in the DEI area, supporting the invasion of Timor and Kendari, while the other one will remain in the waters of Truk, where it will get ready to support the next advance towards Lunga and New Guinea.
Now, about NG.... After a week of deserved rest, the South Sea Det. will be ready to invade Port Moresby, while some minor units will go for Lae and gili gili. The invasion of PM is connected with many "IF"....i will need at least another full division and some Engeneers for that, so these units must be taken from the Northern Oz invasion force. If the Timor iinvasion will go smooth( and so to say if i won't have any big problems with allied CVs or with LBAs), i will use the 4th division for PM...or one of the two i let fighting for Oz....gotta see how he will react to the capture of Darwin. Will he send all his units from Southern Oz to the north? If so i won't be able to hold the place for a long time....but i will have the air superiority, which is a good thing.
As stated above, there will be formed 2 KBs. each of them composed of something like 200/250 war planes. What was the baby KB will operate in the DEI area, supporting the invasion of Timor and Kendari, while the other one will remain in the waters of Truk, where it will get ready to support the next advance towards Lunga and New Guinea.
Now, about NG.... After a week of deserved rest, the South Sea Det. will be ready to invade Port Moresby, while some minor units will go for Lae and gili gili. The invasion of PM is connected with many "IF"....i will need at least another full division and some Engeneers for that, so these units must be taken from the Northern Oz invasion force. If the Timor iinvasion will go smooth( and so to say if i won't have any big problems with allied CVs or with LBAs), i will use the 4th division for PM...or one of the two i let fighting for Oz....gotta see how he will react to the capture of Darwin. Will he send all his units from Southern Oz to the north? If so i won't be able to hold the place for a long time....but i will have the air superiority, which is a good thing.
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Difficulties in China
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/31/41
The last day of a great year.
the allied bombing offensive in China is making my life miserable. Today Yenen was badly hit...its resources are still burning . Cannot control the skies with his heaviests going everywhere from Chungking.
We're trying another offensive at Ichang for tomorrow...let's hope some forts will go down
At Sian everything marches slowly, but at least the way towards Lungchow is empty now...gotta flank his positions
At Sumatra we conquered Medan...but everything...everything was destroyed:-( not a single oilplant open[:@]
Johre Baru fell today. Now i have to free my back lines from a oz bde and then Singapore will be closer
2 divisions, 1 Bde and 3 SNLF units will march tomorrow towards Clark field: now that he knows i have 4 divisions at Darwin i cannot let him react at Luzon
My Mavis in recon spotted something very strange at Koepan: 103 ships anchored there! Way too much...so i must think he's prepearing a naval counterattack in the area...possibly with some CVs comming from Perth....the CV reinforcements will arrive at Palau in 4 days, then i'll have to combine them with my baby KB before launching a major strike here. Want to try the new night bombing feature...2 experienced betty daitais will try tomorrow night to bomb Koepang's port..let's see what can be done here!
My Sub I-9 performed quite well, avoiding a strong US attack and putting a fish in a DD...well done!
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ASW attack near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kuroshio
DD Yugumo
CA Myoko
Allied Ships
SS Pike
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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
Hudson I x 5
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 31
IL-4c x 14
No Allied losses
Resources hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
2 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 68
Ki-15 Babs x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 27
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 36
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 5
Blenheim I x 24
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
I-153c x 39
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,50
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 42
C5M Babs x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 118
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 110
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 23rd Australian Brigade, at 35,85
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
this bde is retreating from Darwin
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ASW attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-9
Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
DD Porter
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue
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Sub attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-9
Allied Ships
DD Porter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage[8D][:D]
DD Selfridge
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue
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Ground combat at Medan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4483 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3027 troops, 27 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
892 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 151015 troops, 1718 guns, 13 vehicles
Defending force 76456 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 48,25
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16567 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3357 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 99832 troops, 1080 guns, 224 vehicles
Defending force 16972 troops, 80 guns, 5 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Allied ground losses:
971 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Magwe
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27045 troops, 256 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 526 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe base !!!
now we'll place a base force here...want some zeros in the front line!
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1431 troops, 0 guns, 98 vehicles
Defending force 2446 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
OUCH![:@]
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Ground combat at Madang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 539 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang base !!!
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Ground combat at Gasmata
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 311 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gasmata base !!!
The last day of a great year.
the allied bombing offensive in China is making my life miserable. Today Yenen was badly hit...its resources are still burning . Cannot control the skies with his heaviests going everywhere from Chungking.
We're trying another offensive at Ichang for tomorrow...let's hope some forts will go down
At Sian everything marches slowly, but at least the way towards Lungchow is empty now...gotta flank his positions
At Sumatra we conquered Medan...but everything...everything was destroyed:-( not a single oilplant open[:@]
Johre Baru fell today. Now i have to free my back lines from a oz bde and then Singapore will be closer
2 divisions, 1 Bde and 3 SNLF units will march tomorrow towards Clark field: now that he knows i have 4 divisions at Darwin i cannot let him react at Luzon
My Mavis in recon spotted something very strange at Koepan: 103 ships anchored there! Way too much...so i must think he's prepearing a naval counterattack in the area...possibly with some CVs comming from Perth....the CV reinforcements will arrive at Palau in 4 days, then i'll have to combine them with my baby KB before launching a major strike here. Want to try the new night bombing feature...2 experienced betty daitais will try tomorrow night to bomb Koepang's port..let's see what can be done here!
My Sub I-9 performed quite well, avoiding a strong US attack and putting a fish in a DD...well done!
