Pauk's corner: sake break for Japanese fanboys

[Sneer]

I did not say it is enough but it is available Hawker[:-]
my recent action on canton island showed that if allies have inf div there there will be huge problem
I would cut off Tarawa - maybe force carrier battle and shelled it with BB
your base is close and you have stronger navy
in rush landing is error IMO

[hawker]

I did not say it is enough but it is available Hawker
my recent action on canton island showed that if allies have inf div there there will be huge problem
I would cut off Tarawa - maybe force carrier battle and shelled it with BB
your base is close and you have stronger navy
in rush landing is error IMO

It wont be huge problem if he let them starve to death,i think that allies cant afford to engage inf. division so early and with that risk,air recon should provide some answers along with ground bombardment. If he bring inf. division that is most probably only part of that division. Allied player just cant provide enough supply to so deep in Japan teritory.
My thoughts is-EXTERMINATION.
If he brought entire division to Tarawa that is bad move because those man is sentence to death[;)]

[Sneer]

if it will be enough to halt or soften Jap offensive in Oz it is worth to sentence diviosion death
I would bet on that Pauk will divide forces to keep preassure in OZ and retake tarawa what offers opportunity to strike hard on one chosen front

[Sneer]

if you manage to divide KB and than heavliy damage or destroy 2-3 CVs than offensive in OZ is closed

[hawker]

if it will be enough to halt or soften Jap offensive in Oz it is worth to sentence diviosion death
I would bet on that Pauk will divide forces to keep preassure in OZ and retake tarawa what offers opportunity to strike hard on one chosen front

He has two divison(Kwaielien and Singapore),he can brought bde and SNLF units,with bombardments(naval and air)that will be enough.
All without pulling divisions from Australia.

[hawker]

Shokaku and Zuikaku will do the trick for air support. He cant face these two carriers[;)]

[Sneer]

he can risk here - I would do - best chance till mid 43

[pauk]

ok, i will elaborate little further:

- 20th div is on Tarawa.
- South Seas Detachment is at Marshalls, same as several SNLFs and NG units. Few more arriving at Marshalls in week or so. I have 3-6 big naval units at Tokyo but don't have transports there - i can't count on them
- i can use 4th div (currently in Singapore) - my defence on Malaya then would be only a mix bde, but i could transfer some of units from Derby once i capture this bridgehead base in Northern Australia.

I can not risk more with leaving my left flank empty - Burma Army isn't enough for succesfull defence of Burma/Malaya. As Sneer pointed Burma is weak spot - Andy could invade Malaya (his British fleet is intact and probably reinforced with one (or even two) American CVs) If he do this than i can surrender:

- he would use his 4E monsters to pacify my AFs in the area, while presence of his fleet would prevent me from using my naval forces... shortly there is no way i could trow him back to the ocean - even if i pull off divs from Australia. Ok, let's say this would be possible, but then he could easily advance from Australia to SRA (my attack relased his aussie divs and no PP are needed for freeing them for offensive actions)

Next, i can assign 56th bde from Truk (that unit is supposed to defend Rabaul, but i can defend Rabaul with naval guard units - doubt that Andy would invade Rabaul and bypass Lunga and Buin (lvl 4 AFs). Lunga is defended with 35 bde so don't think that one div (even Marines would be enough to capture my crown base in the Solomons).

So right now i can use 20th div, 56bde, one eng rtg (currently at Lunga), SED and few smaller units. But i don't have enough transports for them!

I have to wait for transports (they are in SRA right now) naval units (in 15 days Yamato arriving + Fuso waiting in Osaka) and my two big carriers (Akagi and Kaga will arrive first there). Then 4th div needs a time for arrive to Kwajalein, same as tk rtgs (the nearest ones are near soerbaya but i'm gonna need them in North Oz i think.

Why i shouldn't attack Tarawa quickly? - he could have up to three CVs there right now, then Tarawa will be defended with American US div (or whatever) and think that he have 32 or 54 or whatever div in that area - with tank support. And that's more than enough to stop me there!

So i have to agree with Sneer - his plan sounds reasonable. I'm not going to attack div and tk rtg hidden behind forts on atoll.

Personally i would be more than satisfied if i sunk just one enemy CV without loss on my side. Damaging other + some losses to his navy and he is doomed!

