The Italian Job 2- Gen.Hoepner(J)-vs.-Mc3744

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Congrats Hoepner. From the description it seems like we share the same game style. Force concentration all the way [;)]

[Gen.Hoepner]

Well, there's little to be happy about. this one was the most ecxiting match i've ever played and i really hoped it could last for at least another year. Now that it's over i really feel orphan[:(]

Terminus, MC is a very good player and a wonderfull person( for what i know about). He could not have vanished in a puff.

[patrickl]

Hi,

I feel that it really takes alot of effort to be a good japanese player, much more than an allied player. So I was suprised mc3744 resigned.[&:] Pethaps somebody can take over the game and carry on.

Cheers!
Patrick

[Gen.Hoepner]

I've asked him to re-match with inverted roles.....

With tons of house rules....

lets see

[patrickl]

Hi GH,

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

I've asked him to re-match with inverted roles.....

With tons of house rules....

lets see

That is the spirit! Really look forward to the next game![&o]

Cheers!
Patrick

[invernomuto]

SAD news!

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[PzB74]

That's sad to hear Hoepner..been a great AAR!

Would it be impossible to sit down and discuss house rules and continue the game?
Sounds like a case of too little communication since you've played each other for two years. MC
should now what to expect after the first one [&:]

Well, anyway - hope you get another AAR going soon [8D]

[Gen.Hoepner]

Do not know...he proposed me a august 42 campaign...with me as Japs...
I do not like anything that isn't scen.15
But playing again as Japan versus MC would be the 3rd time in a row....too much probably. It will be impossible for me to discover 2 different stragies in 2 different games and surprise the same person. He knows me too well by now.
And also i do not like to re-play so soon the first months of war as Japan....
No, i'd like to give it a try as the allies this time...[:o]

[PzB74]

I think it's definetly time for you to give the Allies a try General [:)]

Can certainly understand your frustration! A WitP long campaign becomes sacred after spending
thousands of hours on it. Just ask me.... Personally I hate doing things over - the first game is a
unique experience for me.

I agree, starting in August 42 as Japan would be gross. A one way ticket to he11 that takes away
the opportunity to have some serious fun and shape the course of the war. If anything you should
start before Midway.

Here is a taster from my Allied scen 15 game against Mike! Lots of fun - Mike has invaded SW India,
New Caledonia and now Perth!!!! I've counter invaded New Caledonia and the battle is really fierce by mid 42.
More than 250 ac were destroyed during this turn!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/20/42

Invasions & Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Yanam, at 22,21

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Takao
CA Atago
BB Kirishima
BB Haruna
BB Ise
BB Nagato
CA Aoba
CA Tone

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Naval bombardment of Perth, at 7,100 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
DD Sagiri
DD Shikinami
CL Kiso
CL Sendai
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara

Allied Ships
AK Shinkuang, Shell hits 1
AK St. Quentin, Shell hits 1
TK Harpa, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tai Sang, Shell hits 1
TK Pleiodon, Shell hits 1
AK Empire Carey, Shell hits 1
TK Empire Unity, Shell hits 1
AK Empire Bond, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Louisianan, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 9
Port hits 3
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Naval bombardment of Noumea, at 68,113

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Louisville
CA Indianapolis, on fire
CA Portland
BB Pennsylvania
CA Australia
CA Canberra

Japanese ground losses:
1210 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 30
Port hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Noumea, at 68,113

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck
CL Honolulu
CL Concord
CA Astoria
CA San Francisco
BB Oklahoma
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 31
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Coastal Guns at Perth, 7,100, firing at TF 75
TF 75 troops unloading over beach at Perth, 7,100

198 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Meigen Maru, Shell hits 1
PC Gamitsu Maru #1
AP Hotsukawa Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
945 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Coastal Guns at Perth, 7,100, firing at TF 75
TF 75 troops unloading over beach at Perth, 7,100

327 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Heiwa Maru, Shell hits 1
PC Takunan Maru #5, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
1083 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Trivandrum , at 13,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 68

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 26 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 destroyed, 40 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sian , at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 12 destroyed
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Day Air attack on La Foa , at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
Kittyhawk I x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 21 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 13 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Day Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps, at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 25
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Mohawk IV: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Dutch Regiment, at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-48 Lily x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 17000 feet
5 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 14000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
Ki-48 Lily x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 14000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 17000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Parachute Regiment, at 22,21

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 13,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 10,25

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 4
Buffalo I x 3
Beaufort I x 3
IL-4c x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Teikei Maru
AP Teiun Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 13,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2
Blenheim IV x 18
Hudson I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson I: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Unkai Maru #6
AP Mikage Maru #20, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PC Kyo Maru #11, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 13,23

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 10

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Perth at 7,100

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A-24 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 13,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,116

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tutukami Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 13,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Hankow Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
Kittyhawk I x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Naka

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Iowan, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP President Fillmore

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
PG Niagara
AP Koolama
AP Ormiston