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ASW attack near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kuroshio
DD Yugumo
CA Myoko
Allied Ships
SS Pike
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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
Hudson I x 5
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 31
IL-4c x 14
No Allied losses
Resources hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
2 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 68
Ki-15 Babs x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 27
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 36
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 5
Blenheim I x 24
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
I-153c x 39
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,50
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 42
C5M Babs x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 118
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 110
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 23rd Australian Brigade, at 35,85
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
this bde is retreating from Darwin
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ASW attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-9
Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
DD Porter
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue
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Sub attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-9
Allied Ships
DD Porter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage[8D][:D]
DD Selfridge
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue
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Ground combat at Medan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4483 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3027 troops, 27 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
892 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 151015 troops, 1718 guns, 13 vehicles
Defending force 76456 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 48,25
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16567 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3357 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 99832 troops, 1080 guns, 224 vehicles
Defending force 16972 troops, 80 guns, 5 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Allied ground losses:
971 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Magwe
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27045 troops, 256 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 526 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe base !!!
now we'll place a base force here...want some zeros in the front line!
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1431 troops, 0 guns, 98 vehicles
Defending force 2446 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 5
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
OUCH![:@]
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Ground combat at Madang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 539 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang base !!!
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Ground combat at Gasmata
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 311 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gasmata base !!!
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Gen.Hoepner
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RE: Difficulties in China
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/01/42
The new year begins in a bad way.
At ichang our attack is repulsed with heavy casualities. No way to break his defences here. Gotta re-think the whole strategy and focus on the northern theatre.
His bombers pounded the resources at Canton. With this rate he's going to destroy my HI in the whole china....i thought those bombers eat a lot of supplies........
The new patch prooved to be right: not a single hit at koepang at night and 6 betties did not come home[:(]
His troops retreating to daily waters are keeping a fast pace: they already marched for 60 miles and my guys are pursuing them
The first 2 divisions are loading up at Darwin. I 3 days i should be able to enmass the 16th Army for Timor. My recon says there are at least 2 CAs out of the 110 ships seen at Koepang. The good news is that his CVs have been spotted near Palmyra...so he's not going to attack me there!
In Burma i'm trying to encyrcle some troops( see map below)...i do not think he's going to let me do so
One Naval garrison is ready to go for Lae, while 3 naval units are on their way for Samerinda
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Night Air attack on Koepang , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 15 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Canton , at 43,41
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 15
Hudson I x 5
B-17C Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 26
IL-4c x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged
IL-4c: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Resources hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 15
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 36
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 21
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
I-153c x 40
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 24
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed[:(]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged[:@] damned monsters
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Sanwa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 163629 troops, 1721 guns, 155 vehicles
Defending force 83415 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
4266 casualties reported[&:][:(][:@]
Guns lost 133
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1399 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
The new year begins in a bad way.
At ichang our attack is repulsed with heavy casualities. No way to break his defences here. Gotta re-think the whole strategy and focus on the northern theatre.
His bombers pounded the resources at Canton. With this rate he's going to destroy my HI in the whole china....i thought those bombers eat a lot of supplies........
The new patch prooved to be right: not a single hit at koepang at night and 6 betties did not come home[:(]
His troops retreating to daily waters are keeping a fast pace: they already marched for 60 miles and my guys are pursuing them
The first 2 divisions are loading up at Darwin. I 3 days i should be able to enmass the 16th Army for Timor. My recon says there are at least 2 CAs out of the 110 ships seen at Koepang. The good news is that his CVs have been spotted near Palmyra...so he's not going to attack me there!
In Burma i'm trying to encyrcle some troops( see map below)...i do not think he's going to let me do so
One Naval garrison is ready to go for Lae, while 3 naval units are on their way for Samerinda
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Night Air attack on Koepang , at 29,77
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 15 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Canton , at 43,41
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 15
Hudson I x 5
B-17C Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 26
IL-4c x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged
IL-4c: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Resources hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 15
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 36
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 21
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
I-153c x 40
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 24
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed[:(]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged[:@] damned monsters
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Sanwa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 163629 troops, 1721 guns, 155 vehicles
Defending force 83415 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
4266 casualties reported[&:][:(][:@]
Guns lost 133
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
1399 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
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RE: burma map
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/02/42
That's strange. My recon keeps spotting the more and more units at Timor...i'm quite doubtful now: what is he trying to do there? 20 units just at Koepnag....really hope 2 divsions will be enough. Quite sure i'll found a damned tough time there. i'm happy now that my 2 CVs are comming...with more zeros i can protect the better my transports
I do not know what the hell those aussies drink, but they run just too fast! I just cannot get them...( see map below)...2 hex in 3 turns is a bit too much for 4 units that are running away after a great defeat!!
In Burma, as predicted...i could not trap his troops. I'm going to try to land some paras at Mytykina, so that when Mandaly will fall his troops should retreat towards Lashio...but i now know he wants to withdraw here and make me lose time, while his planes keep on training over Akyab:-(
80 bombers and 70 fighters spotted at Chungking....way too much to handle[:(]
At Clark fields my 2 divisions will start to bombard the american units there...wanna make some pressure on him!
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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 67
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 40
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 38
Blenheim IF x 3
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 21
P-40B Tomahawk x 14
I-153c x 38
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15
No Allied losses
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 146754 troops, 1566 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 81160 troops, 444 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Port Blair
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 230 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair base !!!