Then i can cut off his forces at Tarawa and deny supply to him. He can build up Tarawa to AF 7 but planes won't fly without supply - and KB would prevent flow of supply to Gillberts.

If i achive then Tarawa is not valuable target for invasion. Capturing Canton and/or Nanomea would be better solution. But that's only a theory, i agree - i'm going to plan my actions depending of Andy's behaviour.


I'm not saying that i won't do anything at Gilberts but i can not do it in the rush...


Anyway, i'm very anxious for turn - i've sent fast transport to Makin with Maizaru SNLF - one damaged ship is in the port but more valuable target are Catalinas in that frontier base.

I have ordered airborne assault on Yenen - Andy is too confindent and leaves rear bases without proper defence. Ah, next turn can be so cheerful.....

[Sneer]

Pauk - you misunderstood me his units are ( and still be) tied to Australia soil - he can't move them out . I wrote that they are released because allied can hardly use them in reasonable way without paying points they don't have till late war - this is major argument against attacking Oz

[hawker]

Maybe i am just too agressive my dear Tojo[8D],just dont let him to turn Tarawa in starting point for Kwaielien. If you let him that you can say goodbye too central pacific early in 1943.
P.S. Zuikaku and Shokaku are better choice than Akagi and Kaga.

[pauk]

Sneer, ah, i see...

Hawk, don't worry Sho and Zui will join them too[;)]. And don't worry for using Kates from KB - actually i didn't lost more than one or two pilot - bombing at disrtupted units and from high attitude (8 + K) aren't bad solution in situations like this...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/04/42


AUSTRALIA AND SRA

Naval bombardment of Derby, at 24,85

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Kagero
DD Fubuki
DD Nenohi
DD Shikinami
DD Hiyodori
CA Suzuya
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
DD Fuyo


Allied ground losses:
1131 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 52
Port supply hits 1

My divisions start to disembark at Derby. Coastal guns are shut down, the ony casaulties i take is disabled troops...

57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze

Japanese ground losses:
1590 casualties reported

-------------------------------------

Coastal Guns at Derby, 24,85, firing at TF 9
TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Derby, 24,85


36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
887 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

-------------------------------------------------

Coastal Guns at Derby, 24,85, firing at TF 36
TF 36 troops unloading over beach at Derby, 24,85


162 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 2
PC Ch 12
DD Harusame

Japanese ground losses:
3369 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

-------------------------------------------------

Coastal Guns at Derby, 24,85, firing at TF 188
TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Derby, 24,85


68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
703 casualties reported

T-iV attacked transports from Wyndham. One transport is hit with bomb.

Perth is captured and five divisions, 4 eng rtg and two tank regiments are relased for another targets! 180 K of supply found in the base (but some of them are supply which i brought for invasion), almost 40 K resources and 20 K fuel - My TFs heading for Perth and will refuel, embark troops and then sail towards Derby.

I will leave bde and naval garnison there, while both Tk rtgs will join "desert rats" bde in Australia inland. Latter i would pick them too. It is important to keep Andy in paranoia:

- will I continue with invasion through inland (via railroad=
- will I conduct another sea borne invasion in south Australia

As long as he don't know if i'm going to southern Oz or not he can not move Aus divs from Syndey etc....

I need to mention another benefit of the capturing Perth - i have there 286 HI, 50 oil and 333 resources - more than enough for produciton at full capacity. I need HI points cause last few weeks i don't have enough HI for production (falling between 500-1000 HI points per day) because i overexpand my industry. By the time Andy re-capture Perth i will expand my HI industry.


Ground combat at Perth

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 140507 troops, 1025 guns, 292 vehicles

Defending force 26067 troops, 89 guns, 39 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Perth base !!!

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 5 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
1316 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
41174 casualties reported
Guns lost 133
Vehicles lost 16

10 Liberators and 5 Brewsters destroyed on the ground, overall losses favours me again (27-6; 2 Zero and one Nell). I've got app 770 VP for destroying (well, for puting out of the action those units - Andy certainly evacuated cadres from Perth) and ground losses are 8.537 to 583.




Desert rats holding their positions!


Ground combat at 10,94

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3446 troops, 9 guns, 50 vehicles

Defending force 11464 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

Nine Zeros welcomed Mitchells and Hudsons at Lautem. Three of them did not return to Darwin.


