Sneer vs Raver , Banzaiiii!!!!

[Sneer]

nothing to write about
yesterdays para drop deep behind ravers lines was a bit light so paras will be out of action for a while
I hoped to take airbase with planes on ground but air lift capacity was too small - only 1 tina unit


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/14/42

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TF 21 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
343 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 34
Ki-49 Helen x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged

Resources hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 104 RAF Base Force, at 32,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 26
Ki-32 Mary x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
26 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 24,8


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 30


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at 32,27

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9431 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2420 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 198 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1455 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Lucknow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62464 troops, 816 guns, 572 vehicles

Defending force 125968 troops, 903 guns, 676 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Ahmadabad

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 170 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2808 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported

[Sneer]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/15/42

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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Resources hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 24,8


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at 32,27

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9462 troops, 103 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1490 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 694 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
2347 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16060 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2341 troops, 13 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
434 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Lucknow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62970 troops, 825 guns, 577 vehicles

Defending force 107216 troops, 807 guns, 607 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[Raverdave]

The Para drop came as a nasty surprise as I thought that I had killed all of the buggers off earlier in the game....looks like I now have to also cover my rear bases. [:@]

[Sneer]

paras are great - too little tinas unfortunately
in my next game I'm going to expand their production to have 100 transports soon - than all rear bases would potentially be mine

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/16/42

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ASW attack near Roti Island at 28,76

Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
APD APD-35
APD APD-33
APD APD-32
APD APD-31
APD APD-2
APD APD-1

Allied Ships
SS KXVII


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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15532 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2081 troops, 7 guns, 4 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
2940 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Lucknow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63260 troops, 832 guns, 576 vehicles

Defending force 105117 troops, 727 guns, 617 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[Raverdave]

A slow and quite turn.........I need the time for the RAF to rest. Spitfires coming soon[8D]

[Sneer]

Lack of coordination between bombers and fighters and 5 helens is down in result
my sweep mission don't work (morale , range supply and so on are ok)
Easy victories are no more in India and I decided to abandon city and move toward defensive perimeter - theater should freeze for a while as I doubt Raver will counterattack
another bug found
when enemy bombard my troops all movement are cancelled to 0 !!!
hope Devs read aar from time to time
thanks to Raver's kindness I withdraw


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/17/42

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TF 1007 encounters mine field at Kiska Island (92,35)

Allied Ships
DD Porter

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Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-49 Helen x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

Resources hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lucknow , at 28,16

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 damaged


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Ground combat at Lucknow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63821 troops, 841 guns, 585 vehicles

Defending force 105365 troops, 724 guns, 633 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

[Raverdave]

So Sneer will now hold the south east of India......I will advance but not until I can grow my Royal Air Farce. India will prove to be troublesum as it is difficult to advance much more south than Lucknow without longrange fighters. Over Lucknow I will aim to winn the airwar and continue to groom my fighter chaps....they are already at 75% exp....imagine what they will be able to do in Spits ![8D]

[Sneer]

Ok
Operation in east india is officially finished
there were 3 objectives
1. secure perimeter and burma from allied airpower by taking good airfield position
2. cut china of supply
3. destroy as much commonwealth troops as possible
first two fully acomplished
3rd one completed in small percentage as 1 BDE + BF from india + remanents of burma army were killed permanently.
allied india army is still in reasonably good shape

my tasks for near future in india- create delay line at banares- jamshadpur and main defence line at jamshadpur -asanol
delay line will be abandoned when allied air power from lucknow will be too strong for my ground forces

china situation - I estimate china troops get only 30% of needed supply so should deplete reserves fast. - I estimate that in 3-4 months I'll start offensive there
slightly over 100HI + 400 res + 25 oil working in china and I think Raver reached the point in which he can't rebuild damaged centres and can't defend with fighters too

all major pre-war objectives are taken - only secondary ones based on opportunities (mostly in pacific region) are left now
so you should see me in action sooner or later as both southeast fleet and 4th fleet units are really strong now





AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/18/42

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 37
P-40B Tomahawk x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 62,127

Japanese Ships
SS I-22, hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
PG Moa
PG Kiwi


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Ground combat at Lucknow

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64126 troops, 853 guns, 586 vehicles

Defending force 105524 troops, 731 guns, 632 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[Raverdave]

Sneer is off for the next few days gallavanting around someplace so things will be slow here for 3 days or so. The one big bonus of his offensive into India is to help bring up the exp points for all of the RAF fighter units.....this has shaved off months of training time for me and has given me the offensive means to strike back at him in this area.[8D]
China is a worry as Sneer correct states the supply situation is very very bad.........not much that I can do about it till I make some in
roads into Burma which will be in '44/'45[8|]

In the South Pacific I have been trying to tempt Sneer to over extend but he just will not take the bait....pity.

[Sneer]

I'm back
girls in Budapest are beautiful and very sexy

I think Raver made a mistake in last few turns and I will send him a receipt for this


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/19/42

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Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 9

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

Resources hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet

[Raverdave]

Didya bring me back a girl from Budapest ?????

[Sneer]

which one ?
you did not specified your preferences

[Raverdave]

Well with my age and looks I'd be simply happy with one that said "Yes".[:D]

[Sneer]

little action in few days so I will post combat report when more will happen
every day I bombard Chengtu as sooner or later it will be his last place to defend
also Sian and Chungking is under fire from time to time - to keep oil production low
there is some bug that cancel movement of my troops in india even if Raver do not shoot at them - it looks like my troops do not recognize retreat order
all I can say preparation for operation Green has begun.
I have established perimeter and dig in fast but feel I can't leave initiative in allied hands so early
I think I'll make Raver's offensive delayed by taking one of my secondary objectives

[pauk]

are your troops in the same (base) hex with enemy? If this is a case than you can only retreat by cliking on another base directly (you must own the base), not on the open hex

[Sneer]

I see
thanks
again it is quiet on the front

[Raverdave]

Things are quite while Sneer shakes out his plans and organizes for his next offensive. As the allied player I am still in reactive mode but behind the lines the might of the US industry is starting to show some results.[8D]

[Sneer]

it is not a mistery that I plan late summer china offensive which is targeted in taking 2-3 enemy bases and bleeding chinase units
But I need do do sth first
repairing of damaged resource centers
building up industry - especially 2nd generation of army fighters
massing 100-200k of free supply to make offensive worth its name
mass manpower ( i recently got 4 inf div what made pool dry )
I assume in 3 months none of chinase bases will offer 20k needed to reinforce units so it will be good time to kill chinase without seeing respawning yellow horde

it is not a mistery that I dig in all positions I claimed my main defensive perimeter - timor - PNG -Salomons - pac isl-kuriles

it is not a mistery that there will be at least 1 more and 2 probably offensive jumps somewhere targeted in delaying allied offensive

[Sneer]

04/24/42
sweep mission over lucknow
42 zero and 53 oscar fighters met 12 lysander and 40 hurris
32 hurris and 10 lysanders shot for a price of 20 oscars and 1 zero
his exp pilots seems to be dead now

[Sneer]

04/25/42
20 parked chinase a/c destroyed on the ground in yunan