That's strange. My recon keeps spotting the more and more units at Timor...i'm quite doubtful now: what is he trying to do there? 20 units just at Koepnag....really hope 2 divsions will be enough. Quite sure i'll found a damned tough time there. i'm happy now that my 2 CVs are comming...with more zeros i can protect the better my transports
I do not know what the hell those aussies drink, but they run just too fast! I just cannot get them...( see map below)...2 hex in 3 turns is a bit too much for 4 units that are running away after a great defeat!!
In Burma, as predicted...i could not trap his troops. I'm going to try to land some paras at Mytykina, so that when Mandaly will fall his troops should retreat towards Lashio...but i now know he wants to withdraw here and make me lose time, while his planes keep on training over Akyab:-(
80 bombers and 70 fighters spotted at Chungking....way too much to handle[:(]
At Clark fields my 2 divisions will start to bombard the american units there...wanna make some pressure on him!
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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 67
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 40
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 38
Blenheim IF x 3
Vildebeest IV x 12
Blenheim I x 21
P-40B Tomahawk x 14
I-153c x 38
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15
No Allied losses
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 146754 troops, 1566 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 81160 troops, 444 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Port Blair
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 230 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair base !!!
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RE: burma map
ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
The burma map...
I notice that you are using version 3 of my map, not version 3b. In version 3b the link from Bangkok to Moulmein was changed from a railway to a trail (as it should be). That probably explains the problem with Canton as well.
Andrew
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RE: burma map
ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown
ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
The burma map...
I notice that you are using version 3 of my map, not version 3b. In version 3b the link from Bangkok to Moulmein was changed from a railway to a trail (as it should be). That probably explains the problem with Canton as well.
Andrew
Oh....that's strange 'cause i'm quite sure when this game started on your site was already pubblished the 3b version...
So this one is messed up? How many other problems does it have if any?
Thanks a lot Andrew
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RE: burma map
ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
How many other problems does it have if any?
Thanks a lot Andrew
Here is the list of fixes in 3b, from the readme file:
Code: Select all
Version 3b includes the following fixes, changes and additions:
Fixes:
1. The "Burma Railway" was changed from a railway to a track on the
map, but the map data was not changed. This has now been fixed so
that the link really is a trail.
2. The trail between Chungking and hex 47,28 (near Kungchang and
Sian) was wrongly represented as a road in the map data. The map
data has been corrected from road to trail.
3. Pagan in the Marianas had its name changed to Meiktila, as well as
the Pagan in Burma, due to an overenthusiastic scenario conversion
script. The proper name has been restored.
4. The Soviet base name "Ohka - Sakalin" has been changed to "Ohka".
5. The base name "Waigeu Island" in Dutch New Guinea has been changed
to "Waigeo Island".
6. The "ModSelect" utility may not work properly on Windows 95, 98
and Millenium Edition operating systems. The utility has been
revised to ensure that it works OK on those systems.
The real way to check which version you have is to look at the transport links themselves in the hexes mentioned here. Also - you can update the map during a game in progress. It will start using the new map from the next time you start the program and load the save.
Andrew
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The chinese affair
Thanks andrew.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/03/42
In China his heaviest hit badly Yenen today...cannot defend there untill a base force will come...but again, he's changing target every day and i simply cannot efford to follow him.
My troops have been ordered to lay siege against Sian, while some minor units are slowly crossing the mountains trying to flank that city.
Finally my Kaga and Akagi reached Palau. Now with a strong BB division they will move towards Ambonia, where they will meet the baby KB and the 16th army for the timor invasion
We unloaded at Samerinda, next to Balikapan. Will be slow here cause now the priority is Timor
In Northern Oz his units keep on marching too fast for my tanks...incredible! Another hex altough some heavy bombardment with a pair of betty daitai and dive bombers
There are only 2 units trapped at Lashio...probably the 1st and 2nd burma brigades. The rest of his army managed to get to Mandalay.
Unfortunately my paras did not manage to take Mytikyna at first attempt...tomorrow there will surely be some LRCAP there....but i will try another para drop.
I'd like to take Mandaly by the first half of Jan...let's see
what else?...everything quite in te pacific...a Naval unit is heading towards Lae, but nothing else.
I need to complete the Oz and Timor invasion before i can move those units in southern pac
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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
there will be 20 zeros here tomorrow:-)
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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 18
IL-4c x 9
No Allied losses
Resources hits 10
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 66
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 50
Ki-48 Lily x 36
Ki-15 Babs x 5
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 75
Aircraft Attacking:
Tomorrow we'll make another heavy attack here...wanna close this AF asap
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 113
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Ki-15 Babs x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 95
Aircraft Attacking:
a good beginning....my units are already marching towards Singa
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 147482 troops, 1571 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 93510 troops, 512 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Meiktila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 15431 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 151 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Meiktila base !!!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44791 troops, 513 guns, 34 vehicles
Defending force 11181 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
the first bombardment isn't bad
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10419 troops, 97 guns, 93 vehicles
Defending force 2191 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
and these oz partisans don't vanish[:@]
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Ground combat at Myitkyina
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 391 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1401 troops, 9 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) LET'S HOPE tomorrow.....
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/03/42
In China his heaviest hit badly Yenen today...cannot defend there untill a base force will come...but again, he's changing target every day and i simply cannot efford to follow him.
My troops have been ordered to lay siege against Sian, while some minor units are slowly crossing the mountains trying to flank that city.