PACIFIC

Baby KB didn't attack enemy ships at Tarawa (clouded, phew!) and returning to the Marshalls - enemy opposition growing in the area and don't know where are his carriers. His transports unloaded troops and supply at Tarawa and heading to east but as i mentioned don't want to risk (i would go outside my LBA/escort range).


Day Air attack on TF, near Apamama at 86,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 15

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 6 damaged


Allied Ships
DD Blue
DD Downes, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported

Downes sinks, troops onboard are welcomed bonus.

Well, didn't worked. Andy have part of American US div at Makin. Now i have to evacuate SNLF.

Ground combat at Makin

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1217 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 532 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
289 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

CHINA

Well, well, Andy left HQ at Yenen and it was close call - only 2-1 without forts. Sweet victory indeed, but without strategic value.


Ground combat at Yunan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2156 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3540 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yunan base !!!

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Uh... i'm runing out of ideas...

[hawker]

Uh... i'm runing out of ideas...

You can always strike west coast[:D][:D][:D]

[PzB74]

Congrats Pauk! Nice job capturing all those troops in Perth. It will set Andy back a long time and severe his communications
lines with India. As you can see Andy is still pushing aggressively into the Marshalls in my AAR game despite the losses the
Allies suffered in 1942, so you have to stall him. Not sure counter attacking without the support of the full KB and sufficient
reserves is to be recommended. Tarawa is an atoll you know... Never fight a battle which hasn't already been won Sun Tzu says!

This is a choice you got in 1942 only...

[boba]

Congrats Pauk! Nice job capturing all those troops in Perth. It will set Andy back a long time and severe his communications
lines with India. As you can see Andy is still pushing aggressively into the Marshalls in my AAR game despite the losses the
Allies suffered in 1942, so you have to stall him. Not sure counter attacking without the support of the full KB and sufficient
reserves is to be recommended. Tarawa is an atoll you know... Never fight a battle which hasn't already been won Sun Tzu says!

This is a choice you got in 1942 only...

I conqure. This was VERY timely fall of Perth, since it could become pain in a** if it was delayed for much longer. I'd usggest you go with your strategy of isolating and starving out Tarawa. This way you may be able to lure US CVs to battle (not before you trasnfer at leat part of KB to SW pacific)... if you could get 1-2 US CVs it would be excellent (I guess this is Midwey style of planning but hopelufuly with Japanese victory [;)] ).

[pauk]

I couldn't agree more with you PzB and boba - I have only one more opportunity for big offensive and i simply can't loose this last final push.

Boba, yes, it is Midway style of planing but that's only prove that Yamamaoto & co didn't mistake with their strategy - they only mistaken with prosecution (?) of mentioned strategy plan[;)]. Yes, i would like to lure his CVs but also will prepare for invasion (but invasion would be approved only if i would be sure about success).


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/05/42

AUSTRALIA AND SRA

2nd, 38th and 48th div are disembarked and i will attack Derby tomorrow. I'm little bit short with eng here (only one rtg) but i hope that gen Terauchi (SAA HQ is on Australian soil too:) will boost and encourage our soldiers. I want to attack before enemy LCU arrives in Derby (now it is in the hex W of Derby) cause Andy have only Aus Calv div + one of garnison in the Derby. he bombards me with app 8000 men, so i think i could get through...

Bombers from Koepang will provide support (ground attack mission).

Andy keep sending bombers from Darwin on Lautem - he lost only 2 of them today while my overall loses (can't be sure where i lost Zeros) are 3 Zeros. 12-8 in my favour (3 Zeros and one Betty).

CHINA

Usual bombings - airfields and resources. Andy moved partial units and that's i can only welcomed: I'm using them for training my Army figthers.





PACIFIC

After resolving this turn i almost decided to send naval LBA to attack Apamama AF (45 bombers without CAP). Tarawa CAP is light too - 65 fighters there but on 20 or 30 % CAP. In addition I would move my two light SC TFs and turn latter send them to Apamama. But Imperial HQ forbid this kind of action, "you don't know where are his carriers, enemy is alerted and probably preparing ambush. Pauk, you aren't allowed to put in danger our naval forces for such little gain - several acs)".

So, let's play cat and mouse here, Andy!