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 11

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 20

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 31

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 1
CL Concord

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
PG Tui

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 11

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Harris
AK Dos Hermanos

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 31

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
BB Maryland

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 13,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 18
Hudson I x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Daitei Maru
AP Nagaragawa Maru
AP Unkai Maru #6, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ayo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Kinjosan Maru
AP Ronsan Maru
AP Taganoura Maru
AP Koshu Maru #2, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
1 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 71,115

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Kyo Maru #2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 13,22

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
IL-4c x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Huzikawa Maru
AK Yae Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
4 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Naka

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
Kittyhawk I x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
Kittyhawk I x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 16

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
1 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near La Foa at 68,112

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet

Ground Combat

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 217802 troops, 2616 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 99749 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54755 troops, 625 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 20447 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
167 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 14,21

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 20200 troops, 235 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 13336 troops, 83 guns, 555 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21115 troops, 114 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 32510 troops, 336 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Perth

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7329 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14243 troops, 142 guns, 9 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 2
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Ground combat at La Foa

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 72859 troops, 888 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4484 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 78 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1376 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

Allied ground losses:
309 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at 15,20

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13412 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 268 troops, 0 guns, 19 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 193 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 10

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

[Tom Hunter]

Congratulations on a well deserved victory.

I do think you beat him fair and square even if the score was not 4 to 1.

Thanks again for putting the time into the AAR, it is one of the few I follow religiously.

[Sharkosaurus rex]

Thank you for your time spent on the AAR. I was reading both sides- a few I made time for. Your victory will be a constant reminder to those Allied Fonboys of their vulnerability. Early opponent witrhdrawal is the main reason I don't play PBEM with someone on this forum, I just play friends I know for years and had many face-to-face cardboard battles. Your victory isn't compensate for the continuing of the campaign. Are you playing anyone else in a different game at the moment?

Again thanks, congratulations, and good luck in your next adventures.

[Andrew Brown]

Thanks from me also on a very interesting AAR.

Now a question if I may: Having played on it for a while now - any (good/bad) comments about the map?

[Alikchi2]

Congrats to you on a well-deserved win. You may be the most talented player on the forums here..

[Gen.Hoepner]

Guys, really....i'm embarassed[:)]
I do not think i deserve all these awesome words...but i really appreaciate seeing that people have enjoyed so much reading my horrible english[:D]

Andrew: The map is just fantastic. A complete new game imho!
The problem with australia was indeed a big problem and i suggest to take a look at that base in the northern part of China which is very far from everything....

For the rest....due with the shock attack river crossing rule...i'd say: take a deep look at the rivers, especially in China and Burma. They can really change the balance.

[patrickl]

Hi GH,

I told you that your AARs are very good.[;)] Now find another victim quickly so that I can read your AARs. I am having AAR withdrawal symptom now.[:D]

Cheers!
Patrick

[Gen.Hoepner]

Yes, ok,...just gotta breath a bit[;)]

when a match like this one finishes it's like when your girlfriend, after 10 years of relationships, tells you that she doesn't love u anymore and she wants to break up. You get first shocked, then pissed, then become sad and gray.....then you start to breath again....ok, now i'm still in the sadness phase[:D]
give me some days to brainstorm a bit. Then i'll get back.
It's a promise![8D]

[Andy Mac]

Was a lot of fun will be sadly missed come on I want more AAR's

Andy

[Gen.Hoepner]

It's a sunny morning here in northern Italy.
After 7 days of costant rain and freezing wind, this morning i woke up with a warm blue sky.
I opened my mail and found a letter. He came back to me[:D].
We're back guys! He cannot live without me!!![;)]

Few new house rules...but nothing special.
1- 1300 assault points Australian garrison requirement
2- expeditionary chinese HQ attached units need PPs to get to burma.


Feels so good[:'(][:'(]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/01/42

Today we managed to destroy 2 allied units. A fragmented division that tried to get from Chungking to Sian, with the clear goal of disturbing my comunication lines. After a long march of 3 months without any supply, what was a regiment became something like a company...... was a massacre, not a fight.
In Oz, a Tank regiment that remained isolated from the allied retreat was heavily bombed during the day by 200 IJN bombers and then completely destroyed by a regiment of the 16th Division.[8D]
Nanning is again ready to fall and at Tsuyung the fight goes on.

Stay tuned!!!

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Ground combat at Tsuyung

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 102812 troops, 1112 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 41058 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14176 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 17898 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,30

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15869 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 606 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported

35 men remained alive after the long march described...the units has been destroyed[;)]
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Ground combat at 36,91

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7157 troops, 83 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 490 troops, 0 guns, 36 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 112 to 1



Allied ground losses:
966 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 68

this is a good result[8|]

[patrickl]

Ah, all ends well. On with the war! I suppose the old and new houserules in place would be adhered to minimise misunderstandings.

Cheers!
Patrick

[PzB74]

Very glad to hear that Genereal [8D]

If you have time - start an Allied game as well. Lots of fun and it gives you quite a few good ideas about how to fight the Allies
more efficiently!