Finally my Kaga and Akagi reached Palau. Now with a strong BB division they will move towards Ambonia, where they will meet the baby KB and the 16th army for the timor invasion
We unloaded at Samerinda, next to Balikapan. Will be slow here cause now the priority is Timor
In Northern Oz his units keep on marching too fast for my tanks...incredible! Another hex altough some heavy bombardment with a pair of betty daitai and dive bombers
There are only 2 units trapped at Lashio...probably the 1st and 2nd burma brigades. The rest of his army managed to get to Mandalay.
Unfortunately my paras did not manage to take Mytikyna at first attempt...tomorrow there will surely be some LRCAP there....but i will try another para drop.
I'd like to take Mandaly by the first half of Jan...let's see
what else?...everything quite in te pacific...a Naval unit is heading towards Lae, but nothing else.
I need to complete the Oz and Timor invasion before i can move those units in southern pac
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Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
there will be 20 zeros here tomorrow:-)
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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 18
IL-4c x 9
No Allied losses
Resources hits 10
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 66
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 50
Ki-48 Lily x 36
Ki-15 Babs x 5
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 75
Aircraft Attacking:
Tomorrow we'll make another heavy attack here...wanna close this AF asap
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 113
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 6
Ki-15 Babs x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 95
Aircraft Attacking:
a good beginning....my units are already marching towards Singa
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 147482 troops, 1571 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 93510 troops, 512 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Meiktila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 15431 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 151 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Meiktila base !!!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44791 troops, 513 guns, 34 vehicles
Defending force 11181 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
the first bombardment isn't bad
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10419 troops, 97 guns, 93 vehicles
Defending force 2191 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
and these oz partisans don't vanish[:@]
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Ground combat at Myitkyina
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 391 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1401 troops, 9 guns, 2 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) LET'S HOPE tomorrow.....
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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RE: burma map
ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown
ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
The burma map...
I notice that you are using version 3 of my map, not version 3b. In version 3b the link from Bangkok to Moulmein was changed from a railway to a trail (as it should be). That probably explains the problem with Canton as well.
Andrew
This is not correct. I am using map 3b, scenario 3c and between Moulmein and Bangkok there is a rail line.
EDIT: I take that back: I was confused. I was thinking a rail line between Moulmein and Rangoon. Silly me. [:o]
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too predictable
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/04/42
Ok, it's clear that he's one step forward me. Every single move i make he has a ready countermovement. I think he knows me too well.
Today was a day of aerial combats.
25 allied planes shot down vs 20 japs'......not a good result indeed. 6 nells and 3 zeros are the losses that hurt more...
He had a LRCAP over Mytykyna....and my transports got slaughtered. and then he sent some b-17 there to bomb my paras....the shock attack did not achieve anything. Now i gotta leave them alone...there...behind the enemy lines[:(]
Yenen hit again...but since the next turn i'll have 30 oscars there...this should help a bit
Slow progresses both in Burma and Malaya.
After the capture of Samarinda we're now moving towards Balikapan
The Sian encirclement proceeds very slowly
he keeps sending ships and troops to Timor....probably 2 divisions won't be enough:-(
At daly waters his troops managed to arrive finally...mine are still 120 miles far away....unbelievable! Now i'll have to fight for that base....
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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 7
No Allied losses
Resources hits 4[:o]
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 67
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 30
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 49
Ki-48 Lily x 29
Ki-15 Babs x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 33
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13[:D]
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim IF x 9
I-153c x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IF: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
It feels good when you give some hits after 2 weeks of humiliation
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 40
Ki-21 Sally x 126
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Ki-15 Babs x 10
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 92
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported[X(]
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G3M Nell x 9
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed[:@][:@][:@]
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
[:(][:(][:(]
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 148333 troops, 1580 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 93252 troops, 505 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Samarinda
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2638 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda base !!!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44812 troops, 513 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10995 troops, 103 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10331 troops, 96 guns, 93 vehicles
Defending force 2093 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
and they do not vanish!!!!!!!!!1
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Ground combat at Admiralty Islands
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 486 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Admiralty Islands base !!!
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Ground combat at Myitkyina
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 575 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1417 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) [:(]
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Ok, it's clear that he's one step forward me. Every single move i make he has a ready countermovement. I think he knows me too well.
Today was a day of aerial combats.
25 allied planes shot down vs 20 japs'......not a good result indeed. 6 nells and 3 zeros are the losses that hurt more...
He had a LRCAP over Mytykyna....and my transports got slaughtered. and then he sent some b-17 there to bomb my paras....the shock attack did not achieve anything. Now i gotta leave them alone...there...behind the enemy lines[:(]
Yenen hit again...but since the next turn i'll have 30 oscars there...this should help a bit
Slow progresses both in Burma and Malaya.
After the capture of Samarinda we're now moving towards Balikapan
The Sian encirclement proceeds very slowly
he keeps sending ships and troops to Timor....probably 2 divisions won't be enough:-(
At daly waters his troops managed to arrive finally...mine are still 120 miles far away....unbelievable! Now i'll have to fight for that base....
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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 7
No Allied losses
Resources hits 4[:o]
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 67
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 30
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 49
Ki-48 Lily x 29
Ki-15 Babs x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 33
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13[:D]
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim IF x 9
I-153c x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IF: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
It feels good when you give some hits after 2 weeks of humiliation
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 40
Ki-21 Sally x 126
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7
Ki-15 Babs x 10
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 92
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported[X(]
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G3M Nell x 9
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed[:@][:@][:@]
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
[:(][:(][:(]
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 148333 troops, 1580 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 93252 troops, 505 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Samarinda
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2638 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda base !!!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44812 troops, 513 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10995 troops, 103 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10331 troops, 96 guns, 93 vehicles
Defending force 2093 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
and they do not vanish!!!!!!!!!1
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Ground combat at Admiralty Islands
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 486 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Admiralty Islands base !!!