Day Air attack on TF, near Apamama at 86,92

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied Ships
AP President Adams, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

It's always nice to see enemy AP on the bottom especially when she is named after imperialist El presidente!

Day Air attack on TF, near Apamama at 86,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G3M Nell x 8
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Anderson, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Selfridge

Anderson goes down, but i've expected that Selfridge would get his portion too (i know, getting greedy).

[pfnognoff]

Great jub at Perth! It just had to fall shame it took a few extra turns.

For future plans I would suggest you make your plans in accordance with VP value of targets. Tarawa end even Kwajelin are not hig value targets so don't commit a counterattack there let him have them. First place in the Pacific that has high VP value is Marianas so KB should stay put and support invasion of Hobart and Melburne after Hobart falls. Use divisions from Perth there after a quick rest. Derby will quickly fall so divisions there should push towards Darwin.

Contrary to previous posters I would not divide KB and I would use baby KB just as you did before carfeully and just to disrupt not to overpower enemy.

You have a firm foot on Australian soil so use it and catch big VPs for autovictory.

[hawker]

Four Japanese carriers are enough to support invasions in Australia. US carriers are no match for them so early in the war,if allies make a stronghold in central pacific so early that will be starting point for offensive in 1943. Japan cant afford that. Pauk,you must retake Tarawa and continue offensive in Australia to get VPs. I insist so much on Tarawa because if Tarawa is overlooked by Japan this tiny atol will give you lotta headache later,thats happened to me.
GREAT JOB IN AUSTRALIA,keep up the good work.

BANZAI!!

[pauk]

Well, well my dear compatriots:). Now community can see why i constantly whining in 3x3 AAR where Pfnongoff and Hawker are part of Croatian team. Imagine how hard is to satisfy all wishes and choose right solution. Interesting views, but i don't have any fuel left there in Perth so i can not go for Hobart and Melbourne - but some kind of diversion is possible.

Hawk, did you see my casaulties during Derby invasion - all my divisions have 100 AP less than before invasion... this fears me most (plus shock attack). But you can be sure i wont let Andy to have holidays on Gilberts.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/06/42


PACIFIC

Not a much action (yes, Nells didn't attack anything) but CAP growing at Tarawa - i've ordered 70+ Zeros on sweep to clear things there.
Two LBA daitais are on naval attack and Zuiho figther group (18 pilots - 80 exp!) are transfered to Maloelap to help LBA with escort. I'm interested how this will works.

Sometimes is best to mix your playstile because you can caught your opponent off guard.

AUSTRALIA

Another collecting customs by my Zeros over Lautem skys - 4 Mitchells are lost.


Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Overall air losses are 16-5 (4 B-25, 4 I-16... while i did not lost none of valuable crew (Zero or LBA)

Softening defence...

Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,85

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 79
Ki-49 Helen x 25
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
26 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
22 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet
22 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
19 x G3M Nell bombing at 20000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 20000 feet

Hey Terauchi ispired my soldiers - Derby felt easily and now it's time to move forward. Andy lost 170 victory points for killed troops.


Ground combat at Derby

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63564 troops, 608 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 10926 troops, 49 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Derby base !!!


Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
802 casualties reported
Guns lost 6[:D]





CHINA

Nice air raid from Chengking.


Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 43

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 38

All Sally bombing at 6000 feet

Mongolian Div cant resist against 4 enemy corps... but i think i will encircle and destroy these troops anyway.


Ground combat at 51,27

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 28027 troops, 195 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3255 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 99 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

EDIT: ups i was too tired and totaly messed up with Klokan go phase 3

it should be: I have to secure Derby and capture Broome....next goal is Wyndham and then Darwin

[pauk]

quite a busy day (but thanks God for internet access on work:).....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/07/42


PACIFIC

Sweep from Maloelap found not so many fighters as i hoped. Anyway, 13-2 ratio can't be bad...

Day Air attack on Tarawa , at 85,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 79

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Andy desperatly trying to bring supply and fuel to Tarawa. My LBA found enemy conwoy at Tarawa but to be honest i must admit that i expected more from 42 Nells and Bettys. Overall ac losses are 20-10 in my favour (16-5 in A2A combat, i've lost 4 Nells and 3 Zero this turn). Thats bigger losses than i used to be, but still acceptable - they fly at 11 range from AF size 4 and even with rotation of fighter and bomber groups (i rotate them from Maloelap and Kwajelein) to avoid high fatigue they have to suffer some losses.