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Ground combat at Myitkyina
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 575 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1417 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) [:(]
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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Gen.Hoepner
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The new heroes
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/05/42
Almost incredible...my paras at Mytikyna, even if heavily pounded by allied bombers and not supplied by any transport, managed to give a final assault to Mytikyna and conquered the base! this was the signal: now the army is marching towards Mandalay!
In China i'm stuck with the 59 miles out of 60 bug....3 anti-partisans units cannot get to the crossroad where the chinese partisans are, blocking my supply lines...what can i do????
My baby Kb spotted some TFs at Lauterm and attacked at 5 hexes....2 zeros lost and 3 kates....[:@] Seems like Timor is really becomming a fortress...i sent my BBs there to see if we can manage to shut down the Lautern AF
In Northern Oz the race against the Ex-Darwin garrison continues...
Today i lost 22 planes...14 of them shot down by flak or by fatigue...i checked and saw that most of my bombers in China are badly fatigued...gotta give them some rest. i Transfered my daitais to Canton, where there are plenty of supplies so that i can fulfill those groups with replacements
Nothing more to report
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 73
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 32
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 3
Wirraway x 7
Buffalo I x 28
Blenheim IF x 7
Vildebeest IV x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 32
I-153c x 42
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
This time he sent the escort...better not to LRCAP for the moment here
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 39
Ki-21 Sally x 134
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 3 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 77
Aircraft Attacking:
too many op losses...gotta give them a break
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 18
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 5
Brewster 339D x 11
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed[:@]
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged[:@]
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
AP Van Riebeek, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
He's clearly reinforcing the place...but from where are comming these units?
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Ground combat at Kuala
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4591 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2991 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
327 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Now only one base in north Sumatra is missing
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 148911 troops, 1599 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 92985 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
711 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
WOW! this is a good result!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44884 troops, 517 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 11008 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 17525 troops, 177 guns, 93 vehicles
Defending force 1968 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 382 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
4038 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Those Oz partisans are now finally gone...now 2 more rgts are free to roam towards Singapore
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Ground combat at Myitkyina
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 461 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1401 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Myitkyina base !!![8D]
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Almost incredible...my paras at Mytikyna, even if heavily pounded by allied bombers and not supplied by any transport, managed to give a final assault to Mytikyna and conquered the base! this was the signal: now the army is marching towards Mandalay!
In China i'm stuck with the 59 miles out of 60 bug....3 anti-partisans units cannot get to the crossroad where the chinese partisans are, blocking my supply lines...what can i do????
My baby Kb spotted some TFs at Lauterm and attacked at 5 hexes....2 zeros lost and 3 kates....[:@] Seems like Timor is really becomming a fortress...i sent my BBs there to see if we can manage to shut down the Lautern AF
In Northern Oz the race against the Ex-Darwin garrison continues...
Today i lost 22 planes...14 of them shot down by flak or by fatigue...i checked and saw that most of my bombers in China are badly fatigued...gotta give them some rest. i Transfered my daitais to Canton, where there are plenty of supplies so that i can fulfill those groups with replacements
Nothing more to report
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 73
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 8
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 32
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 3
Wirraway x 7
Buffalo I x 28
Blenheim IF x 7
Vildebeest IV x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 32
I-153c x 42
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
This time he sent the escort...better not to LRCAP for the moment here
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 39
Ki-21 Sally x 134
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 3 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 77
Aircraft Attacking:
too many op losses...gotta give them a break
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 18
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 5
Brewster 339D x 11
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed[:@]
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged[:@]
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
AP Van Riebeek, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
He's clearly reinforcing the place...but from where are comming these units?
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Ground combat at Kuala
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4591 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2991 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
327 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Now only one base in north Sumatra is missing
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 148911 troops, 1599 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 92985 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
711 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
WOW! this is a good result!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44884 troops, 517 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 11008 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at 22,49
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 17525 troops, 177 guns, 93 vehicles
Defending force 1968 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 382 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
4038 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Those Oz partisans are now finally gone...now 2 more rgts are free to roam towards Singapore
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Ground combat at Myitkyina
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 461 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1401 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Myitkyina base !!![8D]
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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CapAndGown
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RE: The new heroes
ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
He's clearly reinforcing the place...but from where are comming these units?
I'ld be curious to know as well. It is only Jan. 5 and he seems to be building Timor already. Maybe he is moving units that might otherwise go to Java to Timor? Certainly there can't be much in Northern Oz to move?
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RE: The new heroes
ORIGINAL: cap_and_gown
ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
He's clearly reinforcing the place...but from where are comming these units?
I'ld be curious to know as well. It is only Jan. 5 and he seems to be building Timor already. Maybe he is moving units that might otherwise go to Java to Timor? Certainly there can't be much in Northern Oz to move?
I have to say that i do not have any specific recon squadron in the area, so i can be wrong due to the effects of FOW. But my mavis are higly experienced and i believe them: 20 units and 100 ships at Koepang!...About Lautern i do not have the same recon...but i've just seen how many fighters are there, so......so it's possible to think that there are troops also there.
But 20 units are a lot! If i remember correctly at this stage the allies do not have enough PPs to move troops from , let's say Java or DEI, to Timor....so probably these LCUs are commin' from India...attached to the South East Asia theatre...and this means: the 18th UK division, the Carabeneers..the 154(??) Indian Tank regiment...etc....way too much to face with nly 2 divisions:-( But it's only 5th Jan! The 18th could not be already at Timor....do not know, really[:o]
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The Tennessee sinks
I forgot to tell you something important: the BB Tennessee finally sunk...4 hexes far from San Francisco[:D][:D][:D]...those 2 torpedoes from my I-9 sub were a meal too heavy for her stomache[;)]...and this is the first important allied ship sunk so far....well...till now i've sunk really very few ships...that's depressing both in terms of morale and victory points
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RE: The Tennessee sinks
Today i have some spare time, so i'll post some more thoughts about the ongoing war
As stated before, the main concerns are now Timor and Daily waters. I need to get both in order to consolidate my positions in Northern Oz and then shift to another target.
In Malaya i hope Singapore will fall in one month. If i manage to get over Singapore in a resonable time then i can transport the entire 25th Army to Java. The 4 divisions that took Darwin won't be used for Java. I'd like to leave one division at Daily waters, along with tanks and engeneers, building up a 3 level AF there and place some zeros and sonias in order to keep him honest if he decides to force these positions. 2 divisions will be used for PM and NG along with the South Sea Detatchment and some minor naval units.
At the same time Buin and Shortland must be build enough to place there some Fighters and bombers.
I'd like to get to PM by mid march 42. After PM i have to consider if sending back those 2 divisions for the Mini-Hangover or to Luzon, in order to close the PI campaign.
The real problem is that time for Mini-Hangover is running out...the more i wait the more he gets stronger. He has already massed 80 heavy bombers at Chungking...and some 100 fighters in Eastern India...the AVG is still intact... I must gain some time and delay his defensive operations...
Another Key theatre is China. Now i'm forced to keep there a HUGE air army. Thse planes would be really helpfull somewhere else ( nothern Oz for ex)..but i need to break his defences in order to get a deep penetration and force him to retreat. My hopes rely now on the Sian theatre. Next turn my troops will enter at Sian, so stopping the production of supplies there. While some units are advancing towards Lungchow and some more are trying to flank Sian....cutting the connection with Chungking. But, even if i succeed in this it will take a long time...have to bring some more zeros here
As stated before, the main concerns are now Timor and Daily waters. I need to get both in order to consolidate my positions in Northern Oz and then shift to another target.
In Malaya i hope Singapore will fall in one month. If i manage to get over Singapore in a resonable time then i can transport the entire 25th Army to Java. The 4 divisions that took Darwin won't be used for Java. I'd like to leave one division at Daily waters, along with tanks and engeneers, building up a 3 level AF there and place some zeros and sonias in order to keep him honest if he decides to force these positions. 2 divisions will be used for PM and NG along with the South Sea Detatchment and some minor naval units.
At the same time Buin and Shortland must be build enough to place there some Fighters and bombers.
I'd like to get to PM by mid march 42. After PM i have to consider if sending back those 2 divisions for the Mini-Hangover or to Luzon, in order to close the PI campaign.
The real problem is that time for Mini-Hangover is running out...the more i wait the more he gets stronger. He has already massed 80 heavy bombers at Chungking...and some 100 fighters in Eastern India...the AVG is still intact... I must gain some time and delay his defensive operations...
Another Key theatre is China. Now i'm forced to keep there a HUGE air army. Thse planes would be really helpfull somewhere else ( nothern Oz for ex)..but i need to break his defences in order to get a deep penetration and force him to retreat. My hopes rely now on the Sian theatre. Next turn my troops will enter at Sian, so stopping the production of supplies there. While some units are advancing towards Lungchow and some more are trying to flank Sian....cutting the connection with Chungking. But, even if i succeed in this it will take a long time...have to bring some more zeros here
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A risky day
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/06/42
.....what a risk! My BB TF lost some time due to an night encounter with a fleeing AP....when it arrived at Lautern the sun was shining....and some Torpedo bombers attacked!!!! I was panicked!!!...luckly my AA guys did their job and the bombardment went good with 23 allied planes destroyed on the ground!
Balikapan was occupied without any fighting...not a single allied unit is stationing in Southern Borneo...very strange! Seems he has pulled everything back to Timor...but why?!...
2 CAs are moving from Koepnag towards Sud-west...so many ships in the waters around Timor...and strangely my betties do not want to attack[&:]
Rainy day in China prevented any allied bombing offensive...but he keep on taking pictures with his Hudsons of my bases....
I lost a sub today....intense naval traffic in the area between Canton and Palmyra...gotta be ready to do something here 'cause i cannot let him reinforce too much this theatre
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ASW attack at 105,104
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
AP Hugh L. Scott
MSW Kingfisher
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Night Time Surface Combat at 34,77
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato
Allied Ships
AP Van Riebeek, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
906 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
Vehicles lost 1
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Sub attack at 105,104
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
AP President Coolidge
AP Hugh L. Scott
MSW Kingfisher
I bet all these APs are bringing troops to Canton...
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ASW attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 1, on fire[:(]
Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue
You see how many ships are sailing around Canton? What does this mean?!