Now that i see it was good decision to move Air HQ to Maloelap from Kwajelain. I moved HQ after the lesson in the game against String when he raided Kwajelein from air (CVs) and surface (BBs) but i counted hexes to Tarawa and Apamama too:) - from that base Zeros can escort bombers to Tarawa and Apamama.




Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G3M Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 2 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Kailua
PG Moa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Irenee Du Pont, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Kansan, Torpedo hits 1
TK Agwiworld, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Liberty Glo

He will transfer enough supply and fuel to Tarawa i have no doubt, but he will pay a modest price for that.


Other theatres (Australia and China) are quite silent at the moment.

I'm bombing Chinese resources and trying to encircle 3 or 4 enemy corps near the Chengting.

AUSTRALIA - i must admit that Pfnognoff's plan for taking Hobart is very clever... but unfortunatly i don't have logistics for that - no fuel left in Perth.

With capture of Hobart i would treath Melbourne and Andy would deploy a few divs in the area. I can't allow him to send "southern" Aus divs to Darwin so i have to keep pressure on south Australia. I will send some troops to desert (via railroad), deal with his calvary bde and tk regiment and feint attack on Adelaide (via railroad).

In addition sub with Glen will recon Wyhalla and Adelaide to keep him confident i would attack Southern Australia.

Andy gives up from Derby easily, and i expect that he would set main defencive line at Wyndham. That can be tricky and i sending two divs from the Perth to Derby...

If he choose that i need to close Darwin AF - by the time when Amboina and Derby AF will be fully operational (with Air HQs) KB will be in that area to provide air cover to my fast BBs (5 hexes from Darwin). But everything depends what will happend at Wyndham...

I really need Darwin - this base is extremely important and if i capture Darwin before i loose Perth i will be in great position:

- able to delay Perth re-capture (reinf via railoroad)
- threat to south Australia from two sides (from Perth - Derby and from Darwin to Townsville...)
- 4E threat will not longer exist (he could use them only from base (eer, what its name?) in the central Australia and that is faaar awaaay from north Australia
- he would be pinned down and must payed attention to Australia while i could interdict his sea rute from WC to Australia
- India would be cut from Australia....
-

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42


PACIFIC

Andy don't care for transports (why should he care - he have them more than enough). Lots of transports at Tarawa and my LBAs can't sink them all. I've noticed one interesting move - although Tarawa is still AF size 1 Andy have 60 (yeah i know, recon can lie) bombers there. My bombers will rest this turn and day after will attack AF to catch some of his planes on the ground and (what is even more important!) destroy their morale.

I don't know if Andy inducing (?) me to attack AF (he is pretty easy going with planes) or not, but i will take this challenge - me thinks it worth it...

SS I-1 missed fat slow AP near Tarawa...

Light surface TFs taking their positions for attack and in next three days will attack enemy ships at Tarawa if i don't change my mind (i wouldn't like that my ships meets enemy BBs at Tarawa)


Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 46

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Georgian
AK Atlanta City, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Iowan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Atlantic
AK Arizonan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Puerto Rican
AK Dakotan

Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
G3M Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Atlantic
AK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

I've lost 4 Nells and thats serious losses.

Japanese forces CAPTURE Woodlark Island base.

AUSTRALIA

Not much action but i've realised that Derby is malaria zone! I have to rotate my force there and division from Singapore will be send to Australia while disrupted div from Northern Australia will be sent to Singapore.

Hm... Perth is temperate zone and i considering to rest all five divs used for Perth invasion and send them via railroad to Derby----Wyndham. But i will wait to see until my tk regiments join desert rats brigade and engage enemy forces in the desert (and smaller units from Derby joins them). I want to see if Andy would defend railroad route to Adelaide and Melbourne or not.

It's looks like he will dig in Wyndham and defend there so i need that feint towards south Australia - i cant allow him to reinforce Darwin! Once the Darwin falls i can move to Port Moresby and threat his resources on Australian East coast.

CHINA

Chengtu is expanded to level 2 AF. I dont have any clue about his supply situation there but it should be critical when i liberate north China.