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 38
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-15 Babs x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 26
I'll give them a break now
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 6
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 37
Blenheim IF x 7
Vildebeest IV x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 33
I-153c x 42
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 1st SNLF, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
A new allied unit arrive at Mytykina...quite sure i'm gonna lose this base[:(]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 3
Vildebeest IV x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 3
Vildebeest IV x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,77
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
872 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D]
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 7
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 91[8D]
Port hits 1
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ASW attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* sinks*
Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
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Ground combat at Lae
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 893 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1004 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Stiff resistance at Lae....need some reinforcements for this attack! i thought was empty
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 149472 troops, 1608 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 92337 troops, 493 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
701 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Wow! the bombing campaign is going great!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44987 troops, 521 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10896 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 36,88
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 26952 troops, 299 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 360 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 302 to 1
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Finally i managed to catch and repulse a unit running towards Daily waters...now the base is closer!
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5312 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 59303 troops, 464 guns, 12 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
493 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Few more days and we'll attack!
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.....what a risk! My BB TF lost some time due to an night encounter with a fleeing AP....when it arrived at Lautern the sun was shining....and some Torpedo bombers attacked!!!! I was panicked!!!...luckly my AA guys did their job and the bombardment went good with 23 allied planes destroyed on the ground!
Balikapan was occupied without any fighting...not a single allied unit is stationing in Southern Borneo...very strange! Seems he has pulled everything back to Timor...but why?!...
2 CAs are moving from Koepnag towards Sud-west...so many ships in the waters around Timor...and strangely my betties do not want to attack[&:]
Rainy day in China prevented any allied bombing offensive...but he keep on taking pictures with his Hudsons of my bases....
I lost a sub today....intense naval traffic in the area between Canton and Palmyra...gotta be ready to do something here 'cause i cannot let him reinforce too much this theatre
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ASW attack at 105,104
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
AP Hugh L. Scott
MSW Kingfisher
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Night Time Surface Combat at 34,77
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato
Allied Ships
AP Van Riebeek, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
906 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
Vehicles lost 1
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Sub attack at 105,104
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
AP President Coolidge
AP Hugh L. Scott
MSW Kingfisher
I bet all these APs are bringing troops to Canton...
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ASW attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 1, on fire[:(]
Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue
You see how many ships are sailing around Canton? What does this mean?!
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 38
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-15 Babs x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 26
I'll give them a break now
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 6
Wirraway x 8
Buffalo I x 37
Blenheim IF x 7
Vildebeest IV x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 33
I-153c x 42
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 1st SNLF, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
A new allied unit arrive at Mytykina...quite sure i'm gonna lose this base[:(]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 3
Vildebeest IV x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,77
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 3
Vildebeest IV x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,77
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
872 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D]
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 7
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 91[8D]
Port hits 1
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ASW attack at 109,84
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* sinks*
Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
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Ground combat at Lae
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 893 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 1004 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Stiff resistance at Lae....need some reinforcements for this attack! i thought was empty
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 149472 troops, 1608 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 92337 troops, 493 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
701 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Wow! the bombing campaign is going great!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 44987 troops, 521 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10896 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 36,88
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 26952 troops, 299 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 360 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 302 to 1
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Finally i managed to catch and repulse a unit running towards Daily waters...now the base is closer!
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5312 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 59303 troops, 464 guns, 12 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
493 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Few more days and we'll attack!
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2 turns in a row
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/07/42
Lucky me! ..... The break i gave to my bombers in China and Burma saved my day: a HUGE strike force of 100 heavy bombers arrived over my main air base in China
Hankov. The fighters that stayed there to defend the skies made a good job, shooting down 23 allied bombers in exchange of only 3 of mines. But it's clear that with 20 zeros and 30 oscars i cannot
defend my front lines in China: i need more fighters!! Some are comming, but i need some more oscars...and the production of
December has already run dry...for the moment my bombers remain at Canton relaxing:-)
Finally the force for the Timor invasion is ready. 2 Carrier divisions, composed each of more than 110 a/c, and 2 BB divisions will support the operation.
One hex far from Daly waters...3 units spotted there...let's hope not to find any surprise...
At Sian my attack in the hex east of Sian has been repulsed, but we manage to free and occupy the hex north-east of Sian and now an entire division is marching exactly on the road that connects Sian and Chungking
At the same time my troops entered at Sian. Here there are 125000 chinese. I have 150.000 men, so no way to fron assault. I'll keep on bombing and wait for my units to flank and sourround the place.
in 2 days there will be the first attack over singapore and Mandalay
Tomorrow we'll attack Davao and Clark fields.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,77
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato
Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-34
PT PT-41
PT TM-6
PT TM-9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-11
PT TM-13
PT TM-14
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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,77
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 6
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Day Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13
Hudson I x 15
B-17C Fortress x 10
B-17E Fortress x 46
LB-30 Liberator x 24
IL-4c x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson I: 9 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 10 damaged
IL-4c: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 45
Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 150041 troops, 1619 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 99600 troops, 560 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
595 casualties reported
i think that his supplies are running low here...
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Ground combat at 48,29
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18084 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 28359 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Ouch!....this hurts
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Ground combat at 48,28
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19535 troops, 235 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 3200 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 63276 troops, 708 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10721 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5332 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 59274 troops, 466 guns, 12 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42
Today he spotted my invasion TFs near timor. He's already evacuating the port of Lautern. I was not sure wether if to chase those ships with my CVs or to protect the convoy. I decided i better not to risk pilots and ships in vain. it will take 2 turns before we reach Dili, where a SNLF will be unloaded. At the same time one of my BB division will bomb Lautern again. When Dili falls we'll move towards Koepang where my BBs will bomb the place before my troops will touch the shore.
In China the first bombardment at Sian went very good. In 2 weeks the city should be in a difficult position
Nothing new at ichang
While just north of Canton my troops controlling the crossroad found their hex occupied by 9 chinese units...i'll need to be carefull here!
A lot of warships movements between Palmyra and Canton Island....i do not understand what is he doing here...
At Clark we broke the first fort, while at Davao we've been repulsed...need some more troops[:(]
9 b-17 shot down today while trying to hit my CVs near Timor...very good[:D]
At Daily waters we should arrive in 2/3 days. one Tank rgt has been ordered to flank allied positions there, passing trhough the desert
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 destroyed[8D]
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 4 destroyed[8D]
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 54
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 destroyed[:D]
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Sub attack near Wake Island at 85,72
Japanese Ships
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Fumi Maru #3
MSW Tama Maru #5
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Kyo Maru #6
PG Kantori Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Chokai Maru
Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 2, on fire[:D]
Now i will send some float plane here to controll the waters around wake
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 66254 troops, 727 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10550 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
630 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 150854 troops, 1631 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 98903 troops, 564 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
568 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 137800 troops, 1777 guns, 27 vehicles
Defending force 85082 troops, 556 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
858 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Ground combat at Mandalay
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 60666 troops, 689 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 20816 troops, 178 guns, 15 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
507 casualties reported[8D]
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Ground combat at 35,89
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 27077 troops, 305 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 180 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 478 to 1
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Davao
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7625 troops, 69 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 5494 troops, 57 guns, 7 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) [:(]
Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5335 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 59457 troops, 473 guns, 12 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Lucky me! ..... The break i gave to my bombers in China and Burma saved my day: a HUGE strike force of 100 heavy bombers arrived over my main air base in China
Hankov. The fighters that stayed there to defend the skies made a good job, shooting down 23 allied bombers in exchange of only 3 of mines. But it's clear that with 20 zeros and 30 oscars i cannot
defend my front lines in China: i need more fighters!! Some are comming, but i need some more oscars...and the production of
December has already run dry...for the moment my bombers remain at Canton relaxing:-)
Finally the force for the Timor invasion is ready. 2 Carrier divisions, composed each of more than 110 a/c, and 2 BB divisions will support the operation.
One hex far from Daly waters...3 units spotted there...let's hope not to find any surprise...
At Sian my attack in the hex east of Sian has been repulsed, but we manage to free and occupy the hex north-east of Sian and now an entire division is marching exactly on the road that connects Sian and Chungking
At the same time my troops entered at Sian. Here there are 125000 chinese. I have 150.000 men, so no way to fron assault. I'll keep on bombing and wait for my units to flank and sourround the place.
in 2 days there will be the first attack over singapore and Mandalay
Tomorrow we'll attack Davao and Clark fields.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,77
Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato
Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-34
PT PT-41
PT TM-6
PT TM-9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-11
PT TM-13
PT TM-14
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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,77
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yugumo
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 6
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Day Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13
Hudson I x 15
B-17C Fortress x 10
B-17E Fortress x 46
LB-30 Liberator x 24
IL-4c x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson I: 9 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 10 damaged
IL-4c: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 45
Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 150041 troops, 1619 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 99600 troops, 560 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
595 casualties reported
i think that his supplies are running low here...
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Ground combat at 48,29
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18084 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 28359 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Ouch!....this hurts
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Ground combat at 48,28
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19535 troops, 235 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 3200 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 63276 troops, 708 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10721 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5332 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 59274 troops, 466 guns, 12 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42
Today he spotted my invasion TFs near timor. He's already evacuating the port of Lautern. I was not sure wether if to chase those ships with my CVs or to protect the convoy. I decided i better not to risk pilots and ships in vain. it will take 2 turns before we reach Dili, where a SNLF will be unloaded. At the same time one of my BB division will bomb Lautern again. When Dili falls we'll move towards Koepang where my BBs will bomb the place before my troops will touch the shore.
In China the first bombardment at Sian went very good. In 2 weeks the city should be in a difficult position
Nothing new at ichang
While just north of Canton my troops controlling the crossroad found their hex occupied by 9 chinese units...i'll need to be carefull here!
A lot of warships movements between Palmyra and Canton Island....i do not understand what is he doing here...
At Clark we broke the first fort, while at Davao we've been repulsed...need some more troops[:(]
9 b-17 shot down today while trying to hit my CVs near Timor...very good[:D]
At Daily waters we should arrive in 2/3 days. one Tank rgt has been ordered to flank allied positions there, passing trhough the desert
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 destroyed[8D]
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 55
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 4 destroyed[8D]
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,75
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19
A6M2 Zero x 54
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 destroyed[:D]
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Sub attack near Wake Island at 85,72
Japanese Ships
PC Kyo Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Fumi Maru #3
MSW Tama Maru #5
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Kyo Maru #6
PG Kantori Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Chokai Maru
Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 2, on fire[:D]
Now i will send some float plane here to controll the waters around wake
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Ground combat at Clark Field
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 66254 troops, 727 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 10550 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
630 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 150854 troops, 1631 guns, 11 vehicles
Defending force 98903 troops, 564 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
568 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Sian
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 137800 troops, 1777 guns, 27 vehicles
Defending force 85082 troops, 556 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
858 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Ground combat at Mandalay
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 60666 troops, 689 guns, 33 vehicles
Defending force 20816 troops, 178 guns, 15 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
507 casualties reported[8D]
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Ground combat at 35,89
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 27077 troops, 305 guns, 7 vehicles
Defending force 180 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 478 to 1
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Davao
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7625 troops, 69 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 5494 troops, 57 guns, 7 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) [:(]
Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Singapore
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 5335 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 59457 troops, 473 guns, 12 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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RE: 2 turns in a row
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